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What happened to Productiv
Productiv announced it was shutting down on August 2, 2026, cut customer access on August 5, and ceased operations on August 6. All production systems, data stores and backups were permanently destroyed, with no customer data retained. Teams that were mid-renewal or mid-implementation lost visibility overnight. If you had contracts, usage data or renewal workflows in Productiv, the priority now is rebuilding that visibility fast, especially for anything renewing in the next few months. Archways can start from your contracts and spend data directly, no prior export needed.At a glance
Capability-level scoring
Verdict: Archways scores vendors against what actually matters to you, whether you already own them or not. Every vendor Archways tracks is mapped to the same capability framework and scored against your stated requirements. That’s what Productiv customers used renewal and evaluation workflows for: understanding whether a tool still earns its place. Archways picks that up directly, and extends it to vendors you haven’t evaluated yet.Renewal notice-window intelligence
Verdict: this is core to Archways, not a bolt-on. Archways tracks renewal and notice dates, auto-renewal clauses and escalation thresholds, then triages every renewal into action required, monitor, or no action. Each renewal comes with portfolio context and alternatives attached, so it resolves to a decision (renew, renegotiate or replace) instead of just a flagged date.Overlap and duplication detection
Verdict: Archways turns overlap into a specific, timed action. Archways evaluates overlap by capability, usage context, commercial impact and timing, and resolves each cluster to a call: consolidate at next renewal, reduce licenses, standardise on one platform, or keep both because the use cases genuinely differ.Vendor-coverage depth
Verdict: broader than what most teams had visibility into before. Archways continuously profiles 175,000+ vendors across capability, pricing, security and financial signals. That means when a renewal or evaluation comes up, you’re not limited to the vendors you already know; credible alternatives are already mapped and ready to compare.Auditability of the decision record
Verdict: every decision is captured, not just the outcome. Archways produces a structured record for every renewal, evaluation or rationalisation call: the outcome, options considered, criteria used, trade-offs, supporting evidence, and who was involved. That record is what protects a team the next time someone asks why a decision was made.Time to decision
Verdict: built to compress this by design. Archways customers report cutting evaluation effort by roughly 60%, turning a process that used to take months into one that takes days, with the market and alternatives already understood going in.Pricing and commercial model
Archways pricing is quote-based and scoped to your portfolio size and needs. Book a demo to get a number specific to your estate.Customer evidence
Apollo Partners embedded Archways in their renewal cycle and reports:- 60% reduction in evaluation effort
- Market coverage built into every shortlist, sized to their business
- Renewals started months ahead instead of weeks behind
— Billy Simson, Procurement Manager, Apollo Partners Platform-wide, customers see up to 15% reduction in renewal cost and around 20% of evaluated tools found to already overlap with something they own.
FAQ
What happened to Productiv?Productiv shut down on August 6, 2026, days after announcing the decision. Customer access was cut and all data permanently deleted. Can I recover my Productiv data?
No. Productiv confirmed all production systems, data stores and backups were permanently destroyed. Is Archways a good replacement for Productiv?
Yes. Archways covers the core of what Productiv customers relied on for renewals and vendor decisions: tracking notice windows, flagging overlap, and evaluating alternatives, backed by continuously updated market intelligence across 175,000+ vendors rather than data limited to your own stack. What should I do before my next renewal, now that Productiv is gone?
Get visibility into upcoming renewal dates and notice windows first, since that’s the most time-sensitive gap. Archways can start directly from your contracts and spend data, no prior system or export required. Does Archways need my old Productiv data to get started?
No. Most teams start with a partial picture, a list of upcoming renewals and basic contract data, and build from there.