Podio is a collaboration software that helps teams communicate and organize things to facilitate the completion of tasks and projects. It does this through a system that puts content, context, and conversations in one place. So whether you’re working on a project or following up and closing a sales lead, you get everything related to the job on one page, making for easier collaboration and completion of the task at hand with less confusion and distraction and more clarity and focus.

With Podio, communication is closely tracked and organized. Whether you need an urgent message from a member or simply want to share information, Podio puts all your conversations in one place for easy monitoring. Updates, comments, and changes are done in real time so your project is kept on track. To further facilitate keeping the team connected and working in sync, Podia has tools for social collaboration, task management, file sharing, automated workflows, calendar, meeting scheduling, and integrated chat, among others.

Likewise, you get functionalities such as granular access, personal dashboards, connected CRM, data visualization, third party app integration, and full customization. All the tools are integrated into one platform to ensure smooth workflow, efficient management of tasks, and keeping everyone in the team informed and updated so that you and your team don’t miss any part and pieces of your project.

Consolidated processes

Your teams get to work in sync with structured content, conversations, and processes all under one platform, allowing people to concentrate on what needs to be done with clarity and efficiency. Every feature of Podio lets you consolidate content and communications into one easily searchable tool, that’s available anywhere since it’s Web-based.

Full control

You get to manage, assign, guide and automate workflows for every team member for tighter collaboration, greater durability, and faster completions of tasks and projects. Clearly defined roles and a custom tool fitted to how your team works best helps improve delivery time, effectiveness and relationships.

Fast communication

Built-in integrated chat feature eliminate lengthy email threads and time-consuming file sharing. Aside from your team, you can bring in your clients, freelancers and other external parties into Podio platform for easier and faster communication, keeping every concerned party updated and on the loop regarding task and project status.

Fully customizable

With its Open API, teams using Podio have already created more than one million customized apps, providing as many unique ways of getting work done. You’ll be able to make modifications at any time to keep your structure on Podio matched exactly to the way you work, eliminating the constraints posed by inflexible software. You can tailor your processes to accommodate every step and stage unique to your team to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.

Visualizations and reports

Podio can provide you visualized reports to give you a clear overview of your team’s work progress. Records created inside your apps can be displayed using a wide selection of layouts such as simple tables to card boards to let you visualize and organize your work. Reports enable you to view and display project budgets, sales pipelines, time remaining on deliverables, and more.

Easy admin

The platform’s granular admin capabilities let you control who has access to your Podio workspaces, allowing for quick adjustments to tasks and processes at hand. Also, Podio’s free employee network enables anyone with company email address to share files, calendar, and tasks.

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All plans are priced on a per employee per month basis. You can opt to pay for a full year (annual subscription) for lower monthly prices.

Basic: $9 or $ 7.20 (annual)

• Task management
• Unlimited external users
• User management

Plus: $14 or $11.20 (annual)

• Read-only access
• Automated workflows
• Light user role
• Task management
• Unlimited external users
• User management

Premium: $24 or $19.20 (annual)

• Advanced Workflow Orchestration by GlobiFlow
• Interactive sales dashboards
• Contact sync
• Visual reports
• Read-only access
• Automated workflows
• Light user role
• Task management
• Unlimited external users
• User management

Enterprise: Custom plans & pricing for larger teams

• Priority support & training
• Unlimited e-signature & document sending
• Encrypted file sharing & large files storage
• Advanced Workflow Orchestration by GlobiFlow
• Interactive sales dashboards
• Contact sync
• Visual reports
• Read-only access
• Automated workflows
• Light user role
• Task management
• Unlimited external users
• User management