Zendesk vs Podio Reviews & Pricing In 2025

Want to know if Zendesk 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.

Zendesk vs Podio Reviews

	Zendesk	Podio
Trustpilot Rating	1.7	2.1
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	514	20
iPhone App Rating	4.5	4.6
Number of iPhone App Reviews	3,900	3,300
Android App Rating	3.5	3.7
Number of Android App Reviews	7,550	3,410

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Zendesk vs Podio Pricing

	Zendesk	Podio
Free Plan	No	Yes
Free Plan Limits	NA	Up to 5 users
Free Trial	Yes	No
Free Trial Length	14 day	NA
Cheapest Plan Name	Suite Team	Free
Cheapest Plan Cost Per Month	$115	$14
Mid Priced Plan Name	Suite Growth	Plus
Mid Priced Plan Cost Per Month	$115	$14
Top Plan Name	Suite Professional	Premium
Top Plan Cost Per Month	$149	$24

Zendesk vs Podio Features

Zendesk Suite Team vs Podio Free

Zendesk Suite Team	Podio Free
Ticketing system Email, chat, voice, social messaging, and more Help center Standard bots Prebuilt analytics dashboards 1,000+ apps & integrations Pre-defined responses (macros) Custom business rules (triggers & automations) Online support from the Zendesk team Digital onboarding and adoption resources	Task management Apps and workspaces

Zendesk Suite Growth vs Podio Plus

Zendesk Suite Growth

Podio Plus

Ticketing system
Email, chat, voice, social messaging, and more
Help center
Standard bots
Prebuilt analytics dashboards
1,000+ apps & integrations
Pre-defined responses (macros)
Custom business rules (triggers & automations)
Online support from the Zendesk team
Digital onboarding and adoption resources
Multiple ticket forms
Light Agents
Service level agreements (SLA)
Customer satisfaction ratings (CSAT)
Multilingual support and content
Self-service customer portal
Business hours

Task management
Apps and workspaces
Unlimited items
User management
Unlimited client users
Light user role
Automated Workflows
Read-only access

Zendesk Suite Professional vs Podio Premium

Zendesk Suite Professional

Podio Premium

Ticketing system
Email, chat, voice, social messaging, and more
Help center
Standard bots
Prebuilt analytics dashboards
1,000+ apps & integrations
Pre-defined responses (macros)
Custom business rules (triggers & automations)
Online support from the Zendesk team
Digital onboarding and adoption resources
Multiple ticket forms
Light Agents
Service level agreements (SLA)
Customer satisfaction ratings (CSAT)
Multilingual support and content
Self-service customer portal
Business hours
Custom and live analytics
Side conversations
Skills-based routing
Integrated community forums
Data location options
HIPAA enabled
Access to Sunshine Conversations
Eligible for Advanced AI add-on

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

Zendesk vs Podio Integrations

Zendesk	Podio
Slack Fireflies Survey Monkey Magento Square Act-On Salesforce Harvest GIPHY Klaus	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

	Zendesk	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	Yes	No
Facebook Integration	No	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	No	Yes
Notion Integration	Yes	No
Asana Integration	Yes	No
Trello Integration	Yes	No
Zapier Integration	Yes	Yes
Invoicing	No	No
Marketing Automation	Yes	No
Email Marketing	No	No
SMS & Text Messaging	Yes	No
Project Management	Yes	Yes
AI	Yes	No
Voip & Telephony Integration	Yes	No
Dialer	Yes	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	No	No
Ticketing System	Yes	No
Call Recording	Yes	No
Call Tracking	Yes	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	Yes	No

Zendesk vs Podio Industry Specific CRM Solutions

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

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

Zendesk vs Podio Pros & Cons

Zendesk Pros 1,000+ apps & integrations Advanced AI Interface is intuitive and easy to navigate	Podio Pros Provides granular admin capabilities Extremely flexible and customizable Centralizes many aspects of a business in one place
Zendesk Cons Customer support Glitches that snagged the work flow and productivity Few digital selling tools	Podio Cons Not as feature-rich as other solutions Occasional downtime Very limited support

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