Apptivo vs. Sellsy

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apptivo
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Apptivo provides small and medium sized businesses with applications that include CRM, project management and invoicing solutions.
$10
Per User per Month
Sellsy
Score 8.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Sellsy is one integrated suite for sales management. Some key features include: CRM Pipelines, Invoicing, Time Tracking, HelpDesk, ERP, and POS.
$30.90
per month
Pricing
ApptivoSellsy
Editions & Modules
Premium
$10
Per User per Month
Ultimate
$25
Per User per Month
Starter
Free
Per User per Month
Enterprise
N/A
Staff member access
$10.00
Per User per Month
CRM pipelines license
$10.00
Per User per Month
Purchases and margins; Expenses; Subscriptions management; Helpdesk management
$15.00
Per Month [Unlimited Users]
Project management; Marketing; Inventory management
$20.00
Per Month [Unlimited Users]
Sellsy
$44.90
Administrator access
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ApptivoSellsy
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details—Sellsy subscription: prices that fit your needs - Choose the features you need. Pay only for what you need.
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Community Pulse
ApptivoSellsy
Considered Both Products
Apptivo
Chose Apptivo
Sellsy is the app that comes closest in terms of feature set. It is a lot more expensive but even with its flaws and terrible Google integration is still is a measurably better product in terms of taking care of your business. Unfortunately for Apptivo it tries to do everything …
Sellsy

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ApptivoSellsy
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
7.7
4 Ratings
0% above category average
Sellsy
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management6.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Territory management4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Quote & order management7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking1.81 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
9.7
4 Ratings
26% above category average
Sellsy
-
Ratings
Case management9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Call center management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
10.0
3 Ratings
28% above category average
Sellsy
-
Ratings
Lead management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
8.9
4 Ratings
16% above category average
Sellsy
-
Ratings
Task management8.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management9.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting9.24 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
10.0
2 Ratings
27% above category average
Sellsy
-
Ratings
Forecasting10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
7.2
3 Ratings
5% below category average
Sellsy
-
Ratings
Custom fields5.83 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom objects6.63 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration9.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
10.0
4 Ratings
18% above category average
Sellsy
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
7.8
4 Ratings
4% above category average
Sellsy
-
Ratings
Mobile access7.84 Ratings00 Ratings
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ApptivoSellsy
Small Businesses
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Clari
Clari
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Clari
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
ApptivoSellsy
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(4 ratings)
7.0
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(3 ratings)
7.2
(3 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(2 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
3.6
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ApptivoSellsy
Likelihood to Recommend
Apptivo Inc
I would absolutely recommend Apptivo! We have used Apptivo for years, and we wouldn't consider another platform to keep all of our contacts together in one place. It's easy to export certain lists for certain mailings and to add/remove new contacts and move things around as needed over time. There's freedom to adding new contacts and the pricing is phenomenal
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Sellsy
We like sellsy. Its not perfect and as other users have pointed out, there is and always will be, room for improvement.

If you require deep integration with Google apps and Microsoft Office 365, then Sellsy may not be for you. Sellsy just about manages to work with google in so far that it can sync contacts, calendar, sales docs and incoming email with google. There is currently no way to make sent email appear in the sent items section of sellsy unless you compose the email within the sellsy app. The O365 integration is not nearly as powerful as sellsy does not sync sellsy contacts or calendar with microsoft (in its current form).

I believe that one of the primary functions of any business management app should be the capability to centrally manage all of a company's business clients, contacts etc. and sync this data to all employee accounts with the 2 biggest players for business email (Microsoft and Google) as a minimum. This data should never be an island stored only on 1 application. The Discovery that sellsy does not currently sync contacts and calendars with O365 was a disappointment. If Sellsy started supporting exchange sync for Microsoft Office 365 we would immediately dump google and switch over. In fact Sellsy is the only reason we continue to use Gapps as we need our contacts and calendars synced to our mobile devices.

We have built up a list of small little things that do not work as expected since we started using sellsy and continually pass them on to the development team. Many are small trivial things from an engineering perspective but are still annoying nonetheless, especially to users who wish to get the job done. Employees are easily frustrated if they have to fight with software to do certain tasks. Annoyances in the user experience (no matter how small) can lead to lost productivity which in turn costs money in the business world. However based on our experience with Sellsy support we believe that they do listen carefully to their customers concerns and are on the path to deliver a quality experience to their customers through the process of frequent updates to the software. You can easily establish how good a SAAS provider is by measuring their ability to fix problems soon after they are initially reported.

In simple terms Sellsy is an incredibly feature rich application and is way ahead of the competition. It represents good value for money and is backed up by free support.
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Pros
Apptivo Inc
  • Built in support for new users.
  • Basic crm works...just dont expect it do anything well beyond the basic.
  • Price.
  • Google Apps integration is better than a lot of the competition who charge and anwful lot more.
  • They are open to and try adapt quickly based on customer feedback.
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Sellsy
  • Appealing Design
  • Easy to prepare invoices and send them
  • Good tracking system
  • Friendly support staff
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Cons
Apptivo Inc
  • Dashboard and interface subsections are a bit clunky re: functionality.
  • Built-in email client isn't always a feasible option for efficiency (signatures are different, contacts don't always update accordingly).
  • Consistency and integration between apps is not always optimal.
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Sellsy
  • Training. The only real issue I have with Sellsy is that its got so many features its hard to understand them all. I looked for training videos and they are all in French. Thats a big problem for a guy who grew up in NJ.
  • I would embed training videos directly into the software. This way as you add services, you get a full tutorial immediately.
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Likelihood to Renew
Apptivo Inc
No answers on this topic
Sellsy
Sellsy ticks the most boxes for us. While it could still do a lot of things better there is no other single app that offers the same spectrum of features at a comparable price for SMEs.
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Usability
Apptivo Inc
Without a doubt, the best thing about Apptivo is that it has become a perfect internal and external communication platform. This platform will allow you to know who is taking care of certain tasks with clients and control all projects with your clients. With very affordable plans for your pocket, it has a free version for up to 3 users. It far surpasses quite a few CRMs in the same category. Apptivo CRM allows you to customize many details and work with it does not consume time or resources. You are faced with a very comfortable software to use, simple and well designed.
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Sellsy
There is room for improvement.
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Reliability and Availability
Apptivo Inc
No answers on this topic
Sellsy
We have not yet experienced any down time with sellsy.
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Performance
Apptivo Inc
No answers on this topic
Sellsy
Sellsy is slow to load pages for us. Sometimes waiting a few seconds. This could be due to our geographical location.
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Support Rating
Apptivo Inc
Apptivo is always quick to respond whenever we have had a problem over out time of using the program. The customer service reps are always very polite and professional in their responses and are very knowledgeable! I have never gone to them with a problem that they don't do everything in their power to help solve, and most times they have (abbreviating states is the only issue we weren't able to solve).
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Sellsy
Based on our experience. We have submitted a large amount of tickets and they have proven the Sellsy development team have the ability to respond fast and implement changes reasonably quickly. (Updated July 2015)
It took sellsy a number of weeks to solve an issue with the billable hours section of their application. This delayed us from being able to invoice our client for completed works. Lots of small things like email tracking timestamps have never been fixed even though we highlighted this issue months ago. Though small it is growing more and more frustrating to be reminded every time we try to see what time a client read or opened an email from us.
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Implementation Rating
Apptivo Inc
If you are starting a business and want a free app or nearly free app that can grow with you....then apptivo could be for you. However if you grow faster than them then you will be quickly seeking alternatives
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Sellsy
If you are importing data from a CSV, Sellsy recommends you use OpenOffice. OpenOffice is an absolute disaster on Windows 8 and crashes every few mins. While no fault of Sellsy they should not recommend software which makes an already challenging task even more difficult. A small gripe in hindsight but during the process was deeply frustrating. For any users looking to format your CSV Google, try importing CSV data into Excel and your life will be much more easy.
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Alternatives Considered
Apptivo Inc
The price was right for what we needed to use Apptivo for (the CRM and the contact management/project management models). And, we needed something basic and easy to implement so we could get up and running with little down time. The other systems we evaluated didn't seem to have the exact pricing and features/functionality we were looking for so we made the determination that Apptivo would be the best fit.
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Sellsy
For me it is close to what Salesforce did. I do not use all the options they both offer so I mostly judge on the customer / contact tool.
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Scalability
Apptivo Inc
No answers on this topic
Sellsy
The license model once you understand it is very flexible allowing you to select from the modules within sellsy. This gives small companies control of the cost facilitating them with the option to only pay for the features they use.
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Return on Investment
Apptivo Inc
  • It allows me to get a vision of what is happening with the business
  • control sales, marketing and customer service processes from a single point
  • facilitates administrative tasks
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Sellsy
  • It helped us look and operate professionally even though we had started out of our homes. That's huge.
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ScreenShots

Apptivo Screenshots

Screenshot of Customize each app by dragging and dropping each attributeScreenshot of Project management gantt chartScreenshot of Convert a lead into a contact, customer, and/or opportunity

Sellsy Screenshots

Screenshot of DashboardScreenshot of CRM PipelineScreenshot of Project ManagementScreenshot of InvoiceScreenshot of Connected POS