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Productive vs Workamajig

An honest, feature-by-feature look at Productive and Workamajig for creative teams, where each is stronger, what they cost, and what neither includes.

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Kanban Boards
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Video & Image Review
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Built-in Chat
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Freelancer Payments
Included
File Storage & Drive
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Calendar & Scheduling
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AI Assistant (kloudie)
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Free Guest Access
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Pricing
Productive starts at $9/user/mo (Essential, billed annually; $12 monthly), with Professional at $25/user/mo and Ultimate at $33/user/mo - all with a 3-seat minimum, a 14-day trial, and no free-forever plan.
Workamajig starts at $49/user/month with a 10-user minimum (dropping to $47 at 25+ and $45 at 50+ seats), has no free plan and no free trial, and bills annually as prepay-11-get-1-free; client and vendor logins are free and unlimited.
Included14-day free trial, then $29/member/mo

Statuses researched against each tool's official docs and pricing pages. “Limited” means the capability exists with meaningful restrictions.

Where Productive and Workamajig differ

Of the 8 capabilities creative teams typically stitch together, Productive fully includes 4 and Workamajig fully includes 2.

Video & Image Review

Workamajig partially covers video & image review; Productive doesn't include it.

Calendar & Scheduling

Productive includes calendar & scheduling; Workamajig covers it partially.

AI Assistant (kloudie)

Productive includes ai assistant (kloudie); Workamajig doesn't include it.

What neither includes

Whichever you pick, you'll still be stitching tools around it for the rest of the workflow. kloudboard includes all of the below in the same workspace:

  • IncludedVideo & Image Review
  • IncludedBuilt-in Chat
  • IncludedFreelancer Payments
  • IncludedFile Storage & Drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Productive or Workamajig better for creative teams?

Productive covers more of the workflow out of the box (4 of the 8 capabilities we track fully included, vs 2), but the right pick depends on which capabilities your team actually uses. The comparison table above shows exactly where they differ.

How much do Productive and Workamajig cost?

Productive starts at $9/user/mo (Essential, billed annually; $12 monthly), with Professional at $25/user/mo and Ultimate at $33/user/mo - all with a 3-seat minimum, a 14-day trial, and no free-forever plan. Workamajig starts at $49/user/month with a 10-user minimum (dropping to $47 at 25+ and $45 at 50+ seats), has no free plan and no free trial, and bills annually as prepay-11-get-1-free; client and vendor logins are free and unlimited.

What do both Productive and Workamajig lack?

Neither fully includes video & image review, built-in chat, freelancer payments and file storage & drive. kloudboard includes all of these in one workspace, with a 14-day free trial that unlocks everything.

Is there one tool that replaces both Productive and Workamajig?

kloudboard combines kanban boards, frame-accurate video and image review, built-in chat (with Slack, Discord, and WhatsApp bridging), freelancer payments, file storage, calendar, and the included kloudie AI assistant in one workspace. Every new workspace starts with a 14-day free trial with everything unlocked, then Pro is $29/member/mo, or $20/member/mo billed annually.

Skip the trade-off

Instead of choosing between Productive and Workamajig, get boards, review, chat, and payments in one workspace. Try everything free for 14 days; client guests never take a paid seat.

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