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Productive vs Setmore

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Productive

Professional Services

Run projects, budgets and resources in one place

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Setmore logo

Setmore

Scheduling & Booking

Free appointment scheduling and customer management

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Setmore has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Productive essential plan is capped at 5 account-level custom fields and 1 CRM pipeline versus 15 fields and 3 pipelines on Professional; Setmore free plan limited to 4 users maximum

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Productive and Setmore actually diverge.

Attributes where Productive and Setmore differ
AttributeProductiveSetmore
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryProfessional ServicesScheduling & Booking
FoundedUnknown2008

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Productive

Nothing recorded that Setmore does not also cover.

Only in Setmore

  • Unlimited appointments
  • Online booking
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Customer database
  • Email reminders
  • SMS reminders
  • Mobile app
  • Custom branding

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Productive

No use cases recorded yet. See the Productive review.

Setmore

  • Online appointment and booking managementnot Productive
  • Service provider scheduling platformnot Productive
  • Customer communication via email and SMS remindersnot Productive

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Productive

  • Essential plan is capped at 5 account-level custom fields and 1 CRM pipeline versus 15 fields and 3 pipelines on Professional
  • Ultimate tier for complex organizations is quote-only, listed as Let's talk with no published price

Setmore

  • Free plan limited to 4 users maximum
  • Free plan limited to 200 appointments per month
  • Live receptionist add-on limited to US only
  • Custom enterprise pricing not published

Pricing, plan by plan

Productive

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Productive review.

Setmore

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Setmore review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Productive if

Nothing in the data separates Productive from Setmore on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Productive review

Choose Setmore if

  • You need unlimited appointments.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want online booking.
Setmore review

Questions people ask

Is Productive or Setmore better?
Neither clearly leads. Productive starts at On request and Setmore at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Productive or Setmore?
Setmore has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Productive and Free for Setmore.
Does Productive or Setmore run on more platforms?
Productive runs on Web. Setmore runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Setmore for free?
Yes. Setmore has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Productive starts at On request.
What can Productive do that Setmore cannot?
Setmore covers Unlimited appointments, Online booking, Calendar synchronization, Customer database.
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