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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.1% of reviews)
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 Per Month
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Productive
Star Rating
(62)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (83.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 Per Month
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Star Rating
(21,392)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$9.00 1 user Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that Smartsheet excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher G2 Score compared to Productive. Users appreciate its combination of spreadsheet simplicity with powerful project management features, allowing for customizable workflows and real-time collaboration.
- Users say that Smartsheet's extensive range of tools makes it easy to manage daily activities efficiently. Reviewers highlight the intuitive interface and the ability to automate repetitive tasks, which enhances productivity and streamlines project management.
- According to verified reviews, Productive shines in its visibility and integration capabilities, particularly for agencies. Users find the tight integration of data from initial quotes to invoicing invaluable, making it easier to track project progress and budgets.
- Reviewers mention that while Productive offers strong support and a user-friendly experience, it has a smaller user base, which may limit the breadth of community resources and shared knowledge compared to Smartsheet's larger market presence.
- G2 reviewers highlight that Smartsheet's implementation process is quick and straightforward, with many users praising the intuitive onboarding wizard that helps new users get up to speed rapidly, a feature that may be less emphasized in Productive's feedback.
- Users express that while Productive is effective for small businesses, Smartsheet's capabilities are better suited for mid-market organizations, offering more robust project management tools that cater to complex workflows and larger teams.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Productive
Essential
$9.00
Per Month
Getting started with end-to-end agency management.
- Budgeting
- Project & task management
- Docs
Smartsheet
Pro
$9.00
1 user Per Month
For people and teams that want to track, share, and manage projects.
Includes:
- Up to 10 editors (paid license required to edit)
- Unlimited free viewers
- Unlimited sheets, reports, and forms
Free Trial
Productive
Free Trial is available
Smartsheet
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.9
51
8.5
18,109
Ease of Use
8.7
53
8.4
18,349
Ease of Setup
8.4
39
8.3
10,143
Ease of Admin
8.5
34
8.5
7,604
Quality of Support
9.5
51
8.3
14,019
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
34
8.6
7,054
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
48
8.6
17,602
Features by Category
Tasks
8.7
30
|
Verified
8.7
10055
|
Verified
8.7
29
|
Verified
8.8
10059
|
Verified
7.9
29
|
Verified
8.5
9785
|
Verified
8.3
29
|
Verified
8.4
9463
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.1
9269
|
Verified
7.5
25
Feature Not Available
8.6
27
|
Verified
8.1
9336
|
Verified
8.2
26
|
Verified
8.0
8799
|
Verified
Projects
8.9
26
|
Verified
8.6
9282
|
Verified
8.4
24
|
Verified
8.3
8630
|
Verified
7.3
23
|
Verified
8.2
8743
|
Verified
8.3
28
|
Verified
8.0
8660
|
Verified
8.5
27
|
Verified
8.2
8829
|
Verified
8.9
28
|
Verified
7.6
7600
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
8300
|
Verified
8.5
25
|
Verified
8.1
8860
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.8
7841
|
Verified
9.1
29
|
Verified
7.6
7444
|
Verified
8.1
21
|
Verified
7.6
7264
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.3
27
|
Verified
7.6
7740
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.6
7808
|
Verified
8.8
27
|
Verified
8.1
8439
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.3
20
|
Verified
7.8
7451
|
Verified
8.8
26
|
Verified
7.7
7561
|
Verified
8.6
29
|
Verified
8.2
8606
|
Verified
Generative AI
6.9
14
6.0
3060
6.9
14
6.1
3045
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
5.5
922
Not enough data
5.9
923
Not enough data
5.7
915
Not enough data
5.7
914
Not enough data
5.6
914
Not enough data
5.6
911
Not enough data
5.8
913
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
7.9
4814
Not enough data
8.5
5519
Not enough data
8.0
5000
Not enough data
7.7
4604
Project Management
Not enough data
8.2
5420
Not enough data
8.3
5497
Not enough data
7.7
4624
Resource Management
Not enough data
7.8
4755
Not enough data
7.8
4824
Not enough data
7.9
4774
Data & Analytics
Not enough data
8.0
4985
Not enough data
8.0
5163
Not enough data
8.2
5077
Not enough data
7.5
4447
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
Not enough data
6.7
2052
Not enough data
7.6
2083
Not enough data
7.9
2061
Not enough data
7.6
2059
Not enough data
7.8
2053
Not enough data
7.6
2053
Not enough data
7.2
2034
Not enough data
7.6
2048
Not enough data
7.5
2036
Not enough data
7.8
2041
Budget Creation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
6.6
15
Not enough data
6.0
14
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
Budget Management
7.4
14
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.1
16
Not enough data
Forecasting
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.5
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Analytics
6.8
13
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Budgeting and Forecasting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cost Tracking
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
7.9
13
Not enough data
Setup
Not enough data
8.3
5155
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
5020
Not enough data
8.5
5390
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
4651
Not enough data
7.5
4366
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
1817
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
5.9
406
Not enough data
5.9
409
Not enough data
5.9
404
Not enough data
5.9
400
Not enough data
5.9
399
Not enough data
5.9
401
Not enough data
6.1
402
Planning
8.6
12
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
Optimization
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.5
12
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.3
1037
Not enough data
8.7
1226
Not enough data
8.5
1167
Not enough data
8.0
1005
Not enough data
8.6
1166
Not enough data
8.7
1192
Content Planning
Not enough data
8.6
1185
Not enough data
8.9
1236
Not enough data
8.6
1117
Marketing Campaign Performance
Not enough data
8.0
882
Not enough data
8.4
1033
Agentic AI - Marketing Calendar
Not enough data
5.1
43
Not enough data
5.2
45
Not enough data
5.1
45
Not enough data
5.0
45
Other Features
Not enough data
7.9
987
Not enough data
8.3
1015
Task Creation
Not enough data
8.7
7309
Not enough data
8.8
7390
Not enough data
8.3
6922
Not enough data
7.8
6113
Task Management
Not enough data
8.5
7067
Not enough data
8.5
6976
Not enough data
8.1
6636
Not enough data
8.2
6462
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
2412
Not enough data
6.2
2414
Customer Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Accounting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
8.1
12
8.5
4247
8.2
14
8.3
4201
7.9
12
8.1
3933
Administration
8.0
15
8.2
4100
7.9
11
8.1
3883
8.7
15
8.8
4099
Project management
7.6
14
8.7
4166
7.8
13
8.2
3894
8.2
12
8.6
4176
8.2
14
8.3
4025
8.8
12
8.4
3945
6.0
10
8.0
3622
8.5
14
8.3
4063
Workload
8.1
12
8.0
3694
8.5
13
8.3
3936
8.2
14
8.0
3738
8.6
13
7.9
3552
Communication & Collaboration
7.3
10
8.1
3722
6.8
12
8.3
3917
7.6
12
8.8
4114
Cost Management
8.6
14
7.7
3427
9.0
14
7.8
3421
8.6
15
7.5
3232
Integration
6.8
10
7.4
3274
7.9
12
7.4
3324
6.4
11
7.4
3355
Generative AI
6.1
9
6.5
1653
5.9
9
6.5
1659
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
5.8
362
Not enough data
6.0
361
Not enough data
5.8
361
Not enough data
5.8
359
Communication
Not enough data
7.2
5664
Not enough data
7.6
6046
Not enough data
7.5
5802
Not enough data
7.7
5828
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.4
7184
Not enough data
8.4
7125
Not enough data
8.0
6871
Not enough data
7.8
6096
Controls
Not enough data
8.0
6469
Not enough data
7.6
5487
Not enough data
8.2
6800
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
6083
Project Management
Not enough data
8.8
7423
Not enough data
8.7
7296
Not enough data
8.6
7161
Not enough data
7.9
6148
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.4
6558
Not enough data
8.5
6738
Not enough data
8.4
6630
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
2272
Not enough data
6.3
2276
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
5.7
427
Not enough data
5.6
427
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Productive and Smartsheet are categorized as Project Management and Work Management
Unique Categories
Productive is categorized as Professional Services Automation, Resource Management, Budgeting and Forecasting, and Project Cost Management
Smartsheet is categorized as Project Collaboration, Marketing Calendar, Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Workflow Management, Project and Portfolio Management, and Task Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Productive
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Smartsheet
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
33.9%
Information Technology and Services
11.9%
Computer Software
11.9%
Design
8.5%
Graphic Design
5.1%
Other
28.8%
Information Technology and Services
7.6%
Construction
7.2%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.6%
Computer Software
4.6%
Other
70.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
Productive has no discussions with answers
What can smartsheet be used for?
57 Comments
WA
It has a wide range of functionalities for project management or even asset management. Read more
Why is smartsheet bad?
34 Comments
NK
Complexity: Smartsheet has a fairly steep learning curve, especially for users who are not tech-savvy or unfamiliar with project management tools.
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