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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Podio

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/APodio 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.

    $14

    per month per user

    Troop Messenger

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AInstant messaging for business allows people to communicate relaying information in real time. However, corporate chat app is a contemporary update to the ancient email communication cutting out time, expense and effort at the same time. Nowadays many organizations are using instant messaging for their daily business conversations. But for effective communication, an easy to use corporate chat app is vital. Troop Messenger is an enterprise-level business communication chat application. It is…N/A
    Pricing
    PodioTroop Messenger
    Editions & Modules
    Plus
    $14
    per month per user
    Premium
    $24
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PodioTroop Messenger
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    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
    PodioTroop Messenger
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    PodioTroop Messenger
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Podio and Troop Messenger
    Feature
    Podio
    7.7
    28 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Troop Messenger
    9.8
    17 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Task Management8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resource Management9.522 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts2.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling6.523 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation10.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Team Collaboration7.528 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document Management8.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email integration6.022 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access6.523 Ratings9.917 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings9.717 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Podio and Troop Messenger
    Feature
    Podio
    6.3
    14 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Troop Messenger
    -
    Ratings
    Quotes/estimates6.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Invoicing6.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software5.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Podio and Troop Messenger
    Feature
    Podio
    -
    Ratings
    Troop Messenger
    9.8
    17 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings10.017 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings9.917 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.617 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings9.615 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Podio and Troop Messenger
    Feature
    Podio
    -
    Ratings
    Troop Messenger
    9.7
    17 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Video files00 Ratings9.617 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings9.817 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings9.816 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings9.816 Ratings
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    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PodioTroop Messenger
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.7
    (42 ratings)
    9.8
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (17 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PodioTroop Messenger
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Progress 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.
    Incentivized
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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    Anyone who wants to have a digital collaboration space for chat, team meetings, audio-video group conferencing, screen sharing, and so on, can start using Troop Messenger. We know that the world can’t move on without communicating with each other, there’ll be no such industry or enterprise that exists where Troop Messenger can’t fit in.
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    Pros
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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.
    Incentivized
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    • Sending a single message to multiple users and multiple groups at once.
    • Any participant of the group call can add more participants to the ongoing group call.
    • Search filters help you find groups, text files, images, videos, and more in just one go.
    • It has many time-saving filters for retrieving text messages, images, videos, users, groups, etc.
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    Cons
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    • 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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    • To my knowledge, Troop Messenger is already a complete tool, so there is no feature that is required to be improved.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Progress 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
    Progress ShareFile
    It takes a while to understand how to wield the power of 'relationship' fields and unlocking the flow of data across Podio apps and workspaces. Once the lightbulb comes on, the options and builds are effortless and limitless. Because of the unrestrained customization, you truly start with a blank slate and must endure a potentially frustrating learning curve to crack to (no)code. But once you get it, all the power is readily at your fingertips.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Progress ShareFile
    I have not experienced any down time
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    Performance
    Progress ShareFile
    It works all the time and if I have a question, support get back to me ASAP
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    Support Rating
    Progress 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
    Progress ShareFile
    Could of got more help sooner and mapped out structure after the 1st month. Future planning
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    Alternatives Considered
    Progress ShareFile
    I have not yet found a permanent solution that meets all of our needs. We continue to use different tools across our different departments, and none of our tools really communicate with one another to our satisfaction. We remain optimistic, however, that a company will emerge that embraces an abstract, highly customizable interface and also provides exceptional customer service with an open-minded development team that does not simply say no to everything by default.
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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    The best aspect of range in a remote setting is feeling connected. I feel as though we are all united because we can easily start a conference with our teammates, making it seem like we are all present. These very little things let us coordinate and work together in a way that was never previously conceivable. I like Troop Messenger and the ability to interact without experiencing any latency.
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    Scalability
    Progress 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
    Progress 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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    Tvisha Systems Pvt Ltd
    • Our team communication and collaboration is simplified with Troop Messenger. Now that we don’t feel the need to use e-mail for checking our work requirements and updates, we check all of them in Troop Messenger and get on to work. We are able to bring non-employees, such as our customers and clients, into it to exchange business conversations. We don’t feel any negative impacts with it.
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