Software · head to head
Paymo vs GanttPRO
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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; GanttPRO workload management, portfolios, reports and budget planning all require the Business plan at $17 per user per month
- They diverge on capability: Paymo covers Task management, GanttPRO covers Resource management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Paymo and GanttPRO actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Paymo
- Task management
- Invoicing
- Resource scheduling
- Google Workspace
- Zapier
- Ios support
- Android support
- Desktop support
Only in GanttPRO
- Resource management
- Dependencies
- Export
- Jira
- Google Drive
Both cover
- Time tracking
- Gantt charts
- Slack
- SSL encryption
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Paymo
- Project management with time tracking and invoicing for agenciesnot GanttPRO
- Tracking billable hours and project profitabilitynot GanttPRO
GanttPRO
- Building Gantt chart schedules with auto scheduling and dependenciesnot Paymo
- Planning resources and budgets against a project timelinenot Paymo
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Paymo
On request- FreeFree
- 1 user
- Basic features
- Starter$4.95/month
- Time tracking
- Kanban
- Invoicing
GanttPRO
On request- Basic$7.99/month
- 1 project
- Gantt charts
- Dependencies
- Pro$12.99/month
- Unlimited projects
- Resource management
- Time tracking
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 Paymo or GanttPRO better?
- Neither clearly leads. Paymo starts at On request and GanttPRO at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Paymo or GanttPRO?
- Paymo starts at On request and GanttPRO at On request.
- Does Paymo or GanttPRO run on more platforms?
- Paymo runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop. GanttPRO runs on Web.
- What is Paymo best used for?
- Paymo is most often used for project management with time tracking and invoicing for agencies, tracking billable hours and project profitability. Of those, project management with time tracking and invoicing for agencies and tracking billable hours and project profitability are not what GanttPRO is typically brought in for.
- What can Paymo do that GanttPRO cannot?
- Paymo covers Task management, Invoicing, Resource scheduling, Google Workspace. GanttPRO covers Resource management, Dependencies, Export, Jira. Both handle Time tracking, Gantt charts, Slack, SSL encryption.