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Podio vs Tempo Timesheets

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Podio

Project Management

The flexible team collaboration platform

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Tempo Timesheets

Project Management

Time tracking for Jira

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The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Podio the free plan stops at 5 users and 100 items across the whole organisation; Tempo Timesheets sold only as a Jira Cloud or Data Center add-on, starting near $1 per user per month, so it cannot be used without an existing Jira license

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Podio and Tempo Timesheets actually diverge.

Attributes where Podio and Tempo Timesheets differ
AttributePodioTempo Timesheets
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2009Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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 Podio

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

Only in Tempo Timesheets

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 Tempo Timesheets
  • Project and task management for a small teamnot Tempo Timesheets
  • Client collaboration with external users on the paid plansnot Tempo Timesheets
  • Simple workflow automation between appsnot Tempo Timesheets

Tempo Timesheets

No use cases recorded yet. See the Tempo Timesheets 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

Tempo Timesheets

  • Sold only as a Jira Cloud or Data Center add-on, starting near $1 per user per month, so it cannot be used without an existing Jira license

Pricing, plan by plan

Podio

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

Tempo Timesheets

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Tempo Timesheets review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Podio if

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

Choose Tempo Timesheets if

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

Tempo Timesheets review

Questions people ask

Is Podio or Tempo Timesheets better?
Neither clearly leads. Podio starts at On request and Tempo Timesheets at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Podio or Tempo Timesheets?
Podio starts at On request and Tempo Timesheets at On request.
Does Podio or Tempo Timesheets run on more platforms?
Podio runs on Web, Ios, Android. Tempo Timesheets 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 Tempo Timesheets is typically brought in for.
What can Podio do that Tempo Timesheets cannot?
Podio covers Workspaces, Apps, Workflows, Tasks.
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