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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bigin by Zoho CRM

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ABigin 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

    Really Simple Systems

    Score7.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Really Simple Systems is a customer relationship management (CRM) software deployed via cloud with built-in features like email marketing, pipeline management, and case management.

    $8

    per month

    Pricing
    Bigin by Zoho CRMReally Simple Systems
    Editions & Modules
    Express
    $9.00
    per month per user
    Premier
    $15.00
    per month
    Bigin 360
    $21
    per month per user
    Free CRM
    $0
    2 Users and 100 Company Records
    Starter
    $15
    per User, 1000 Company Records, Unlimited Contacts, 1 GB Document Storage, MailSync, Custom Settings, Custom Reports, API Integration, Online ‘self-service’ Support Hub, Email and Online Chat Support, Optional Marketing Module
    Professional
    $33
    per User, 5000 Company Records, Unlimited Contacts, 5 GB Document Storage, MailSync, Custom Settings, Custom Reports, API Integration, Advanced User Permission Levels, Online ‘self-service’ Support Hub, Free Email, Chat and Phone Support, Priority Technical Support, Optional Marketing and Service Desk Modules
    Enterprise
    $50
    per User, Unlimited Company Records, Unlimited Contacts, Unlimited Document Storage, MailSync, Advanced Reporting, Custom Settings, Advanced User Permission Levels, API Integration, Online ‘self-service’ Support Hub, Free Email, Chat and Phone Support , Top Priority Technical Support, Dedicated Account Manager, Free Online Team Training , Optional Marketing and Service Desk Modules
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bigin by Zoho CRMReally Simple Systems
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.All plans include free customer support and setup help.
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    Community Pulse
    Bigin by Zoho CRMReally Simple Systems
    Considered Both Products
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Really Simple Systems
    Chose Really Simple Systems
    Really Simple Systems has less features than Zoho [CRM] but is a lot easier to use and therefore more suitable for our smaller business with employees using it who also have many other tasks.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    165 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    162 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    161 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    148 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    147 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Bigin by Zoho CRMReally Simple Systems
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.4
    165 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    7.2
    33 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.8151 Ratings7.833 Ratings
    Workflow management8.3155 Ratings7.213 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.6155 Ratings7.727 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.4150 Ratings6.325 Ratings
    Contract management8.0102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.2141 Ratings7.525 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings6.98 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    138 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    7.1
    27 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Lead management8.4132 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Email marketing7.8123 Ratings7.220 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    142 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    7.0
    29 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Task management8.3139 Ratings7.127 Ratings
    Reporting8.0113 Ratings6.925 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.2
    146 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    6.5
    25 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Pipeline visualization8.4145 Ratings6.321 Ratings
    Customizable reports8.0131 Ratings6.824 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings6.320 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.3
    150 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    6.8
    28 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Custom fields8.3150 Ratings7.128 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings6.824 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    9.0
    144 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    7.8
    28 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Single sign-on capability9.0125 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.9140 Ratings7.828 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.6
    88 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    -
    Ratings
    Social data7.786 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement7.584 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.0
    111 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation8.0111 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.7
    135 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    6.8
    21 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Mobile access8.7135 Ratings6.821 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Really Simple Systems
    7.2
    25 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Case management00 Ratings7.423 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings7.024 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Bigin by Zoho CRMReally Simple Systems
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (167 ratings)
    7.6
    (34 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (138 ratings)
    7.8
    (18 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (17 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bigin by Zoho CRMReally Simple Systems
    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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    Really Simple Systems
    If you have a customer/job where there are steps to be followed such as quotes, follow up, purchase orders received, etc. You can set reminders for a member of the team with their next step and they will be sent reminders. Works well as long as it is kept updated.
    Incentivized
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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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    Really Simple Systems
    • Can send out marketing emailers within 5 minutes of an industry-specific update from any device
    • Sales dashboard [can be] built how I want it using the Really Simple Systems widgets
    • Activity integration from email accounts included
    • Manage my sales pipeline opportunities effectively
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    Cons
    Zoho
    • The interface is clean, but I can see how, as we get into more complex workflows, it may be limited, whereas a heavier CRM may be necessary at that point.
    • Mobile app works pretty well, it isn't quite as smooth as the web app.
    • Reporting could be a little more robust, but it does what we need.
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    Really Simple Systems
    • Resends - I would like a simple [one-click] function to resend email campaigns to [non-openers.]
    • [Emails] that have been created but not sent or attached to a campaign I would like to see a place that they could be in [the] draft so I can come back to them at a later date without them appearing on the email list[.]
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Zoho
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    Incentivized
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    Really Simple Systems
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Zoho
    Zoho Bigin has been almost perfect in almost every sense of the word. It has been very easy for us to use. Onboarding new staff has been a breeze, and we have never had to retrain them on how to use it, as they get the hang of it on the very first attempt. It has also saved us a lot of money compared to what it would have cost if we had used other CRM tools.
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    Really Simple Systems
    Simple systems is great for smaller sales and marketing teams to log their territories and report on progress on their opportunities. There are many useful features such as tasks and reporting to show to management how opportunities are progressing and when the estimated close date would occur. The two main issues are scalability within larger [organizations] and the ease to duplicate contacts.
    Incentivized
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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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    Really Simple Systems
    Whenever I have had any issues, which is probably only 3 times in 10 years, the back office support has been fantastic and got me up and running again in a very short time. Cannot fault them at all. But as I stated, problems have been very few and far between.
    Incentivized
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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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    Really Simple Systems
    We choose RSS due to cost. We are a startup and needed a great solution that did not cost [a lot]. RSS [fits] all our needs at the perfect price. We could not be more thrilled with our choice and it has simplified our client interaction[.]
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Zoho
    • Zero deals closed yet – earliest expected close is +6 weeks away.
    • No marketing-source conversion data – will need 2-3 months of traffic to quote real CAC or ROMI
    • No paid automation – manual follow-ups still dominate, so time-saving metrics are anecdotal, not measured.
    Incentivized
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    Really Simple Systems
    • A very positive effect on our understanding of our customers and what kind of events are working well at the venue and which aren't. This will allow us to work more smartly when responsive to enquiries, improving our overall productivity.
    • Very positive impact on our current review of marketing and sales strategy.
    Incentivized
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