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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$0.00
Progress Podio
Star Rating
(517)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSlack
Star Rating
(37,482)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Slack excels in instant messaging capabilities, with a score of 9.5 for "Instant Messaging," while Podio's score of 8.1 indicates it may not be as robust in this area. Reviewers mention that Slack's real-time communication features significantly enhance team collaboration.
- Reviewers mention that Podio shines in task management, particularly with its "Creation & Assignment" feature scoring 8.9, compared to Slack's 9.0. Users on G2 appreciate Podio's ability to create and assign tasks seamlessly, which is crucial for project management.
- G2 users highlight that Slack's "Notifications" feature scores 9.0, indicating a strong performance in keeping users informed, while Podio's score of 8.4 suggests it may not provide the same level of immediacy. Users say that Slack's notification system helps them stay on top of important updates.
- Users report that Podio's "Customization" capabilities, with a score of 8.6, allow for tailored workflows, which is a significant advantage for teams needing specific configurations. In contrast, Slack's customization features, while effective, do not match the depth offered by Podio.
- Reviewers mention that Slack's "File Sharing" feature scores 9.3, making it a preferred choice for teams that prioritize document collaboration. Podio's score of 8.4 indicates it may not be as efficient in this area, leading to potential delays in sharing important files.
- Users on G2 highlight that Slack's "External" communication capabilities score 9.0, making it easier to collaborate with clients and partners outside the organization. Podio's lower score in this area suggests it may not facilitate external communication as effectively, which could be a drawback for teams that frequently interact with external stakeholders.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Progress Podio
Free
Free
Complete basic functions such as building apps/workspaces and task management for up to 5 employees.
- Task management
- Build apps and workspaces for your team
Slack
Free
$0.00
For teams wanting to try out Slack for an unlimited period of time
- Searchable message archives, up to 10k of your team’s most recent messages
- 10 apps or service integrations
- Native apps for iOS, Android, Mac & Windows Desktop
Free Trial
Progress Podio
Free Trial is available
Slack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
441
9.2
30,753
Ease of Use
8.3
442
9.1
31,562
Ease of Setup
7.7
181
9.1
7,975
Ease of Admin
8.2
177
8.9
4,964
Quality of Support
8.2
367
8.8
21,334
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
169
9.0
4,443
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
437
8.7
30,067
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.6
26
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
7.6
23
Not enough data
8.0
24
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
Customer Support
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.8
22
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
7.6
23
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
7.9
21
Not enough data
7.6
23
Not enough data
8.0
21
Not enough data
Platform
8.7
23
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
8.9
26
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
8.9
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
8.8
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
7.9
74
Not enough data
8.5
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
82
Not enough data
Projects
8.7
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
74
Not enough data
8.0
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
8.5
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
66
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.6
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.6
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.7
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.6
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.3
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
18
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13797
Not enough data
9.0
14307
Not enough data
8.6
13660
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10138
Not enough data
8.1
9484
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13570
Not enough data
9.2
13221
Not enough data
9.0
11679
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1469
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1458
Not enough data
7.9
1462
Not enough data
7.4
1442
Not enough data
7.4
1444
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
865
Not enough data
7.6
859
Setup
Not enough data
9.0
655
Not enough data
8.9
647
Not enough data
8.6
635
Not enough data
8.9
650
Management
Not enough data
9.0
643
Not enough data
8.6
630
Not enough data
8.9
637
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
549
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.6
268
Not enough data
7.9
264
Not enough data
8.0
271
Not enough data
7.8
269
Not enough data
7.9
268
Not enough data
7.8
268
Not enough data
8.0
268
Account Options
Not enough data
9.1
267
Not enough data
8.3
266
Not enough data
8.6
258
Not enough data
8.6
262
Not enough data
8.9
266
Not enough data
8.8
263
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.0
266
Not enough data
9.0
264
Not enough data
9.1
268
Not enough data
8.6
258
Not enough data
9.0
263
Not enough data
8.8
259
Not enough data
8.5
255
Not enough data
8.8
256
Not enough data
8.4
254
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
322
Not enough data
8.3
326
Not enough data
8.0
315
Not enough data
8.0
312
Not enough data
7.9
309
Not enough data
8.3
310
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
304
Not enough data
8.7
309
Not enough data
8.9
310
Not enough data
8.9
310
Not enough data
8.3
307
Not enough data
8.2
301
Not enough data
8.6
309
Not enough data
8.6
301
Not enough data
8.6
299
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.8
182
Not enough data
7.8
183
Not enough data
7.7
181
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
735
Not enough data
8.4
717
Productivity
Not enough data
8.0
700
Not enough data
8.2
704
Not enough data
8.5
709
Not enough data
7.8
687
Not enough data
7.9
684
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
697
Not enough data
9.0
709
Not enough data
8.6
688
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.4
385
Not enough data
7.5
383
Task Creation
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.2
18
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
Task Management
9.5
20
Not enough data
9.5
21
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
10
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.9
80
Not enough data
8.9
83
Not enough data
8.8
78
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
8.1
46
Not enough data
8.7
47
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.3
47
Not enough data
8.4
45
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
9.0
78
Not enough data
8.6
78
Not enough data
8.9
79
Not enough data
8.8
76
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
13
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
78
Not enough data
8.9
77
Not enough data
9.0
80
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.9
14
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.0
14
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.6
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Automation
8.7
45
8.8
1142
8.6
39
8.8
1127
8.6
41
8.5
1104
Administration
8.2
35
8.8
1123
8.6
38
8.6
1092
9.3
42
9.4
1133
Project management
8.6
44
8.7
1109
8.3
38
8.5
1085
8.7
41
8.5
1096
8.6
42
8.5
1091
8.6
43
8.5
1084
8.3
33
8.3
1061
8.3
41
8.2
1079
Workload
8.7
38
8.3
1050
8.8
43
8.8
1074
8.5
41
8.6
1052
8.2
39
8.4
1043
Communication & Collaboration
8.8
40
9.2
1107
8.5
41
9.0
1086
9.2
42
9.3
1098
Cost Management
8.2
33
8.0
1034
8.8
36
8.1
1034
8.4
34
8.1
1030
Integration
8.2
34
8.6
1045
8.1
40
8.4
1035
8.1
39
8.4
1022
Generative AI
5.8
11
7.5
983
6.5
12
7.6
980
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.6
486
Not enough data
7.7
483
Not enough data
8.0
483
Not enough data
7.7
484
Communication
8.5
66
9.4
1072
8.6
61
9.3
1059
8.1
57
8.8
1011
8.4
59
8.9
1004
8.6
57
9.1
1006
Content & Documents
8.6
68
9.1
1031
8.6
69
8.9
1010
8.6
66
8.7
1017
8.1
60
8.1
973
Controls
8.5
63
8.3
962
8.6
55
8.1
959
8.6
63
8.6
965
8.3
65
8.4
965
8.3
59
8.2
946
Project Management
8.7
67
8.4
959
8.4
64
8.3
948
8.4
65
8.5
952
8.6
60
8.6
950
Remote Collaboration
8.4
61
9.0
965
8.5
59
8.7
943
8.5
61
8.9
961
8.2
49
7.8
936
Generative AI
7.3
11
7.2
897
7.2
12
7.3
896
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.4
415
Not enough data
7.6
417
Agentic AI - Google Workspace Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.3
264
Not enough data
7.5
264
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.1
9
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.0
8
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.9
9
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
9
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.5
10
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.1
8
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.7
9
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Progress Podio and Slack are categorized as Project Collaboration and Work Management
Unique Categories
Progress Podio is categorized as Google Workspace Project Management, Task Management, CRM, and Project Management
Slack is categorized as Knowledge Base, Unified Workspaces, Enterprise Search Software, Q&A Platforms, AI Note-Taking Software, Business Instant Messaging, Workflow Management, and Audio Conferencing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Progress Podio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Slack
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Real Estate
12.5%
Marketing and Advertising
10.3%
Information Technology and Services
10.1%
Computer Software
6.5%
Internet
4.6%
Other
56.0%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.5%
Internet
4.7%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
55.0%
Discussions
Who is the best person to contact to contract a buildout of Podio for add-ons that we need?
2 Comments
KF
Hello,
I can help you with custom modules and functionality.
You can contact me at krasimirtsolov@gmail.comRead more
Who is the best person to contact to contract a buildout of Podio for add-ons that we need?
2 Comments
TM
Well, you can ask for a Podio partner to help you through this webform: https://podio.com/webforms/2716831/200839Read more
If they can lower prices for small businesses
1 Comment
UM
I'm sure if you have a compelling reason and reach out to their support team, something can be doneRead more
How do I delete a channel in slack?
47 Comments
CH
Since this has already been answered, my $0.02 is that you should always archive channels rather than delete them for posterity and/or auditing purposes.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 Comments
RR
Slack is messaging and communication platform which allow an individual for video and audio calls and many more.Read more
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