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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$0.00
Progress Podio
Star Rating
(515)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansSlack
Star Rating
(37,278)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (41.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Slack excels in instant messaging capabilities, with a score of 9.5 for "Instant Messaging," while Podio's score of 8.1 indicates it may not be as robust in this area. Reviewers mention that Slack's real-time communication features significantly enhance team collaboration.
- Reviewers mention that Podio shines in task management, particularly with its "Creation & Assignment" feature scoring 8.9, compared to Slack's 9.0. Users on G2 appreciate Podio's ability to create and assign tasks seamlessly, which is crucial for project management.
- G2 users highlight that Slack's "Notifications" feature scores 9.0, indicating a strong performance in keeping users informed, while Podio's score of 8.4 suggests it may not provide the same level of immediacy. Users say that Slack's notification system helps them stay on top of important updates.
- Users report that Podio's "Customization" capabilities, with a score of 8.6, allow for tailored workflows, which is a significant advantage for teams needing specific configurations. In contrast, Slack's customization features, while effective, do not match the depth offered by Podio.
- Reviewers mention that Slack's "File Sharing" feature scores 9.3, making it a preferred choice for teams that prioritize document collaboration. Podio's score of 8.4 indicates it may not be as efficient in this area, leading to potential delays in sharing important files.
- Users on G2 highlight that Slack's "External" communication capabilities score 9.0, making it easier to collaborate with clients and partners outside the organization. Podio's lower score in this area suggests it may not facilitate external communication as effectively, which could be a drawback for teams that frequently interact with external stakeholders.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Slack
Free
$0.00
For teams wanting to try out Slack for an unlimited period of time
- Searchable message archives, up to 10k of your team’s most recent messages
- 10 apps or service integrations
- Native apps for iOS, Android, Mac & Windows Desktop
Free Trial
Progress Podio
Free Trial is available
Slack
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
440
9.2
30,598
Ease of Use
8.3
441
9.1
31,409
Ease of Setup
7.8
180
9.1
7,829
Ease of Admin
8.2
176
8.9
4,936
Quality of Support
8.2
366
8.8
21,196
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
168
9.0
4,415
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
436
8.7
29,911
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
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
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
7.6
23
Not enough data
8.0
24
Not enough data
8.2
24
Not enough data
7.6
21
Not enough data
Customer Support
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
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
7.6
23
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
7.9
21
Not enough data
7.6
23
Not enough data
8.0
21
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
22
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
Not enough data
Integration
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
7.7
20
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.8
10
Not enough data
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
Tasks
8.9
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
8.8
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
7.9
74
Not enough data
8.5
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
82
Not enough data
Projects
8.7
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
74
Not enough data
8.0
63
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.9
74
Not enough data
8.5
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
66
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.6
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
Resource Management
8.6
67
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
67
Not enough data
8.7
73
|
Verified
Not enough data
Project Monitoring
8.6
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.3
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
18
Not enough data
7.5
17
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
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13710
Not enough data
9.0
14204
Not enough data
8.6
13576
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.5
10063
Not enough data
8.1
9414
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
13491
Not enough data
9.2
13148
Not enough data
9.0
11590
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.5
1420
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.4
1412
Not enough data
7.9
1410
Not enough data
7.4
1398
Not enough data
7.4
1398
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
7.6
822
Not enough data
7.6
819
Setup
Not enough data
9.1
625
Not enough data
8.9
622
Not enough data
8.6
611
Not enough data
9.0
619
Management
Not enough data
9.0
615
Not enough data
8.7
604
Not enough data
8.9
609
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
535
Agentic AI - Workflow Management
Not enough data
7.6
253
Not enough data
7.9
249
Not enough data
8.0
255
Not enough data
7.8
253
Not enough data
7.8
252
Not enough data
7.8
252
Not enough data
7.9
252
Account Options
Not enough data
9.2
255
Not enough data
8.3
254
Not enough data
8.5
249
Not enough data
8.6
252
Not enough data
8.9
257
Not enough data
8.8
253
Q&A Tools
Not enough data
9.0
256
Not enough data
9.0
253
Not enough data
9.1
257
Not enough data
8.6
249
Not enough data
9.0
253
Not enough data
8.8
249
Not enough data
8.5
246
Not enough data
8.8
247
Not enough data
8.4
245
Knowledge Pages
Not enough data
8.4
308
Not enough data
8.3
312
Not enough data
8.1
302
Not enough data
8.0
299
Not enough data
7.9
296
Not enough data
8.3
296
Knowledge Dissemination
Not enough data
8.2
291
Not enough data
8.7
295
Not enough data
8.9
294
Not enough data
8.9
296
Not enough data
8.3
292
Not enough data
8.2
288
Not enough data
8.6
293
Not enough data
8.5
287
Not enough data
8.6
285
Agentic AI - Knowledge Base
Not enough data
7.8
172
Not enough data
7.8
173
Not enough data
7.7
171
Login Options
Not enough data
9.0
711
Not enough data
8.4
696
Productivity
Not enough data
7.9
680
Not enough data
8.2
687
Not enough data
8.5
689
Not enough data
7.8
671
Not enough data
7.9
666
Customization
Not enough data
8.5
678
Not enough data
9.0
687
Not enough data
8.6
672
Agentic AI - Unified Workspaces
Not enough data
7.3
371
Not enough data
7.5
369
Task Creation
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.2
18
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.2
19
Not enough data
Task Management
9.5
20
Not enough data
9.5
21
Not enough data
9.0
20
Not enough data
9.4
21
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
10
Not enough data
6.9
9
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.9
75
Not enough data
9.0
77
Not enough data
8.8
73
Agentic AI - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.2
45
Not enough data
8.1
42
Not enough data
8.7
43
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.3
43
Not enough data
8.4
41
Search Queries
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
9.1
73
Not enough data
8.6
73
Not enough data
9.0
74
Not enough data
8.8
71
AI powered search - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
73
Not enough data
8.9
72
Not enough data
9.0
74
Compatibility - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
8.6
11
Not enough data
9.0
12
Functionality - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.9
12
Search Queries - Enterprise Search Software
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.9
12
Automation
8.7
45
8.8
1105
8.6
39
8.8
1093
8.6
41
8.5
1069
Administration
8.2
35
8.8
1085
8.6
38
8.6
1063
9.3
42
9.4
1087
Project management
8.6
44
8.7
1072
8.3
38
8.5
1054
8.7
41
8.5
1063
8.6
42
8.5
1054
8.6
43
8.5
1050
8.3
33
8.3
1033
8.3
41
8.2
1047
Workload
8.7
38
8.3
1020
8.8
43
8.8
1036
8.5
41
8.6
1020
8.2
39
8.4
1013
Communication & Collaboration
8.8
40
9.2
1048
8.5
41
9.0
1046
9.2
42
9.3
1047
Cost Management
8.2
33
8.0
1005
8.8
36
8.1
1004
8.4
34
8.1
1001
Integration
8.2
34
8.6
1013
8.1
40
8.4
1005
8.1
39
8.4
991
Generative AI
5.8
11
7.5
958
6.5
12
7.6
954
Agentic AI - Work Management
Not enough data
7.5
465
Not enough data
7.6
461
Not enough data
7.9
458
Not enough data
7.6
460
Communication
8.5
66
9.4
1016
8.6
61
9.3
1011
8.1
57
8.8
978
8.4
59
8.8
973
8.6
57
9.1
976
Content & Documents
8.6
68
9.1
992
8.6
69
8.9
977
8.6
66
8.7
979
8.1
60
8.1
945
Controls
8.5
63
8.3
938
8.6
55
8.1
935
8.6
63
8.6
934
8.3
65
8.3
934
8.3
59
8.1
918
Project Management
8.7
67
8.4
927
8.4
64
8.3
918
8.4
65
8.5
922
8.6
60
8.6
920
Remote Collaboration
8.4
61
9.0
932
8.5
59
8.7
915
8.5
61
8.9
930
8.2
49
7.8
911
Generative AI
7.3
11
7.2
872
7.2
12
7.3
872
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
7.4
397
Not enough data
7.5
399
Agentic AI - Google Workspace Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Audio Conferencing
Not enough data
7.3
252
Not enough data
7.5
253
Action Item Detection - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.1
7
Not enough data
8.6
7
Automatic Transcription - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
9.0
8
Collaboration & Sharing - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.8
7
Language & Accent Support - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.6
7
Multi-Platform Integration - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.3
7
Privacy & Security Controls - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
7.9
7
Searchable Note Archives - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
7.9
7
Speaker Identification - AI Note-taking Software
Not enough data
8.3
7
Knowledge Base
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Progress Podio and Slack are categorized as Project Collaboration and Work Management
Unique Categories
Progress Podio is categorized as Google Workspace Project Management, Task Management, CRM, and Project Management
Slack is categorized as Unified Workspaces, Business Instant Messaging, Knowledge Base, Q&A Platforms, Workflow Management, Audio Conferencing, Enterprise Search Software, and AI Note-Taking Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Progress Podio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Slack
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
Real Estate
12.5%
Marketing and Advertising
10.3%
Information Technology and Services
10.1%
Computer Software
6.6%
Internet
4.6%
Other
55.9%
Computer Software
15.3%
Information Technology and Services
13.0%
Marketing and Advertising
8.5%
Internet
4.8%
Education Management
3.4%
Other
55.1%
Discussions
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
How do I delete a channel in slack?
47 Comments
CH
Since this has already been answered, my $0.02 is that you should always archive channels rather than delete them for posterity and/or auditing purposes.Read more
What does slack software do?
28 Comments
RR
Slack is messaging and communication platform which allow an individual for video and audio calls and many more.Read more
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