Podio Reviews

Pros

Podio is this fantastic gem that you don't see in other project management, task management or workflow management systems. It's quite literally limitless. You can create unique systems and flows for your own needs without a ton of tech-knowledge (but you certainly need some). It's a really neat way to create the EXACT workflow and data management pieces that you're looking for.

Cons

Podio is not simple to set up or implement. It takes time, planning and a decent amount of tech understanding. You don't need to know how to program, but it's certainly not for the faint of heart with the setup. However once you get it - it's very cool. I honestly don't have too much more that's negative to say about it.

Pros

Customising apps, creating workflow, and implementation roll out are all easy and user friendly. Our team have quickly familiarised the user interface and functionalities.

Cons

Limited native integrations. You will need Zapier account to integrate with other apps such as Time Tracker, Xero, Pandadoc, or Google Spreadsheet.

Pros

It does help find and keep track of all our date

Cons

Connecting the third party apps and you have to pay someone for support

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Switching to Podio

Pros

The ability to customize Podio in order for it to help scale your business is what I like most about Podio. All of the latest integrations are keeping Podio at the top of the list for CRMs.

Cons

There are very few times it occurs, but when the site/status goes down during the middle of the work day it can wreck havoc on a business that relies on it heavily. Over the last 6 years I have only had it affect me 3-4 times.

Pros

I really liked how Podio integrated with Google Drive and Dropbox. it made it super easy to share files. I think it's one of the more intuitive platforms for users.

Cons

It's NOT that intuitive for those setting up the tasks and workflows. It may take them awhile to get things working the way you want, and if you only have one person managing the team, and they leave, you may be in dire straits if you need to make changes. I also thought Podio became more expensive quickly. the basic version is affordable but every additional feature costs more and then you are paying A LOT. And considering all the time for set-up, you may be hesitant to leave. I needed a better tracking and reporting system than what I could get from Podio, and price was getting high, so I switched

Pros

It's good for working with databases and relations among them. We used to have our complete ERP built in Podio.

Cons

- Podio used to be a good alternative when workspaces were customizable and external users could interact with the platform easily. However, this changed unilaterally and without notice, rendering most applications useless.
- Compared to platforms like Notion, Podio's system and infrastructure are perceived as outdated and difficult to configure.
- The customer service is poor, with delayed responses and a lack of empathy towards the customers.
- It is more expensive than more powerful and customizable platforms.

Pros

This task management solution has been easy to use since day one.
I like the brilliant capabilities of Podio.

Cons

Podio has been highly reliable simple to manage.
No cons about Podio.

Pros

I loved the task queue feature. This showed a list of upcoming tasks and made it easy for me to review upcoming call tasks.

Cons

I disliked how much effort it took to manage individual tasks.

Pros

Its user-friendly design makes it easy for teams to navigate, even without extensive training.

Cons

While Podio supports many integrations, setting them up can be complex, especially for non-technical users.

Pros

The reliability of Podio has been making it an incredible tool.
Podio is easy to use and reliable.

Cons

I like the effective features of Podio.
Podio is flawless.

Pros

I mainly use Podio to enter my customers in to a database and add or subtract information as needed. I am able to customize Podio to exactly what I need for each customer. I can schedule the customers.

Cons

It took me a few hours to learn how to use Podio, but other than that, there are few things that I dislike about Podio.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Switching to Podio

Pros

Adaptable: Citrix Podio offers a serious level of customization, permitting groups to make custom work processes, structures, and applications to accommodate their particular necessities. This makes it a profoundly versatile answer for groups with different requirements and work processes.Easy to understand interface: The product has a spotless and simple to-utilize interface that makes it open to clients of all expertise levels.Far reaching highlights: Citrix Podio offers a scope of elements intended to smooth out project the executives and cooperation, including task the board, document sharing, schedule combination, and continuous visit.Versatile availability: The product is open on both work area and cell phones, permitting groups to remain associated and work in a hurry.Solid security: Citrix Podio focuses on security and offers a scope of measures to safeguard client information, including two-factor validation and encryption.

Cons

Restricted announcing capacities: Citrix Podio's detailing and investigation abilities are to some degree restricted contrasted with other venture the board and joint effort apparatuses. Groups might have to depend on outsider apparatuses to acquire top to bottom bits of knowledge into their work.High expectation to absorb information: While Citrix Podio is easy to understand, it can require some investment for groups to figure out how to utilize the elements really, especially on the off chance that they are all new to project the board and joint effort apparatuses.Restricted combinations: Citrix Podio offers incorporations with different instruments, however the scope of mixes is fairly restricted contrasted with other undertaking the executives and coordinated effort arrangements.Client service: A few clients have revealed troubles with client service, especially as far as reaction time and issue goal.

Pros

Great to use when managing deals, scheduling and assigning tasks.

Cons

The interface needs more creativity which could also help to enhance the user experience.

Pros

Didn't like anything about the software no matter how many people showed me how to use if for my business. I have a better software now!

Cons

Everything! So hard to navigate; too many integrations, etc.

Pros

What I like most about Podio is the organization of project management. It helps to keep track of current information, copying emails directly to Podio, tagging team members, and organizing the project with information that is useful in my business. It has been such a great management tool for our small business and relaying information that is easily searchable when the project information is needed quickly!

Cons

What I like least about this software is that is can get confusing in the beginning and overwhelming of features. It does take some time to understand the functions of Podio and all that it can do. Once learned it is user friendly, but it is hard to get started!

Pros

Citrix Podio is a complete solution for carrying out the execution of the projects. It assists us from the beginning of the project planning till its end closing. We have boosted up our sales funnels and our pipeline never gets empty. This is because we are capable of delivering the quality content to our clients with the help of this tool, that allow us to add images in the project and provide us true guideline in managing our content.

Cons

I have felt a gap in its email feature which is not as effective as other market tools. Also for me its price is not so effective no doubt it balance its amazing features but still for those business who really need a back end for support might finds it costly.

Pros

Javascript based easy calculations fields.
Relationship fields allow easy access to 'like' items that don't follow the same workflow.
Globiflow integrations opens up 'get' 'post' and'if this then that' features that cut down on tedious work.
Podio Super menu chrome extension is extremely helpful for entities with a lot of workspaces/apps.

Cons

Without extension you cannot mark several items in table format. You have to go into each individual item separately (or export to excel update and them import) which is a massive pain.

Pros

It was super easy to integrate contacts and begin utilizing all forms of initial AND follow up contact. They have multiple features to layout messages, formats, send timing, etc. Everything is easily trackable.

Cons

The software functions as intended for the service the company offers and or provides. The features operate consistent and in line with what other similar service provides offer.

Pros

The cloud-based application lets the organizations to communicate within the company or with another company for their requirements. It has helped us to collaboratively work using a single platform by sharing data such as business processes and project management reports, and through real time communication. Delegating and tracking the tasks has never been so easy! Using this software has improved our productivity and time management. We could build and maintain good relationships with the customer. The best thing about this software is that, it had given us the ability to control who can access the workspace environment, thus adding to the security feature. Since the files can be shared in one common place, multiple email threads and redundancy could be avoided.

Cons

This utility does not provide phone support, which is a huge drawback. The users are expected to always work from their desktop computer environment. The developers of this application are not always ready to change the application features of the tool. The option of printing out the shared pdf, directly, is not present in the current version of the application. The user interface of this application also needs to be updated, as some find it cumbersome to use. If you are checking out for some automation in workflows, you would be disappointed as there are none!

Pros

You can customize pretty much any field imaginable to build anything you want and need. It doesn't require you to fit everything into their box or what they say you need. Integrated with Zapier it is very powerful.

Cons

You can't search by email address (there are errors with any email that has more than 1 period which is almost a deal breaker. Reports can't be accessed in the app which is one of my primary uses. I have a workaround scripted in my phone, but I feel like you shouldn't have to be an expert to find what your sales are.

Pros

Task management for a single user from my experience is hassle free

Cons

A bit more support materials on best practices, some in-app guides would be helpful

Pros

What I like most is the flexibility of the software. You can pretty much use this for everything (invoices, inventory, user management, etc). It's to be designed to your own desires. Also you can share with external organizations.

Cons

It's pretty expensive I heard, and there is quite a lot of slowness in podio (downtime). But mostly fixed very fast.

Pros

Podio is one of the best CMS around. it is basically cost free and allows entire team to manage complex dataset of costumers infos. Podio is highly customizable if you know how to write basic JS and that is perfect for nerds.

Cons

It is hard to manage large dataset. Batch edit is not that simple. If you need a more advanced solution it is not the best option

Pros

Flexibility, Functionality and Integration

Cons

Nothing so far. It has been my staple app for day to day work for several years!

Pros

Mobile app
accessible anywhere
app marketplace and app builder tool
ability to easily modify apps as needed
ability to relate across workspaces
external collaboration is great
can easily send email to lots of different areas to create a task, status update, etc

Cons

We use Office 365, so a tighter integration with that, similar to what they have with Google apps, would be great.
Enhanced workflow would be good