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Paymo vs Visor

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Paymo

Project Management

Work & project management for teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Visor

Project Management

The spreadsheet-native project management tool

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; Visor integrations are capped by plan, at 1 on free, 2 on Starter and 3 on Team, so connecting Jira, Salesforce and HubSpot together needs the top tier
  • They diverge on capability: Paymo covers Task management, Visor covers Two-way sync.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Paymo and Visor actually diverge.

Attributes where Paymo and Visor differ
AttributePaymoVisor
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, DesktopWeb
Founded20082020

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (freemium), 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 Paymo

  • Task management
  • Time tracking
  • Invoicing
  • Resource scheduling
  • Slack
  • Google Workspace
  • Zapier
  • SSL encryption

Only in Visor

  • Two-way sync
  • Spreadsheet views
  • Pivot tables
  • Custom fields
  • Jira
  • Asana
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot

Both cover

  • Gantt charts
  • 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 Visor
  • Tracking billable hours and project profitabilitynot Visor

Visor

  • Building spreadsheet style views over Jira, Asana, Salesforce and HubSpot datanot Paymo
  • Two way syncing project data between systems and a shared workbooknot 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

Visor

  • Integrations are capped by plan, at 1 on free, 2 on Starter and 3 on Team, so connecting Jira, Salesforce and HubSpot together needs the top tier
  • Syncing is metered in credits, at 10,000 a month shared on free and 50,000 on Starter
  • Extra credits are sold in booster packs at $50 for 250,000
  • The free plan is limited to 2 workbooks and 5 users
  • The flat rate Business plan is $750 a month billed annually

Pricing, plan by plan

Paymo

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

Visor

On request
  • FreeFree
    • 3 users
    • 1 integration
    • Basic features
  • Pro$12/month
    • Unlimited syncs
    • Multiple integrations
    • Advanced views

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 Visor if

  • You need two-way sync.
  • You also want spreadsheet views.
Visor review

Questions people ask

Is Paymo or Visor better?
Neither clearly leads. Paymo starts at On request and Visor at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Paymo or Visor?
Paymo starts at On request and Visor at On request.
Does Paymo or Visor run on more platforms?
Paymo runs on Web, Ios, Android, Desktop. Visor 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 Visor is typically brought in for.
What can Paymo do that Visor cannot?
Paymo covers Task management, Time tracking, Invoicing, Resource scheduling. Visor covers Two-way sync, Spreadsheet views, Pivot tables, Custom fields. Both handle Gantt charts, Web support.
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