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Compare Paymo and RationalPlan 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.9% of reviews)
Small-Business (52.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free
Paymo
Star Rating
(594)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansRationalPlan
Star Rating
(23)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (52.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 8 pricing plansPaymo vs RationalPlan
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Paymo easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Paymo overall.
- Reviewers felt that Paymo meets the needs of their business better than RationalPlan.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that RationalPlan is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of RationalPlan over Paymo.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Paymo
Free
Free
Basic tools for personal use.
- Unlimited Users
- Unlimited Time Tracking
- Unlimited Invoices
RationalPlan
Cloud Free
Free
Cloud service for project portfolio management, work management and collaboration
- 2 projects
- 100 tasks
- 5 MB storage
Free Trial
Paymo
Free Trial is available
RationalPlan
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
527
8.5
18
Ease of Use
9.0
528
8.0
18
Ease of Setup
9.0
263
7.9
8
Ease of Admin
8.9
258
7.9
8
Quality of Support
9.1
462
9.5
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
239
8.8
8
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
512
9.3
17
Features by Category
Tasks
9.2
75
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
68
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
52
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
58
|
Verified
Not enough data
Projects
8.7
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
56
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
49
Not enough data
8.4
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
61
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
34
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
36
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.2
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
50
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.0
44
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Optimization
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
Tasks
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Kanban 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
Kanban Boards
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
Planning
8.7
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
Task Creation
9.1
80
Not enough data
8.8
75
Not enough data
8.4
67
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Task Management
8.5
68
Not enough data
8.8
71
Not enough data
8.2
47
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Bill Generation
8.7
31
Not enough data
9.1
30
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
Bill Processing
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Integration
7.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
17
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Billing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Time Tracking
9.2
403
Not enough data
9.2
399
Not enough data
8.9
334
Not enough data
Client Invoicing
8.7
253
Feature Not Available
8.6
130
Feature Not Available
8.4
185
Feature Not Available
Mobile Time Tracking
9.2
365
Feature Not Available
Administration
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.7
231
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
241
Not enough data
8.2
113
Not enough data
8.3
114
Not enough data
9.1
254
Not enough data
8.0
174
Feature Not Available
7.3
98
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Paymo and RationalPlan are categorized as Time Tracking and Project Management
Unique Categories
Paymo is categorized as Kanban Project Management, Resource Management, Task Management, and Billing
RationalPlan has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Paymo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
RationalPlan
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
13.4%
Information Technology and Services
8.9%
Computer Software
8.9%
Design
7.4%
Graphic Design
6.7%
Other
54.8%
Research
9.5%
Renewables & Environment
9.5%
Information Technology and Services
9.5%
Hospital & Health Care
9.5%
Construction
9.5%
Other
52.4%
Discussions
Is paymo free?
3 Comments
SZ
There's a Free tier for paymo but for most professional users the limits like max. 3 clients / 3 invoices isn't very practical.Read more
How much does Paymo cost?
1 Comment
A
Free (limited to 1 user)
Small Office - $11.95/user/month
Business - $18.95/user/month
20% discount for annual subscriptions
You only pay for the...Read more
Does Paymo offer integrations with other apps?
1 Comment
A
https://www.paymoapp.com/downloads-and-integrations/Read more
RationalPlan has no discussions with answers
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