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Design Tools · head to head

Krea vs Paymo

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Krea

Design Tools

Generate, enhance, and edit images, videos, or 3D meshes with AI

From
On request
Rated
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Paymo logo

Paymo

Project Management

Work & project management for teams

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Krea usage is metered in compute units that vary by operation; the free tier grants only 100 units per day, and the $9 per month Basic tier steps up to 5,000 units, as of August 2026.; 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

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Krea and Paymo actually diverge.

Attributes where Krea and Paymo differ
AttributeKreaPaymo
Pricing modelusage-basedfreemium
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Desktop
CategoryDesign ToolsProject Management
FoundedUnknown2008

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 Krea

Nothing recorded that Paymo does not also cover.

Only in Paymo

  • Task management
  • Time tracking
  • Invoicing
  • Gantt charts
  • Resource scheduling
  • Slack
  • Google Workspace
  • Zapier

What people use each for

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

Krea

No use cases recorded yet. See the Krea review.

Paymo

  • Project management with time tracking and invoicing for agenciesnot Krea
  • Tracking billable hours and project profitabilitynot Krea

Where each one falls short

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

Krea

  • Usage is metered in compute units that vary by operation; the free tier grants only 100 units per day, and the $9 per month Basic tier steps up to 5,000 units, as of August 2026.

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

Krea

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Krea review.

Paymo

On request
  • FreeFree
    • 1 user
    • Basic features
  • Starter$4.95/month
    • Time tracking
    • Kanban
    • Invoicing

Which should you pick?

Choose Krea if

Nothing in the data separates Krea from Paymo on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Choose Paymo if

  • You need task management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
  • You also want time tracking.

Questions people ask

Is Krea or Paymo better?
Neither clearly leads. Krea 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, Krea or Paymo?
Krea starts at On request and Paymo at On request.
Does Krea or Paymo run on more platforms?
Krea runs on Web. Paymo runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop.
What can Krea do that Paymo cannot?
Paymo covers Task management, Time tracking, Invoicing, Gantt charts.

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