Productive vs Teamwork.com

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

Teamwork.com

• Agencies and consultancies that bill clients for tracked time
• Service businesses that plan team capacity and utilization
• Groups of up to 5 people who can start on the Free plan

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.

Teamwork.com

• Paid plans have seat minimums: 3 users on Basics and 5 on Accelerate.
• The Free plan stops at 5 users, 5 projects and 100 MB of file storage.
• Optimize and Enterprise have no published price, and single sign-on is limited to Enterprise or a separate add-on.
• The Windows and macOS desktop apps do not support offline use, according to Teamwork.com's support site.

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.

Teamwork.com

List, board, table and Gantt views

Projects can be worked as a task list, a kanban board, a table or a Gantt chart on every plan, including Free.

Time tracking and invoicing

Time is logged against tasks as billable or non-billable. Basics reports on billable time, and Accelerate builds client invoices from the time logged.

Workload and capacity planning

From Accelerate, managers plan team workloads and see live capacity. Optimize adds tentative projects and scheduling by role or skill.

Budgets and profitability

Accelerate handles time budgets and retainers. Optimize adds quotes, multi-currency financial budgets and revenue, cost and profitability insights.

Automations and intake forms

Automations are capped by plan: 100 on Free, 5,000 on Basics, 20,000 on Accelerate and 100,000 on Optimize. Intake forms for work requests start at Accelerate.

TeamworkAI

AI summaries, a project and task wizard and assistants such as Scout and Flo are included in paid plans for an introductory period, with usage-based AI credits to follow.

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.

Teamwork.com

• Free$0

  Up to 5 users and 5 projects, 100 MB of storage, 100 automations, time logging, and list, board, table and Gantt views.

• Basics$9.99

  per user / month, billed yearly ($13.99 billed monthly)

  Minimum 3 users. 300 projects, 100 GB of storage, unlimited project templates, and billable time tracking and reporting.

• Accelerate$24.99

  per user / month, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly)

  Minimum 5 users. 600 projects, intake forms, 20,000 automations, workload and capacity planning, retainers, and invoices built from logged time.

• OptimizeCustom

  Unlimited projects, quotes, 100,000 automations, resource scheduling by role or skill, financial budgets and profitability reporting.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Everything in Optimize plus single sign-on, advanced security controls, a dedicated success manager and priority support.

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.

Teamwork.com

• Annual discount

  Save about 29% with yearly billing

  The pricing page advertises a 29% saving for annual billing: Basics is $9.99 per user / month billed yearly against $13.99 billed monthly. On Accelerate the gap is $24.99 against $29.99.

• Startups

  Teamwork.com products free for one year

  Teamwork for Startups gives approved startups the Basics plan, or its equivalent, of each product free for one year. Eligibility depends on time in business, revenue and employee numbers.