Bigin by Zoho CRM vs. PlanPlus Online

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bigin by Zoho CRM
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Bigin is a pipeline-centric CRM that is built and priced for small and micro businesses. Coming from the family of Zoho's customer relationship platform, Bigin is designed to help small businesses move away from spreadsheets and legacy sales tools to manage their customer relationships. The vendor presents its simple interface as easy to use even if for users who don't have a lot of CRM experience, with a feature set is flexible enough to fit any business model, priced for small business.
$9
per month
PlanPlus
Score 10.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
PlanPlus Online is planning and organization software that integrates productivity tools into a complete customer relationship management solution.
$34.99
Per User per Month
Pricing
Bigin by Zoho CRMPlanPlus Online
Editions & Modules
Express
$9.00
per month per user
Premier
$15.00
per month
PlanPlus Online Professional Edition
$34.99
Per User per Month
PlanPlus Online Planner Edition
$69.99
Per/Year
PlanPlus Online Business Edition
$199.99
per 5 users/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Bigin by Zoho CRMPlanPlus
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$1,500 Up to 12 hours of Account Configuration Assistance Setup Include: Provision accounts and licenses (1hr), Kick-off Call (1 hr), and 10 additional hours of account configuration assistance to be used toward the following items, as needed by customers internal administrator: User Setup, Record Access, & Personal Preferences; Data Migration; Custom Fields & Page Layouts; Web-forms & Surveys; Views & Reports; Standard Sales Processes; Project Templates. Exact accomplishments may vary from this list based on Administrator's skills and requirements.
Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.
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Top Pros
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Features
Bigin by Zoho CRMPlanPlus Online
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.0
7 Ratings
1% above category average
PlanPlus Online
8.6
3 Ratings
8% above category average
Customer data management / contact management8.47 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Workflow management7.67 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Opportunity management8.76 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)7.77 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Interaction tracking7.97 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
7.0
7 Ratings
11% below category average
PlanPlus Online
10.0
3 Ratings
24% above category average
Lead management8.07 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Email marketing6.17 Ratings10.03 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
6.8
7 Ratings
13% below category average
PlanPlus Online
9.7
3 Ratings
22% above category average
Task management6.87 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
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Bigin by Zoho CRM
7.2
7 Ratings
7% below category average
PlanPlus Online
9.7
3 Ratings
23% above category average
Pipeline visualization7.87 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Customizable reports6.77 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Forecasting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Customization
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Bigin by Zoho CRM
7.1
7 Ratings
9% below category average
PlanPlus Online
8.5
3 Ratings
9% above category average
Custom fields7.17 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
8.4
7 Ratings
0% below category average
PlanPlus Online
7.0
3 Ratings
19% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.75 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.07 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
6.6
7 Ratings
12% below category average
PlanPlus Online
8.0
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Social data6.47 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Social engagement6.77 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
7.8
6 Ratings
5% above category average
PlanPlus Online
9.5
3 Ratings
25% above category average
Marketing automation7.86 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
9.1
7 Ratings
18% above category average
PlanPlus Online
8.0
3 Ratings
5% above category average
Mobile access9.17 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Bigin by Zoho CRM
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Ratings
PlanPlus Online
9.0
3 Ratings
15% above category average
Case management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
Bigin by Zoho CRMPlanPlus Online
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(7 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(7 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.8
(7 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Bigin by Zoho CRMPlanPlus Online
Likelihood to Recommend
Zoho Corporation
Because Bigin by Zoho CRM focuses more on individualized customer interactions and join that result in relationship prospect growth and sales, it is a good fit for smaller companies of all stripes. It provides you with a taste of Zoho's mass CRM as well. The beginning of your CRM journey
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PlanPlusOnline
I would recommend this for businesses that have the time to invest in doing things the right way. Garbage in equals garbage out. If you can get over the somewhat steep learning curve and adopting their process this product would be a good fit. If you are short on time (and maybe cash) you may want to look for a simpler and less expensive solution.
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Pros
Zoho Corporation
  • Easy to use and operate as there are not "23 million" options, but still powerful.
  • Integrates with other Zoho products like Zoho Social, Campaigns and Forms.
  • Allows deals pipelines with fully customisable stages.
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PlanPlusOnline
  • Weekly and Monthly Planner is very productive.
  • Task Delegation and Pipeline Tracker are easy to use and efficient.
  • Goal Planning helped us as well to identify our chances.
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Cons
Zoho Corporation
  • Making adjustments to some of the templates or template options are tough.
  • The ability to reach customer service can be challenging at time as it is mostly international support.
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PlanPlusOnline
  • When it came time to move on due to larger issues the friendliness was not there from the account reps. We did not leave due to them, but due to our growth and need for more.
  • The inability to make personalized the labels for our insurance terms.
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Usability
Zoho Corporation
A solid 8 from my perspective, a tool all small businesses should try out before venturing into the world of larger CRM solutions as this gives you the best entry point into the CRM solution world with ideas about all the modules that are required the most. It can be made a bit more intermediate user friendly by adding a bit more mass approach style features
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PlanPlusOnline
It's great once you get the hang of it. I feel like it could be cleaned up a little. Some elements could be moved around or hidden. Overall it's a solid UI
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Support Rating
Zoho Corporation
Support team is much knowledgeable and was user friendly. Every querry put before them was resolved in the required time frame.
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PlanPlusOnline
There are some cases where we just need something simple to get the job done. In our case, we needed a solution with a lot features for our complex setup. A lot of CRMs fell short. PlanPlus Online didn't. They had everything we needed. We didn't have to rely on multiple disparate solutions, and it was within our budget.
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Alternatives Considered
Zoho Corporation
Bigin by Zoho CRM captures opportunities, and gives the company ways to tap and work towards making them more effective. Also, Bigin integrates/connect with the customers emails, making it friendly or simple to communicate with them immediately. Bigin introduced the single sign on procedure, which boosts the security of the entire system and ensure no attacks in any form.
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PlanPlusOnline
PlanPlus Online is much nicer than Salesforce and also much faster.
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Return on Investment
Zoho Corporation
  • The lead conversion right from prospects to revenue generation has increased in our organization.
  • Previously the conversion rate was around 40%, now the efficiency has increased.
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PlanPlusOnline
  • Better lead management
  • Increased lead efficiencies with drip programs
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