HoneyBook vs Podio Reviews & Pricing In 2025

Want to know if HoneyBook or Podio is the better or cheaper CRM software?

We compare them below on over 150 different metrics to help you make the right decision.

HoneyBook vs Podio Reviews

	HoneyBook	Podio
Trustpilot Rating	3.9	2.1
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	284	20
iPhone App Rating	4.7	4.6
Number of iPhone App Reviews	11,000	3,300
Android App Rating	4.6	3.7
Number of Android App Reviews	1,600	3,410

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HoneyBook vs Podio Pricing

	HoneyBook	Podio
Free Plan	No	Yes
Free Plan Limits	NA	Up to 5 users
Free Trial	Yes	No
Free Trial Length	7 day	NA
Cheapest Plan Name	Starter	Free
Cheapest Plan Cost Per Month	$19.50	$14
Mid Priced Plan Name	Essentials	Plus
Mid Priced Plan Cost Per Month	$19.50	$14
Top Plan Name	Premium	Premium
Top Plan Cost Per Month	$39.50	$24

HoneyBook vs Podio Features

HoneyBook Starter vs Podio Free

HoneyBook Starter	Podio Free
Unlimited clients and projects Invoices and payments Proposals and contracts Calendar All professional templates Client portal Basic reports	Task management Apps and workspaces

HoneyBook Essentials vs Podio Plus

HoneyBook Essentials	Podio Plus
Unlimited clients and projects Invoices and payments Proposals and contracts Calendar All professional templates Client portal Basic reports Scheduler Automations QuickBooks Online integration Up to 2 team members Expense management Profit and loss Remove “Powered by HoneyBook” Standard reports	Task management Apps and workspaces Unlimited items User management Unlimited client users Light user role Automated Workflows Read-only access

HoneyBook Premium vs Podio Premium

HoneyBook Premium

Podio Premium

Unlimited clients and projects
Invoices and payments
Proposals and contracts
Calendar
All professional templates
Client portal
Basic reports
Scheduler
Automations
QuickBooks Online integration
Up to 2 team members
Expense management
Profit and loss
Remove “Powered by HoneyBook”
Standard reports
Unlimited team members
Priority support
Multiple companies
Onboarding specialist
Advanced reports – coming soon

Task management
Apps and workspaces
Unlimited items
User management
Unlimited client users
Light user role
Automated Workflows
Read-only access
Visual reports
Interactive sales dashboards
Cloud phone system and power dialer
Advanced Workflow Automation

HoneyBook vs Podio Integrations

HoneyBook	Podio
Google Drive Microsoft 365 PayPal Slack Trello Dropbox WordPress Mailchimp Salesforce Asana	ShareFile Dropbox GoToMeeting Zendesk Onedrive Zapier Hightail SugarSync Evernote Microsoft Exchange

* Please note that the list above may not be complete please check each company’s website for a complete list.

Other Included Features

	HoneyBook	Podio
API	Yes	Yes
Outlook Integration	Yes	Yes
Gmail Integration	Yes	No
QuickBooks Integration	Yes	No
Shopify Integration	Yes	No
WordPress Integration	Yes	No
Mailchimp Integration	Yes	Yes
WhatsApp integration	No	No
Facebook Integration	Yes	No
LinkedIn Integration	No	No
Twitter/X Integration	No	No
Google Calendar Integration	Yes	Yes
Excel Integration	Yes	Yes
Office 365 Integration	Yes	No
Google Sheets Integration	Yes	No
Xero Integration	Yes	Yes
Notion Integration	No	No
Asana Integration	Yes	No
Trello Integration	Yes	No
Zapier Integration	Yes	Yes
Invoicing	Yes	No
Marketing Automation	No	No
Email Marketing	No	No
SMS & Text Messaging	No	No
Project Management	Yes	Yes
AI	No	No
Voip & Telephony Integration	No	No
Dialer	No	Yes
Contract Management	Yes	No
Inventory Management	No	No
Quoting	Yes	No
Drip Marketing	No	No
Customer Portal	Yes	Yes
Appointment Scheduling	Yes	No
Workflow Automation & Management	Yes	Yes
ERP	No	No
Order Management	Yes	No
Ticketing System	No	No
Call Recording	No	No
Call Tracking	No	No
Task Management	Yes	Yes
Paypal & Payment Processing	Yes	Yes
Document Management	Yes	Yes
Shared Inbox	No	No
Create Landing Pages	No	No
Chat Function	Yes	Yes
Website Builder	No	No
Help Desk	Yes	Yes
GPS Tracking	No	No
Loyalty Program	No	No
Cloud Storage	Yes	Yes
Document Storage	Yes	Yes
Mapping	No	No

HoneyBook vs Podio Industry Specific CRM Solutions

The following comparison looks at whether or not HoneyBook or Podio have dedicated landing pages explaining how their CRM software could be used for each industry.

	HoneyBook	Podio
Accountants & Accounting Firms	Yes	Yes
Architects & Architecture Firms	No	No
Automotive Industry	No	No
Banks & Banking	No	No
Call Centers	No	No
Car & Auto Dealerships	No	No
Charity & Non-profit	No	No
Churches	No	No
Cleaners & Cleaning Businesses	Yes	No
Coaches	Yes	No
Consultants & Consulting Firms	Yes	Yes
Construction	Yes	Yes
Contractors	Yes	No
Co-working	No	No
Credit Unions	No	No
Customer Service	No	No
Dentists	No	No
Doctors	No	No
Ecommerce	No	No
Email Marketing	No	No
Electricians & Electrical Contractors	No	No
Engineers & Engineering Firms	No	No
Event Management	Yes	No
Field Service	No	No
Financial Advisors & Services	No	No
Freight Brokers & Forwarders	No	No
Government & Public Sector	No	No
Graphic Designers & Creatives	Yes	No
Gyms	No	No
Healthcare Providers	No	Yes
Hotels & Hospitality	No	No
HVAC	No	No
Insurance Agents	No	No
Investment Banking	No	No
Landscapers	Yes	No
Lawyers & Law Firms	No	Yes
Logistics	No	No
Manufacturing	No	No
Marketing	No	Yes
Mortgage Brokers & Loan Offices	No	No
Movers & Moving Companies	No	No
Museums	No	No
Personal Trainers	No	No
Photographers	Yes	No
Plumbers	No	No
Political Campaigns	No	No
Private Equity	No	No
Professional Services	No	No
Property Management	No	No
Real Estate	No	Yes
Recruiting & Recruitment Agencies	No	No
Restaurants	No	No
Retail	No	No
Roofers & Roofing	No	No
SaaS	No	No
Schools	No	Yes
Senior Living	No	No
Solar Businesses	No	No
Sports Teams	No	No
Staffing Agencies	No	No
Telemarketing	No	No
Therapists	No	No
Tour Operators	No	No
Travel Agents	No	No
Universities, College & Higher Education	No	Yes
Web Designers	Yes	No
Wholesalers & Distributors	No	No

HoneyBook vs Podio Pros & Cons

HoneyBook Pros Automate custom tasks Streamlined client onboarding Create proposals and contracts	Podio Pros Provides granular admin capabilities Extremely flexible and customizable Centralizes many aspects of a business in one place
HoneyBook Cons No Free plan Cumbersome user interface Lack of scheduling feature	Podio Cons Not as feature-rich as other solutions Occasional downtime Very limited support

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