BigTime PSA vs Productive
Two of fourteen models named BigTime PSA first on the direct prompt; one named Productive. BigTime PSA was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and Productive by twelve and BigTime PSA carries 50 labels and Productive 29, so the shares are not directly comparable.
BigTime PSA
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
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
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, BigTime PSA and Productive were named in the same answer sixty-four times, of the 135 answers naming BigTime PSA and the 82 naming Productive. In those answers Productive took the first choice fourteen times and BigTime PSA eleven.
Every model, every framing
| Model | DirectBP | ParaphraseBP | ComparativeBP | Budget-constrainedBP | Scale-constrainedBP | NegativeBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | BP | BP | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | BP | BP | BP | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | BP | BP | | BP | BP | |
| Perplexity Sonar | BP | BP | BP | BP | ||
| Grok 4.20 | BP | BP | BP | BP | BP | |
| Mistral Small | BP | BP | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | BP | BP | BP | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | BP | BP | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | BP | |||||
| Kimi K2 | BP | BP | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | BP | BP | | BP | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | BP | BP | BP | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | BP | BP | BP | BP | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | BP | BP | BP |
ProductiveBP first choiceBP named as an alternativeBP argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, BigTime PSA on the left and Productive on the right.The direct prompt
BigTime PSA first, Productive an alternative
2 of 14 modelsProductive was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Productive first, BigTime PSA not the choice
1 of 14 modelsBigTime PSA was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
Productive17%#2 of 16Productive8%#4 of 14Productive0%#– of 13What the models said about BigTime PSA
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Options if your services are closer to creative/marketing or agency workflows, though evaluate scale carefully.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · soft negative
“A popular PSA platform, but may have its own set of limitations and potential drawbacks.” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“those tend to sit higher in price than the lightweight tools above” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · soft negative
“BigTime for billing/invoicing simplicity or Scoro/Productive for broader operational planning at $13-50/user are the mid-market sweet spot” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“BigTime stands out as the best professional services automation (PSA) platform for most mid-market B2B companies” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend BigTime as your primary choice for a mid-sized B2B company focused on project billing and utilization” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase 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
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.