Podio Year in Review 2025: Stability, Progress and a Renewed Foundation

As we close out 2025, it’s a good time to reflect on how the Progress Podio platform has evolved over the past year—guided by a renewed focus on customers, stability and long-term product health. From key branding and positioning milestones to security investments and workflow improvements, 2025 was about reinforcing the foundations of the Podio platform, all while setting the stage for innovation in 2026.

Having been part of the Podio journey for over six years, I’ve seen the platform evolve through multiple phases. That long-term perspective shapes how I view 2025—not simply as a collection of updates, but as a meaningful turning point for the future of Podio development.

In this review, I’ll walk through the most important milestones from 2025—spanning product direction, platform improvements and renewed customer engagement—and share why they matter to your work as well as the long-term direction of Podio as a flexible work management solution.

A New Chapter: Podio Becomes Progress Podio

In April 2025, the Podio platform was re-established as an independent product line within Progress, with dedicated product ownership and a clearly defined roadmap—bringing renewed focus while continuing to benefit from the Progress scale and enterprise foundations.

Later in the year, Podio transitioned to the Progress Podio brand and launched a refreshed presence on progress.com/podio. This was more than a website move. Alongside it, we clarified the market positioning of the Podio app as a powerful and flexible all-in-one work management platform, grounded in real customer problems, practical use cases and clearer storytelling around how teams use Podio capabilities in practice.

Together, these changes establish the Podio foundation in a stronger, more intentional manner—one that aligns product direction, customer needs and long-term investment under a clearer identity. 

Security and Compliance: Trust Worth Building On

For any collaborative SaaS platform, trust starts with security and compliance. In 2025, we strengthened the foundation of the Podio platform through both formal governance milestones and practical security improvements.

We made the Podio SOC 2 Type II report available. Along with it, the ISO compliance reports were made accessible through the Progress ShareFile Trust Center, providing independent assurance around our controls for security, availability and confidentiality. These milestones support enterprise customers in their evaluation and onboarding processes and reflect continued investment in the operational maturity of the Podio platform.

In November, we also introduced Microsoft OAuth authorization for Podio Workflow Automation, enhancing security and reliability for customers using Microsoft-based email actions. By aligning authentication with modern OAuth standards, this update reduces risk and simplifies administration for IT teams.

Together, these efforts reinforce the readiness of Podio features to support secure, scalable work management with confidence.

Feature Enhancements: Structuring Work and Automating with Confidence

While much of the early part of the year centered around foundational transition and infrastructure, several product changes in 2025 had a direct, tangible impact on user workflows:

Better App Item Organization: Section Separators

In response to community feedback, we rolled out section separators for app items. This new field type helps users visually organize complex forms and datasets within Podio apps. Structuring data with clarity significantly improves usability for multi-stage business processes and large item definitions. 

Enhanced Filters for Workspace Views

We deployed enhanced filter capabilities, making it easier to sort, segment and locate the information that matters most in table and workspace views. Thoughtful filtering accelerates daily work and reduces cognitive load on teams managing large datasets. 

Strengthening Core Performance: Calculations and Automation

We invested in improving the reliability and performance of core Podio capabilities, particularly calculations and workflow automation—areas that are critical as customer use cases continue to scale in complexity.

We made targeted improvements to help calculations execute more predictably and efficiently, especially in apps with larger datasets and interdependent logic. At the same time, we focused on improving the stability of automation flows, reducing friction in scenarios where timely and accurate updates are essential.

While these improvements aren’t always visible as new features, they have a direct impact on everyday work—supporting more dependable reporting, smoother automation and greater confidence using the Podio platform to model real business processes.

From a product perspective, this work reflects an ongoing commitment to strengthening the foundation of the Podio platform, so it continues to perform reliably as teams grow and workflows evolve.

Billing and Operational Transitions

Transitions extend beyond interface changes. As part of the Progress acquisition, billing vendor names changed and, in some markets, new VAT/tax components were applied. These updates were  communicated clearly and early enough to mitigate surprises in invoice reconciliation and accounting workflows. 

Practical operational changes like this are foundational—they reinforce the viability of the Podio platform as a long-term solution, while preserving continuity for existing agreements and billing relationships.

Reconnecting with the Podio Community

In 2025, we made a deliberate effort to strengthen how we engage with the Podio community—focusing on listening more closely, sharing knowledge more consistently and supporting customers throughout their Podio journey.

Listening and Ongoing Feedback

In May, we launched the first Podio product survey in years, re-establishing a structured way for customers to directly influence the company direction. The insights we gathered helped us better understand how teams use Podio features today, where friction still exists and what areas matter most for future investment.

To support ongoing feedback beyond periodic surveys, we also introduced a redesigned Podio community experience, including a dedicated Podio Product Hub and an independent feature request space. This gives customers clearer visibility into product updates and a more focused channel to share ideas and feedback.

Sharing Knowledge and Improving Adoption

We resumed the Podio webinar series, hosting 14 webinars in 2025 with over 2,500 registrants. These sessions focused on practical guidance and best practices, while also creating space for direct dialogue through live Q&A with the Podio team. Some sessions also highlighted partner-built solutions and extensions, giving customers visibility into proven approaches and implementation patterns from the broader Podio ecosystem.

Alongside this, we launched Podio Academy, featuring short, bite-sized videos designed to support onboarding and ongoing learning—helping new users get productive faster while giving existing customers an easy way to revisit core concepts.

To further reduce friction in day-to-day use, we also introduced a new in-product Resource Center, giving users access to help content and guidance directly within the Podio platform, without leaving their work.

Strengthening Support and Partner Engagement

Behind the scenes, we’ve continued to improve the overall support experience, focusing on responsiveness and consistency as part of a broader effort to make it easier for customers to get help when they need it.

In parallel, we invested in rebuilding and expanding the Podio partner ecosystem. Throughout 2025, we added new and reactivated old partners across regions and industries, strengthening our ability to support customers with implementation, extensions and solution-specific expertise. This expanded partner network makes it easier for customers to work with partners aligned to their preferred geography, language and business context.

Together, these efforts reflect a more intentional and holistic approach to community engagement—one that spans feedback, learning, support and ecosystem collaboration.

Looking Ahead to 2026: Stability, Innovation and Customer-Centric Growth

So, where does this leave us as we enter 2026?

The Podio story in 2025 was about stability and focus—re-establishing clear product ownership, strengthening trust through security and compliance and improving the experiences that matter most in everyday work. These were not incremental changes; they were foundational.

Building on that foundation, our priorities for 2026 are centered on steady, intentional progress:

• Continuing investment in automation, helping teams reduce manual effort and move work forward more efficiently
• Ongoing UI and UX refinements, guided by real customer behavior and accessibility considerations
• Expanding integration opportunities across the Progress portfolio and with third-party systems, to support more connected and adaptable workflows
• Exploring AI-driven capabilities selectively, aligned with the broader Progress approach to responsible AI, where they can meaningfully support automation, insight and ease of use within the Podio platform

Perhaps most importantly, we remain committed to transparent, customer-driven product development. Feedback gathered through surveys, community discussions, webinars and direct conversations will continue to play a central role in shaping how Podio features evolve throughout 2026.

As we look ahead, our focus remains clear: building on a stable foundation, investing where it matters most and continuing to earn your trust as the Podio platform moves forward with confidence.

Closing Thoughts

At its core, the Podio platform is about giving you control over your work. Your process. Your structure. Your outcomes. In 2025, we doubled down on that philosophy by stabilizing under a strong brand, investing in trust with compliance, improving workflow automation and listening to you.

As a Podio evangelist and product manager, I am proud of where the Podio platform stands today: back in focus, back with a compelling foundation and ready to build forward with you.