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Compare Progress Podio and Sugar Sell 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (61.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (48.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$19.00 Per Month
Progress 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 plansSugar Sell
Star Rating
(771)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 Per Month
Browse all 6 pricing plansProgress Podio vs Sugar Sell
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Progress Podio easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Progress Podio overall.
- Reviewers felt that Progress Podio meets the needs of their business better than Sugar Sell.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Progress Podio is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Progress Podio over Sugar Sell.
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
Sugar Sell
Sell Essentials
$19.00
Per Month
3 Users Minimum. Sales force automation for growing teams needing 3-5 seats with basic support and ease of upgrade.
- Account Management
- Contact Management
- Lead Management
Free Trial
Progress Podio
Free Trial is available
Sugar Sell
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
441
8.0
614
Ease of Use
8.3
442
7.6
650
Ease of Setup
7.7
181
7.2
347
Ease of Admin
8.2
177
7.6
319
Quality of Support
8.2
367
7.7
557
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
169
7.8
303
Product Direction (% positive)
7.3
437
7.1
601
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.6
26
8.2
503
|
Verified
8.3
23
7.6
323
8.4
25
7.9
470
|
Verified
8.5
26
7.7
488
|
Verified
7.8
23
7.2
359
|
Verified
7.8
24
7.4
413
|
Verified
8.3
22
7.3
347
|
Verified
7.9
21
7.4
349
|
Verified
8.0
23
7.8
377
|
Verified
Marketing Automation
7.6
23
7.1
355
|
Verified
8.0
24
7.2
362
|
Verified
8.2
24
7.9
428
|
Verified
7.6
21
7.0
313
|
Verified
Customer Support
8.3
25
7.9
387
|
Verified
8.2
25
7.7
349
|
Verified
8.3
24
7.8
359
|
Verified
7.8
24
7.4
293
7.8
22
7.7
314
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
26
7.7
470
|
Verified
8.3
27
8.0
476
|
Verified
7.6
23
7.4
367
|
Verified
Mobile & Social
7.9
21
7.2
270
|
Verified
7.6
23
7.2
268
|
Verified
8.0
21
7.4
332
|
Verified
Platform
8.7
23
8.2
261
|
Verified
8.9
24
7.8
255
|
Verified
8.6
22
8.1
268
|
Verified
9.0
22
7.9
168
|
Verified
7.5
21
8.2
214
|
Verified
8.2
25
7.5
216
|
Verified
8.9
26
7.6
258
|
Verified
8.0
23
7.2
199
|
Verified
Integration
8.7
22
7.6
260
|
Verified
8.5
24
7.7
202
|
Verified
7.7
20
7.3
198
|
Verified
Generative AI
7.8
10
6.4
29
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
87
|
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
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
Automation
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.6
41
Not enough data
Administration
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.6
38
Not enough data
9.3
42
Not enough data
Project management
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
Not enough data
Workload
8.7
38
Not enough data
8.8
43
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
Communication & Collaboration
8.8
40
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
Cost Management
8.2
33
Not enough data
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.4
34
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.1
40
Not enough data
8.1
39
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.8
11
Not enough data
6.5
12
Not enough data
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
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
Not enough data
Content & Documents
8.6
68
Not enough data
8.6
69
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.1
60
Not enough data
Controls
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
Not enough data
Project Management
8.7
67
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.4
65
Not enough data
8.6
60
Not enough data
Remote Collaboration
8.4
61
Not enough data
8.5
59
Not enough data
8.5
61
Not enough data
8.2
49
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
11
Not enough data
7.2
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Project Collaboration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Google Workspace Project Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Progress Podio and Sugar Sell are categorized as CRM
Unique Categories
Progress Podio is categorized as Project Collaboration, Work Management, Google Workspace Project Management, Task Management, and Project Management
Sugar Sell has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Progress Podio
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sugar Sell
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
6.5%
Internet
4.6%
Other
56.0%
Information Technology and Services
13.2%
Computer Software
10.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.8%
Financial Services
5.6%
Construction
2.7%
Other
62.2%
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
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
Why did you choose Sugar over something like Salesforce? what benefits do you see?
2 Comments
KR
We went with Sugar for the cost savings and it did what we needed well enough at the time. As we grew it was difficult to scale. We ended up switching to...Read more
How can my business deploy Sugar?
1 Comment
Official Response from Sugar Sell
Sugar can be deployed in nearly any IT environment: As a SaaS "On Demand" solution; behind your organizations firewall in your own datacenter; on public...Read more
How much does Sugar cost to deploy?
1 Comment
Official Response from Sugar Sell
Sugar is priced simply - with no hidden fees unlike other SaaS CRM providers.
Costs vary depending on edition, here are the breakdowns, in terms of user...Read more
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