# Productive: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 30 judge labels across 2 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/productive

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Professional services automation](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/receivables/professional-services-automation/index.md) | 8% | 4 | 0% | 29 |
| [Financial reporting and dashboards](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/planning/financial-reporting-and-dashboards/index.md) | 0% | 85 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "For a company with a limited budget, Productive stands out as one of the best professional services automation (PSA) platforms." (Grok 4.20, PSA)
- "Safer Alternatives to Consider - Productive or Scoro — Better UX for agencies/consultancies" (Kimi K2, PSA)
- "Productive is a strong default choice for budget-conscious professional services firms" (GPT-5.4 mini, PSA)
- "Productive Essential is my budget-conscious starting pick for an all-around PSA." (GPT-6 Luna, PSA)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Productive, from 80 of the 82 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- softwareadvice.com: 41
- g2.com: 40
- teamwork.com: 40
- capterra.com: 30
- rize.io: 28
- avaza.com: 26
- operating.app: 26
- bigtime.net: 24
- productive.io: 22 (its own site)
- plaky.com: 21

### Pages cited

- https://softwareadvice.com/category/4135-professional-services-automation: 40
- https://rize.io/best/psa-software-2026: 28
- https://avaza.com/professional-services-automation-software: 25
- https://capterra.com/professional-services-automation-software: 23
- https://g2.com/categories/professional-services-automation/small-business: 22
- https://plaky.com/blog/professional-services-automation-software: 21
- https://teamwork.com/psa-software-guide/psa-software-examples-and-comparison: 21
- https://operating.app/blog-posts/best-psa-tools-2026: 18

## In its own words

What Productive's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Agency Management & Professional Services Automation Software (https://productive.io/)
- For: agencies, consultancies, and other professional services businesses (https://productive.io/)
- Price stated: Free 14-day trial. No credit card required. Cancel any time. (https://productive.io/)
- Starting price: $10 /month (https://productive.io/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: Free 14-day trial. No credit card required. Cancel any time. (https://productive.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 1000 (https://productive.io/pricing)
- Certifications: GDPR, SOC 2 Type II
- Customers named: Saffron, Makerstreet Marketing & Innovation, Degordian, Square1 Software, Enki, Porsche Digital Croatia, Innovate By Day, SNCE

## What it publishes

Every page productive.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2594 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 1288 pages, 28 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-27
- case study: 46 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-14
- webinar or virtual event: 28 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-11-20
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 8 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-09
- comparison: 188 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-04
- template or tool: 5 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-22
- glossary or explainer: 63 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- news or press: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2022-02-28
- Recent: 2026-09-27 blog: Project milestones definition examples strategies https://productive.io/blog/project-milestones-definition-examples-strategies
- Recent: 2026-09-27 blog: Project management plan https://productive.io/blog/project-management-plan
- Recent: 2026-09-27 blog: How to choose project management software https://productive.io/blog/how-to-choose-project-management-software
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Operational metrics https://productive.io/blog/operational-metrics
- Recent: 2026-09-24 glossary or explainer: 10165118 peppol sending invoices via the peppol network https://help.productive.io/en/articles/10165118-peppol-sending-invoices-via-the-peppol-network
- Recent: 2026-09-23 glossary or explainer: 10175039 marking a budget as invoiced https://help.productive.io/en/articles/10175039-marking-a-budget-as-invoiced

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.