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The best PSA software for professional services in 2025

A complete guide to professional services automation (PSA). What it is, why it matters, and how top firms can choose the right platform.

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Professional Services Automation (PSA) software is used by professional services firms to manage and automate core workflows. It covers resource allocation, project management, time tracking, billing, and financial reporting, and integrates with CRM and ERP systems to connect sales, delivery, and finance.

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The future of PSA software

Legacy PSA tools focus on admin and finance. Modern platforms, like Agileday, are built for people, projects, and profitability. Here’s how they compare at a glance. Read the full comparison here.

Traditional PSAAgileday
Feature
Traditional PSA
Systems of record
Modern PSA
People-first operating platform
Approach
Takes control of numbers
Enables crowdsourced performance
Primary user group
Management
Everyone
Decision making
Centralized, hierarchical, and siloed
Decentralized with appropriate rules
Collaboration & data sharing
Closed - "Mind your own business"
Open - "Collective intelligence"
Amplifies a culture of
Rule-based control
Autonomy and accountability
How it is configured & used
Complex (configure anything you want)
Simple (industry best practices built in)
User experience
Often requires heavy training
Intuitive, anyone can start to use it
Feeling on a grassroot level
"I report to the management through this"
"I can participate, contribute and impact"

All the features, none of the friction

Today’s options are fragmented, rigid, or costly to maintain. Agileday is a professional services automation platform purpose-built for modern services firms. It’s AI-powered, fully integrated, and ready to scale with you.

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The operational engine between your CRM and financial tool

Agileday PSA connects your sales pipeline, project delivery, and financial data in real time with AI at the core.

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Trusted by leading professional services firms

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We started this process looking for a tool to accelerate our growth, but Agileday showed us a completely new way to scale - without losing agility or creating layers of red tape.

Wilfried Hanachowicz
Head of Project Management, Apply Digital
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The team has demonstrated their expertise in managing the complexities of a large, global organization like ours. The transition has been smooth and we have received excellent continuous support.

Kari Jussila
Director of Delivery Operations, Unikie
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