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Resource Guru vs Productive

Compare with for 10 people.

Resource Guru
83%
match · $600/yr
Productive
63%
match · $1,200/yr

Resource Guru is the better fit.

It costs $600 less a year for 10 people.

How we work out the match
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What you'd pay

Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.

Resource Guru
Entry plan
Smaller bill
$5.00 × 10 seats$50.00
× 12 months$600.00
Per year
$5.00 per person / mo
$600

Productive
Entry plan
$10.00 × 10 seats$100.00
× 12 months$1,200.00
Per year
$10.00 per person / mo
$1,200

Choose a tool

Resource Guru

From $5Free plan
G2 4.6 · 493 reviews

Teams whose main problem is double-booking, including organizations that schedule meeting rooms and equipment alongside people and want a simple, clash-free schedule.

Productive

From $10Free plan
G2 4.6 · 77 reviews

Agencies and consultancies that want resource planning, time tracking, budgets and invoicing in one platform instead of a scheduler connected to separate time and finance tools.

Side by side

Resource GuruProductive
PricingPaid from $5/person/month (billed annually); 30-day free trialPaid from $10/user/month (billed yearly); 14-day free trial
G2 Rating4.6 (493 reviews)4.6 (77 reviews)
Best ForTeams whose main problem is double-booking, including organizations that schedule meeting rooms and equipment alongside people and want a simple, clash-free schedule.Agencies and consultancies that want resource planning, time tracking, budgets and invoicing in one platform instead of a scheduler connected to separate time and finance tools.

Pros and cons

Resource Guru

Pros

  • Lowest headline price in this comparison
  • Clash management and a waiting list prevent double-booking
  • Leave, tentative bookings and skills search on every plan
  • Schedules rooms and equipment as well as people

Cons

  • Grasshopper has no reports, timesheets or budgets
  • Every person in the account is billed, plus non-human resources
  • Pricing page shows two different sets of annual figures

Productive

Pros

  • Resourcing, time tracking and budgets in one platform
  • Time off management and time tracking on Essential
  • Low 3-seat minimum
  • Monthly and yearly prices both published

Cons

  • Skills and rate cards require Professional
  • Revenue forecasting and scenarios only on quoted Ultimate
  • Billed per user, not per scheduled person

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