Head-to-head · September 2026 snapshot

Productive vs Teamwork

Productive leads overall; Teamwork still owns the startup and single-pick questions. Productive holds the top rank on the back of Gemini recommending it at a score of 68 against Teamwork's 21, and it sweeps the high-intent buyer questions around best-overall picks, use-case fit, and budget comparisons. Teamwork's position survives almost entirely on Claude, where it scores 65 against Productive's 27, and that Claude loyalty is concentrated in the startup, small-team, and 'if you could pick one' themes where buyers are thinking smaller and simpler. First-pick frequency is the sharpest dividing line: Productive earns that position 29% of the time versus 13% for Teamwork, meaning when a model opens its recommendation with a single name, Productive gets it more than twice as often.

	Productive	Teamwork
Visibility Score	51	47
Rank in category	#1	#2
Mention rate	63%	60%
#1 pick rate	29%	13%
Avg. position when named	2.9	3.1

Who each model prefers

ChatGPT

Productive

Teamwork

Claude

Productive

Teamwork

Gemini

Productive

Teamwork

The models split: ChatGPT prefers Productive, Claude prefers Teamwork, Gemini prefers Productive.

The shape of the fight

Each axis is one of the 8 measured buyer questions; the further out, the more of that question's answers name the brand. Hover an axis for the raw counts. Single-axis gaps ride on 9 answers each, so read the overall shape, not one spike.

ProductiveTeamwork

The fight, question by question

Mentions out of 9 answers per question. Click any question for the full transcripts.

Question	Productive	Teamwork	Edge
Best overallWhat's the best agency management software for a digital marketing agency?	8	7	Productive
Use-case fitWe're a 25-person creative agency juggling client retainers, deliverables, and time tracking across accounts. What should we use?	7	6	Productive
Top tools in 2026What are the top marketing agency management platforms in 2026?	9	5	Productive
Startup & small teamWhich agency management tool is best for a small boutique agency on a budget?	1	7	Teamwork
Enterprise pickWhich undefined should a large enterprise standardize on, considering security, compliance, and scale?	0	0	even
Feature-led askI need software to manage client projects, timesheets, and profitability by account for our agency. What do you recommend?	8	8	even
If you could pick oneIf you could only pick one agency management platform, which would it be and why?	3	5	Teamwork
Budget & alternativesWhat agency software has the best integrations with our accounting and project management tools?	9	5	Productive

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Measured from 72 fresh answers collected from the models' production APIs in September 2026; rankings change monthly. Neither brand can pay to appear here or to move the numbers. Full recipe on the methodology page.