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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Autoklose

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Autoklose, a VanillaSoft brand, is an SEP solution, presenting a combined package of sales email automation and tracking, contact and email campaign management with sequence templates and optimization.

    $59.99

    per month per user

    Demandforce

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ADemandforce is a solution available to the medical, veterinarian, lifestyle and automotive industries. Demandforce offers a variety of communication and office workflow solutions from appointment reminders and two-way text to marketing solutions like email campaign templates and online reputation management tools. Demandforce helps attract, retain, and grow a customer base.N/A
    Pricing
    AutokloseDemandforce
    Editions & Modules
    Auto Kloser
    $59.99
    per month per user
    Advanced Kloser
    $69.99
    per month per user
    Accelerated Kloser
    $99.99
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AutokloseDemandforce
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AutokloseDemandforce
    Considered Both Products
    VanillaSoft
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    Demandforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    26 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    AutokloseDemandforce
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Autoklose and Demandforce
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Demandforce
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Autoklose and Demandforce
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Demandforce
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Autoklose and Demandforce
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Demandforce
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Autoklose and Demandforce
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Demandforce
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Autoklose and Demandforce
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Demandforce
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Autoklose and Demandforce
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Demandforce
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Autoklose and Demandforce
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Demandforce
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Autoklose and Demandforce
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Demandforce
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Autoklose and Demandforce
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Demandforce
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Autoklose and Demandforce
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Demandforce
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    Score7.8 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AutokloseDemandforce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (34 ratings)
    3.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (31 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (30 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AutokloseDemandforce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    VanillaSoft
    If someone only runs a campaign using email and telephone communication, Autoklose is perfect, and I highly recommend it. If someone uses a more diverse set of tools and wants a more complex type of sequence, Autoklose does not allow their users to program communication tools that some other tools and software allow.
    Incentivized
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    Demandforce
    We use Demandforce to reach out to 'old' customers. If they have not had an invoice generated in X number of days/weeks/months/years, we can create a custom campaign via email/text to reach out to them and attempt to re-engage with those customers to generate new 'existing business' or entirely new leads for our Sales team to run.
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    Pros
    VanillaSoft
    • It is helping in editing, managing, and send[ing] out large marketing campaigns.
    • It is easy to handle multiple emails in appropriate sequence.
    • Our company [has been] using this for a very long time. It is one of the perfect email solutions we found for our organization.
    • I have been very much impressed by their support staff.
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    Demandforce
    • Aesthetics has been updated in last few months for organization and is easier to see: colors, grid lines on front page, and font style.
    • Allowing our office to include specific items in reminder appointment emails allows personalization to make confirming appointments easier.
    • Allowing patients to write reviews allows us to know what the office is doing well and what we can improve on.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    VanillaSoft
    • AutoKlose uses your own email, (e.g. Microsoft Outlook), so it runs the risk of exceeding the Microsoft Message Rate Limit, which can be problematic for your Outlook account.
    • Additional throttling limits for the SMTP Authentication protocol are:
    • 30 messages per minute
    • Recipient rate limit of 10,000 recipients per day.
    • Exceeding these limits will cause the following issues:
    • Exceeding the per minute limit causes email delivery delays, any excess in message submission will be throttled and successively carried over to the following minutes.
    • Exceeding the per day limit causes the following error message:
    • 554 5.2.0 STOREDRV.Submission.Exception:SubmissionQuotaExceededException.
    Incentivized
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    Demandforce
    • Flexibility in Design!
    • Overall Look & Feel of Templates (look at what Squarespace is doing, it is possible!)
    • Usability (it's a bit clunky)
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    VanillaSoft
    We love it and it works
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    Demandforce
    We are constantly being contacted by comparable organizations. If Mindbody Online integrated a feature like Demandforce, we'd move over there to keep everything in one platform.
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    Usability
    VanillaSoft
    Whether it's setting up integrations, creating email campaigns, managing conversations with prospects, Autoklose is a well-designed tool that provides clarity along the way for users to find their bearings, and understand what to do. The help documentation is excellent, the support is great, but the tool is built in a way that simply makes sense when you're using it.
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    Demandforce
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    VanillaSoft
    We have really had no issues.
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    Demandforce
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    Performance
    VanillaSoft
    Always loads fast.
    Incentivized
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    Demandforce
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    VanillaSoft
    Our Autoklose rep is amazing! Jelena has always gotten back to us within 24 hours, despite living on a different continent. She is completely proficient with the tool and is usually able to answer our questions with a brief email or short virtual meeting.
    Incentivized
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    Demandforce
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    In-Person Training
    VanillaSoft
    Jelena is amazing! Very knowledgable. Great instructor.
    Incentivized
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    Demandforce
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    Online Training
    VanillaSoft
    Jelena is fantastic. She always responds to emails immediately.
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    Demandforce
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    Implementation Rating
    VanillaSoft
    It is extremely easy to implement and start using right away
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    Demandforce
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    VanillaSoft
    I think that I have already said it, Autoklose has much better support and is really quick to set up and use compared with any of the other systems that I have used over the years.
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    Demandforce
    I do not have any alternative products to compare this service too. It was in place when I came aboard this company and I have no say in its continuation or replacement. As from what I can gather, there are many alternatives to this platform, but Demandforce is the only one I am aware of that runs in your system tray and is passively ran in conjunction with your accounting database.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    VanillaSoft
    It's expensive to have a single seat for each salesperson, so the alias feature will be the perfect addition to this product.
    Incentivized
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    Demandforce
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    VanillaSoft
    • I feel the increased prospect engagement and business opportunities created supported the cost. In my industry 1 customer can support positive ROI.
    • I saw an overall increase in mass emailing effectiveness and we were able to automate majority of our campaigns which increased productivity for marketing & sales.
    Incentivized
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    Demandforce
    • It's taken a lot of the reporting and guesswork out of the equation. That has saved us a lot of money.
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    ScreenShots

    Autoklose Screenshots

    Screenshot of Step 01: Set up your campaignScreenshot of Step 02: Choose your recipientsScreenshot of Step 03: Select the best converting templateScreenshot of Step 04: Customize your e-mail sequence

    Demandforce Screenshots

    Screenshot of Demandforce's email campaign studio solution to communicate with customers via email marketing with unique and customizable templates.Screenshot of Demandforce's phone solution to communicate with customers.Screenshot of Demandforce's mobile app to manage the business while on the go.Screenshot of Demandforce's online booking solution allows customers to book without having to communicate directly with the front office.Screenshot of Demandforce's appointment reminder solution made to increase workflow and reduce no shows.Screenshot of Demandforce's online reputation management tools made to help gain new customers.