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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Backstop

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ABackstop Solutions Group in Chicago provides cloud-based technology supporting hedge funds. These applications include tools for investment research and analytics, accounting, a financial services specific CRM, and investor relations and document sharing tools, as well as investment portfolio management and due diligence tracking.N/A

    Zinnia SmartOffice

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AFormerly from Ebix, Zinnia SmartOffice is a practice and agency management solutions for financinal service providers and banking institutions, offering CRM features, client engagement, note logging, financial document and data management, and related features.

    $70

    per month per user

    Pricing
    BackstopZinnia SmartOffice
    Editions & Modules
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    Single User Performance License
    $70
    per month Single User
    Advisor Bundle
    $135
    per month Up to 2 user licenses
    Producer Bundle
    $275
    per month Up to 5 user licenses
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BackstopZinnia SmartOffice
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    User Ratings
    BackstopZinnia SmartOffice
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    BackstopZinnia SmartOffice
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Backstop Solutions Group
    Backstop makes planning and selecting the portfolio efficiently. There is a candid assistance in matters of resource utilization. Moreso, Backstop has a cost accounting notion, which makes the company control the expenses they make. Finally, Backstop has classical research procedures where analysis and decisions arrive after extensive assistance and evaluations.
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    Zinnia
    It is excellent for account opening, document aggregation and storage, tracking and correspondence. It is lacking in its interface and is often not intuitive or user friendly. I have had difficulty running specialized reports in the past and have had to call customer service for issues that should be easy to solve on one's own. There sometimes be a tremendous delay when interfacing with other programs like Microsoft Word.
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    Pros
    Backstop Solutions Group
    • Storage of notes from calls and meetings.
    • Tracking portfolio holding balances, transactions, and IRRs/MOICs.
    • Allowing flexibility for client-defined uses.
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    Zinnia
    • organized
    • user friendly
    • effective
    • helpful
    • transparent
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    Cons
    Backstop Solutions Group
    • Poor communication procedures
    • Lack of specific OS support
    • No mobile version for Backstop
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    Zinnia
    • The interface could be more user friendly
    • Some of its functionality is hard to use and/or hard to find
    • There are alot of field that we do not use that do not appear to be able to be deleted
    • It can sometimes be difficult to add new functionality
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    Support Rating
    Backstop Solutions Group
    Backstop support is fantastic. They always pick up the phone without a wait and are highly knowledgeable, I rarely need more than 5 minutes to fix an issue.
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    Zinnia
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    Alternatives Considered
    Backstop Solutions Group
    I have not used or evaluated any Backstop competitors. Freestone already used Backstop when I started.
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    Zinnia
    While we have considered making a change we did not see the merit in considering any other companies. Additionally, the pricing is so attractive it is hard for other companies to compete for our business. At no point in the last 10 years have we seriously considered making a change
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    Return on Investment
    Backstop Solutions Group
    • Business ends up profiting
    • The chances of investing in the wrong projects don't exist
    • The analytical assistance from Backstop increases more investment plans
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    Zinnia
    • organization
    • productivity
    • effeciency
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