Likelihood to Recommend If you are sharing private information like contracts for designs and designs that aren't meant to be shared only with one client, the platform is very secure
Read full review [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.
Read full review Pros Huddle allows users to use the native document file types. For example, Word files are still in a Word, not a "Huddle" file version. Huddle workspaces are invitation-only. If someone should not be in the workspace, they will not be invited and provided access to the documents. Or, they can be removed from the workspace if needed. Communication about documents is located with the documents in a discussion thread under the document preview. Thus, email inbox clutter can be limited. Read full review 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. Read full review Cons More pricing options would have been nicer. Read full review 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) Read full review Likelihood to Renew 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
Read full review Usability It is usable, for sure. Requires a bit of thinking to be really useful.
Read full review Reliability and Availability I have not experienced any down time
Read full review Performance It works all the time and if I have a question, support get back to me ASAP
Read full review Support Rating 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.
Read full review Implementation Rating Could of got more help sooner and mapped out structure after the 1st month. Future planning
Read full review Alternatives Considered Sharepoint is very flexible, but very clunky and slow when all one needs is a quick document management solution.
M-Files is a great, rich document management system, but until recently focussed less on the collaboration piece.
Read full review 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).
Read full review Scalability As you business grows, so does Podio. There seems to be no limit to the workspace and apps you can create on the platform
Read full review Return on Investment This has made it a lot easier for remote workers to access important documents without needing to use the VPN at home (which does not always work). It clearly shows who updated the last document and when so it is clear who you need to ask if you have questions or something. We have used it in client settings, so this saves money as we do not need to request a separate client laptop or VPN token. Read full review 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. Read full review ScreenShots Ideagen Huddle Screenshots