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Backlog vs Productive

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

USD · US · source: nulab.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Free
Free

Free forever

Flat · per month Standalone · Free
Starter
USD 35 monthly

$35/month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Standard
USD 100 monthly

$100/month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Premium Highlighted
USD 175 monthly

$175/month

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise
Contact sales

Custom pricing; contact sales

Flat · per month Standalone · Contact sales

USD · US · source: productive.io

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Essential
USD 10 monthly · USD 9 / month with annual commitment

$10 /month total $90/month for 10 users billed monthly; $12 /month total $90/month for 10 users billed yearly; $9 per month - billed yearly

Seat · users Standalone · Fixed
Professional Highlighted
USD 25 monthly · USD 24 / month with annual commitment

$25 /month total $240/month for 10 users billed monthly; $25 /month total $240/month for 10 users billed yearly; $24 per month - billed yearly

Seat · users Standalone · Fixed
Ultimate
Contact sales

Let's talk

Seat · users Standalone · Contact sales

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Backlog

Free

Plan card

Users

10

Included

Plan card

Project

1

Included

Plan card

Storage

100 MB

Included

Starter

Plan card

Users

30

Included

Plan card

Projects

5

Included

Plan card

Subtasks

Included

Standard

Plan card

Unlimited users

Included

Plan card

Projects

100

Included

Plan card

Gantt and burndown charts

Included

Premium

Plan card

Unlimited projects

Included

Plan card

Storage

100 GB

Included

Plan card

Custom fields

Included

Enterprise

Plan card

SAML SSO

Included

Plan card

SCIM provisioning

Included

Plan card

Enterprise success manager

Included

Productive

Essential

Essential includes

Budgeting

Included

Essential includes

Resource planning

Included

Essential includes

Project & task management

Included

Essential includes

Docs

Included

Essential includes

Time tracking

Included

Essential includes

Expense management

Included

Essential includes

Reporting

Included

Essential includes

Time off management

Included

Essential includes

Account-level custom fields

5

Limited

Essential includes

API access

Included

Essential includes

AI Assistant

Included

Essential includes

AI Time tracking

Included

Essential includes

Reporting intelligence

Included

Professional

Everything in Essential, plus

HRIS & Invoicing integrations

Included

Everything in Essential, plus

Recurring budgets

Included

Everything in Essential, plus

Teams

Included

Everything in Essential, plus

Advanced task management

Included

Everything in Essential, plus

Advanced reports

Included

Everything in Essential, plus

Advanced time off management

Included

Everything in Essential, plus

Account-level custom fields

15

Limited

Everything in Essential, plus

Billable time approvals

Included

Everything in Essential, plus

Expense approvals

Included

Everything in Essential, plus

Rate cards

Included

Everything in Essential, plus

Time off approval flow

Included

Everything in Essential, plus

Skills

Included

Ultimate

Everything in Professional, plus

Revenue forecasting

Included

Everything in Professional, plus

Scenario Builder

Included

Everything in Professional, plus

Multiple subsidiaries

Included

Everything in Professional, plus

Hubspot integration

Included

Everything in Professional, plus

Advanced time tracking

Included

Everything in Professional, plus

Advanced custom fields

Included

Everything in Professional, plus

Overhead calculation

Included

Everything in Professional, plus

Schedule report sending to email or Slack

Included

Everything in Professional, plus

Enforce SSO or 2FA

Included

Everything in Professional, plus

Webhooks

Included

Everything in Professional, plus

Agents

Included

Everything in Professional, plus

Connectors

Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

Backlog

    • Free: Free
    • Starter: USD 35 monthly
    • Standard: USD 100 monthly
    • Premium: USD 175 monthly
    • Enterprise: Contact sales

Productive

    • Essential: USD 10 monthly · USD 9 / month with annual commitment
    • Professional: USD 25 monthly · USD 24 / month with annual commitment
    • Ultimate: Contact sales
    • Essential: USD 10 monthly · USD 9 / month with annual commitment
    • Professional: USD 25 monthly · USD 24 / month with annual commitment