--- description: Review of Podio Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Podio | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Productivity Software](/directory/4366/productivity/software) > [Podio](/software/393080/citrix-podio) # Podio Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/393080/citrix-podio Page: 1 / 16\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/393080/citrix-podio?page=2) > Citrix Podio is a project management and social collaboration tool. It allows businesses to create custom applications to best meet unique business requirements and preferred workflow—without the need for technical skills or development resources. The Podio App Market grants users access to hundreds of free apps, pre-built by Podio users to satisfy a range of industry-specific requirements and project management functions, such as task management, project portfolio management and issue management. There are also apps for functions such as customer relationship management (CRM) and applicant tracking. Podio offers a range of social collaboration features, including likes and file-sharing anywhere within the system, as well as internal instant messaging and video chat. Podio’s app-building capabilities make it a good fit for smaller organizations that require a high degree of customization, particularly those looking to manage multiple business processes within a single system. > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 363 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 363 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Progress Software - **Location**: Bedford, US - **Founded**: 1991 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$14.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Freemium for up to five people. Plus: $14/employee/month (billed monthly) or $11.20/employee/month (billed annually). Premium: $24/employee/month (billed monthly) or $19.20/employee/month (billed annually). Custom plans are also available for larger teams. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Accounting - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Agile Methodologies - Alerts/Notifications - Assignment Management - Business Process Automation - Calendar Management - Chat/Messaging - Client Management - Client Portal - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Communication Management - Contact Management - Cost-to-Completion Tracking - Customisable Reports - Deadline Management - Document Management ## Integrations (15 total) - Box - Campaign Monitor by Marigold - Dropbox - Evernote Teams - FreshBooks - GoTo Meeting - Google Calendar - Google Docs - Google Drive - Microsoft Excel - OneDrive - OpenText HighTail - Progress ShareFile - Zapier - Zendesk Suite ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Productivity Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4366/productivity/software) ## Related Categories - [Productivity Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4366/productivity/software) - [Advertising Agency Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4498/advertising-agency/software) - [Real Estate CRM Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/338/real-estate-crm/software) - [Creative Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4682/creative-management/software) - [App Building Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4598/app-building/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Podio has been a no-code powerhouse before most people even knew no-code was a thing. > > **Cons**: Has been extremely slow to evolve with new features. Also lacks internal integrations with 3rd-party apps, replying instead on API integrators such as Zapier. Because there are no boundaries or restrictions on what you can create, the initial learning curve is a bit of a challenge. Once you begin to think like a relational database, the magic happens. > > I've been a Podio user for 13 years. Despite its lack of internal integrations, it has always been one of the most flexible and powerful productivity tools I use. From stand alone apps to fully integrated and automated workspaces and workflows, Podio lets me build and edit custom solutions as and when I need them. I highly recommend Podio and encourage you to give it a try. ----- ### "Podio Helps Run a Small Geospatial Firm" — 4.0/5 > **Jeffrey** | *29 January 2026* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love that it allowed our small startup company to build out our data and workflow automation needs for our niche business. > > **Cons**: In the morning as things are just getting started for the day, Podio can be a bit slow when opening new tables. After the initial startup however, high levels of productivity ensue. > > Our firm has been using Podio for 10 years. It has proven to be just as flexible as we need, allowing us to easily expand its functions as our needs change. ----- ### "Used to be good now is outdated and poor customer service" — 2.0/5 > **Julian** | *8 March 2024* | Professional Training & Coaching | Recommendation rating: 2.0/10 > > **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. > > I went from love to dissappointment. For many years it served us to organize the workflows of the company but gradually it was left behind and today it is an outdated and expensive platform. In addition, the customer service is really disappointing. ----- ### "FATAL CUSTOMER SERVICE (since Podio is Progress.com)" — 1.0/5 > **Marcus** | *3 February 2025* | Program Development | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: Modular app kit (as forms) is a good solution, to build your own formulars. > > **Cons**: Customer Support is catastrophic since Podio is Progress.com. > > Customer service has been an absolute disaster since Podio joined “Progress.com”. I just wanted to delete my old email address (and already had a new email correctly set up in the account and activated to the primary email address). I couldn't delete the old address myself because I got the error message: “You are the owner of a contract with this organization and cannot leave it. Please contact our support for assistance.”. After explaining the problem several times, forwarding it to support and re-analyzing the problem (the questions were always the same, which I had already explained in the course), customer service was unable to solve such a simple issue. Extremely unprofessional and incapable of solving something that was actually so simple. The constant re-answering of my questions in the same chat window, the lack of understanding of the problem, a complete mess. Sometimes even my data was gone from my CRM. Therefore, absolutely no recommendation for Podio (at Progress.com). I will now cancel my account after 15 years as a customer. ----- ### "Best Low-Code and AI powered platform" — 5.0/5 > **Anders Bendix** | *12 August 2025* | Management Consulting | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Amazing low-code platform that allows me and my team to rethink and structure our business the way we want. Podio is so much for than a CRM and Project management. Its basically the digital backbone of our company. Its where all small or mid-size business process recide. Its where we structure and automate processes and get help from multiple AI powered workflows. > > **Cons**: Its actually difficult to understand the full potential of Podio from the beginning. Also it has a fairly steep learning-curve, but once you get the core concepts in place, then its all up to my teams imagination to problem solve and create value\! > > Me and my team use Podio all day long. I cant imagine how I would be able to run my business without Podio. 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