Birdview vs Productive (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Birdview if

• Fits if you manage projects and resourcing for a team of 5 to 100
• Works for teams that live in Microsoft Teams or Outlook

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you need time tracking or workload: Team is $24 a user a month on yearly billing
• Watch out: Lite has one custom workflow and stops at 10 users
• Not for you if you bill clients inside it, as that sits in the PSA edition at a $37 special price ($41 regular)
• Tight if you need SAML or Active Directory, which are Enterprise only and quoted by sales

Pick Productive if

• Fits if you're an agency or consultancy of 3 or more people that bills clients by project
• Works for teams that bring clients into projects, since client seats are free

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free plan, because there's only a 14-day trial
• Not for you if you're one or two people, since every plan needs at least 3 seats
• Pricey if you need Xero or QuickBooks sync, rate cards or approvals, which start on Professional at $25 a user
• Watch out: HubSpot, webhooks and enforced SSO or 2FA need Ultimate, which has no public price
• Watch out: the AI Notetaker for calls is a paid add-on, and there's no Linux app

Birdview

• Prices shown here are US dollars billed annually; the page also offers CAD.
• The Project Management and PSA editions have separate price lists.
• Resource allocations, SAML single sign-on and Active Directory need Enterprise, which is quoted by sales.
• The PSA Team price is a special offer; the regular price shown is $41.

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.

Birdview

Project and portfolio views

Table, Kanban, Gantt and calendar views over projects and tasks, with portfolios on the Team plan.

Resource workload

Workload views on the Team plans; allocation-based resource planning is an Enterprise feature.

Time, budgets and billing

Time tracking and budgeting on Team, with invoicing in the PSA edition.

AI assistants

A message assistant and project plan assistant on Team; resource and completion forecast assistants on Enterprise.

Automation and integrations

An automation builder with Zapier connectors, plus Microsoft Teams and Jira integrations.

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.

Birdview

• Project Management Lite$9

  per user / month, billed annually, for 1 to 10 users

  Unlimited projects and tasks, table, Kanban, Gantt and calendar views, one custom workflow, API and webhooks, 100 GB storage.

• Project Management Team$24

  per user / month, billed annually, for 5 to 100 users

  Adds time tracking, critical path, budgeting, resource workload, proofing, approvals, business intelligence and AI assistants; 500 GB storage.

• PSA Team$37

  per user / month, billed annually, for 5 to 100 users

  Professional services edition with billing and invoicing, budget and cost tracking and professional services reports. Shown as a special price against a regular $41.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Volume pricing by user and license type, with SAML single sign-on, Active Directory integration and 1 TB of storage.

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.

Birdview

No public discounts listed.

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.