Bigin by Zoho CRM vs. IRIS CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bigin by Zoho CRM
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Bigin by Zoho CRM is a simplified customer relationship management (CRM) software designed specifically for small businesses, startups and teams. Bigin helps small businesses unify customer-facing operations— marketing, sales, onboarding, delivery, and support, and it offers features that help to manage these customer relationships effectively.
$9
per month per user
IRIS CRM
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
IRIS CRM is a customer relationship management (CRM) software focused on lead management, marketing automation, and business process automation.N/A
Pricing
Bigin by Zoho CRMIRIS CRM
Editions & Modules
Express
$9.00
per month per user
Premier
$15.00
per month
Bigin 360
$21
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Bigin by Zoho CRMIRIS CRM
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.
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Features
Bigin by Zoho CRMIRIS CRM
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.2
128 Ratings
5% above category average
IRIS CRM
9.2
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Customer data management / contact management8.7117 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Workflow management8.1121 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Opportunity management8.3120 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.4114 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Contract management7.571 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.0108 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.0
105 Ratings
4% above category average
IRIS CRM
9.5
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Lead management8.3101 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Email marketing7.896 Ratings9.01 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.0
106 Ratings
4% above category average
IRIS CRM
9.0
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Task management8.1103 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Reporting7.880 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.1
110 Ratings
6% above category average
IRIS CRM
8.7
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Pipeline visualization8.4110 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Customizable reports7.8100 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Forecasting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.1
115 Ratings
6% above category average
IRIS CRM
9.2
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Custom fields8.1115 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.7
110 Ratings
4% above category average
IRIS CRM
9.5
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Single sign-on capability8.894 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.6107 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
7.6
68 Ratings
3% above category average
IRIS CRM
9.5
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Social data7.667 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Social engagement7.764 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.0
86 Ratings
7% above category average
IRIS CRM
9.5
1 Ratings
24% above category average
Marketing automation8.086 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.6
107 Ratings
13% above category average
IRIS CRM
8.0
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Mobile access8.6107 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
-
Ratings
IRIS CRM
9.3
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Case management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
Bigin by Zoho CRMIRIS CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(127 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.8
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(98 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
4.4
(9 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Bigin by Zoho CRMIRIS CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
Zoho
- Multiple pipelines let me organize processes like sales, marketing, customer support, and assets clearly. - The forms builder allows me to gather leads, sign-ups, and customer requests from my website directly into the Bigin by Zoho CRM. - Integrations with Zapier and Make connect website orders and data from other sources smoothly. - Email templates make it easy to send professional, branded communications. - Automations handle repetitive tasks like managing customers, orders, and team tasks, saving me time.
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Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
It’s been 2 years since IRIS CRM is supporting me by supporting my business and I have seen enormous progress in my business so far which is a really good sign and is enough for me to be satisfied with it. According to me and as I have observed it is fully loaded with many useful tools that can help in uplifting a business. Removes the manual cycle from me entering every people's hours exclusively. We really evaluated Bullhorn cover and tab it was not awful by any means.
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Pros
Zoho
  • Manage big databases. We have a large database of contacts and partners (more than 5,000 contacts), which are updated day by day, as a result of our participation in conferences, webinars, etc. For this reason, we needed a platform that would allow us to always have our database up to date, and accessible and editable by any member of the company.
  • Pipelines. Pipelines are very necessary in our daily lives, since we present many service proposals to different clients, and until now we control the status very manually. With Bigin by Zoho CRM, we can have all this information centralized in a single place, and know at all times the status of the service proposals we present (sent, pending decision, lost, won...).
  • Product definition. The product definition block has allowed us to further structure our typologies of products and services. At least, it has allowed us to reflect on them and what is the best way to package the service offered.
  • Control panel. The control panel has been very useful for us to be able to quickly see the main indicators (offers presented, next actions to be taken, etc.).
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Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
  • Grouping is done very effectively. For a company with a wide product portfolio, it is greatly beneficial to customize product families.
  • Streamlines the life cycle of merchant services very well. E-signatures, workflows, and help tickets are well integrated to maximize efficiency.
  • Processing stats and reporting tools are intuitive, useful, and aesthetically pleasing. The software allows you to quickly generate sales reports for specific product families and time periods.
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Cons
Zoho
  • No multi-select bulk move in pipeline After a webinar we had 42 cold leads that qualified → wanted to drag them all to “Interested” in one go. You can’t; moved them one-by-one like playing Solitaire.
  • Workflows hidden behind pay-wall We needed an auto-survey when deal = “Won”. Works in trial, the day licence dropped back to free the rule simply stopped – zero warning.
  • Offline mobile = read-onlyMentor met founder in co-working basement (no Wi-Fi). Took paper notes, re-typed into Bigin back at office → duplicate risk.
  • Pick-list values can’t be deactivated, only deletedWe miss-typed “Refferal” instead of “Referral”. To fix, must delete; history of 60 old records then shows empty source.
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Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
  • It needs a solid visual invigorate to stay aware of the occasions.
  • I have found it as a little pricey.
  • The execution timetable took longer than we had arranged.
  • The framework has a solid utility and usefulness, yet it looks somewhat dated.
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Likelihood to Renew
Zoho
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Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
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Usability
Zoho
Bigin has really helped us with selling our monitoring services to our customers, which is primarily farmers in the UK. We often need to talk to customers before, during and after a sale, and Bigin helps us keep our contacts and leads organised as we track all these interactions. We recommend it very strongly
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Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
It is a wonderful software with an automated messaging service. It has helped us in having a better knowledge of our customer’s needs, preferences, and habits, and by knowing all these we have improved our business. Security is my basic concern and the fact that it has a disabled human element from the business equation are the things that I don’t really like in it.
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Support Rating
Zoho
The support is all international and it takes a while to get support as you have to go through chats and set up times, not as easy to just call and get the support you need. They are very nice when you do finally connect with someone and they are knowledgeable, just challenging being international sometimes.
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Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
It has enabled us to keep a record of the demographics of our clients and eventually we can develop a better understanding of our clients that will lead us to uplift our business. With its amazing sales tool, we have developed a strong relationship with our clients, and helped us in creating a good brand image. We really adore the convenience of managing and reporting data. It is quite easy to handle and all our business is depended on it and it helped us in gaining more loyal customers.
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Alternatives Considered
Zoho
Simplicity Without Sacrificing Core Features
Unlike full-scale CRMs that often feel overwhelming, Bigin by Zoho CRM provides a focused set of features that are perfect for managing deals, contacts, and activities. It’s not bloated, and that was exactly what we needed for a lean, fast-moving team.
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Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
By using IRIS CRM we had a wonderful experience with the automated workflow process as compare to other alternatives. Now we are better able to keep a track of the performance and hence we can enhance productivity and eventually can get more profit.it has made automated messaging so convenient and simple. We believe that by understanding our customers we can make our business better and IRIS helped us in having a better knowledge of our customer’s needs, preferences, and habits, and by knowing all these we have improved our business a lot. We have found it very convenient to navigate and now we can better spread our business database. It helped us in having active and strong customer service and now we can better manage our relationship with our customers.
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Return on Investment
Zoho
  • I was able to migrate from Hubspot CRM easily saving me hours of time
  • I have recieved 5 x replies to the email sequence i set up since i started using it
  • I have improved lead conversion by 5% so far
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Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
  • The cost is a bit higher than other options (~$1300/mo), which can be seen as a negative in an absolute sense.
  • The improvement in workflow management has been significant, and has saved at least 50 man-hours per week across our organization.
  • Accurate rolling sales data reporting has been critical in defining quality metrics. This benefit is more indirect, but it has allowed us to better respond to changes in customer complaint trending.
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