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Productive vs Zeplin

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Productive

Professional Services

Run projects, budgets and resources in one place

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Zeplin

Design Tools

Design handoff and developer collaboration

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Zeplin 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; Zeplin the free plan is limited to 1 project and 100 screens and works only in a personal workspace

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Productive and Zeplin actually diverge.

Attributes where Productive and Zeplin differ
AttributeProductiveZeplin
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Desktop, Mobile
CategoryProfessional ServicesDesign Tools
FoundedUnknown2014

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 Zeplin does not also cover.

Only in Zeplin

  • Design specs
  • Asset export
  • Code snippets
  • Design tokens
  • Comments
  • Version control
  • Handoff workflow
  • Accessibility checks

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.

Zeplin

  • Handing off design specs from Figma or Sketch to developersnot Productive
  • Sharing screens, assets and style guides with an engineering teamnot Productive
  • Reviewing and commenting on design versionsnot 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

Zeplin

  • The free plan is limited to 1 project and 100 screens and works only in a personal workspace
  • Free plan AI reviews are capped at 3 per week
  • Role based permissions require the Advanced plan or higher
  • Single sign on, multi factor authentication, activity logs and invoiced billing are Enterprise only
  • Priority 24 hour support is Enterprise only
  • Basic plan caps screens at 1,000 per project and is priced per project rather than per seat
  • Enterprise pricing is by quote with no published rate

Pricing, plan by plan

Productive

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Productive review.

Zeplin

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 1 project
    • 1 workspace
    • Basic specs
  • Starter$19/month
    • Unlimited projects
    • Multiple workspaces
    • Advanced specs
  • Professional$49/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Team collaboration
    • Admin controls

Which should you pick?

Choose Productive if

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

Productive review

Choose Zeplin if

  • You need design specs.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
  • You also want asset export.
Zeplin review

Questions people ask

Is Productive or Zeplin better?
Neither clearly leads. Productive starts at On request and Zeplin at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Productive or Zeplin?
Zeplin has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Productive and Free for Zeplin.
Does Productive or Zeplin run on more platforms?
Productive runs on Web. Zeplin runs on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
Can I use Zeplin for free?
Yes. Zeplin has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Productive starts at On request.
What can Productive do that Zeplin cannot?
Zeplin covers Design specs, Asset export, Code snippets, Design tokens.
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