Paymo review
A broad project-and-billing workspace for freelancers and small teams.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Paymo is an online work and project management platform for freelancers, small businesses, and teams that need project delivery alongside billing. It brings together task management, project planning, resource scheduling, time tracking, collaboration, estimates, expenses, invoices, payments, and profitability reporting. Work can be organized through list, table, board, calendar, and Gantt views, with desktop and mobile applications available alongside web access. External collaborators can receive controlled guest access to selected projects, tasks, discussions, and documents.
The plan structure makes Paymo suitable for starting small and adding capacity as project needs grow. Free includes unlimited time tracking, unlimited invoices, one client, two projects, unlimited tasks, and task list view. Solo costs $5.90 per user per month with annual billing and adds flat-rate and retainer projects, three clients, five projects, calendar and Kanban views, guest access, and 5 GB of storage. Plus costs $10.90 per user per month with annual billing and adds unlimited users, clients, and projects, recurring tasks, timesheet reports, templates, proofing, and versioning. Pro costs $16.90 per user per month with annual billing and adds portfolio Gantt views, dependencies, employee scheduling, workload management, timesheet approvals, and leave management.
Paymo’s breadth is its central advantage for independent professionals who would otherwise combine separate tools for delivery, time capture, client billing, and project profitability. Its platform coverage includes web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and API access. Integrations include Slack, QuickBooks Online, Xero, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Zapier, Adobe Creative Cloud, and others. Choose Paymo when project work and billing belong in one workspace. Choose an alternative if you need more generous free-plan capacity or a documented general-purpose automation rules system.
Paymo pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Combines task planning, time tracking, invoicing, and expenses
- Offers list, board, calendar, table, and Gantt task views
- Supports guest access, proofing, reporting, and online payments
- Where it doesn't
- The Free plan supports one user, one client, and two projects
- Advanced scheduling and workload features require the Pro plan
- General workflow automation rules are not part of the published feature set
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