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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.2% of reviews)
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Accelo
Star Rating
(554)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(517)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Podio excels in task management with features like "Task Creation & Assignment" rated at 8.9, while Accelo's similar feature is rated lower at 8.5. Reviewers mention that Podio's drag-and-drop functionality for task management is particularly user-friendly.
- Reviewers mention that Accelo shines in customer support, with a quality rating of 8.8 compared to Podio's 8.2. Users on G2 appreciate Accelo's responsive support team and comprehensive knowledge base, which they find helpful for troubleshooting.
- G2 users highlight that Podio offers a free entry-level price, making it more accessible for small businesses, while Accelo requires potential users to contact for pricing. This flexibility is often noted as a significant advantage for startups and small teams.
- Users say that Accelo's "Contract Management" features, such as "Contract Creation" and "Approval Process," are rated higher than Podio's, indicating a more robust solution for managing contracts. Reviewers mention that this is crucial for businesses that rely heavily on contract workflows.
- Reviewers mention that Podio's ease of setup is rated at 7.8, which is higher than Accelo's 7.1. Users report that Podio's intuitive interface allows for quicker onboarding, making it easier for teams to start using the software effectively.
- Users on G2 report that Accelo's "Sales Force Automation" features, particularly "Opportunity & Pipeline Management," are rated higher at 8.5 compared to Podio's 8.4. Reviewers mention that this gives Accelo an edge for sales teams looking for advanced tracking and management capabilities.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Accelo
Professional
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Quote-to-cash for profitable
professional service firms.
- Client Project Management
- Client Sales Management
- Client Quote Management
Progress Podio
Free
Free
Complete basic functions such as building apps/workspaces and task management for up to 5 employees.
- Task management
- Build apps and workspaces for your team
Free Trial
Accelo
No trial information availableProgress Podio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
431
8.5
441
Ease of Use
8.1
435
8.3
442
Ease of Setup
7.2
200
7.7
181
Ease of Admin
7.7
187
8.2
177
Quality of Support
8.8
412
8.2
367
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
185
8.4
169
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
418
7.3
437
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.7
155
|
Verified
8.6
26
8.2
114
8.3
23
8.5
146
|
Verified
8.4
25
8.7
169
|
Verified
8.5
26
7.6
72
7.8
23
8.6
96
7.8
24
8.0
79
8.3
22
8.0
129
|
Verified
7.9
21
8.4
133
|
Verified
8.0
23
Marketing Automation
7.3
103
7.6
23
7.5
113
8.0
24
8.1
135
|
Verified
8.2
24
7.5
101
7.6
21
Customer Support
8.5
140
|
Verified
8.3
25
8.1
130
|
Verified
8.2
25
8.3
125
|
Verified
8.3
24
7.2
66
7.8
24
8.2
115
|
Verified
7.8
22
Reporting & Analytics
8.0
161
|
Verified
8.5
26
8.1
169
|
Verified
8.3
27
7.9
138
|
Verified
7.6
23
Mobile & Social
7.7
105
|
Verified
7.9
21
7.5
94
7.6
23
7.6
121
|
Verified
8.0
21
Platform
7.9
98
|
Verified
8.7
23
8.4
98
|
Verified
8.9
24
8.7
102
|
Verified
8.6
22
Feature Not Available
9.0
22
Feature Not Available
7.5
21
Feature Not Available
8.2
25
8.7
103
|
Verified
8.9
26
7.6
79
8.0
23
Integration
8.2
85
|
Verified
8.7
22
7.7
79
|
Verified
8.5
24
7.2
76
|
Verified
7.7
20
Generative AI
5.6
13
7.8
10
Agentic AI - CRM
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration - cpq
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Pricing
6.7
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
6.3
5
Not enough data
Quoting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin
9.1
9
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
7.4
9
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - cpq
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tasks
8.8
207
|
Verified
8.9
87
|
Verified
8.6
206
|
Verified
8.6
84
|
Verified
8.4
175
8.6
84
8.3
187
|
Verified
8.8
84
|
Verified
8.3
150
8.5
74
Feature Not Available
7.9
74
7.9
176
|
Verified
8.5
79
|
Verified
7.8
190
|
Verified
8.7
82
Projects
8.6
188
|
Verified
8.7
80
|
Verified
8.5
185
|
Verified
8.3
74
8.3
158
|
Verified
8.0
63
|
Verified
8.5
184
|
Verified
8.4
77
|
Verified
8.2
173
|
Verified
8.7
77
|
Verified
8.4
174
|
Verified
8.4
64
8.3
136
8.9
74
8.4
176
|
Verified
8.5
70
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
66
8.7
194
|
Verified
8.6
68
8.0
143
|
Verified
8.6
67
|
Verified
Resource Management
8.3
144
|
Verified
8.6
67
|
Verified
8.4
158
|
Verified
8.6
67
8.3
175
|
Verified
8.7
73
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
8.1
145
|
Verified
8.6
69
|
Verified
8.2
162
|
Verified
8.6
68
8.3
180
|
Verified
8.3
77
|
Verified
Generative AI
4.6
26
7.4
18
4.5
25
7.5
17
Agentic AI - Project Management
3.9
6
Not enough data
3.6
6
Not enough data
3.8
7
Not enough data
3.8
7
Not enough data
3.8
7
Not enough data
4.0
7
Not enough data
4.3
7
Not enough data
Contract Management Platform Features
8.6
135
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
128
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
129
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
141
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
125
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
110
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
136
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
4.8
11
Not enough data
4.2
11
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Contract Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
6.1
19
Not enough data
7.0
18
Not enough data
7.1
16
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
Project Management
6.8
18
Not enough data
6.8
18
Not enough data
6.2
17
Not enough data
Resource Management
6.9
19
Not enough data
7.8
18
Not enough data
6.7
18
Not enough data
Data & Analytics
7.2
18
Not enough data
6.8
18
Not enough data
7.2
18
Not enough data
5.5
18
Not enough data
Strategy - Project and Portfolio Management
4.4
14
Not enough data
5.8
13
Not enough data
5.8
13
Not enough data
6.0
13
Not enough data
6.3
13
Not enough data
5.4
13
Not enough data
5.4
13
Not enough data
5.6
13
Not enough data
6.2
13
Not enough data
5.6
13
Not enough data
Customer Requirements
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contracts
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Revenue
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
7.0
10
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
6.4
11
Not enough data
Optimization
6.7
12
Not enough data
5.9
11
Not enough data
6.5
10
Not enough data
Content
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
94
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
96
Not enough data
8.3
100
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.7
110
Not enough data
7.5
89
Not enough data
9.0
130
Not enough data
8.5
118
Not enough data
9.1
132
Not enough data
8.1
106
Not enough data
Task Creation
8.1
27
8.9
19
8.3
29
9.2
18
6.9
26
9.0
20
Feature Not Available
9.2
19
Task Management
7.6
25
9.5
20
7.3
27
9.5
21
7.1
25
9.0
20
6.6
25
9.4
21
Generative AI
5.4
19
7.3
10
5.2
19
6.9
9
Customer Management
8.8
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
75
Not enough data
8.2
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
8.9
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounting
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.4
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
81
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.1
74
Not enough data
8.2
75
Not enough data
7.8
73
Not enough data
7.9
73
Not enough data
Analytics
8.1
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.3
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
89
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.4
14
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.2
9
Not enough data
Automation
7.6
25
8.7
45
7.3
27
8.6
39
7.8
26
8.6
41
Administration
7.9
28
8.2
35
7.3
26
8.6
38
8.3
26
9.3
42
Project management
7.9
28
8.6
44
7.5
27
8.3
38
7.6
26
8.7
41
7.8
26
8.6
42
7.3
26
8.6
43
Feature Not Available
8.3
33
7.4
27
8.3
41
Workload
7.2
29
8.7
38
7.8
26
8.8
43
7.6
26
8.5
41
6.9
26
8.2
39
Communication & Collaboration
7.1
25
8.8
40
7.2
26
8.5
41
7.2
27
9.2
42
Cost Management
8.1
25
8.2
33
8.1
27
8.8
36
7.8
25
8.4
34
Integration
7.4
24
8.2
34
7.2
26
8.1
40
7.5
25
8.1
39
Generative AI
5.4
19
5.8
11
5.1
19
6.5
12
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Feature Not Available
8.5
66
6.9
16
8.6
61
7.0
15
8.1
57
Feature Not Available
8.4
59
Feature Not Available
8.6
57
Content & Documents
6.5
14
8.6
68
7.2
15
8.6
69
7.5
16
8.6
66
6.2
15
8.1
60
Controls
6.9
15
8.5
63
6.4
14
8.6
55
7.4
15
8.6
63
7.0
15
8.3
65
6.4
15
8.3
59
Project Management
8.3
15
8.7
67
8.0
14
8.4
64
7.7
14
8.4
65
7.5
14
8.6
60
Remote Collaboration
7.6
15
8.4
61
7.6
16
8.5
59
7.7
16
8.5
61
Feature Not Available
8.2
49
Generative AI
4.7
11
7.3
11
4.8
10
7.2
12
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
7.6
25
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
7.0
23
Not enough data
Bill Processing
6.2
23
Not enough data
6.7
24
Not enough data
6.8
24
Not enough data
Integration
6.8
25
Not enough data
6.3
25
Not enough data
5.4
23
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
4.3
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Google Workspace Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
7.1
11
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
7.2
10
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.6
11
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.1
11
Not enough data
6.2
11
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
Sales Management
7.7
14
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
8.1
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
7.9
44
Not enough data
8.1
45
Not enough data
8.0
44
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.1
99
Not enough data
8.0
76
Not enough data
8.1
92
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
7.4
38
Not enough data
Administration
7.9
86
Not enough data
8.3
92
Not enough data
7.9
90
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
91
Not enough data
Platform
7.9
89
Not enough data
7.6
82
Not enough data
7.8
70
Not enough data
8.6
91
Not enough data
7.4
79
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Accelo and Progress Podio are categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Task Management, CRM, and Project Management
Unique Categories
Accelo is categorized as Client Portal, Resource Management, Project and Portfolio Management, Sales Analytics, Professional Services Automation, Billing, CPQ, Contract Management, Time Tracking, and Quote-to-Cash
Progress Podio is categorized as Google Workspace Project Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Accelo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Progress Podio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
32.7%
Information Technology and Services
17.5%
Computer Software
6.3%
Management Consulting
5.2%
Accounting
3.5%
Other
34.8%
Real Estate
12.5%
Marketing and Advertising
10.3%
Information Technology and Services
10.1%
Computer Software
6.5%
Internet
4.6%
Other
56.0%
Discussions
What does Accelo integrate with?
2 Comments
Official Response from Accelo
Hi there, Valentina is absolutely right! Accelo provides a long list of seamless integrations, including very powerful email, accounting and marketing...Read more
Does Accelo offer Customer Support?
2 Comments
Official Response from Accelo
Hi there, Accelo provides free Customer Support to all Accelo users which includes basic 24/6 email responses. Premium Support is available to customers...Read more
When are you coming up with more new exciting features
2 Comments
MG
Best way to find out about upcoming features is to check out the Accelo Blog page. https://www.accelo.com/resources/blog/Read more
Who is the best person to contact to contract a buildout of Podio for add-ons that we need?
2 Comments
KF
Hello,
I can help you with custom modules and functionality.
You can contact me at krasimirtsolov@gmail.comRead more
Who is the best person to contact to contract a buildout of Podio for add-ons that we need?
2 Comments
TM
Well, you can ask for a Podio partner to help you through this webform: https://podio.com/webforms/2716831/200839Read more
everyone has a problem sharing multiples projects?
1 Comment
Official Response from Progress Podio
Hi Mike, we're sorry to hear you're experiencing issues - please get in touch with our support team and we can help. Visit https://help.podio.com/hc/en-us...Read more
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