Citrix Podio: A comprehensive no-code work management system that can do everything review

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Citrix Podio is a social work platform that lets users create apps and workspaces to tackle any work process, all from a simple no-code interface. Apps and Packs allow you to kickstart your projects, all from templates within the Podio Market. These apps help to create unique task types that fit within the industry you are in. If the app is product submission, the type is submission. If the app is a covid-19 response, the type is responses. And this harmonious connection between work types and industry can create a more connecting work environment. But be careful, with too much flexibility comes great responsibility. Follow our Total Software Review to see what we recommend about Podio and its function and sees if this is the no-code platform for you!

PROS

Apps and Packs very flexible to use
Podio Market Place powerful resource of apps.
Notify every single step to meet all deadlines
Easy to use mobile app with basic tools good for project handling and management
Automated platform
Real time updates
Compartmentalize

CONS

Not easy to customize for new users
Lots of rules and restrictions
No offline use of mobile
Project sharing is bit difficulty
Hard to tag someone in response

Citrix Podio Quick Info

What is Citrix Podio?

A low-code work management solution that allows you to create basic apps to organise your work

Podio from Citrix is a work management solution that brings in an element of no-code functionality.
Through the use of Apps within Podio, users can create apps for any type of work organisation that they need.
This is a truly flexible system where you can give your App any name, and then add a range of fields to this.

With no-code platforms, we always like to point out the benefits and issues that can occur.

The benefit is you can create a range of Apps to capture info.
And the issue is that you are free to add fields to an App, and without proper testing, you may run into issues when end-users start populating content or finding that data doesn’t connect because a relationship is missing.

So how does Podio get around this? Well, it’s a great question, and they help to solve this by use of the Podio App Market.

Podio App Market has 100’s if not 1000’s of packs and apps. Apps are singular, Packs contain multiple Apps!

Make sure to head to Podio App Market when you first start, there are apps for all industries!

The benefit here is you can pick some key areas that are relevant to your work industry and get started. Apps are sorted by function and industry. Some reliable examples are the Project Management pack, Sales Management Pack and a fitting one that moment during the pandemic. The Back to Office App Pack!

So getting into Podio, definitely ensure you set up a Workspace with a name that relates to your team or company. Then head to the Podio App Market and start to bring your Podio environment to working life.

We did find the interface, like many work management solutions, a little confusing on the first navigation. There are a lot of options to drill down to. Our recommendation would be always to go to the main workspace you work in. And when getting started, aim to limit the number of workspaces so all your apps are contained within one area. Then slowly branch out once you are confident in the structure you want.

Once you have the basic setup going, you will be able to drill down into the apps.

The use of apps creates item types. For example, the Project app would contain the item type Project. A covid-19 response form would have items covid-19 responses.
Items in Podio count towards usage, and this is where the Free Plan could quickly become consumed. Especially if your particular work app is receiving a lot of requests. The Free Plan allows up to 500 items in total.

Once you start adding Apps and Packs to your Podio you will see the system take shape.

Now we should point out that this flexibility is great, however, users may find a tool like Accelo or MeisterTask a lot simpler to start where those tools are more limited in creating apps, but the starting interface covers most of the basics. And in reality, a majority of organisations are most likely going to use standard things like IT Requests, Tasks, Sales, Customers, Projects and so forth. So it is worth considering if you like to tinker with apps or are happy to follow a solutions lead.

With Podio, there is also a healthy range of API and developer options that we will drill down further.

Have a look at the Total Software Info research below and see if Podio is the no-code work management solution you need to create an unlimited range of app work types!

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