Podium Implements Major Price Hikes: Core Plan Up 60% to $399/Month, Pro Plan Up 46% to $599/Month
What happened
Between the Jan 5, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024 captures of Podium's pricing page, Pulse recorded 6 changes: Essentials plan renamed to Core; Professional plan renamed to Signature; Entry-level plan (Essentials → Core) increased from $249/month to $399/month (60% increase); Standard plan renamed to Pro; Top-tier plan pricing changed from $599/month to custom pricing (Professional → Signature); Mid-tier plan (Standard → Pro) increased from $409/month to $599/month (46% increase). Pulse files it as a pricing change (plan renamed, price increase, price hidden) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jul 4, 2026) lists Core at $399 and Pro at $599.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Podium. Podium has been tracked since 2023-12-19.
In the same window Intercom, HubSpot, Twilio, Sproutsocial and Hootsuite also changed their CRM pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Core · PlanRenamedEssentials planCore
- Signature · PlanRenamedProfessional planSignature
- Core · Price+60%$249/month$399/month
- Pro · PlanRenamedStandard planPro
- Signature · Price visibilityChanged$599/monthcustom pricing
- Pro · Price+46%$409/month$599/month
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Plan | Essentials plan | Core | Renamed |
| Signature | Plan | Professional plan | Signature | Renamed |
| Core | Price | $249/month | $399/month | +60% |
| Pro | Plan | Standard plan | Pro | Renamed |
| Signature | Price visibility | $599/month | custom pricing | Changed |
| Pro | Price | $409/month | $599/month | +46% |
Values as written on Podium's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Podium's pricing page (podium.com) from Jan 5, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where core price reads $249/month and then $399/month.
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Podium, pricing history
Full history- Q1 2025packagingPodium Transitions Core and Pro Plans to Custom Pricing, Requiring Sales Contact for Subscription Details
- Q3 2024improvedPodium Introduces Exclusive AI Employee Features in Signature Plan with AI Scheduler, AI Marketer, and AI Salesperson
- Q2 2024packagingPodium Renames Conversational AI Agent to AI Employee, Highlighting Multi-Location Business Discounts
- Q1 2024packagingPodium Implements Major Price Hikes: Core Plan Up 60% to $399/Month, Pro Plan Up 46% to $599/Month · this change
Across CRM in the same window
All CRM changes- IntercomJan 21Intercom Increases Phone Service Minimum Pricing by 243%, Now Starting at $0.012 per Minute
- HubSpotJan 21HubSpot Transforms Pricing Model with Flat Allocation of Credits and Expands Allocation to 500 Credits
- TwilioJan 21Twilio Launches Video API with Competitive Pricing at $0.004/min for Video Calls
- SproutsocialJan 12Sproutsocial Enhances Advanced Plan with API Access, Removes API from Premium Analytics Add-on
- HootsuiteJan 11Hootsuite Removes Ad Spend Limits on Professional and Team Plans, Unlocking Unlimited Post Boosting
Questions about this change
Did Podium raise prices in April 2024?
Yes. Pulse captured Podium's pricing page on Jan 5, 2024 and again on Apr 1, 2024 and recorded 2 price increases: Core: $249/month → $399/month (+60%); Pro: $409/month → $599/month (+46%).
What changed on Podium's pricing page between Jan 5, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024?
Core plan: Essentials plan → Core, renamed; Signature plan: Professional plan → Signature, renamed; Core price: $249/month → $399/month (+60%); Pro plan: Standard plan → Pro, renamed; Signature price visibility: $599/month → custom pricing, changed; Pro price: $409/month → $599/month (+46%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jan 5, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Podium change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Podium in the 90 days before this one; Podium has been tracked since 2023-12-19.