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Professional services automation · November 2026 Edition

Avaza vs Productive

One of fourteen models named Avaza first on the direct prompt; one named Productive. Avaza was named by eight of the fourteen models and Productive by twelve and Avaza carries 10 labels and Productive 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Avaza

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

Productive

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share11%8%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels1029A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Avaza reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Kantata was named alongside these two in fourteen of the fourteen direct answers. Kantata vs Avaza · Kantata vs Productive · BigTime PSA vs Avaza

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the professional services automation page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AvazaFirst choices, of fourteen modelsProductive
Direct11
Paraphrase00
Comparative01
Budget-constrained53
Scale-constrained00
Negative01
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Avaza and Productive were named in the same answer nineteen times, of the 30 answers naming Avaza and the 82 naming Productive. In those answers Productive took the first choice one time and Avaza eight.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Avaza and Productive stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Avaza Productive first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Avaza on the left and Productive on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Avaza and Productive stood in it.

Avaza first, Productive not the choice

1 of 14 modelsProductive was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GLM 4.7 FlashXAvaza alternatives: BigTime PSA, Kantata, Scoro

Productive first, Avaza not the choice

1 of 14 modelsAvaza was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Muse Glimmer 30BProductive, Scoro, Teamwork.com alternatives: Certinia Professional Services Cloud, Kantata, Rocketlane

Neither was the first choice, one was named

2 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Grok 4.20BigTime PSA alternatives: Accelo, Kantata, Productive, Scoro
DeepSeek V4 FlashBigTime PSA, Kantata alternatives: Birdview PSA, Productive, Scoro

Neither was named

10 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Kantata alternatives: Accelo, Certinia Professional Services Cloud, Rocketlane
GPT-5.4 miniKantata alternatives: BigTime PSA, Certinia PS Cloud, Rocketlane, Scoro
Gemini 3.5 FlashKantata alternatives: BigTime PSA, Certinia Professional Services Cloud, Oracle NetSuite OpenAir
Perplexity SonarKantata alternatives: BigTime PSA, Certinia PSA, Rocketlane
Mistral SmallCertinia Professional Services Cloud, Kantata alternatives: BigTime PSA, Deltek Vantagepoint, NetSuite
Llama 4 MaverickKantata alternatives: NetSuite SuiteProjects Pro, Parallax, Rocketlane, Scoro, Teamwork.com
Qwen 3.7 FlashKantata alternatives: Accelo, ConnectWise PSA, Deltek Vantagepoint, Scoro, SuiteProjects Pro
Kimi K2Kantata alternatives: Accelo, Certinia Professional Services Cloud, Scoro
MiniMax M2.5Kantata alternatives: BigTime PSA, NetSuite SuiteProjects Pro, Scoro, Teamwork.com
GPT-6 LunaKantata alternatives: BigTime PSA, Certinia Professional Services Cloud

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Productive leads by eight points.
Productive17%#2 of 16
Avaza8%#5 of 16
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Avaza leads at mid-market.
Avaza11%#3 of 14
Productive8%#4 of 14
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Avaza0%#– of 13
Productive0%#– of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Avaza

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“The best professional services automation platform for a company with a limited budget is Avaza, which offers a free plan and paid plans starting from $11.95/mo per account.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“For a company with a limited budget, Avaza is the strongest overall choice.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“For most budget-conscious companies, Avaza is the best choice.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about Productive

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“For a company with a limited budget, Productive stands out as one of the best professional services automation (PSA) platforms.” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“Safer Alternatives to Consider - Productive or Scoro — Better UX for agencies/consultancies” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · first choice
“Productive is a strong default choice for budget-conscious professional services firms” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.