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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Capsule CRM

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ACapsule is a CRM solution for businesses of up to 1,000 employees. The vendor boasts over 10,000 businesses globally as customers, who choose it as the platform to deliver success across their sales and customer facing teams. Capsule is presented as easy to use and quick to adopt. It also integrates with a growing range of popular apps, including Google G Suite, QuickBooks, MailChimp and Zapier. A free trial is available, and paid plans are available from $18 per user, per month.

    $18

    per month per user

    Freshsales

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AFreshsales is a sales force automation solution for sales teams. It provides features that help salespeople to attract quality leads, engage in contextual conversations, drive deals with AI-powered insights, and nurture customer relationships. With built-in email, phone, chat, and telephony, Freshsales gives sales teams more time for selling by automating the sales process. It includes Freddy AI, salespeople can get insights into the best deals to go after and what actions to take and predict…

    $11

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Capsule CRMFreshsales
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    $18
    per month per user
    Teams
    $36
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $54
    per month per user
    Growth
    $11
    per month per user
    Pro
    $47
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $71
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Capsule CRMFreshsales
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Capsule CRMFreshsales
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    Zestia
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    Freshworks Inc
    Chose Freshsales
    I like Freshsales because the UI is more appealing, which makes the functionality even more accessible.
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    Capsule CRMFreshsales
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Capsule CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    7.1
    16 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Freshsales
    9.6
    54 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.016 Ratings10.054 Ratings
    Workflow management7.014 Ratings8.752 Ratings
    Territory management6.09 Ratings10.041 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.016 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.015 Ratings10.053 Ratings
    Contract management8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management6.012 Ratings8.72 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.014 Ratings9.353 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management6.012 Ratings10.039 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Capsule CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    8.4
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Freshsales
    -
    Ratings
    Case management8.68 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management8.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management8.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Capsule CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    8.5
    12 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Freshsales
    10.0
    51 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Lead management8.011 Ratings10.049 Ratings
    Email marketing9.010 Ratings10.050 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Capsule CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    7.7
    15 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Freshsales
    8.4
    52 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Task management9.013 Ratings8.749 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.013 Ratings8.051 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Capsule CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    7.0
    15 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Freshsales
    8.2
    53 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Forecasting7.013 Ratings8.045 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.015 Ratings8.753 Ratings
    Customizable reports6.012 Ratings8.047 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Capsule CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    7.4
    14 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Freshsales
    9.0
    51 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Custom fields7.014 Ratings8.651 Ratings
    Custom objects6.012 Ratings8.341 Ratings
    Scripting environment8.68 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.010 Ratings10.038 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Capsule CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    9.0
    12 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Freshsales
    10.0
    47 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.011 Ratings10.040 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.012 Ratings10.047 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Capsule CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    7.0
    13 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Freshsales
    -
    Ratings
    Social data7.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Capsule CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    7.5
    12 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Freshsales
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Capsule CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Freshsales
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Mobile access8.013 Ratings9.047 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Capsule CRMFreshsales
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    10.0
    (54 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Capsule CRMFreshsales
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Zestia
    It is difficult to beat the simplicity of use and design of Capsule CRM. Add to the fact that they offer the best free plan which is great to sign up our clients with so that they can see how valuable having a CRM is. Getting newbies to use CRM with ease helps us with our CRM projects and to sign up more clients seamlessly. Hence, it is perfect place to start with for a small business. Based on feedback from clients, who already have some premium apps to manage their sales and work orders, it can get tricky to integrate them with Capsule CRM and hence it's not that favourable in the complex IT solution use case for specific clients. Support is through messages only and it can get a bit frustating if one is in a hurry to get the setup done. It's preferred to take your time and raise support tickets as and when necessary.
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    Freshworks Inc
    Generally speaking for small to mid sized team I really cannot recommend it enough. It has an excellent feature set, good amount of integrations, fairly customisable and backed by solid support. And the pricing is very competitive too. I feel like if your team is larger than that, you might want to look at other alternatives but for teams that size, its really perfect.
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    Pros
    Zestia
    • Capsule is very easy to use. You can just jump in and learn as you go. There are advantages to really learning the ins and outs, but for those who aren't sold on a CRM to begin with it's good for just getting them started. It is what you make of it--you can use the most basic features or really dive in to the many functionalities.
    • The UI is clean and intuitive. We don't get easily overwhelmed while using it.
    • Capsule has a very robust contact management system. It allows for the generation of very specific lists within existing contacts, which is good if the user has to keep track of thousands of individuals and companies. There is a tagging feature that is great for further organizing contacts.
    • I like that there is a simple workflow option. I encourage the sales guys to make use of this "Tracks" feature, and they often do (but if they don't, it's not the end of the world, which is nice). It provides custom sets of tasks that are created as soon as you start an opportunity or a case.
    • Capsule has a LOT of integrations, which is great if you're looking to expand what you do with your CRM. We got Capsule just to keep track of the sales pipeline, but now that everyone's on board with the concept of a CRM (they weren't sold at first!) we can look into implementing more robust programs that can "talk to" Capsule.
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    Freshworks Inc
    • It helps you automate your onboarding process for new leads.
    • It has lots of integrations with other apps, so you can interact with other things like calendars and calls.
    • It's pretty easy to set sequences so the platform automatically follows up with people for you. This is not only helpful for your sales pipeline, but also for client communication when working on a project that requires their input.
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    Cons
    Zestia
    • Its integration with Mail chimp is not smooth. Also, it does not allow to list contacts alphabetically which is a great downside of this tool. It does not contain some essential marketing features.
    • It needs to improve the user interface and make it more productive especially on the calendar view.
    • The contact sorting is quite disappointing. It would be nice if it allows users to set screen filters.
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    Freshworks Inc
    • Leads and Contacts do not seem to be adequately defined.
    • Reporting is not as robust as we would like it to be
    • Integration with FreshDesk is one way - we can see information from FreshDesk to FreshSales but not vice versa
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    Usability
    Zestia
    As a well-rounded business tool, Capsule CRM is an excellent choice. It fulfills our requirements and aids in the operation of our business. One of the most effective tools for managing our business solutions and supply chains is adding this tool to our system to see the fantastic results of effective management. Capsule CRM could try and see what they're offering to get the best results.
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    Freshworks Inc
    I would give Freshworks CRM's overall usability a 7 out of 10. Although the software has improved since we first obtained it, it still could use improvements to make functionality more intuitive and easier for the average user. It is not that challenging but there is definitely a learning curve
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    Support Rating
    Zestia
    Capsule CRM is the best application in allocating the problems and reasons for any project drawback. Your solution will be there within seconds. It controls business empowerment with its authentic approach and we can use this application without any problem. Our employees are on a single platform and we can decide and implement things at once. There is no need to wait for any meeting, as everything is just a click away. Our promotions are technical and easy to understand for clients and they can communicate well to deliver their ideas.
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    Freshworks Inc
    When you initially log in to Freshworks, you get snippets to guide you on how to set up. You have a chat option on every page so you can reach out to the support agent and get your issues resolved in real time. The agents are fast, responsive, and experienced in handling even a person who introduced CRM to the world...
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    Alternatives Considered
    Zestia
    We chose Capsule CRM over Zoho CRM due to the various modules that it would take for Zoho CRM to work for our firm. Additional Zoho modules would have been needed (Zoho CRM and Projects) to make it work for us which in turn requires additional management. With Capsule CRM, there was only one app that needed to be integrated within our app ecosystem
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    Freshworks Inc
    We selected FreshSales because we needed something cheaper and more user-friendly than Salesforce, but we're now in the process of switching to HubSpot because it gives you the best of both worlds - ease of use + scale and reliability
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    Return on Investment
    Zestia
    • It's enabled us to have a cloud-based live database, rather than living off spreadsheets or an antiquated Access database
    • It's hard to really quantify ROI on a small startup, but it's been very helpful to have a small scale but powerful CRM as we grow the company.
    • Since we don't use it entirely as it's intended, the terminology and shortcuts are a bit confusing.
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    Freshworks Inc
    • Increased visibility of open deals, as well as encouraging 'clean' data
    • Faster data updating (if Freshsales is used as our sole source of data)
    • Some follow-ups are missed, as sales staff forget to create new tasks after each follow up, depending on if the call was answered or not (for example)
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