# Productive: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 24 judge labels across 2 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/productive/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional services automation | 12% | 3 | 0% | 23 |
| Financial reporting and dashboards | 2% | 17 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "The best financial reporting software for a company with a limited budget includes Productive, Sage Intacct, Datarails, Fathom, and Zoho Books." (Llama 4 Maverick, Financial reporting)
- "Productive stands out as one of the most affordable full-featured professional services automation (PSA) platforms" (Grok 4.1 Fast, PSA)
- "Best Overall Value (True PSA Features): Productive ... widely considered the best fit for SMBs" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, PSA)
- "Productive (starting at $9/user/month) or Teamwork.com ... offer the best overall value" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, PSA)

## 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 Compliance, SOC 2 Type II Compliance, SOC 2 Compliance
- 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://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.