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Brightpod

Overview

What is Brightpod?

Brightpod is a cloud-based project, task and content management software built with marketing & creative teams in mind. Brightpod helps bring visibility to all the work across teams. With Brightpod, teams can create workflows, delegate tasks, setup their editorial calendar, and…

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Brightpod is highly regarded by users for its intuitive and user-friendly interface. Team members with non-technical backgrounds have …
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Brightpod is superb for remote teams

10 out of 10
February 19, 2014
We use Brightpod because we have 5 people that are all located in different cities. It allows us to facilitate communication between all …
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Pricing

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Brightpod

$19.00

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttp://www.brightpod.com/plans…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $19 per month
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Product Details

What is Brightpod?

Brightpod is a cloud-based project, task and content management software built with marketing & creative teams in mind from Synage Software in Mumbai. Brightpod helps bring visibility to all the work across teams with its emphasis on collaboration and ease of use. Teams can create workflows, delegate tasks, setup their editorial calendar, and manage digital content strategies in the cloud. A few practical uses include i) collaboration on an upcoming social media campaign, ii) keeping a working editorial calendar, iii) creating workflows to help similar projects run smoothly, iv) getting an idea of what colleagues are working on each day.

Brightpod is available for free, with 2 projects, 3 users, and 100MB of storage space. The three paid versions support unlimited users, and increasingly greater storage space and number of users. The mid-level Studio pack includes time tracking functionality, and the highest level Agency pack supports analytic features. A full-featured 14-day free trial is available.

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Brightpod Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Brightpod is a cloud-based project, task and content management software built with marketing & creative teams in mind. Brightpod helps bring visibility to all the work across teams. With Brightpod, teams can create workflows, delegate tasks, setup their editorial calendar, and manage digital content strategies in the cloud. A few practical uses include i) collaboration on an upcoming social media campaign, ii) keeping a working editorial calendar, iii) creating workflows to help similar projects run smoothly, iv) getting an idea of what colleagues are working on each day.

Brightpod starts at $19.

Basecamp, ProofHub, and Wrike are common alternatives for Brightpod.

The most common users of Brightpod are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Brightpod is highly regarded by users for its intuitive and user-friendly interface. Team members with non-technical backgrounds have found it easy to navigate and use effectively. The ability to create separate pods for each customer helps keep everything organized, making it a valuable tool for time management. Users appreciate the software's capability to share projects easily with others, leading to improved collaboration and project completion. With Brightpod, users can be more accurate and precise with project submissions, allowing for effective prioritization and timely completion. The software also aids in creating organized lists to track incoming assignments and completed projects, improving workflow and interdepartmental task management. Users have expressed gratitude for Brightpod as it saves time and reduces the need for unnecessary meetings and emails. This feature-rich tool is particularly useful for smaller organizations managing marketing campaigns with a small internal team alongside freelancers or agencies. Brightpod keeps everything in one place, facilitates collaboration across distances, and ensures that the entire team is on the same page with projects. Some minor annoyances have been reported, such as having to scroll down to access the most recent comments or the inability to add a budget for assessing time against budgeted time. However, overall, Brightpod has been praised as a great project management tool that improves productivity, enhances communication, and assists with workflow organization.

Intuitive and User-Friendly: Many users have found Brightpod to be intuitive and user-friendly. They appreciate that new employees or interns can quickly understand how to navigate the application without a steep learning curve.

Highly Praised Project Tracking Feature: The project tracking feature in Brightpod is highly praised by users. They consider it to be the standout feature of the software, allowing them to effectively manage their work and projects.

Effective Organization and Synchronization Capabilities: Users appreciate the organization and synchronization capabilities of Brightpod. They find it helpful for managing their work and projects effectively, ensuring that tasks are completed on time and team members are on the same page.

User Interface: Some users have expressed dissatisfaction with the user interface of Brightpod, stating that it could be improved and made more visually appealing. They feel that certain elements of the site are not designed efficiently, leading to longer task completion time compared to other tools.

Pricing: Several reviewers have mentioned that they find the pricing of Brightpod to be a bit high. Although they appreciate the quality of the product, they feel that it may not provide a good value for its price, especially for small businesses.

Lack of Mobile App: Many users have expressed their disappointment with the absence of a mobile app for Brightpod. They believe that having a mobile app would make it easier to manage projects and tasks, particularly when away from the computer.

Users of Brightpod have provided several recommendations based on their experiences with the product. The three most common recommendations are as follows:

  1. Taking advantage of the free trial to test Brightpod's features.
  2. Finding Brightpod easy to learn and user-friendly.
  3. Giving Brightpod a try due to its excellent customer service.

Users suggest utilizing Brightpod's free trial to test out its features before making a decision. They find Brightpod easy to learn and navigate, offering a user-friendly interface that simplifies task management and collaboration for businesses. Additionally, users appreciate the promptness and helpfulness of Brightpod's customer service team in addressing any questions or issues. Overall, users recommend giving Brightpod a try, especially for businesses with many customers or vendors to service. However, some users mention that there is a significant cost difference between Brightpod and Trello, which may make it less suitable for small businesses with limited budgets.

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Reviews

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Task Management.
  • Editorial Calendar.
  • Communication.
  • Reports.
  • Team Member workload.
  • We have internally improved communication.
  • Fewer emails.
We are enjoying using the software and plan to continue using it. They are improving their software on a daily / weekly basis
A good Task / Project Management tool.
5
0
  • Used to collaborate between our Team on Projects we are working on
  • Used by our Editorial Staff to maintain publishing wizard.
We didn't switch product. We just moved from the Free Trial to Studio
Easy of use
Features
Flow View
Attention
Focus
Editorial Calendar
  • Don't know
A Software as a Service Product. We did not have to install anything, but use the browser to access the software.
SaaS is the way forward :)
  • Self-taught
Yes
Customer Support was fast and helpful.
It was easy to find what we were looking for.
  • Harvest.
  • Salesforce.
We did not have to talk to the Vendor. We signed up and started using the software without having to talk to a Sales person
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