Comparison

Plutio vs ActiveCollab

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Plutio

Manage your entire freelance business in a single, branded platform. Organize clients, projects, invoices, contracts, and tasks. Automate workflows and leverage an AI assistant to streamline operations and boost productivity.

Highlights
  • Client relationship management
  • Project and task management
  • Invoicing and payment processing
  • Proposals and contracts
  • Time tracking
  • Forms and scheduling
  • Automation builder
  • AI assistant
Features
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Your clients in one app, invoices in another, tasks on your phone, files on your laptop, reminders in your head… your business is scattered and nothing is connected. All that app overload, context switching, and paying for multiple subscriptions is draining your time, money, and focus. It keeps you busy instead of growing. It holds you back from doing your best work and reaching your full potential. Plutio is the all-in-one, fully branded platform that brings everything you need to run, grow, and automate your entire business into one app; clients, projects, invoices, contracts, tasks, messages, forms, time tracking, and so much more. Everything you need in one app: • CRM for freelancers to manage clients, leads, and relationships • Project and task management with boards, timelines, and subtasks • Invoices and recurring payments with Stripe and PayPal integration • Proposals and contracts with e-signatures and real-time tracking • Time tracking linked directly to tasks and invoices • Forms and schedulers for collecting data and booking meetings • Automation builder to run workflows automatically • AI assistant to plan, write, update, and execute instantly Plutio: One Platform. One AI. Zero Busywork.

About

ActiveCollab

This tool helps organize and manage projects by breaking them into tasks, setting deadlines, and assigning responsibilities. It facilitates team communication and collaboration, allowing users to track progress and receive real-time updates.

Highlights
  • Project organization into tasks
  • Task assignment and deadlines
  • File uploading and sharing
  • Team communication and collaboration
  • Real-time notifications
  • Multiple project views (Kanban, List, Gantt)
  • Time tracking and reporting
Features
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ActiveCollab is THE project management tool that helps you complete your projects within budget and deadline. ORGANIZE & MANAGE • Split your projects into tasks • Set up start and due dates for each task • Assign tasks to the right people • Upload files COMMUNICATE & COLLABORATE • Track a task's progress through comments • Mention team members • Put endless email chains behind you! PLAN & STAY UPDATED • Get a personal to-do list of upcoming assignments • Get real-time notifications • Stay updated on the go But that's not all. Our desktop app offers many more features: • Three project views: Kanban, List, Gantt • Task dependencies and auto rescheduling • Upload files or attach them from G-Drive or Dropbox • Time tracking on tasks and projects • Personal and team timesheet • Workload management • Availability records • Advanced reporting • Invoicing and integration with Quickbooks and Xero Collaborate with your team and clients or use ActiveCollab for personal organisation. Keep the essentials in your pocket, and stay in the loop wherever you are!

Screenshots

Plutio4 screens
ActiveCollab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ActiveCollab at 4.6 against Plutio's 3.6. ActiveCollab also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). Plutio's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 38%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ActiveCollab holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 42 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Plutio's written reviews are positive against 38% of ActiveCollab's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plutio ships an update every 2 weeks, ActiveCollab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Plutio versus ActiveCollab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlutioActiveCollab
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (37 ratings)4.6 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews — better38.1% of reviews
Number of ratings3742 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size265 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlutioA51 DOO

Customer experience

Plutio

All ratings37 ratings
Positive62.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative29.7%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative31.6%

ActiveCollab

All ratings42 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative52.4%

In-app purchases

None

Plutio

No in-app purchases

None

ActiveCollab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plutio free?
Plutio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ActiveCollab free?
ActiveCollab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plutio or ActiveCollab?
ActiveCollab is rated higher. Plutio averages 3.6 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while ActiveCollab averages 4.6 from 42 ratings.
Do Plutio or ActiveCollab have ads?
Neither Plutio nor ActiveCollab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plutio or ActiveCollab?
Plutio ships an update every 2 weeks, and ActiveCollab every 3 weeks. Most recently, Plutio was updated on August 28, 2026 and ActiveCollab on September 21, 2026.

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