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Affinity vs Podio

Affinity logo

Affinity

CRM & Sales

Relationship intelligence platform for professionals

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Podio logo

Podio

Project Management

The flexible team collaboration platform

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Affinity built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM; Podio the free plan stops at 5 users and 100 items across the whole organisation
  • They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Contact management, Podio covers Workspaces.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Affinity and Podio actually diverge.

Attributes where Affinity and Podio differ
AttributeAffinityPodio
Starting price$49/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryCRM & SalesProject Management
Founded20132009

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Affinity

  • Contact management
  • Deal tracking
  • Intelligence engine
  • Relationship mapping
  • Integration aggregation
  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • LinkedIn

Only in Podio

  • Workspaces
  • Apps
  • Workflows
  • Tasks
  • Calendar
  • Slack
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox

Both cover

  • GDPR
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Affinity

  • Deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equitynot Podio
  • Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Podio
  • Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Podio
  • Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Podio
  • Portfolio company support and reportingnot Podio

Podio

  • Building custom workspaces and apps without codenot Affinity
  • Project and task management for a small teamnot Affinity
  • Client collaboration with external users on the paid plansnot Affinity
  • Simple workflow automation between appsnot Affinity

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Affinity

  • Built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM
  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo

Podio

  • The free plan stops at 5 users and 100 items across the whole organisation
  • Workflow automation is capped at 25,000 actions a month even on Premium at $19.20 per user
  • API access is a paid add-on from $23 a month, and higher call rates run to $159
  • Extra automation is billed separately, from $39 up to $559 a month
  • Visual reports, email integrations and PDF generation all require Premium

Pricing, plan by plan

Affinity

$49/month
  • Pro$49/month
    • Contact management
    • Deal tracking
    • Intelligence
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Advanced customization
    • Dedicated support

Podio

On request
  • FreeFree
    • 5 employees
    • Basic features
  • Basic$7.2/month
    • Unlimited employees
    • User management
    • Automations

Which should you pick?

Choose Affinity if

  • You need contact management.
  • You also want deal tracking.

Choose Podio if

  • You need workspaces.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want apps.

Questions people ask

Is Affinity or Podio better?
Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $49/month and Podio at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Affinity or Podio?
Affinity starts at $49/month and Podio at On request.
Does Affinity or Podio run on more platforms?
Affinity runs on Web. Podio runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Affinity best used for?
Affinity is most often used for deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equity, automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship records, finding warm introductions through existing relationship networks, investor relations and fundraising tracking. Of those, deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equity and automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship records are not what Podio is typically brought in for.
What can Affinity do that Podio cannot?
Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Podio covers Workspaces, Apps, Workflows, Tasks. Both handle GDPR, Web support.

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