Nutshell CRM vs. Pipeline CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Nutshell
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Nutshell offers a CRM with contact management, calendar sync, click-to-call, and collaboration features.
$20
per user, per month
Pipeline CRM
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Founded in 2006, Pipeline CRM (formerly PipelineDeals) is a CRM for small and midsize businesses, empowering sales teams across a breadth of industries to build game changing relationships. Pipeline is built around a customizable user experience, sales focused features, and customer support and service. The vendor, headquartered in Seattle, boasts 18,000 users in 60 countries who use Pipeline to gain visibility into their sales, accelerate opportunities, and close more deals.
$29
per month
Pricing
Nutshell CRMPipeline CRM
Editions & Modules
Starter
$20
per user, per month
Pro
$35
per user, per month
Pro+
$70
per user, per month
Start
$300
per year per user
Develop
$396
per year per user
Develop
$588
per year per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NutshellPipeline CRM
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Nutshell CRMPipeline CRM
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Nutshell CRMPipeline CRM
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
7.4
11 Ratings
4% below category average
Pipeline CRM
6.9
5 Ratings
11% below category average
Customer data management / contact management9.010 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Workflow management8.39 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Territory management6.06 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Opportunity management9.07 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)7.511 Ratings4.05 Ratings
Quote & order management6.76 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Interaction tracking9.59 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management3.01 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
8.8
6 Ratings
16% above category average
Pipeline CRM
7.8
3 Ratings
4% above category average
Case management9.75 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Call center management8.04 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
8.3
10 Ratings
9% above category average
Pipeline CRM
5.0
4 Ratings
41% below category average
Lead management8.59 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Email marketing8.08 Ratings2.02 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
8.9
9 Ratings
16% above category average
Pipeline CRM
4.5
5 Ratings
51% below category average
Task management9.08 Ratings3.04 Ratings
Reporting8.87 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
8.1
11 Ratings
6% above category average
Pipeline CRM
6.7
5 Ratings
13% below category average
Forecasting8.08 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Pipeline visualization7.810 Ratings5.05 Ratings
Customizable reports8.610 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
8.2
8 Ratings
8% above category average
Pipeline CRM
9.5
5 Ratings
23% above category average
Custom fields7.78 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Custom objects9.05 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Scripting environment9.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
API for custom integration7.04 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
7.5
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Pipeline CRM
6.0
3 Ratings
32% below category average
Single sign-on capability9.01 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Role-based user permissions6.01 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
7.8
7 Ratings
7% above category average
Pipeline CRM
8.1
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Social data7.67 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Social engagement8.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
8.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Pipeline CRM
4.6
3 Ratings
44% below category average
Marketing automation8.01 Ratings2.03 Ratings
Compensation management8.01 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
7.5
11 Ratings
0% below category average
Pipeline CRM
8.0
5 Ratings
6% above category average
Mobile access7.511 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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User Ratings
Nutshell CRMPipeline CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(11 ratings)
7.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(2 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Nutshell CRMPipeline CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
Nutshell, Inc.
This can be used for different industries, healthcare, IT, retail or any company with a customer service line, big or small. if i had to ask, i would say "Do you have any type of filing system that you use?" "anything where you are keeping track of personal/ business information." Do you need access to information on a day to day basis? If they do , then this can be used , especially if you need to keep track of the numbers; we like how we can see if are things going up or down.
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PipelineDeals
If you have a small business where you are trying to keep things simple, then PipelineDeals is a perfect fit. Once you get to where you are wanting to tie your marketing efforts and create marketing campaigns that are tied to leads, it starts to miss the mark
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Pros
Nutshell, Inc.
  • Customization - we are able to make Nutshell make the most sense for our company and processes
  • Scheduling - the ability to set tasks allows us to never forget a follow-up call or email
  • Tags - allow us to prioritize leads and segment our customers and potential customers
  • Communication - the ability to tag colleagues in notes for callbacks or updates to accounts is very helpful to keep everyone on the same page
  • Email History - being able to blind copy all our email communication to Nutshell, allows us to have email threads and notes all in one place
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PipelineDeals
  • Flexibility: It provides the flexibility to set it up how you want to use it. Customization is beyond what you probably want or need.
  • Reporting: We were able to setup all types of reporting and tracking.
  • Ease of Use: While the platform was powerful, it was always easy to use.
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Cons
Nutshell, Inc.
  • SWOT analysis --- currently we put this in as custom fields but they don't link up at all and are hard to read/navigate. We also use the custom fields for other information we want to capture. It would be nice to build those in so they can show the info as bullet points or something --- currently paragraph form and hard to find things at a glance.
  • Funnel could use some work. Only shows how many leads are currently in that part of the pipeline which doesn't give us a good historical comparison.
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PipelineDeals
  • I wouldn't say no areas for improvement exist, but I will say that PipelineDeals takes customer input, shared product roadmap, and supports what they have very nicely. What they provide works out-of-the-box. Improvements can always be made with respect to pre-packaged integration with 3rd party services/solutions, and with extended attributes, but you also want to avoid something that attempts to boil the ocean.
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Likelihood to Renew
Nutshell, Inc.
This is perfect for a small business / Home based business with SaaS. Nutshell constantly adds new features and the price is much better than more robust software like Salesforce.
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PipelineDeals
If we can integrate and easily export and clean all of our data such that it can be used for multiple purposes, i.e. outreach to guests, sending out newsletters to subscribers, doing research and tracking progress, we will definitely renew
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Usability
Nutshell, Inc.
Very easy to use, great for small office
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PipelineDeals
The user interface is simple and easy to navigate. Anyone who is overwhelmed with some of the more complicated CRM systems will definitely enjoy the simplicity of what PipelineDeals has to offer
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Support Rating
Nutshell, Inc.
Nutshell's support team has always been great and they tend to go above and beyond. They are polite, friendly, personable and great listeners. They are also great about sending follow up emails too.
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PipelineDeals
Any time I have had questions or issues that have come up I've always been able to get a quick response and a resolution to what I was needing.
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Implementation Rating
Nutshell, Inc.
Implementation is difficult everytime but this was relatively simple due to the small amount of data we moved
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PipelineDeals
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Nutshell, Inc.
Well, my team had trials for these others and they all prefer Nutshell for different reasons. I prefer it as I need a user-friendly software to help me out as I am not a big tech guy. I have heard others in the office say things like they like the way activities are scheduled better, or the way nothing ever gets accidentally erased if they hard crash or power goes out.
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PipelineDeals
The cost is much better and it is much easier to use. Salesforce was way too robust and I never want to hire a consultant to set up a CRM. PipelineDeals CRM has the best visibility of our sales efforts.
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Return on Investment
Nutshell, Inc.
  • Nutshell's mobility has provided significant ROI for me since we've started using the CRM. I've been able to provide immediate feedback to clients, schedule meetings from the field with confidence, and much more.
  • Nutshell's tagging features have helped us craft custom mailing/email lists. We struggled to do this in the past.
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PipelineDeals
  • Has made us understand sales tactics that are working
  • Easily create forecasting on growth in multiple categories
  • Understand our process and what we need to improve on in closing deals
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