Podio vs. InfoLobby
An objective comparison.
Although Podio and InfoLobby share a lot of similarities, there are some subtle differences you should be aware of. Here we break down some of the main features to help you decide which product would be the best fit for your business.
We tried to make this comparison as objective as possible, and all parties were involved in the collaboration thereof.
| Podio |  InfoLobby |
|
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Plus: $14/user Premium: $24/user You require a Premium plan to take advantage of the advanced workflows. All users must be on the same price tier. |
$10/User $45/Admin Not all users have to be on the same tier. Only admins can create tables and workflows. |
| External users / Guests | Free Guests, but they cannot create items. | Guests have full access but require paid licence (own account). |
| Limits | 500k items/app 5M workflow actions |
Unlimited |
| Large Data | ⨯ max 500k items / app |
✓ Unlimited records / table |
| Data Views | ★★★★ Table, Badge, Kanban, Calendar, Activity |
★★★ Tables, Calendars, Activity |
| Split Views | ✓ Yes |
⨯ No |
| Sub-Tables | ⨯ No |
✓ Yes |
| Item templates | ⨯ No |
⨯ No |
| Async Scripts | ⨯ No |
✓ Yes |
| Record Validation | ⨯ No |
✓ Yes |
| Report Widgets | ✓ Yes |
✓ Yes |
| Basic Tasks | ✓ Yes |
✓ Yes |
| Calendar | ✓ Yes |
✓ Yes |
| Chat | ✓ Yes |
⨯ No |
| @Mentions | ✓ Yes |
✓ Yes |
| App Market | ✓ Yes |
✓ Yes |
| A.I. Assistants | ⨯ No |
✓ Yes |
| User Permission Levels | ★★★ Space level plus sharing at App and Item level |
★★★★ Space, Table, Record, and Field level |
| Web Forms | ✓ Yes |
✓ Yes |
| Publicly Embeddable Views | - Limited cached tables via PWA |
✓ Yes – optional click through to detail |
| Email Integration | ★★ Limited ability to email in. Transactional emails through PWA. |
★★★★ Fully Integrated Email Support for transactional emails on records is baked in. |
| Mobile App | ★★ Dedicated mobile app with limited use. Web app does not work well on small devices. |
★★★★ Mobile Apps + Web Responsive. |
| Calculation Fields | ★★★★ Strong calculations using JavaScript that can reference related items. |
★★★★★ Fast SQL calculations + Strong LobbyScript(PHP) script fields that can reference ALL data. |
| Calculation Reliability | ★★★ Asynchronous processing sometimes presents delays under load and can occasionally fail. |
★★★★★ Calculations are performed in real-time as part of each SQL query. Always correct. Script fields are calculated on-demand on record view. Never cached. |
| Workflow Automation | ★★★ Strong workflow abilities through PWA. PWA is a separate service and does not have direct access to Podio, resulting in intermittent errors. |
★★★★ Strong workflow capabilities baked in. |
| Automation Loops | ★★★ Related items you can loop is capped. |
★★★★★ Unlimited - You can loop all related records, no matter how many. |
| Export Data | ★★ Export as Excel sheets only. No comments or files included. |
★★★★ Export Tables as Excel sheets or CSV & Raw export of all data in JSON format, including all comments, emails, and files. |
| Public API | ✓ Yes |
✓ Yes |
| Portal Builders | ✓ ProcFu |
✓ ProcFu |
| Integrations | Google Drive, ShareFile, RIghtSignature, O365, Box, DropBox ShareFile, RightSignature, ClickSend, and SMTP supported in automations |
SMTP Any HTTP API Any and all oAuth2 compliant APIs (eg: Zoom, Xero, QuickBooks, Asana, Podio, MS Teams, MailChimp, DocuSign, Todoist, Google, etc) |
| Workflow Code | PWA uses PHP in a sandboxed environment. Each action can only call whitelisted PHP functions. |
Uses PHP. Large extendable list of allowed PHP functions and some specialized extended functions. Has access to API and all Data. |
| Data Access Speed | ★★★★ Via Middleware. |
★★★★★ Direct SQL queries. |
| Infrastructure | All items are in a single database. No horizontal scaling possible. |
Each table is a physical SQL table. Orgs are spread over clusters. Can easily provision new clusters as required. |
| Bring your Own Database | ⨯ No |
⧗ Future Addition will allow you to connect your own on-prem MySQL database. |
| Website | podio.com | infolobby.com |
* "Podio" is a registered trademark and used in this document purely to identify the product under Nominative Fair Use.
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Admins
Manage Administrators and account access.
Apps
Install Apps from the App Market & customize.
Unlimited
Spaces
Tables
Records
Fields
Automations
Comments…
Freedom to create without worry. Batteries Included.
Guests
Invite Guest Users to view content.
Multiple Identities
Manage multiple identities & signatures.
keyboard shortcuts
Move quickly though your work with handy keyboard shortcuts.
Global Preferences
Date Format, number format, notifications. Apply once use everywhere.
Emojis
Go on, express yourself with style.
Global Search
Find what your looking for in a flash.
Activity
Keep your eye on recent activity.
AI Builder
Smart & Powerful AI building tools.
Explorer
See an interactive view of your Data's relationships
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