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Clay vs Podio

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Clay

CRM & Sales

Data platform for sales teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Podio

Project Management

The flexible team collaboration platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Clay two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently; Podio the free plan stops at 5 users and 100 items across the whole organisation
  • They diverge on capability: Clay covers Data enrichment, Podio covers Workspaces.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Clay and Podio actually diverge.

Attributes where Clay and Podio differ
AttributeClayPodio
Pricing modelquotefreemium
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryCRM & SalesProject Management
Founded20212009

Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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 Clay

  • Data enrichment
  • Contact management
  • Workflow automation
  • Integration
  • API access
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Cloud deployment

Only in Podio

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

Both cover

  • Zapier
  • Slack
  • GDPR
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Clay

  • Enriching prospect lists from multiple data providers in one tablenot Podio
  • Building automated outbound research and outreach workflowsnot Podio

Podio

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

Where each one falls short

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

Clay

  • Two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently
  • Data credit overage is sold at a 30% premium over the plan rate, so exceeding the allowance costs more per unit than planning for it
  • The free plan allows 500 actions, 100 data credits and 200 rows per table
  • The entry paid plan starts at $167 a month, and both paid prices are starting figures rather than fixed
  • The free plan cannot buy overage at all, so hitting the limit stops work rather than billing for it

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

Clay

On request
  • Pricing upon request$undefined/month
    • Data enrichment
    • Integration
    • Support

Podio

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Clay if

  • You need data enrichment.
  • You also want contact management.
Clay review

Choose Podio if

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

Questions people ask

Is Clay or Podio better?
Neither clearly leads. Clay starts at On request and Podio at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Clay or Podio?
Clay starts at On request and Podio at On request.
Does Clay or Podio run on more platforms?
Clay runs on Web. Podio runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Clay best used for?
Clay is most often used for enriching prospect lists from multiple data providers in one table, building automated outbound research and outreach workflows. Of those, enriching prospect lists from multiple data providers in one table and building automated outbound research and outreach workflows are not what Podio is typically brought in for.
What can Clay do that Podio cannot?
Clay covers Data enrichment, Contact management, Workflow automation, Integration. Podio covers Workspaces, Apps, Workflows, Tasks. Both handle Zapier, Slack, GDPR, Web support.
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