Project Management · head to head
GanttPRO vs Paymo
The short version
- Each has a real cost: GanttPRO workload management, portfolios, reports and budget planning all require the Business plan at $17 per user per month; Paymo every advertised price rises after 3 months, with Plus going from $10.90 to $15.90 per user and Pro from $16.90 to $23.90
- They diverge on capability: GanttPRO covers Resource management, Paymo covers Task management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which GanttPRO and Paymo actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Project Management).
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 GanttPRO
- Resource management
- Dependencies
- Export
- Jira
- Google Drive
Only in Paymo
- Task management
- Invoicing
- Resource scheduling
- Google Workspace
- Zapier
- Ios support
- Android support
- Desktop support
Both cover
- Gantt charts
- Time tracking
- Slack
- SSL encryption
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
GanttPRO
- Building Gantt chart schedules with auto scheduling and dependenciesnot Paymo
- Planning resources and budgets against a project timelinenot Paymo
Paymo
- Project management with time tracking and invoicing for agenciesnot GanttPRO
- Tracking billable hours and project profitabilitynot GanttPRO
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
GanttPRO
- Workload management, portfolios, reports and budget planning all require the Business plan at $17 per user per month
- SAML SSO, custom roles and API access are Enterprise only at $25 per user per month
- The Enterprise plan carries a 5 user minimum and requires an annual subscription
- Custom fields and calendar view are excluded from the entry Core plan
- Every published rate assumes annual billing, which the vendor prices 20% below monthly
Paymo
- Every advertised price rises after 3 months, with Plus going from $10.90 to $15.90 per user and Pro from $16.90 to $23.90
- The free plan allows 1 user, 1 client and 2 projects
- The Solo plan is still capped at 3 clients and 5 projects
- Gantt charts, task dependencies and scheduling require the Plus plan
- Integrations are excluded from both the free and Solo plans
Pricing, plan by plan
GanttPRO
On request- Basic$7.99/month
- 1 project
- Gantt charts
- Dependencies
- Pro$12.99/month
- Unlimited projects
- Resource management
- Time tracking
Paymo
On request- FreeFree
- 1 user
- Basic features
- Starter$4.95/month
- Time tracking
- Kanban
- Invoicing
Which should you pick?
Choose Paymo if
- You need task management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
- You also want invoicing.
Questions people ask
- Is GanttPRO or Paymo better?
- Neither clearly leads. GanttPRO starts at On request and Paymo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, GanttPRO or Paymo?
- GanttPRO starts at On request and Paymo at On request.
- Does GanttPRO or Paymo run on more platforms?
- GanttPRO runs on Web. Paymo runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
- What is GanttPRO best used for?
- GanttPRO is most often used for building gantt chart schedules with auto scheduling and dependencies, planning resources and budgets against a project timeline. Of those, building gantt chart schedules with auto scheduling and dependencies and planning resources and budgets against a project timeline are not what Paymo is typically brought in for.
- What can GanttPRO do that Paymo cannot?
- GanttPRO covers Resource management, Dependencies, Export, Jira. Paymo covers Task management, Invoicing, Resource scheduling, Google Workspace. Both handle Gantt charts, Time tracking, Slack, SSL encryption.