eXo Platform vs. Podio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
eXo Platform
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
eXo Platform is an open-source, social-collaboration software designed for enterprises. Some key features include: Enterprise Social Network, Enterprise Content Management and Social Collaboration.
$5
engaged user/month
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.
$9
per month
Pricing
eXo PlatformPodio
Editions & Modules
Enterprise
5$
engaged user/month
Professional Edition
5$
engaged user/month
Enterprise Unlimited
9$
engaged user/month
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
eXo PlatformPodio
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup Fee$5 per engaged userNo setup fee
Additional DetailsProfessional: Starting at 100 users// Enterprise: Starting at 300 users// Enterprise Unlimited: Starting at 500 usersA discount is available for annual pricing.
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Features
eXo PlatformPodio
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
9.2
5 Ratings
16% above category average
Podio
5.2
26 Ratings
36% below category average
Task Management10.05 Ratings3.124 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.02 Ratings8.48 Ratings
Scheduling10.04 Ratings1.121 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.33 Ratings1.125 Ratings
Mobile Access10.05 Ratings8.821 Ratings
Search10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management00 Ratings8.620 Ratings
Team Collaboration00 Ratings3.126 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings2.115 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings9.411 Ratings
Document Management00 Ratings1.122 Ratings
Email integration00 Ratings8.821 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings8.213 Ratings
Change request and Case Management00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings1.116 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
9.5
4 Ratings
17% above category average
Podio
-
Ratings
Chat10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Discussions10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Surveys7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
9.1
5 Ratings
11% above category average
Podio
-
Ratings
Versioning8.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
eXo Platform
-
Ratings
Podio
6.7
13 Ratings
10% below category average
Quotes/estimates00 Ratings1.19 Ratings
Invoicing00 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Project & financial reporting00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Integration with accounting software00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
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User Ratings
eXo PlatformPodio
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(16 ratings)
3.0
(42 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(2 ratings)
9.1
(17 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
6.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(2 ratings)
7.2
(6 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(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
eXo PlatformPodio
Likelihood to Recommend
eXo Platform
It is especially suitable for working together remotely or from disconnected locations, allowing them to access collaborative work and tools to facilitate communication. Internal and cloud options also seem to offer a flexible adoption roadmap. It addresses the problems of efficient collaboration and effective communication between employees, particularly with regard to working and completing projects
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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
eXo Platform
  • I personally love the user-friendly interface. Often you find software which is difficult to learn, and not utilized as often as it should be because of this. With eXo Platform, the interface is easy to understand, and is not particularly challenging to new users and non-tech savvy individuals.
  • It allows you to get work done, without feeling like using the platform is part of the actual work. It feels more like a natural system you would use in your leisure time to connect with friends and family, rather than a social intranet designed to facilitate employee communication and help you meet project deadlines.
  • The cloud platform allows users to easily share information and files, and collaborate on project work. Another benefit to this is it makes mobile collaboration possible.
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ShareFile
  • 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
eXo Platform
  • As the platform appears to be packed with features and functionality it may be a bit daunting at first to get used to it.
  • The initial adoption in a corporate setting would involve a number of questions, such as integration with other applications, data migration and security and the optimum adoption road map in order to maximise the benefit from the platform.
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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
eXo Platform
It is a stable platform that has uniquely solved my issues.
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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
eXo Platform
This platform has a pleasant user interface, is very easy to use, and offers a lot of useful accessories and add-ons. At first it can be a little intimidating, but it doesn't take long to get used to it. It is considerably reliable and safe. Facilitates connection and collaboration with coworkers. It provides tools that allow you to capture, organize and act according to the internal knowledge of your team.
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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
eXo Platform
No answers on this topic
ShareFile
I have not experienced any down time
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Performance
eXo Platform
No answers on this topic
ShareFile
It works all the time and if I have a question, support get back to me ASAP
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Support Rating
eXo Platform
The eXo platform offers a high quality support, which satisfies the requirements of our company, especially when the platform begins to be used, due to the amount of tools that can be overwhelming. Support responses are made in a short period of time.
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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
eXo Platform
No answers on this topic
ShareFile
Could of got more help sooner and mapped out structure after the 1st month. Future planning
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Alternatives Considered
eXo Platform
We selected this product firstly because it's easy to use for end-users, even if it's not so simple to configure from an administrative point of view. Managing and tracking overall activities is quite easy and it's also possible to have an immediate vision of everything that is done on the platform. Users feel confident and are encouraged to share resources.
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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
eXo Platform
No answers on this topic
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
eXo Platform
  • The eXo platform is a great agile tool for concentrating internal human capital.
  • It is excellent for improving communication and collaboration between the company and group members.
  • It generates an effective collaborative work and maximizes productivity with the improvement of teamwork.
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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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ScreenShots

eXo Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of CalendarScreenshot of A Space HomeScreenshot of DocumentsScreenshot of spacesScreenshot of activity streamScreenshot of gamification