# Paymo

> Project management with time tracking and client invoicing

Paymo combines task and project management with time tracking and invoicing, aimed at freelancers, agencies and other client-service businesses. Work can be laid out as lists, Kanban boards or Gantt charts, tracked time flows into timesheets and invoices, and the top plan adds team scheduling and leave planning. Free and Solo plans cover a single user; the per-user Plus and Pro plans are for teams.

- **Category:** Project Management
- **Made by:** Paymo LLC (since 2007)
- **Website:** https://www.paymoapp.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 5, 2026

## Pricing

Paymo has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.9 per month, billed annually (Solo, 1 user).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free plan for 1 user: 1 client, 2 projects, unlimited tasks, time tracking and invoices, the task list view, desktop and mobile apps, and 1 GB of storage.
- **Free trial:** 15-day free trial of a paid plan, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

Read from https://www.paymoapp.com/pricing/ on Oct 5, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Paymo before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Up to 40% off with annual billing** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://www.paymoapp.com/pricing/
- **Reduced first 3 months on monthly plans** (Other savings): 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. Source: https://www.paymoapp.com/pricing/
- **Half price for schools and universities** (Education): 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. Source: https://www.paymoapp.com/project-management-universities/

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## Works with

Google Calendar, Google Drive, Slack, QuickBooks Online, Zapier, Make, Typeform, Pomodone

**Tags:** Tasks, Time tracking, Invoicing, Kanban boards, Gantt & timelines, Pomodoro timer, Public API

## Alternatives

- [Teamwork.com](https://toolgpa.com/tools/teamwork): Project and resource management for client service teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/paymo-vs-teamwork)
- [Avaza](https://toolgpa.com/tools/avaza): Project management with timesheets, expenses and invoicing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avaza-vs-paymo)
- [Harvest](https://toolgpa.com/tools/harvest): Time tracking that turns logged hours into client invoices. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/harvest-vs-paymo)
- [Productive](https://toolgpa.com/tools/productive): Projects, resourcing and finances for agencies and consultancies. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/paymo-vs-productive)
- [ActiveCollab](https://toolgpa.com/tools/activecollab): Project workspace with time tracking and invoicing for service teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/activecollab-vs-paymo)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 5, 2026:

- https://www.paymoapp.com/pricing/
- https://www.paymoapp.com/downloads/
- https://www.paymoapp.com/mobile-apps/
- https://www.paymoapp.com/integrations/
- https://www.paymoapp.com/project-management-universities/
- https://www.paymoapp.com/team/

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