Best Productive Alternatives (2026): 10+ options compared
Tools that share a category with Productive, closest matches first (most shared categories, then the most specific), then by our score. Each score is for the category that alternative shares with Productive. Costs are estimates for monthly billing based on each tool's listed plans. Our methodology
| # | Tool | Score | Free tier | Starting price | Est. monthly cost | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5/10in Project Management | No | $12/user/mo | $120/moEssential | ||
| 1 |  A visual, board-based work management platform for planning projects, tracking tasks, and automating workflows, for teams from small businesses to enterprises.
| 7.3/10in Project Management | Yes | €9/user/mo | €90/moBasic | |
| 2 |  JetBrains' issue tracker and project management tool for software and business teams, with agile boards, Gantt charts, a knowledge base, and a helpdesk.
| 7.3/10in Project Management | Yes | $5/user/mo | FreeFree | |
| 3 | Z Zoho ProjectsCloud project management software with tasks, Gantt charts, timesheets, issue tracking and automation, built for small and mid-sized teams using the Zoho suite.
| 7.3/10in Project Management | Yes | $4/user/mo | $140/moUltimate | |
| 4 |  Atlassian's work and issue-tracking platform for planning, tracking, and shipping projects, with scrum and kanban boards built mainly for software and technical teams.
| 7.3/10in Project Management | Yes | $8/user/mo | FreeFree | |
| 5 |  SmartSuite is a no-code work management platform that teams use to build project, process and operations solutions with views, automations and AI agents.
| 7.3/10in Project Management | No | $20/user/mo | $200/moTeam | |
| 6 |  Odoo is an open-source business suite whose CRM app handles leads, pipelines, calling, and reporting for small and mid-sized companies, with ERP modules available alongside it.
| 7.2/10in Project Management | Yes | €31/user/mo | FreeOne App Free | |
| 7 | A Azure DevOpsMicrosoft's cloud suite for software teams, combining Azure Boards agile planning with Git repos, CI/CD pipelines, test plans, artifacts and wikis.
| 7.2/10in Project Management | Yes | $6/user/mo | FreeStakeholder | |
| 8 | G Google SheetsGoogle Sheets is a browser-based spreadsheet in Google Workspace that teams can edit together and often use to track simple projects and tasks.
| 7.2/10in Project Management | No | €7/user/mo | €136/moBusiness Standard | |
| 9 |  Everhour is a time tracking tool for teams and agencies that adds timers, budgets, resource planning and invoicing to existing project management apps.
| 7.1/10in Project Management | Yes | $9/user/mo | $85/moTeam | |
| 10 |  ClickUp is a work management platform with tasks, docs, chat, automations, AI agents and a CRM layer for contacts, companies and deals, aimed at business teams.
| 7.1/10in Project Management | Yes | $12/user/mo | FreeFree Forever | |
| 11 |  Connected workspace combining docs, wikis, relational databases and AI agents that teams use for knowledge management and lightweight project tracking.
| 7.1/10in Project Management | Yes | $12/user/mo | FreeFree | |
| 12 |  HaloPSA is a professional services automation platform for managed service providers and IT service teams. It combines ticketing, projects, time tracking, billing and reporting.
| 7.1/10in Project Management | No | £66/user/mo | Contact for pricing | |
| 13 |  Slack is a channel-based messaging platform from Salesforce, with Lists, canvases, huddles and Workflow Builder for team coordination and light task tracking.
| 7.1/10in Project Management | Yes | €8/user/mo | FreeFree | |
| 14 |  Mural is a visual collaboration whiteboard for teams that run workshops, brainstorms, agile planning and retrospectives, with facilitation tools and enterprise security controls.
| 7/10in Project Management | Yes | $12/user/mo | FreeFree | |
| 15 |  OnePlan is a strategic portfolio and work management platform built on the Microsoft cloud for PMOs and enterprises that manage projects, resources, and budgets.
| 7/10in Project Management | No | $10/user/mo | $100/moBasic |