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Podio vs Rocket.Chat

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Podio

Project Management

The flexible team collaboration platform

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Rocket.Chat

Communication & Collaboration

Deployment flexibility and compliance across regulatory frameworks

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Podio the free plan stops at 5 users and 100 items across the whole organisation; Rocket.Chat no prices, tier names with numbers, or minimum seats are published anywhere on the pricing page; all three paid editions (Commercial, Government, Defense) route to Contact sales or Contact us

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Podio and Rocket.Chat actually diverge.

Attributes where Podio and Rocket.Chat differ
AttributePodioRocket.Chat
Pricing modelfreemiumquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryProject ManagementCommunication & Collaboration
Founded2009Unknown

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 Podio

  • Workspaces
  • Apps
  • Workflows
  • Tasks
  • Calendar
  • Slack
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox

Only in Rocket.Chat

Nothing recorded that Podio does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Podio

  • Building custom workspaces and apps without codenot Rocket.Chat
  • Project and task management for a small teamnot Rocket.Chat
  • Client collaboration with external users on the paid plansnot Rocket.Chat
  • Simple workflow automation between appsnot Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat

No use cases recorded yet. See the Rocket.Chat review.

Where each one falls short

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

Podio

  • The free plan stops at 5 users and 100 items across the whole organisation
  • Workflow automation is capped at 25,000 actions a month even on Premium at $19.20 per user
  • API access is a paid add-on from $23 a month, and higher call rates run to $159
  • Extra automation is billed separately, from $39 up to $559 a month
  • Visual reports, email integrations and PDF generation all require Premium

Rocket.Chat

  • No prices, tier names with numbers, or minimum seats are published anywhere on the pricing page; all three paid editions (Commercial, Government, Defense) route to Contact sales or Contact us
  • The free community edition is not represented on the pricing page at all, which lists only the three quote-only enterprise tiers

Pricing, plan by plan

Podio

On request
  • FreeFree
    • 5 employees
    • Basic features
  • Basic$7.2/month
    • Unlimited employees
    • User management
    • Automations

Rocket.Chat

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Rocket.Chat review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Podio if

  • You need workspaces.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want apps.
Podio review

Choose Rocket.Chat if

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

Rocket.Chat review

Questions people ask

Is Podio or Rocket.Chat better?
Neither clearly leads. Podio starts at On request and Rocket.Chat at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Podio or Rocket.Chat?
Podio starts at On request and Rocket.Chat at On request.
Does Podio or Rocket.Chat run on more platforms?
Podio runs on Web, Ios, Android. Rocket.Chat runs on Web.
What is Podio best used for?
Podio is most often used for building custom workspaces and apps without code, project and task management for a small team, client collaboration with external users on the paid plans, simple workflow automation between apps. Of those, building custom workspaces and apps without code and project and task management for a small team are not what Rocket.Chat is typically brought in for.
What can Podio do that Rocket.Chat cannot?
Podio covers Workspaces, Apps, Workflows, Tasks.
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