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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Affinity CRM

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AAffinity is a relationship intelligence platform enabling teams to leverage their network to close deals. Affinity manages relationships by auto-populating a connected CRM pipeline and unlocking introductions to decision makers.

    $2,000

    per year per user

    Cronetic

    N/AN/AN/AN/A

    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASugar Sell from SugarCRM is a collaborative CRM, allowing users to track and monitor activities, map each customer’s journey. Sugar Sell replaces former editions of the SugarCRM product, including the SugarCRM Community Edition, the open source edition, which is discontinued.

    $19

    per month per user (3 users minimum, billed annually)

    Pricing
    Affinity CRMCroneticSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $2000
    per year per user
    Scale
    $2300
    per year per user
    Advanced
    $2700
    per year per user
    Enterprise
    Contact
    No answers on this topic
    Essentials
    $19
    per month (billed annually) per user (3 user minimum, 9 user maximum)
    Standard
    $59
    per month (billed annually) per user (10 User Minimum)
    Advanced
    $85
    per month (billed annually) per user (10 user minimum)
    Premier
    $135
    per month (billed annually) per user (10 user minimum)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Affinity CRMCroneticSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Free Trial
    NoNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Affinity CRMCroneticSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Considered Multiple Products
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    SugarCRM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    70%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Affinity CRMCroneticSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Affinity CRM and Cronetic and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Cronetic
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    4.8
    33 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings00 Ratings5.032 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings00 Ratings6.028 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings00 Ratings6.026 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.026 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings00 Ratings7.029 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings00 Ratings3.026 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings00 Ratings4.024 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings00 Ratings3.030 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings00 Ratings2.025 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Affinity CRM and Cronetic and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Cronetic
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    2.3
    24 Ratings
    108% below category average
    Case management00 Ratings00 Ratings3.024 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings00 Ratings2.019 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings00 Ratings2.017 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Affinity CRM and Cronetic and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Cronetic
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    5.5
    25 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings00 Ratings6.022 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings00 Ratings5.023 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Affinity CRM and Cronetic and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Cronetic
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    3.0
    28 Ratings
    88% below category average
    Task management00 Ratings00 Ratings4.026 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings00 Ratings3.018 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings2.024 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Affinity CRM and Cronetic and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Cronetic
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    3.3
    28 Ratings
    79% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings00 Ratings3.024 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings00 Ratings2.025 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings00 Ratings5.027 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Affinity CRM and Cronetic and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Cronetic
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    5.5
    29 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings00 Ratings6.029 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings00 Ratings5.026 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings00 Ratings6.019 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings00 Ratings5.025 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Affinity CRM and Cronetic and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Cronetic
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    5.5
    27 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings00 Ratings5.021 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings00 Ratings6.026 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Affinity CRM and Cronetic and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Cronetic
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    3.0
    19 Ratings
    86% below category average
    Social data00 Ratings00 Ratings3.019 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings00 Ratings3.016 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Affinity CRM and Cronetic and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Cronetic
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    4.5
    19 Ratings
    50% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings00 Ratings5.019 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings00 Ratings4.013 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Affinity CRM and Cronetic and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Cronetic
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    4.0
    20 Ratings
    62% below category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings00 Ratings4.020 Ratings
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    Hunter
    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Podium
    Score7 out of 10
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    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Affinity CRMCroneticSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (59 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Affinity CRMCroneticSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    Nudge.ai is well suited for individual contributors without enough time or resource to do proper research on clients/prospects. It may work as well for larger teams, but I don't have experience using Nudge.ai in that environment. Nudge.ai is easy to use, so the onboarding and ramp-up time is quick.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    Sugar CRM is a good tool, but it's complex to customize. It often requires expensive 3rd partners to implement more complex scenarios that SugarCRM struggles to support; coming back with explanations was usually time-consuming and unsupported. The back end is overly complex in terms of what it needs to be, with many redundant database tables and columns.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    • Organization
    • Data Housing
    • Exporting Data
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    • Great way to keep myself organized. I do not miss appointments with clients since within the system I can input my appointment time and also send out a reminder to my clients.
    • It has a nice layout [that] does not seem to be cluttered. I find it to be very user friendly.
    • It has customizable dashboards which I find beneficial
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    • More prompts to update and sort new connections
    • More visual appeal on each listing on a list
    • An Outlook desktop app plugin
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    • The back-end programming (logical hooks) for advanced customizations could benefit from a more user-friendly interface
    • General layout could be improved by the addition of modern templates to customize the standard look and feel
    • Support communities could be further improved with the addition of videos on how to do specific configuration, modules.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    We will definitely be renewing. The value for the price we are paying is solid, and we are interested in growing our use to see if we can expand on the value we are getting from Nudge.ai.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    Our organization will continue to use Sugar as long as it remains cost effective and it addresses the majority of our needs. I will, however, recommend looking into other options once our needs increase and there is additional budget for some bigger named and more robust platform options. I feel if the application was friendlier to end users we would get better productivity as well.
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    Usability
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    There's a learning curve associated with Sugar. Right away, it's not as easy as an out-of-the-box CRM. Once you learn how to use Sugar, the system fits what your needs are. With any other CRM, you'd be trying to figure out how your company can best fit the CRM. You don't want to change your business cycle for your CRM, the CRM should fit your business cycle.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    SugarCRM has never been down for us.
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    Performance
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    No response time issues ever. Very productive due to its ease of use.
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    Support Rating
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    Nudge.ai is fairly intuitive, so the need for support is minimal. I have only had to reach out to the support team a couple of times for minor issue. The response has been quick and issues resolved to my satisfaction in a reasonable time frame. I have no issues with Nudge support at this time.
    Incentivized
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    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    The support overall at least for us has been phenomenal. Anytime that the system has any Issues at all IT gets in contact from someone from support to get the system back up and running. Have never gone more than 30 minutes with the system not working. So overall I will be definetely recommending this system in any other company that I may work for in the future.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    We feel clasroom training is essential to ensure user adoption and buy-in. Video and on-line training courses gave their place but being in a classroom setting enables the Team to make any potential CRM issues visble right up front.
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    Online Training
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    Only part of an implemementation as noted previously.
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    Implementation Rating
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    Study, study, and study. Be prepared to train everyday until all processes are flowing nicely. The CRM is the elephant and figuring out where to take the first bite can be a challenge. But there is only one way to eat this elephant, one bite at a time. Systematic planning is very important.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    Affinity is the bridge that links our communication through our software workflow.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    SugarCRM is a lot better in many ways then LogicsCRM which I started using when I started as a sales rep at Community Tax. Yet there is still room for a lot of improvements to accommodate a steady workflow. They integration of old CRM files seems to have worked great from Logics to Sugar.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    Works from 2-300 Users in our experience.
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    • Hard to quantify - I know my job would be exponentially more difficult if I didn't have it.
    • Affinity frees someone in business development or sales of the endless spreadsheets needed to track pipeline progress.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cronetic Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    • Overall seems to be more expensive than other subscription based CRMs.
    • Has positively impact our sales team to make more efficient and accountability among sales teams. Also allows for high level aggregated reporting
    • Has been impactful for all teams, not only sales to track individual activity on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
    Incentivized
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