Bananatag (discontinued) vs. Sugar Connect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bananatag (discontinued)
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Bananatag is email tracking software for sales teams and internal communications. It integrates with Gmail, Outlook, Mac mail, and other email clients. It includes email tracking, link tracking, email scheduling, email templates, attachment tracking, and email analytics. After merging with Staffbase in March 2021, Banatag is to be discontinued. Similar capabilities will be supplied by Staffbase.N/A
Sugar Connect
Score 6.2 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
SugarCRM’s Sugar Connect (formerly Collabspot) is a sales email tracking tool specifically targeting Gmail’s integration with SugarCRM. Sugar Connect offers email syncing, archiving, and tracking to help sales reps track and manage customer data. It also provides some automation within the interactions between Gmail and SugarCRM, and sales reporting and analytics on prospects’ interactions with emails. The platform can also track prospects’ social media activity data.N/A
Pricing
Bananatag (discontinued)Sugar Connect
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Bananatag (discontinued)Sugar Connect
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Bananatag (discontinued)Sugar Connect
Top Pros
Top Cons
Best Alternatives
Bananatag (discontinued)Sugar Connect
Small Businesses
Mailtrack
Mailtrack
Score 8.2 out of 10
Mailtrack
Mailtrack
Score 8.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Mailtrack
Mailtrack
Score 8.2 out of 10
Mailtrack
Mailtrack
Score 8.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Groove, a Clari company
Groove, a Clari company
Score 8.7 out of 10
Groove, a Clari company
Groove, a Clari company
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Bananatag (discontinued)Sugar Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(2 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
3.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Bananatag (discontinued)Sugar Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
Staffbase GmbH
Bananatag is very well suited to creating messages that are going to be used on a regular basis but don't require much in the way of changing or amending. It is also a very handy platform to track sending emails and the watermarking technology is very handy. As far as range of designs compared to something like Mailchimp it doesn't compare well.
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SugarCRM
It is a fantastic and very useful application. It has many customization options, but it does not have the power that a giant company requires.
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Pros
Staffbase GmbH
  • Easy to use and install, particularly with Gmail for business.
  • It has a simple feedback system, if a client reads an email, you get an emailed read receipt telling you the time of them doing so.
  • It runs in the background, is virtually undetectable and will not hinder any communication in the slightest.
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SugarCRM
  • Makes saving emails in SugarCRM really easy
  • Flexible as to which types of records you can save to
  • Accurate reporting on opens and clicks
  • Easily add new records to SugarCRM from Gmail inbox
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Cons
Staffbase GmbH
  • Changing the format/size of blocks.
  • The range/choice of blocks that can be used.
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SugarCRM
  • The payment plan that Collabspot provides does not have many advantages over the free plan.
  • The scores do not reflect the true assessment towards clients and candidates.
  • Mail templates have an outdated design.
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Support Rating
Staffbase GmbH
Have not really had many opportunities to use the support function but my experience was limited and a little bit clunky. It was not particularly responsive or helpful in terms of trying to resolve the query I was working on. I think the problem was solved by another member of the team that worked on designing their own template.
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SugarCRM
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Alternatives Considered
Staffbase GmbH
Bananatag is a free-standing application that plugs into your email service provider. As such, you do not need to be logged into another application to see the results or the real-time tracking of emails like you would with other email trackers. The free application is great if you just need to track a few outbound emails, but the paid plans offer a much more robust tracking service that would allow you to get any and all information you could desire from an email being tracked
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SugarCRM
Very similar. Two different layouts for two totally different systems. Collabspot/Sugar is my primary system, but when I was an SDR, I used HubSpot for prospecting primarily because of email automation. Now that I'm a Territory Manager, I don't use HubSpot much anymore as my time is filled up with partners and clients--I do less "hunting" these days than I did as an SDR. Our company uses SugarCRM and Collabspot is integrated so I use Collabspot almost exclusively now. Right tool for the right job, I guess.
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Return on Investment
Staffbase GmbH
  • It has sped up communication with the client because you have insight into how they are receiving and looking at material you have sent them.
  • It has not had any negative impact on the business or our operations.
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SugarCRM
  • The staff that enters is of guaranteed quality.
  • Customers can respond to our requests quickly.
  • The staff of the administration is much more committed to their work.
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ScreenShots

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