Object & Order gives you full studio operations plus back-office procurement, sales tax handling, and AI order tracking. Programa charges per seat before a single order is placed.
Both tools can manage design work. The deciding factor is whether you also need purchasing operations and back-office execution handled in the same system.
Object & Order handles the operational layer: invoice-to-order flow, payment checks before ordering, and sales tax in the same workflow.
You still get full studio operations: projects, schedules, tasks, client collaboration, and real-time editing. No per-user bill before work starts.
Programa is strong on visual planning. Object & Order adds native Gmail/Outlook and AI tracking so confirmations and shipment updates sync automatically.
$0/month
Run your full studio workflow without subscription fees. You only pay when purchases flow through the platform.
Programa software cost
$141-177/mo
Object & Order software cost
$0/mo
Pricing model
10% on trade costs
Sales tax is handled in the same purchasing flow, with no monthly seat fee.
Bring your existing data in directly and connect your inboxes. No custom migration project required.
If your team only needs visual planning and you are not focused on purchasing operations yet, waiting can make sense.
This table shows where Object & Order and Programa differ on pricing, tracking, and day-to-day operations.
| Feature | Object & Order Free | Programa |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Free to use | — | |
| No per-seat fees | — | |
| Monthly subscription | — | $47-59/user/mo* |
| Procurement Operations | ||
| Native email inbox | Gmail + Outlook | — |
| AI order extraction from inbox | — | |
| Auto PO and carrier tracking sync | — | |
| Collaboration | ||
| Real-time collaborative editing | — | |
| Live presence in shared schedules | — | |
| Financial Workflow | ||
| Single invoice and payment collection flow | — | |
| Stripe payments | — | |
* Programa pricing reference reflects publicly available pricing pages and third-party listings reviewed in May 2026: programa.design/pricing and programa.com/eu/pricing. Values should be re-verified before publishing major updates.
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