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Paymo vs Textline

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Paymo

Project Management

Work & project management for teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Textline

Communication & Collaboration

Business texting for teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Textline outbound messages beyond the plan allowance are billed per message at $0.03 to $0.04 each, plus a separate campaign registration fee

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paymo and Textline actually diverge.

Attributes where Paymo and Textline differ
AttributePaymoTextline
Pricing modelfreemiumusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, DesktopWeb
CategoryProject ManagementCommunication & Collaboration
Founded2008Unknown

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 Paymo

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

Only in Textline

Nothing recorded that Paymo does not also cover.

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 Textline
  • Tracking billable hours and project profitabilitynot Textline

Textline

No use cases recorded yet. See the Textline review.

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

Textline

  • Outbound messages beyond the plan allowance are billed per message at $0.03 to $0.04 each, plus a separate campaign registration fee

Pricing, plan by plan

Paymo

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

Textline

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Textline review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Paymo if

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

Choose Textline if

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

Textline review

Questions people ask

Is Paymo or Textline better?
Neither clearly leads. Paymo starts at On request and Textline at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Paymo or Textline?
Paymo starts at On request and Textline at On request.
Does Paymo or Textline run on more platforms?
Paymo runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop. Textline 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 Textline is typically brought in for.
What can Paymo do that Textline cannot?
Paymo covers Task management, Time tracking, Invoicing, Gantt charts.
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