ACT! vs Podio
Compare ACT! and Podio on features, pricing, and buyer fit using the same researched criteria.
ACT!
ACT! by Swiftpage SMB CRM; contact sales for current packaging (no invented list prices).
Best for
- • ACT! by Swiftpage — long-standing SMB CRM for contacts, calendars, and sales follow-up; pricing primarily contact-sales
- • Classic SMB CRM for managing contacts, activities, and sales follow-ups — especially familiar to established small businesses.
No free plan
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Our verdict
There is no universal winner between ACT! and Podio. Choose based on pipeline depth, automation, email and calling, reporting, and pricing trade-offs.
ACT! is better for
- ✓ Pipeline management
- ✓ Email capabilities
- ✓ Administration
Podio is better for
- ✓ Sales automation
- ✓ Reporting
- ✓ Customization
- ✓ Integrations
Tie
- • Ease of use
Choose ACT! if: ACT! by Swiftpage — long-standing SMB CRM for contacts, calendars, and sales follow-up; pricing primarily contact-sales
Choose Podio if: Flexible work platform often used as a customizable CRM, with Free (5 users), Plus, and Premium plans
Podio
Customizable work platform used as CRM; Free (5 users), Plus from $11.20/user/mo annual.
Best for
- • Flexible work platform often used as a customizable CRM, with Free (5 users), Plus, and Premium plans
- • Customizable work platform where teams build CRM-like apps, projects, and workflows without rigid CRM lock-in.
Starting from $11.20/user/mo
Free plan available
Pros & cons
A balanced look at where each product shines — and where it falls short.
ACT!
Strengths in greenPros
- Stronger on pipeline management
- Stronger on email capabilities
- Stronger on administration
Cons
- Trails on sales automation
- Trails on reporting
- Trails on customization
Best for
ACT! by Swiftpage — long-standing SMB CRM for contacts, calendars, and sales follow-up; pricing primarily contact-sales
Podio
Trade-offs in redPros
- Stronger on sales automation
- Stronger on reporting
- Stronger on customization
- Stronger on integrations
Cons
- Trails on pipeline management
- Trails on email capabilities
- Trails on administration
Best for
Flexible work platform often used as a customizable CRM, with Free (5 users), Plus, and Premium plans
Choose if…
Choose ACT! if
- ACT! by Swiftpage — long-standing SMB CRM for contacts, calendars, and sales follow-up; pricing primarily contact-sales
- Classic SMB CRM for managing contacts, activities, and sales follow-ups — especially familiar to established small businesses.
Choose Podio if
- Flexible work platform often used as a customizable CRM, with Free (5 users), Plus, and Premium plans
- Customizable work platform where teams build CRM-like apps, projects, and workflows without rigid CRM lock-in.
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