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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 user Per Month
Free
BigTime
Star Rating
(1,547)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (80.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$20.00 1 user Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansProgress Podio
Star Rating
(517)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that BigTime excels in "Quality of Support" with a score of 9.2, while Podio's support quality is rated lower at 8.2. Reviewers mention that BigTime's customer service is responsive and helpful, making it a preferred choice for businesses needing reliable assistance.
- Reviewers mention that BigTime offers superior "Ease of Use" with a score of 8.7 compared to Podio's 8.3. Users say that BigTime's interface is intuitive, allowing for a smoother onboarding process, which is particularly beneficial for small businesses.
- G2 users highlight BigTime's strong performance in "Time Tracking" with a score of 9.3, while Podio's score is slightly lower at 9.1. Users report that BigTime's time tracking features are comprehensive and user-friendly, making it easier to manage billable hours effectively.
- Users on G2 note that BigTime's "Expense Reports" feature is highly rated at 8.7, whereas Podio's related features are not as robust. Reviewers mention that BigTime's smart categorization and digital receipt management streamline the expense reporting process significantly.
- Reviewers mention that Podio shines in "Task Management" with a score of 8.9, outperforming BigTime's 8.5. Users say that Podio's task assignment and prioritization features are flexible and customizable, which enhances team collaboration and productivity.
- Users report that BigTime's "Project Budgeting" feature is rated 8.3, while Podio's is slightly higher at 8.4. However, reviewers mention that BigTime provides more detailed insights into project costs, which is crucial for financial planning in small businesses.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BigTime
Essentials
$20.00
1 user Per Month
Deliver great work and get paid faster.
- Time Tracking
- Expense Management
- Project 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
BigTime
Free Trial is available
Progress Podio
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
1,326
8.5
441
Ease of Use
8.7
1,350
8.3
442
Ease of Setup
8.2
927
7.7
181
Ease of Admin
8.7
922
8.2
177
Quality of Support
9.2
1,255
8.2
367
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
921
8.4
169
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
1,295
7.3
437
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
Not enough data
8.6
26
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
8.4
25
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
8.0
23
Marketing Automation
Not enough data
7.6
23
Not enough data
8.0
24
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
7.6
21
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
7.8
24
Not enough data
7.8
22
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
7.6
23
Mobile & Social
Not enough data
7.9
21
Not enough data
7.6
23
Not enough data
8.0
21
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
23
Not enough data
8.9
24
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
7.5
21
Not enough data
8.2
25
Not enough data
8.9
26
Not enough data
8.0
23
Integration
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
7.7
20
Generative AI
Not enough data
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
Expense Reports
8.7
520
Not enough data
7.9
236
Not enough data
8.1
281
Not enough data
8.5
352
Not enough data
8.6
382
Not enough data
7.4
133
Not enough data
7.8
210
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Expense Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Travel Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
200
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.4
702
Not enough data
7.7
357
Not enough data
8.3
534
Not enough data
Mobile
8.6
349
Not enough data
8.4
293
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Platform
6.9
137
Not enough data
8.0
280
Not enough data
Administration
7.3
117
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
693
Not enough data
8.4
693
Not enough data
8.1
546
Not enough data
8.0
417
Not enough data
8.7
785
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
819
Not enough data
8.1
518
Not enough data
7.6
342
Not enough data
8.8
787
Not enough data
8.2
576
Not enough data
7.7
361
Not enough data
Tasks
8.6
297
|
Verified
8.9
87
|
Verified
8.4
271
|
Verified
8.6
84
|
Verified
8.0
260
|
Verified
8.6
84
7.8
241
|
Verified
8.8
84
|
Verified
7.6
218
|
Verified
8.5
74
7.9
229
7.9
74
7.7
235
|
Verified
8.5
79
|
Verified
7.9
232
|
Verified
8.7
82
Projects
8.1
249
|
Verified
8.7
80
|
Verified
7.7
227
|
Verified
8.3
74
7.4
215
|
Verified
8.0
63
|
Verified
7.8
227
|
Verified
8.4
77
|
Verified
7.8
247
|
Verified
8.7
77
|
Verified
8.3
287
|
Verified
8.4
64
7.5
219
|
Verified
8.9
74
7.9
267
|
Verified
8.5
70
|
Verified
7.5
206
|
Verified
8.3
66
8.9
328
|
Verified
8.6
68
7.6
197
|
Verified
8.6
67
|
Verified
Resource Management
7.8
212
|
Verified
8.6
67
|
Verified
8.1
238
|
Verified
8.6
67
8.0
243
|
Verified
8.7
73
|
Verified
Project Monitoring
7.8
202
|
Verified
8.6
69
|
Verified
7.8
229
|
Verified
8.6
68
8.2
272
|
Verified
8.3
77
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.4
18
6.2
64
7.5
17
Agentic AI - Project 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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Planning
7.5
46
Not enough data
7.8
52
Not enough data
7.7
50
Not enough data
Optimization
7.9
55
Not enough data
7.6
51
Not enough data
7.3
49
Not enough data
Task Creation
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.2
18
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.2
19
Task Management
Not enough data
9.5
20
Not enough data
9.5
21
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.4
21
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
10
Not enough data
6.9
9
Customer Management
8.5
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.5
71
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Management
8.3
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
Accounting
8.2
101
Not enough data
8.5
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
98
Not enough data
8.4
118
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
122
|
Verified
Not enough data
Portfolio Management
8.0
82
Not enough data
8.2
81
Not enough data
7.7
75
Not enough data
8.1
74
Not enough data
Analytics
8.2
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
112
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.2
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
124
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
109
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.5
9
Not enough data
6.5
9
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Professional Services Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automation
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.6
41
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
9.3
42
Project management
Not enough data
8.6
44
Not enough data
8.3
38
Not enough data
8.7
41
Not enough data
8.6
42
Not enough data
8.6
43
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
8.3
41
Workload
Not enough data
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.2
39
Communication & Collaboration
Not enough data
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
9.2
42
Cost Management
Not enough data
8.2
33
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.4
34
Integration
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.1
40
Not enough data
8.1
39
Generative AI
Not enough data
5.8
11
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
8.5
66
Not enough data
8.6
61
Not enough data
8.1
57
Not enough data
8.4
59
Not enough data
8.6
57
Content & Documents
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.6
69
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.1
60
Controls
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
8.6
55
Not enough data
8.6
63
Not enough data
8.3
65
Not enough data
8.3
59
Project Management
Not enough data
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
8.6
60
Remote Collaboration
Not enough data
8.4
61
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.5
61
Not enough data
8.2
49
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.2
12
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.0
243
Not enough data
8.3
217
Not enough data
7.7
176
Not enough data
Bill Processing
7.7
188
Not enough data
8.0
202
Not enough data
8.2
235
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
241
Not enough data
7.8
202
Not enough data
7.1
153
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
6.9
6
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Google Workspace Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.3
904
Not enough data
9.1
866
Not enough data
9.0
804
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.4
702
Not enough data
7.7
357
Not enough data
8.3
534
Not enough data
Mobile Time Tracking
9.1
757
Not enough data
Administration
8.4
693
Not enough data
8.4
693
Not enough data
8.1
546
Not enough data
8.0
417
Not enough data
8.7
785
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
819
Not enough data
8.1
518
Not enough data
7.6
342
Not enough data
8.8
787
Not enough data
8.2
576
Not enough data
7.7
361
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BigTime and Progress Podio are categorized as Project Management
Unique Categories
BigTime is categorized as Time Tracking, Expense Management, Professional Services Automation, Billing, and Resource Management
Progress Podio is categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Google Workspace Project Management, Task Management, and CRM
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BigTime
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
Accounting
14.0%
Architecture & Planning
10.3%
Civil Engineering
9.6%
Information Technology and Services
6.5%
Management Consulting
5.7%
Other
53.8%
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
we need an outside bookkeeping VA to do basic things we don't have time skill to do - any referals??
2 Comments
JS
I've been using the software since 2017. I also work virtually as a consultant in Finance. I'm happy to discuss my qualifications. Please let me know if...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
If they can lower prices for small businesses
1 Comment
UM
I'm sure if you have a compelling reason and reach out to their support team, something can be doneRead more
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