Copper Project vs. Podio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Copper Project
Score 6.2 out of 10
N/A
Copper Project, from Australian company Element Software, is project management software.N/A
Podio
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
Podio is a cloud-based platform for organizing team communication, business processes, and reporting in project management workspaces; also it may be used as a light CRM platform. It enables workflow automation and integrations. It includes a free version and paid packages with additional features.
$9
per month
Pricing
Copper ProjectPodio
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Copper ProjectPodio
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
Copper ProjectPodio
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
Copper ProjectPodio
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Copper Project
9.4
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Podio
5.2
26 Ratings
36% below category average
Task Management10.01 Ratings3.124 Ratings
Resource Management9.01 Ratings8.620 Ratings
Gantt Charts10.01 Ratings8.48 Ratings
Scheduling10.01 Ratings1.121 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.01 Ratings1.125 Ratings
Team Collaboration10.01 Ratings3.126 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology9.01 Ratings2.115 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology9.01 Ratings9.411 Ratings
Document Management10.01 Ratings1.122 Ratings
Email integration10.01 Ratings8.821 Ratings
Mobile Access10.01 Ratings8.821 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking9.01 Ratings8.213 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.01 Ratings8.418 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management9.01 Ratings1.116 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Copper Project
9.8
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Podio
6.7
13 Ratings
10% below category average
Quotes/estimates10.01 Ratings1.19 Ratings
Invoicing9.01 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Project & financial reporting10.01 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Integration with accounting software10.01 Ratings8.86 Ratings
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User Ratings
Copper ProjectPodio
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
3.0
(42 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(17 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(6 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
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7.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
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(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Copper ProjectPodio
Likelihood to Recommend
Element Software
Copper Project is one of the best online project management and communication tools are available for businesses of all types. Creating and assigning the task to other team members becomes easy as it does on its own easily.
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ShareFile
[Citrix Podios's] customer support is very quick and they provide you an option to convert your
project into small tasks so that you can better assist your team and extract
maximum work out of them hence I will totally recommend its usage. I could not think that keeping track of tasks could be this much easier and smart. It is a fully customizable tool that manages my tasks efficiently and deal with them effectively.
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Pros
Element Software
  • It has been a great find for me as it reduces my work and make me more productive at other work which I usually neglect them because of excessive work.
  • The platform is trending on top of list worldwide because of its stand out feature task structure.
  • It comprises all the best tools and strategies that involve a successful activity development system.
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  • Very easy for people without coding or technical skills to set up and maintain information in "Apps".
  • Platform is very easy to learn and adopt--it's intuitive.
  • Project management potential is awesome--instead of having to fit your projects into a structure that is industry specific, you can build an app that tracks what you want, in the order you want it.
  • Has a "relationship" field that allows you to relate an individual item or record to a record in another app. It effectively gives some of the functionality of a relational database.
  • Very useful for information sharing when staff members are in different regions or places.
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Cons
Element Software
  • The biggest drawback that Copper Project has that it becomes slow at times [in my experience].
  • Secondly, to manage anything in the platform I have to make a ticket every time to make any changes which are frustrating for me a lot.
  • [In my experience] it usually becomes clunky and slow while dealing with large requests which need to be change and functionality needs to improve more.
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ShareFile
  • More filter options for calendars.
  • Customizable views for Relation fields.
  • Full featured Podio mobile App for iPad.
  • A customizable profile status – would love to work with Podio in silent mode (logged in while working, but "not available" for requests when in heavy work mode)
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Likelihood to Renew
Element Software
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ShareFile
Podio customer service is great. The cloud and mobile service is fast (almost instant, continuous syncing). With a solid user base, and backed by Citrix, this is a serious business solution. They're also constantly working on improving and making it more powerful. I anticipate it only getting better
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Usability
Element Software
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ShareFile
It is usable, for sure. Requires a bit of thinking to be really useful.
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Reliability and Availability
Element Software
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ShareFile
I have not experienced any down time
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Performance
Element Software
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ShareFile
It works all the time and if I have a question, support get back to me ASAP
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Support Rating
Element Software
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ShareFile
Podio support was always responsive and very quick to provide answers and assistance during the history of using this product, their support team has always been top notch. There have been several cases where calling podio support a feature was not available and they provided either workaround solutions or added the features straight into their roadmap.
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Implementation Rating
Element Software
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ShareFile
Could of got more help sooner and mapped out structure after the 1st month. Future planning
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Alternatives Considered
Element Software
Integration of the Copper Project is amazing. It is designed on such a great module that it can easily integrate with any other software. I have a lot of software already in my organization which we are using to handle different processes in the organization, Copper Project easily integrated with them and gives me all in one platform to manage all of my activities on one platform which is a great help for me.
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ShareFile
Compared to Salesforce: Podio is not as robust as a tool for CRM tracking. It also doesn't have the in-email capabilities that SF offers. Compared to Basecamp: Podio is somewhat similar to Basecamp but doesn't offer the same functionality with checking items off and archiving projects. Compared to Zoho Projects: Podio is vastly superior to Zoho Project's lack of flexibility (requiring a development team to build) and accessibility by all members (Zoho Projects requires a very limited number of "owners" of projects which makes it difficult if multiple owners need to assign one or more people to a project).
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Scalability
Element Software
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ShareFile
As you business grows, so does Podio. There seems to be no limit to the workspace and apps you can create on the platform
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Return on Investment
Element Software
  • This feature is also helping me a lot in making project structure and prioritizing things according to the flow of work, which is great as it gives clear path what to do next.
  • Customer support of Copper Project is very professional.
  • I recently had some problems while using the platform, they listened to the problem carefully and responded with a more feasible and workable solution within the limited time frame, which gives me the confidence to use the platform more in-depth.
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ShareFile
  • Podio is great for task assignment and tracking. The ability to enter and assign tasks from mobile and track their completion saves me several phone calls a day.
  • Podio outdoes email as my go to place to search for information. The ability to forward emails into the system, organize by projects and contacts, and search it all saves considerable time and confusion.
  • Podio has considerable potential to reduce overall admin time spent organizing information (filing, tracking, etc) The ability to keep a single record of a given piece of information without being tied to email vs file structure works very well.
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