Taskiter vs Productive
A Productive alternative when your team works in sprints and with code
Taskiter combines time billing and project finances with how engineering teams work: sprints, backlog, GitHub and an MCP server for AI agents. The Free plan lets you start without a card.
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What you get with Taskiter
Tasks, time, hour approval, finances, the client portal, AI and MCP work in one product on the same data.
| What you gain | In Taskiter |
|---|---|
| PriceYou start for free, and on paid plans you pay per person per month. | Free at $0: up to 3 people, 2 projects and 1,000 tasks. Pro $9.99 and Business $19.99 per person per month. |
| Tasks and sprintsYou plan work and track time in the same task. | Tasks, Kanban board, backlog, sprints and epics on every plan. |
| Work timeEvery hour has context: task, sprint and project. | A timer started from the task, a weekly timesheet and team time records on every plan. |
| Hour approval and period settlementOnce a period is closed, approved hours no longer change. | Hour approval, period settlement and locking of settled time on the Business plan. Timesheets on every plan. |
| Project financesYou see the margin during the project, not only after it ends. | Rates, labour cost, budget and project margin in real time, from the Pro plan. |
| Client portalYour client checks progress on their own, and you write fewer reports. | A client portal with sprint progress, released changes and requests, without access to the workspace, on the Business plan. |
| Guardian AIAI helps you plan the week and points out risks, and you decide on changes. | Guardian AI from the Pro plan, with a monthly AI budget in USD. You approve changes proposed by AI after a preview. |
| MCP and AI agentsAI assistants work on your tasks within your permissions. | An MCP server for AI assistants (e.g. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) on every plan. |
| GitHubThe task status changes together with the pull request. | GitHub integration: pull requests on the task and automatic statuses, on the Business plan. |
| Polish and English interface, data in the EUYour team works in Polish or English, and company data stays in the European Union. | Interface in Polish and English. Data and uploaded files stored in the EU. |
Price
You start for free, and on paid plans you pay per person per month.
Free at $0: up to 3 people, 2 projects and 1,000 tasks. Pro $9.99 and Business $19.99 per person per month.
Tasks and sprints
You plan work and track time in the same task.
Tasks, Kanban board, backlog, sprints and epics on every plan.
Work time
Every hour has context: task, sprint and project.
A timer started from the task, a weekly timesheet and team time records on every plan.
Hour approval and period settlement
Once a period is closed, approved hours no longer change.
Hour approval, period settlement and locking of settled time on the Business plan. Timesheets on every plan.
Project finances
You see the margin during the project, not only after it ends.
Rates, labour cost, budget and project margin in real time, from the Pro plan.
Client portal
Your client checks progress on their own, and you write fewer reports.
A client portal with sprint progress, released changes and requests, without access to the workspace, on the Business plan.
Guardian AI
AI helps you plan the week and points out risks, and you decide on changes.
Guardian AI from the Pro plan, with a monthly AI budget in USD. You approve changes proposed by AI after a preview.
MCP and AI agents
AI assistants work on your tasks within your permissions.
An MCP server for AI assistants (e.g. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) on every plan.
GitHub
The task status changes together with the pull request.
GitHub integration: pull requests on the task and automatic statuses, on the Business plan.
Polish and English interface, data in the EU
Your team works in Polish or English, and company data stays in the European Union.
Interface in Polish and English. Data and uploaded files stored in the EU.
Why teams switch
Three things you get with Taskiter
Fit
When Taskiter is the better fit
What your team gains
- Your team works in sprints, and GitHub pull requests are visible on the task.
- AI assistants work on tasks through the MCP server on every plan.
- The Free plan lets a small team start without a payment card.
- Polish and English interface, with company data and files in the EU.
Productive strengths
- Every logged hour is linked to the budget, so profitability is visible straight away.
- Team resource planning from the Essential plan.
For comparison: Productive
- Essential and Professional plans are billed per person per month in USD, from 3 seats. Ultimate: custom quote. 14-day trial without a card.
- Clients get access at no extra charge.
Migration
Moving your data from Productive
You export your data to a CSV file and upload it in the import wizard. Before anything is saved, you see a preview and a dry-run report.
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Export from Productive to a CSV file
Data is available through an open API.
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Upload the file in the import wizard
The wizard recognises the encoding and separator, and you assign the columns to Taskiter fields.
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People, statuses and target project
People are matched by email address, and you choose statuses and the project in the wizard.
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Preview and dry run
Before saving, you see a report: how many items will be imported and what needs fixing.
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Import with the option to undo
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Taskiter give an agency that also works with code?
Working time, hour approval, project finances and a client portal together with sprints, GitHub integration and an MCP server for AI agents.
How do I move my data from Productive?
You export your data from Productive to a CSV file and upload it in the Taskiter CSV import wizard: you map the columns, check the preview and run the import.
How does hour approval work?
A person submits a week or a month, and the approver accepts the hours or asks for corrections. A closed period is locked against changes. Hour approval and period settlement are on the Business plan.
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