I've started using Bright Pod since early September and it's been pretty cool. I like how the graphics and structure make it easy to identify things that have to be done this week and next week.

They have very helpful forums and walk you through every step. It is a nice way to track how multiple team members of my department are up do with out micromanaging.

Great for marketing teams, but lacks some integrations.

It's easy to use, provides good analytics and the customer service and openness to suggested improvements is fantastic.

This system is super easy to use, at this point I can add tasks with my eyes closed. I love the support we receive, always an answer almost instantly to any questions we have.

Of interest to consultants and freelancers, a great feature is the ability to track budgeted time, assign clients and attached team lead(s) to each pod.

As the owner of a small, but growing agency, Brightpod's price point and offerings are a great fit for my small business.

Everyone on the team picked up the software quickly and enjoyed the clean layout. It has made  organizing and collaborating much easier.

The scrolling on the pods can be a little annoying if it's a particularly full pod.

The best part is that it integrates with Google Drive and Dropbox making it quick and easy to transfer documents online.

Inability to move task lists into another pod so that all data, files, and comments go with it.

You have a full overview of everything that is going on and good tracking functionalities, great when you're dealing with different time zones and different clients.

I love that there is a collaboration tool like Brightpod that is so focused on marketing project details.

The main thing I don't like the fact that this software has no accompanying app.

If you hate project management systems, this is the one for you.

Easy to use, centralizes all of our projects, shows how much time is spent on each project, easy to track progress of projects.

I like the most with this product is that it is really helpful when estimating the job cost of our project.

WorkflowMax was a good tool for the needs of the company. It is however lacking in terms of visualision of reports and data.

It's great for timing tasks and has a great customer support as well.

The ability to calculate and manage task time automatically without having people try to manually work out their hours is very helpful.

It really takes time to master the software. What I find also confusing is that you can add returns for individuals under the company account where they are owners or shareholders.

We have used workflowmax for years with the integration to Xero accounting software. The software has been reliable and the added mobile upgrades have increased our insight from out of the office.

Cloud based, no updates required. Great technical support.

Editing jobs and tasks is sometimes a bit more difficult than it needs to be.

It was difficult to configure and setup from an invoicing perspective.

Significant job and task templating abilities allow multiple activity streams to be systematised within one application. Powerful reporting engine with the ability to extend with custom reports.

I love how easy it is to start timing a job/task for billable time tracking. The website is fast to load and use with a great UI.

The custom reporting can be a bit hard to navigate around, especially for any newcomers to the system.

WorkflowMax is the best at tracking time and project costs.

Great value for money - does 95% of what other more sophisticated systems do at a fraction of the price. Easy set up and implementation.

We use WFM for project management and timesheet management. It's easy to use and for managing small projects, it is a great product.

It allows you to create great custom reports and is very handy for tracking your time. It integrates with Xero.

I like how easy and convenient it is for this program to track billable time. The program is user friendly and efficient.

WFM cannot handle multi-line itemised quotes, is slow to use and has very limited functionality.

Typically, paperwork goes missing, emails go missing.

Workflow max helps to solve the issue of effective invoicing of time worked on each client.

It can get costly to get all your project contractors accessing project documents.

All in all an extremely good, cost effective solution that integrates well with Xero and all of our clients are always happy with the solution.

Reporting is clunky an non-intuitive. Extra features in the premium version are seriously overpriced.

Overall we really like it. It is perfect for a small business with limited needs.

Any quotation with more than a dozen lines become hard to follow.

Easy to use, haven't had any big issues and good way to keep track.

Integration with Xero is really the biggest benefit... also their estimate-to-invoice system is pretty good.

Custom reports are great. It kept us on track with schedules.

The support is terrible, reports are clunky at times and you need to pay extra to unlock half decent reports.

Their helpdesk is awesome, and always friendly. The layout of the invoices is really clean and tidy.

Not too much else that is a problem - especially for the price.

WorkflowMax provides us the opportunity to run our own reports with a very powerful custom report builder in a very easy and intuitive way.

This is a good app I find particularly useful for easily adding time and cost while I am out and about away from the office. Makes my life that little bit easier which I appreciate.

Excellent reporting functionality. Very robust and reliable.

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Brightpod from Synage, is a cloud-based project management solution suited for businesses of all sizes. It is primarily used by marketing agencies or the marketing teams of businesses in a variety of industries.


In Brightpod, projects are called "pods," and users add workflows—made up of task lists, goals and milestones to them. Tasks can also be assigned a priority level. Visual indicators include progress bars, green thumbnail outlines to indicate the project lead and project color-coding options.


Pre-built marketing workflows include an SEO checklist, an email marketing workflow, a workflow for setting up a website in WordPress and more. Users can also create and reuse customized workflows.


Additional features include adding new users with roles and permissions, including clients and assigning people to a project or task by dragging their thumbnail image to it. Users can choose different views, including the "flow" view, where tasks can be dragged and moved as they are completed.


Brightpod offers a monthly subscription with three pricing plans. Upgrades include extra storage, additional users, projects and time tracking and reporting features.



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AB Testing

Social Marketing

Marketing Calendar

Project Planning/Scheduling

Project Management

Projections

Communication Management

Brainstorming

Calendar Management

Collaboration Tools

Template Management

ROI Tracking

Mobile Access

Discussions/Forums

Agile Methodologies

Marketing Automation

Landing Pages/Web Forms

Dynamic Content

File Sharing

Segmentation

Time & Expense Tracking

Reporting/Project Tracking

Customizable Templates

Billing & Invoicing

Kanban Board

Prioritization

Task Management

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All our plans come with a 30-day free trial. This will give you enough time to test out all the features and see if this is right for your team. We do not require you to enter your credit card at the time of signup. 

Here are the list of plans:

Free
Professional - $25/month
Plus - $49/month
Power - $99/month

All plans include email reminders, reporting, time tracking, branding, backup & personalized email support.


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Workflow Max is a cloud-based workflow and job management solution designed to serve small to midsize service-based businesses. Along with key project management capabilities, the solution provides quote creation, timesheets, job costing and other features integral to the project process.


Once a project is started, WorkflowMax features tools to manage project execution, including the ability to integrate with several popular document management systems, such as Google Drive, Box and Dropbox. The timesheet functionality allows employees to work within their own timesheets online. The solution also offers integration with third-party payroll systems.


WorkflowMax’s job costing shows all expenses in a single space, including all invoices and costing information. Employee scheduling creates a way to view and assign all employee tasks. WorkflowMax features a sales dashboard that shows leads that are hot, warm, cold or closed so that businesses can keep an eye on their sales pipeline.


The solution is available on a monthly subscription basis.



Milestone Tracking

Employee Management

Purchase Order Management

Invoice History

Status Tracking

Time Tracking

Customizable Reports

Document Storage

Access Controls/Permissions

Activity Tracking

Timer

Contract/License Management

Project Billing

Invoice Management

Timesheet Management

Customizable Invoices

Time Tracking by Client

Pipeline Management

Customer Database

Resource Management

Job Management

Customizable Fields

Assignment Management

Automated Quoting

Scheduling

Data Import/Export

Accounting

Multiple Projects

Contact Management

Project Time Tracking

Hourly Billing

Lead Management

Multi-Currency

Cost-to-Completion Tracking

Online Invoicing

Time Tracking by Project

Real Time Data

Performance Metrics

Billing Portal

Client Portal

Real Time Notifications

Workflow Management

Email Management

Project Tracking

Percent-Complete Tracking

Budgeting/Forecasting

Activity Dashboard

Invoice Processing

Reporting & Statistics

Estimating

Job Scheduling

Accounting Integration

Interaction Tracking

Expense Tracking

Real Time Reporting

Customizable Branding

Budget Management

Reporting/Analytics

Contact Database

Monitoring

Job Tracking

Summary Reports

Client Management

Quotes/Estimates

Customer History

Purchasing & Receiving

Third Party Integrations

Document Management

Search/Filter

Cost Estimating

Contractor Management

Supplier Management

Subcontractor Monitoring

1 User - US$15/month
5 Users - US$49/month
10 Users - US$99/month (Most popular)
20 Users - US$149/month
Unlimited Users - US$199/month 

Add WorkflowMax's Lead Manager (CRM) module for $15 extra per month. 



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