Capsule CRM vs. HubSpot CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Capsule CRM
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Capsule 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
HubSpot CRM
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
HubSpot’s CRM enables growth-minded businesses to optimize their relationships with leads and customers. Through harnessing the power of carefully crafted sales, marketing, customer service, content management, and operations tools, the software aims to make it easy to unify team strategy and drive conversion. Additionally, the software allows users to connect with over 875 integration apps, APIs, and solutions partners to create a customizable user experience that suits the way teams work.…
$0
Per Month [Unlimited Users]
Pricing
Capsule CRMHubSpot CRM
Editions & Modules
Professional
$18
per month per user
Teams
$36
per month per user
Enterprise
$54
per month per user
Free Forever
$0
Per Month [Unlimited Users]
CRM Bundle
$50
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Capsule CRMHubSpot CRM
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Capsule CRMHubSpot CRM
Considered Both Products
Capsule CRM
Chose Capsule CRM
  • Easy to signup and ease of use for small business use cases.
  • Non-aggresive (a good thing) sales team helps clients try it out at their own pace.
  • Only the key important featuers are visible on the screen which matter. Helps with lesser confusion with carry out simple tasks.
Chose Capsule CRM
It stacks up pretty well in basic features but lags behind in terms of CRM features and support, there is a lack of features as compared to the multitude of these software and support only exists over mail, a live chat feature would be much appreciated, integration with …
HubSpot CRM
Chose HubSpot CRM
HubSpot beat them 10-0. We used it before we knew about Hubspot. I dont mean to trash Capsule but it was no use to me. It might help other people out there, but it wasn't adding any value to our organization. I recommend Hubspot even in my dreams.
Chose HubSpot CRM
They are much faster and quicker for the purposes that we are using it. They are more clunky and disjointed whereas HubSpot has good integrations and work flows which makes the work faster and easier for us to carry out. The automatic task creation is particularly useful in …
Chose HubSpot CRM
Ease of search on resources and their abundance has helped with smoother adoption of the Hubspot CRM. In the right plan, the features are far more integrated and light weight to setup and execute. When choosing a CRM product is it important to choose one which has the vision to …
Chose HubSpot CRM
We were using Capsule before HubSpot and we also evaluated Infusionsoft. HubSpot CRM has the best user interface by far and is also the best value for money...seeing as it's free. Capsule was ugly, and didn't have half of the capabilities that HubSpot has. Infusionsoft was …
Chose HubSpot CRM
Some are too basic, others are stupidly complex (fine in the right environment though) but Hubspot works well for us.
Features
Capsule CRMHubSpot CRM
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Capsule CRM
7.1
16 Ratings
8% below category average
HubSpot CRM
7.8
1594 Ratings
1% above category average
Customer data management / contact management8.016 Ratings8.71535 Ratings
Workflow management7.014 Ratings7.81506 Ratings
Territory management6.09 Ratings4.9184 Ratings
Opportunity management8.016 Ratings8.21439 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.015 Ratings8.41551 Ratings
Contract management8.013 Ratings8.0185 Ratings
Quote & order management6.012 Ratings7.61053 Ratings
Interaction tracking7.014 Ratings8.41496 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management6.012 Ratings8.2186 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Capsule CRM
8.4
10 Ratings
11% above category average
HubSpot CRM
7.3
1065 Ratings
3% below category average
Case management8.68 Ratings7.7991 Ratings
Call center management8.17 Ratings6.8857 Ratings
Help desk management8.58 Ratings7.4912 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Capsule CRM
8.5
12 Ratings
12% above category average
HubSpot CRM
8.4
1405 Ratings
10% above category average
Lead management8.011 Ratings8.61326 Ratings
Email marketing9.010 Ratings8.21336 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Capsule CRM
7.7
15 Ratings
1% above category average
HubSpot CRM
7.8
1456 Ratings
3% above category average
Task management9.013 Ratings8.11397 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management7.011 Ratings7.4728 Ratings
Reporting7.013 Ratings7.91289 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Capsule CRM
7.0
15 Ratings
7% below category average
HubSpot CRM
7.7
1425 Ratings
2% above category average
Forecasting7.013 Ratings7.61123 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.015 Ratings7.91354 Ratings
Customizable reports6.012 Ratings7.71313 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Capsule CRM
7.4
14 Ratings
2% below category average
HubSpot CRM
7.3
1360 Ratings
4% below category average
Custom fields7.014 Ratings7.91333 Ratings
Custom objects6.012 Ratings7.31159 Ratings
Scripting environment8.68 Ratings6.3132 Ratings
API for custom integration8.010 Ratings7.6948 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Capsule CRM
9.0
12 Ratings
8% above category average
HubSpot CRM
8.5
1317 Ratings
2% above category average
Single sign-on capability9.011 Ratings8.61178 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.012 Ratings8.41254 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Capsule CRM
7.0
13 Ratings
4% below category average
HubSpot CRM
6.9
902 Ratings
5% below category average
Social data7.013 Ratings6.8884 Ratings
Social engagement7.012 Ratings7.0874 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Capsule CRM
7.5
12 Ratings
3% above category average
HubSpot CRM
7.7
1010 Ratings
6% above category average
Marketing automation8.012 Ratings7.61003 Ratings
Compensation management7.010 Ratings7.8660 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Capsule CRM
8.0
13 Ratings
7% above category average
HubSpot CRM
7.7
1196 Ratings
3% above category average
Mobile access8.013 Ratings7.71196 Ratings
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User Ratings
Capsule CRMHubSpot CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(16 ratings)
8.1
(1638 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(29 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(4 ratings)
7.9
(1486 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(4 ratings)
6.8
(23 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(8 ratings)
User Testimonials
Capsule CRMHubSpot CRM
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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HubSpot
I have used HubSpot CRM to help grow and scale companies which range in size from SMB businesses owned by one person up through enterprise companies doing hundreds of millions in revenue. There are not any use cases where HubSpot CRM has not been able to suit the needs for what we've needed from it.
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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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HubSpot
  • Personalized email campaigns: It helps to create highly effective personalized emails with its wonderful content tokens.
  • Scheduling of meetings: It eliminates the bottlenecks in the process of meeting schedule with its amazing integrating capabilities with other calendar tools like Google calendar. It also ensures the automatic reminders of meetings to the participants of meeting.
  • Automation for follow-up : With its feature called "sequences", follow-up emails made easy.
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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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HubSpot
  • A lot of my companies have one URL for a ton of branches and each branch has their own name and location so I have to manually enter all the information because they all have the same URL so I can't easily use an Excel file to import those contacts so a faster solution to this would be appreciated
  • Making Corporate and branch associations is very tedious, it would be nice if the companies that all share the same url would automatically associate with the corporate company so I didn't have to manually do it
  • I would like to not see all the extra feature tabs in my layout because I am not using them so it would be nice to be able to turn them off (even the ones that are in my plan that I don't use, it would be nice to turn them off)
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Likelihood to Renew
Zestia
No answers on this topic
HubSpot
To be honest there are some barriers due to which we are unable to use Hubspot at it's full potentials. The region that we work in has some restrictions that don't allow us to make calls or text which leaves us to just Email to the client.
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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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HubSpot
I give it this rating because when I first joined the team here I had never used HubSpot before. Within a week I was up to speed on the CRM and knew pretty much how to use it based on its user friendliness. The different tabs on the side and organization of the site did not make me anxious when I first started which is hard to say for most CRM platforms because their can be A LOT going on on but, HubSpot has been my favorite CRM thus far and being in marketing the last 7, going on 8 years now I have worked with PLENTY of CRM's
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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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HubSpot
Because when I needed help HubSpot responded immediately and provided me with the information I needed which enabled me to realize that HubSpot was even more customizable and easier to use than I thought! And I already thought HubSpot was very user friendly and easy to use, and then Support showed me how to manipulate the settings, columns and the appearance of the tool.
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Implementation Rating
Zestia
No answers on this topic
HubSpot
If you've had any prior experience with cloud based marketing automation or group communication tools, you can do the implementation without paid outside support. Though getting to a SLA (service level agreement) would be best achieved with the help of a third party who can facilitate
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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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HubSpot
I have used two other CRM systems; they were in-house at my company, so I can't search for them in the list. Previous CRM systems ran very sluggishly, lacking many features such as transactions. Very often, they did not add sent emails or added them incorrectly. Adding contacts was unintuitive and had a lot of mandatory fields that had to be filled in manually, as this system did not download data online. There was no option to search if a lead existed; there was a function that theoretically should have notified of a duplicate, but only after the entire long list was filled out.
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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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HubSpot
  • We can raise the tickets easily from HubSpot only. There is no confusion about that.
  • There is difficulty raising tickets from Hubspot as once it is resolved, we will not be able to check again on the deal overview that needs to be solved.
  • HubSpot is very good compared to Salesforce and Zoho, as I have worked on all 3 till now.
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HubSpot CRM Screenshots

Screenshot of Store, track, manage, and report on the deals (sometimes referred to as “opportunities”) your sales team is working.Screenshot of Our contact record enables your team to record and retrieve information on anyone your business interacts with, helping everyone to stay on the same page.Screenshot of The product library gives you visibility into the goods and services you sell, then associates them with individual deals. With products, you can easily track what you're selling to your customers and from what channels.