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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    17hats

    Score10 out of 10
    N/A17hats from the company of the same name in Pasadena is a small business management solution presenting an all-in-one solution for contacts, projects, leads, quotes and invoicing.

    $45

    per month

    Salesforce Starter

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Salesforce Starter (formerly Salesforce Essentials) is a small business CRM that replaces the former SalesforceIQ product. It is priced at $35 per user, on a monthly basis, or at $25 per month for if billed annually ($300) and can be tried free for 14 days on a trial.

    $35

    per month per user

    Pricing
    17hatsSalesforce Starter
    Editions & Modules
    Starting Price
    $45.00
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    17hatsSalesforce Starter
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Considered Both Products
    17hats
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    17hatsSalesforce Starter
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of 17hats and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    17hats
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management10.02 Ratings7.27 Ratings
    Workflow management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.01 Ratings9.46 Ratings
    Contract management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management10.01 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.01 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of 17hats and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    17hats
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Case management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of 17hats and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    17hats
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    7.2
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Lead management8.01 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of 17hats and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    17hats
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Task management9.01 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management10.02 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of 17hats and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    17hats
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Custom fields9.92 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Custom objects10.01 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings5.75 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.25 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of 17hats and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    17hats
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Single sign-on capability10.01 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of 17hats and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    17hats
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Marketing automation8.01 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of 17hats and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    17hats
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access8.01 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of 17hats and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    17hats
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of 17hats and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    17hats
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Social engagement00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    17hatsSalesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    17hatsSalesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    17hats
    It's great if you want to set up all of your client management so that you don't have to keep manually going through every step. It's so nice for me and my clients to have all of their forms streamlined and automated.
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    Salesforce
    If you own a business that has complex selling processes or requires integrations with 3rd party tools/systems, you should look at Professional, Enterprise, or Unlimited editions. Salesforce operates very well across pretty much every industry, but not all sales, marketing, and operational processes are created equal. If your marketing process requires a long list of sendable contacts then I would recommend adding on Pardot or Hubspot. Always start small and scale up, to avoid boxing yourself in down the road.
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    Pros
    17hats
    • Invoicing
    • Creating online questionnaire
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    Salesforce
    • Tracking phone calls is extremely easy when using the app on the iphone. After a phone call is complete it prompts the user to enter in call details.
    • SalesforceIQ also automatically logs emails for us. This has saved us time from entering in information manually.
    • SalesforceIQ was easy to set up and allowed us customization for fields that were relevant to our business.
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    Cons
    17hats
    • Prior to this I was using only Stripe for my invoices and I loved that I could see all of my recurring client payments under "subscriptions." There might be a way to do this in 17Hats, but I'm just not sure. I like to be able to quickly see all of my current clients at a glance.
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    Salesforce
    • Table views can be sorted by column. Filters can be applied, but only to one column. Multi-column filtering like Excel allows would be extremely useful and a big improvement.
    • The ability to quick copy data in a table view would also be helpful, like (ctrl ') in excel.
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    Usability
    17hats
    It's been really great to use with my clients, but I cannot speak to setting it up as my VA handled all of that for me. I anticipate using it for a long time.
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    Salesforce
    The system is very user-friendly on a desktop but lacks mobile friendliness. The Customer relationship manager disappears after the deal is signed. We struggled to get the system in a usable format, which was not cost-effective. The CRM system on desktop was great but way more complicated than it should be.
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    Support Rating
    17hats
    It's chat based so you have to wait a bit to hear back from them but they have gotten quicker with their responses which I appreciate.
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    Salesforce
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    Alternatives Considered
    17hats
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    Salesforce
    more expensive but as an industry leader and go, the learning curve pays for itself in ROI in lost time in onboarding
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    Return on Investment
    17hats
    • ROI - Saves me time on creating invoices and questionnaires.
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    Salesforce
    • It made the job more efficient for staff so they can spend time doing other tasks rather than configuring and maintaining Salesforce Starter.
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