Freelo vs Paymo

Freelo

• Small teams and freelancers who bring clients in as guests
• Teams that report hours and costs per task and project
• Czech-speaking teams that want support in their own language

Paymo

• Freelancers billing clients for tracked time, on the single-user plans
• Agencies and consultancies that track time and invoice from one tool
• Teams that want resource scheduling and leave planning beside their projects

Freelo

• Prices are in euros and exclude VAT. The Business per-user price depends on team size: a single license is €49 a month, paid annually.
• The Free plan allows 3 active projects, 3 invited users and 500 MB, and Lite stops at 9 users.
• Timeline (Gantt), task dependencies, custom fields, the API and AI integration all need Business or Premium.
• There is no native desktop app; the help center describes installing the web app as a PWA instead.

Paymo

• Free and Solo are limited to 1 user, with 2 and 5 projects respectively. Adding teammates means moving to Plus or Pro.
• Gantt charts, task dependencies, team scheduling, timesheet approvals and leave management are on the Pro plan only.
• Integrations and API access start at the Plus plan.
• Monthly billing costs more: $9.9, $15.9 and $23.9 against $5.9, $10.9 and $16.9 on annual billing.

Freelo

Projects, to-do lists and tasks

Projects group to-do lists and tasks, each with an assignee, deadline, priority, attached files and its own comment thread.

Row, kanban, calendar and timeline views

Tasks can be shown as rows, kanban columns or a calendar on every plan. The Timeline (Gantt) view and task dependencies need Business or Premium.

Time tracking and reports

Time tracked on tasks feeds daily, weekly and monthly reports of hours and costs, with CSV export. These are included on every plan, including Free.

Guest accounts

Business includes up to 100 free guest accounts and Premium up to 200, for clients and freelancers who do not need a full license.

AI connections

An MCP server and a Claude skill let AI assistants read and update tasks, and the built-in ToDoo assistant answers questions from Freelo's documentation.

Forms

Freelo Forms collect requests or feedback from anyone, and each submission creates a task in a chosen project and to-do list.

Paymo

Time tracking

Time is logged with a stopwatch, as intervals or in bulk. The Paymo Track desktop app can also record time spent in desktop apps automatically and includes a Pomodoro mode.

Task views

The task list view is on every plan. Calendar and Kanban views start on Solo, the spreadsheet view and cross-project Meta Kanban on Plus, and the Gantt chart on Pro.

Invoicing, estimates and expenses

Timesheet data can be turned into invoices, which are unlimited on every plan. Estimates, expenses and recurring invoices are added on Plus.

Team scheduling and leave

The Pro plan adds employee scheduling, a workload view, automatic ghost bookings and employee leave management.

Project profitability and templates

From the Plus plan, projects can be created from templates and their profitability tracked. Flat-rate and retainer project types start on Solo.

File proofing and versioning

Files can be reviewed and versioned inside Paymo from the Plus plan, which also raises storage to 50 GB.

Freelo

• Free€0

  Up to 3 active projects, you and 3 invited users, and 500 MB of shared storage. Row, kanban and calendar views, time tracking and reports.

• Lite€10

  per user / month, billed monthly; 14% less paid annually

  Up to 9 users, unlimited projects, 15 GB of storage and mind maps. The page currently shows a promo-code price of €6.45 for the first year, paid annually.

• Business€10.90

  per user / month, paid annually, at 10 users; €12.75 monthly

  All features, 100 free guests and 200 GB. The per-user price depends on team size: €49 for 1 user, €8.55 at 20 to 39 and €6.73 at 100 or more, paid annually.

• Premium€19.90

  per user / month, billed annually; €23.14 billed monthly

  Everything in Business for 5 or more users, with 200 free guests, 1 TB of storage and 4 hours of project management consultation a year.

• EnterpriseCustom

  A customized plan for large companies, arranged with the sales team.

Paymo

• Free$0

  1 user, 1 client and 2 projects with unlimited tasks, time tracking and invoices, the task list view and 1 GB of storage.

• Solo$5.9

  per month, billed annually ($9.9 billed monthly)

  1 user, 3 clients and 5 projects. Adds calendar and Kanban task views, flat-rate and retainer projects, guest access, in-app support and 5 GB of storage.

• Plus$10.9

  per user / month, billed annually ($15.9 billed monthly)

  Unlimited users, clients and projects. Adds spreadsheet view, recurring tasks, timesheet reports, estimates, expenses, proofing, integrations, API access and 50 GB.

• Pro$16.9

  per user / month, billed annually ($23.9 billed monthly)

  Adds Gantt charts, task dependencies, employee scheduling and workload, timesheet approvals, leave management, priority support and 500 GB of storage.

Freelo

• Annual discount

  14% off with annual payment

  The pricing page gives a 14% discount for annual payment, which also opens the option of paying by bank transfer on invoice.

Paymo

• Annual discount

  Up to 40% off with annual billing

  Paymo's pricing FAQ puts the saving from yearly payment at up to 40%. Solo is $5.9 instead of $9.9 a month, Plus $10.9 instead of $15.9 and Pro $16.9 instead of $23.9 per user.

• Other savings

  Reduced first 3 months on monthly plans

  A Summer Special Offer gives new customers on monthly billing up to 40% off for the first three months: $5.9 Solo, $10.9 Plus and $16.9 Pro. The page shows no end date.

• Education

  Half price for schools and universities

  Paymo offers universities, colleges and schools its plans at half price. The offer is activated by contacting the company after signing up and cannot be combined with other promotions.