awork vs Productive

awork

• Agencies that plan client projects around team capacity
• Teams that track time against project and retainer budgets
• Companies that want a GDPR-compliant tool hosted in Germany

Productive

• Agencies and consultancies that bill clients by project
• Firms that want budgets, resourcing and time tracking in one tool
• Teams that invite clients into projects, since client seats are free

awork

• There is no free plan: after the 14-day trial every internal team member needs a paid license.
• The workload view, absences and automations start at Standard, and private projects need Professional.
• Single sign-on and SCIM are limited to the Enterprise plans.
• awork AI is a separate subscription from $18 per user / month, and every active user in the workspace needs at least the Starter tier.

Productive

• There is no free plan, and every plan requires at least 3 seats.
• HRIS and invoicing integrations start on Professional; the HubSpot integration, webhooks and enforced SSO or 2FA need Ultimate, which has no public price.
• The apps page lists desktop apps for Mac and Windows and mobile apps for iPhone and Android, but no Linux app.
• The AI Notetaker that joins calls is listed as an add-on rather than part of a plan.

awork

Boards, lists and timelines

Project tasks can be worked on a kanban board, in a classic list or on a visual timeline that shows timings and dependencies.

Capacity planning

The planner shows free hours per person from working hours, absences, regional public holidays and synced calendars. The workload view starts at Standard.

Time tracking and reports

Time is tracked inside the project workflow and compared with budgets, including retainer budgets. Global time reports are part of Professional.

awork Connect

Projects can be shared with clients, partners and freelancers at no charge. Each outside person gets a free workspace and a role that limits what they can see and do.

Automations and templates

Recurring workflows are set up without code: 1 automation per project on Standard and unlimited on Professional. Templates rise from 1 on Basic to 6 on Standard.

awork AI

A separate add-on with an AI chat, custom agents and a choice of language models that works from project context and respects access rights.

Productive

Seven project layouts

Tasks can be shown as a list, table, board, calendar, timeline, Gantt chart or workload view, and customized views can be shared with teammates.

Budgets tied to tracked time

Each logged hour is linked to a project budget, so revenue, cost and margin are reported per project as the work is done.

Resource planning

Plan bookings by person or by project, with tentative and repeating bookings, placeholders, and each person's availability after time off.

Time tracking

Log hours with a timer or by hand on web, desktop or mobile. Entries attach to tasks and can be submitted for approval; the Mac app adds a menu bar timer.

Invoicing and accounting sync

Invoices can be pushed to Xero, QuickBooks Online, Exact, e-conomic, Fortnox or Twinfield with payments synced back. These integrations start on Professional.

AI Assistant, agents and MCP server

An AI Assistant that drafts and summarizes work is included from Essential. Custom agents and connectors are listed under Ultimate, and an MCP server opens the data to Claude or ChatGPT.

awork

• Basic$6

  per user / month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)

  Recommended for 1 to 5 users. Unlimited projects, time tracking, a personal planner, desktop and mobile apps, 1 template and 1 custom field.

• Standard$12

  per user / month, billed annually ($16 billed monthly)

  Recommended for 2 to 20 users. Adds capacity planning with a workload view, team structure, absences, 6 templates and 1 automation per project.

• Professional$22

  per user / month, billed annually ($25 billed monthly)

  Recommended for 5 to 100 users. Adds private projects, unlimited custom fields and automations, global time reports, a custom subdomain and phone support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Recommended for 100+ users. Adds single sign-on and SCIM, premium SLAs, data migration, customer success support and payment by invoice.

• awork AI Starter (add-on)$18

  per user / month, on top of an awork plan

  1,750 AI credits per user each month for AI chat and agents. Higher tiers run up to AI Max at $140 with 16,000 credits.

Productive

• Essential$10

  per user / month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly)

  Budgeting, resource planning, projects and tasks, docs, time tracking, expenses, reporting, API access and the AI Assistant, with 5 account-level custom fields.

• Professional$25

  per user / month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly)

  Adds HRIS and invoicing integrations, recurring budgets, rate cards, time and expense approvals, advanced reports and 15 account-level custom fields.

• UltimateCustom

  Adds revenue forecasting, Scenario Builder, multiple subsidiaries, the HubSpot integration, webhooks, agents and enforced SSO or 2FA.

awork

• Annual discount

  Lower per-user price with annual billing

  Basic is $6 per user / month billed annually against $8 billed monthly, Standard $12 against $16 and Professional $22 against $25. A 2-year term is also discounted.

• Nonprofit

  Discounted or free licenses for nonprofits

  awork offers discounted or free licenses to non-profit and social projects. An application form is required, and awork decides whether a project is eligible.

• Other savings

  Volume discounts from 50 users

  The pricing FAQ says quantity discounts are available from 50 users, with the price agreed on a call with the sales team.

Productive

• Annual discount

  Save up to 17% with yearly billing

  Essential is $10 per user / month billed yearly against $12 billed monthly, and Professional is $25 against $29. The pricing page labels the yearly option as saving up to 17%.

• Nonprofit

  50% off for nonprofits and charities

  The pricing FAQ says nonprofits and charities get 50% off all subscriptions and asks them to contact the company.

• Education

  Free accounts for teachers and students

  The pricing FAQ says Productive gives free accounts to teachers and students; details are available on request.

• Other savings

  Volume discount from 50 users

  Companies with 50 or more users are eligible for a volume discount on the Professional and Ultimate plans, according to the pricing FAQ.