Agile CRM vs. Mailchimp

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Agile CRM
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Agile CRM is a customer relationship management (CRM) software built to make the entire marketing and sales lifecycles more efficient, built around features like sales enablement, marketing automation, social suite, and web engagement.
$8.99
*per user per month
Mailchimp
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Mailchimp is the email marketing and marketing automation platform. Most email marketing platforms tell you how your campaigns perform, but Mailchimp goes a step beyond and tells you why by analyzing the data from half a billion emails sent through the platform every day to offer personalized recommendations for improving content, targeting, automations, and driving revenue using emails
$0
per month
Pricing
Agile CRMMailchimp
Editions & Modules
Starter
$8.99
*per user per month
Regular
$29.99
*per user per month
Enterprise
$47.99
*per user per month
Free
Free
for 10 users
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Agile CRMMailchimp
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details*pricing for 2 year plan.
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Community Pulse
Agile CRMMailchimp
Considered Both Products
Agile CRM
Chose Agile CRM
I trialed a number of other CRMs much to the disgust of my colleagues!

  • Pipedrive was great but more sales focussed and heavy on Javascript so felt slow at times
Chose Agile CRM
With Agile CRM, I get the most bang for my buck, being a one-man operation. Their selling point that they offer everything you need is very sexy when the budget is limited. At the end of the day, Agile CRM offered a solution to my core business problem (which was centralizing …
Mailchimp

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Agile CRMMailchimp
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
3.2
19 Ratings
82% below category average
Mailchimp
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Ratings
Customer data management / contact management3.619 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management5.416 Ratings00 Ratings
Territory management2.311 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management3.416 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)1.218 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management4.211 Ratings00 Ratings
Quote & order management3.612 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking3.818 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management1.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
1.8
16 Ratings
122% below category average
Mailchimp
-
Ratings
Case management1.814 Ratings00 Ratings
Call center management1.814 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk management1.816 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
3.3
19 Ratings
78% below category average
Mailchimp
-
Ratings
Lead management5.418 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing1.119 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
3.6
17 Ratings
71% below category average
Mailchimp
-
Ratings
Task management4.915 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management1.410 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting4.417 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
1.5
18 Ratings
134% below category average
Mailchimp
-
Ratings
Forecasting1.314 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization1.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports1.217 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
4.1
19 Ratings
59% below category average
Mailchimp
-
Ratings
Custom fields4.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom objects5.913 Ratings00 Ratings
Scripting environment1.59 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration5.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
5.9
16 Ratings
34% below category average
Mailchimp
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability5.915 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions5.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
3.0
12 Ratings
83% below category average
Mailchimp
-
Ratings
Social data3.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Social engagement3.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
5.2
14 Ratings
31% below category average
Mailchimp
-
Ratings
Marketing automation6.514 Ratings00 Ratings
Compensation management3.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
8.2
14 Ratings
9% above category average
Mailchimp
-
Ratings
Mobile access8.214 Ratings00 Ratings
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
-
Ratings
Mailchimp
8.0
472 Ratings
3% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings8.1437 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings7.8420 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.9401 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings7.5325 Ratings
A/B testing00 Ratings8.0356 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.1431 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings8.5459 Ratings
List management00 Ratings8.1459 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.7317 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
-
Ratings
Mailchimp
9.1
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings6.22 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
-
Ratings
Mailchimp
8.1
48 Ratings
6% above category average
Calendaring00 Ratings8.443 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings7.734 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
-
Ratings
Mailchimp
8.2
42 Ratings
9% above category average
Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings8.340 Ratings
Social profile integration00 Ratings8.134 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
-
Ratings
Mailchimp
7.5
457 Ratings
0% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.7120 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.0455 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.948 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
-
Ratings
Mailchimp
7.3
41 Ratings
4% below category average
API00 Ratings7.831 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings6.26 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings8.320 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings7.517 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Third-party software integrations00 Ratings7.636 Ratings
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User Ratings
Agile CRMMailchimp
Likelihood to Recommend
3.7
(20 ratings)
8.1
(496 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.5
(51 ratings)
Usability
2.1
(10 ratings)
8.4
(373 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
1.1
(10 ratings)
7.8
(14 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.5
(22 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Agile CRMMailchimp
Likelihood to Recommend
Agile CRM
Agile CRM is well suited if an existing customer business process is defined or drafted thoroughly. Agile allowed automating workflows and marketing to improve lead management and suppress tedious tasks so users can focus on more important matters. However, Agile CRM costs can increase significantly if you want additional features and customizations. If you know what you're doing with CRMs and marketing automation or customer contracts and management then AgileCRM is worth a try.
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Mailchimp
With Mailchimp we are able to revive and enhance our personal connect with the customers. The easy-to-use tools allows us to personalize the email content, segregate and target important leads & send relevant messages. Also, it offers interactive analysis on the performance of a particular campaign. We can judge the effectiveness of our mailers in real time.
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Pros
Agile CRM
  • The set-up was simple. We ran into a snag with my domain verification, but Agile support worked with me to get it resolved.
  • I love being able to create several scripts based on persona. You can easily use a rule to display the appropriate script for each contact.
  • Even team members new to CRM were able to grasp it and be efficient within a few hours - it's simple to navigate.
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Mailchimp
  • Mailchimp allows you to manage your mailing list really well. You can subscribe people, unsubscribe people manage the mailing list directly into segments, and what not.
  • Mailchimp has features where you can create campaigns based on your mailing lists and send out newsletters to your subscribers based on a multitude of parameters that you can setup. Such as send email daily, weekly, monthly and they also have event based mails that you can send out.
  • Mailchimp also has a feature where you can design your emails. The look and aesthetics are very important when sending emails to your subscribers and all those needs are addressed here.
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Cons
Agile CRM
  • The email template building tool is inflexible although it is simple to use and looks nice if you can work within its parameters.
  • Customer Support is not committed to finding answers and providing the best solutions. Many times each support person has a different answer or fixing a bug will take up to 2 weeks to address. They do not seem to understand that they are an online marketing platform that requires solutions within hours (or maybe days) and not weeks.
  • At some point in mid-2021, the process for sending out emails to 10s of thousands of contacts stopped functioning as simply and effectively as it had in the past. My staff (which I use as test cases) was no longer receiving emails, even though it showed in the system that they had received it (and no, it wasn't in spam). The bandaids that they provided me would work for one or two mailings and then stop working again. I was regularly trying to get customer support to find my answers but they were never able to solve my problem. The basic functionality that I appreciated - sending out nicely formatted email newsletters - is now completely gone and the platform is useless for our needs.
  • The reporting tools are awful and poorly configured. Querying on groups of people is inconsistent and inaccurate. There is no segmentation feature that I found that was actually effective.
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Mailchimp
  • The interface remains a cluttered, non-intuitive mess. That's true from the haphazard way features are organized to the actual email layout.
  • Analytics have never been a priority, and I don't see that changing with Intuit's new ownership. I'm very frustrated over the limited choices for reporting, even when using third-party solutions. If I needed that function, I would not use MailChimp.
  • I would love to develop a workflow screen that lets me focus on the things that I use all the time. Customizing the interface where the content actually goes into the software would help.
  • I never understood why we couldn't import a document into a MC template. At best, we're spending time copying-and-pasting from one app into MC.
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Likelihood to Renew
Agile CRM
There was a little bit of a learning curve and some bumps along the way to managing this platform, but AgileCRM appears to be responsive to any challenges that arise, which I consider to be of vital importance.
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Mailchimp
We've had Mailchimp for about ten years, I want to say. I started with the company about four years ago, and I don't see us ever diverting to another source. It's easy for us to use, and we have all our clients already built into the database. I imagine we'll use them for as long as we have the company.
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Usability
Agile CRM
Until the email issues are resolved I cannot recommend agile for any function. The email delivery rate has halved in the last six months and halved again in the last two with no resolution in sight. The customer service discussions start from zero information anytime suggesting agile are not writing notes or using a ticketing system to track customers' complaints. This results in our staff having to send emails manually and defeating the purpose of the system.
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Mailchimp
Our team use Mailchimp almost every week. Overall UI is simple for anyone to get started with it. The resource library around using particular features is also there, so we don't have to train our team on this product. We also used a lot of other features as well.
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Reliability and Availability
Agile CRM
The training sessions are very helpful, because you have specialist that is available to answer any questions, guide you and coach you on how to dominate a certain feature of the platform. That being said,Whenever I have an issue that needs to be resolved, I can send email or call a support line. I usually use the support line.
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Mailchimp
I have, in the 4+ years that I've used Mailchimp, never seen an issue that restricted the use of their software/tools. I don't know of a single time when they're system crashed or went down. I could be wrong, but I honestly haven't experienced any issues with outages, errors or unplanned downtime
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Performance
Agile CRM
The performance of AgileCRM has been acceptable to date. I'm pleased with the ability to modify leads in the system and search for them and add groups to campaigns.
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Mailchimp
I haven't noticed any slow speeds from Mailchimp or their tools. I think the landing pages load quickly and look nice. The email reports and editing operates smoothly and doesn't take time to load. Additionally, when I use Mailchimp in conjunction with Zapier + Hubspot I don't notice any drag between any of these tools
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Support Rating
Agile CRM
The technical support of this software I liked a lot because whenever we need help to solve any problem or even to answer any questions about the software, Agile CRM's support was quick and efficient and guided us on the best solution to solve the problem. I admire and respect that a lot.
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Mailchimp
Website tools were easy to use and understand so a novice can easily meet or exceed their client's expectations! Loved that we were able to totally customize so that the e-mail we created conveyed our client's overall messaging consistent with their branding! Client love that we can provide turnkey services to support their sales and marketing teams!
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Online Training
Agile CRM
Each section of the AgileCRM platform has an instructional video that describes in detail all of the features of that section. I found this to be very instructional way to learn about each section. Whenever I had more questions, I could always schedule a conference call with a tutor..
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Mailchimp
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Implementation Rating
Agile CRM
Once I get everything set up, everything started to flow and I can see the major benefit of this platform to my business
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Mailchimp
It's pretty easy to get up and running! There's a slight learning curve on a few things, but once you find where everything is located, you can import your list and send your first email. It really makes our clients feel great to see how quickly they can get that first email out.
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Alternatives Considered
Agile CRM
It was able to do most of the functions needed but was the most cost-effective to get us started. If you are a new company and looking to get started with a CRM start here for a year or two and when you have the money you can pay for one of the bigger players. This platform will give you all you need to be successful. We have been using it for 2 years and we profited more each year.
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Mailchimp
Mailchimp is a means to an end and a way to stay within GDPR laws. We may not use it if this wasn't a requirement. Other platforms are better for design or management of contacts, but Mailchimp offers that secure storage of data that is required. I have not tried other bulk mail applications, so am unable to compare these.
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Scalability
Agile CRM
This products Starts with a free Limited version. You can upgradeTo an affordable paid version with minimal features. There's also an enterprise version which is what I have. It's much more expensive, however it allows me to access the full range of features available.
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Mailchimp
Mailchimp over the years I've used it has grown in leaps and bounds. They have added so many additional features than were previously available. They are truly an all-in-one marketing platform now. If you're a small operation and just want to add email to your marketing efforts, they're there for you. If you're a larger operation and want to start sending postcard advertisements, they can do that. If you'd good with that and want to kick up your marketing by going social, you can do that on their platform. They are truly able to be as small as you need, but also get quite large in whatever it is you'd like to do through their system.
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Return on Investment
Agile CRM
  • It may be me but I spent a disproportionate amount of time figuring out how to derive more ROI from Agile CRM. The functionality and facilities were there but I eventually gave up as it was taking too much time and attention.
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Mailchimp
  • Mailchimp has allowed us to communicate effectively with thousands of customers with ease.
  • Mailchimp's use during our second year of business helped us expand our list of brands considerably (almost 30% YTD) because of regular interactions that we've launched.
  • Mailchimp ramp-up time is minimal for new users so I can turn things over to junior staff - saving me time and money.
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ScreenShots

Mailchimp Screenshots

Screenshot of Mailchimp's advanced analytics and reporting tools. These are used to monitor trends, track performance, and get actionable insights that help users to create better campaigns and drive customer engagement.Screenshot of Mailchimp's precise audience segmentation. Its AI simplifies the workflow by generating complex customer segments for highly personalized campaigns.Screenshot of omnichannel marketing. Campaigns can be built across multiple channels, and then managed from one convenient place.Screenshot of marketing automations with the Customer Journey Builder. This is used to reach the right people with the right message at exactly the right time, which helps to drive more repeat business, increase customer retention, and see more orders.Screenshot of Mailchimp's SMS marketing. SMS can be integrated into email, automations, and social campaigns.Screenshot of Mailchimp's AI, used to deliver relevant content faster. It can generate professionally written, on-brand marketing emails with the press of a button. The user only needs to review, edit, and send.