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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Chargebee

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AChargeBee is an all in one subscription billing solution designed to handle all the complexity of recurring billing. The product integrates with a range of other SaaS applications including SalesForce, accounting, and order fulfillment systems. Some key features include: Managed Subscription Billing, Flexible Billing Support and Automated Notifications.

    $599

    per month for up to USD 100K of billing per month; 0.75% on billing thereafter

    Zendesk Sell

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AZendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM) is a CRM that aims to give reps access to integrated tools that provide the full context of a customer account. This keeps them in the loop and allows them to capitalize on opportunities. Zendesk Sell can be extended with Reach, a lead generation and engagement tool that automates the process of finding and keeping leads interested, so reps can focus more on building relationships and crushing their quotas. Base CRM was founded in 2009, and acquired by Zendesk…

    $19

    per seat/month billed annually

    Pricing
    ChargebeeZendesk Sell
    Editions & Modules
    Scale
    $599
    per month for up to USD 100K of billing per month; 0.75% on billing thereafter
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Sell Team
    $19.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Reach prospecting enrichment add-on (requires a Sell Subscription)
    $27.00
    Per User Per Month (billed annually)
    Sell Professional
    $49.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Sell Enterprise
    $99.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Sell Elite
    $199.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ChargebeeZendesk Sell
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNo transaction based fees. No setup cost.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    ChargebeeZendesk Sell
    Considered Both Products
    Chargebee
    No answer on this topic
    Zendesk
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    69%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    77%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ChargebeeZendesk Sell
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Chargebee and Zendesk Sell
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Sell
    6.6
    15 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.914 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings6.115 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings4.98 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings7.913 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings6.915 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings5.410 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings3.97 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings7.915 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings7.811 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Chargebee and Zendesk Sell
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Sell
    9.0
    12 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Chargebee and Zendesk Sell
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Sell
    6.9
    12 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.89 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Chargebee and Zendesk Sell
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Sell
    5.3
    13 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Chargebee and Zendesk Sell
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Sell
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings7.812 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings7.914 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Chargebee and Zendesk Sell
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Sell
    4.2
    15 Ratings
    58% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings7.815 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings4.910 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings1.16 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings3.08 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Chargebee and Zendesk Sell
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Sell
    9.5
    14 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.912 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Chargebee and Zendesk Sell
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Sell
    4.0
    5 Ratings
    61% below category average
    Social data00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Chargebee and Zendesk Sell
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Sell
    5.4
    7 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings9.87 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Chargebee and Zendesk Sell
    Feature
    Chargebee
    -
    Ratings
    Zendesk Sell
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ChargebeeZendesk Sell
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (22 ratings)
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ChargebeeZendesk Sell
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Chargebee
    Well-suited:
    • In a B2B set up - Post achieving some scale and having outgrown Google Sheets/ Excels. Won't add much value if you are dealing with fewer than 400-500 invoices a year.
    • We haven't explored their B2C subscription management side - but that is one of the key strengths of the platform.
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    Zendesk
    Zendesk sell is best for organizations that want a clean and simple, yet powerfully effective CRM tool. It's intuitive, extremely user-friendly, supplies lots of video tutorials and access to the California team for FAQ's, and has all the features other, more complicated, expensive CRM's have. Great for institutions that have a need to tailor their database to fit your needs; and track sales, tasks, and pipeline projects in graphic form. It's affordable and has a great app for mobile phones that allows access to contacts, notes, tasks, and a workable platform while on the go in real time. It's simple to teach new users how to navigate and utilize. Adding or deleting users is simple, and access to the CRM information can be limited/private or made public for the entire team to access. Not as costly as some of the competing products, so if you are on a tight budget this may be the tool for you.
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    Pros
    Chargebee
    • Reliable: We've had virtually no issues since launch.
    • Care about customers: Chargebee's account managers/support team have always been very helpful/responsive.
    • Feature-rich: Chargebee has a ton of features that help us do what we want and they are consistently adding new features every quarter.
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    Zendesk
    • My favorite piece is the Tasks connected to the Clients OR the Deals themselves that keep the process moving with the right steps, and helps our team from doubling our work, or missing a piece that is crucial for the completion of the sale.
    • The email integration helps to keep all things housed in one place also, so that you're not bouncing back and forth in multiple platforms to stay on top of the orders.
    • Customizations are a HUGE part of why we use Base CRM right now. We can make sure we are recording all of the right information, and not wasting time by having to fill in or skip over content that doesn't apply to our business model.
    • I also like the ability to tied Deals to multiple people, especially as Referrals come across, so we don't forget how we got in touch with different clients.
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    Cons
    Chargebee
    • It wasn't allowing us to add a one time purchase without making it an ongoing subscription with only one payment. They may have fixed it very recently but that was a big pain from a reporting perspective (it was including one time purchasers as subscribers)
    • Email automation is not very robust. Difficult to customize triggers by subscription, you have to send the same message to all subscribers for a specific action
    • Wish it had a way to write off and cancel the subscription of customers who haven't updated their cc info. That can be a long painful and very manual process. And if that feature is available somewhere they don't do a good job of making that clear.
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    Zendesk
    • There was no ability to add prospects from a company domain or email to auto-fill any data.
    • You had to type in all of the data you gathered about that prospect.
    • The default only gave you two phone numbers for the company, too few.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Chargebee
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    The integration with the other Zendesk products is key. Allows other people in the company, such as support, to be involved in the sales process.
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    Usability
    Chargebee
    It's very easy to use once you know what you're doing. I found it very straight forward once I got the hang of things and was able to create plans easily for my business. I was also able to just charge my clients right away easily. Refunding was also easy when needed.
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    Zendesk
    I received about two hours worth of training on Zendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM). I will say it's a clean look and the ability to change views is extremely helpful. I do wish there were other features that allowed the views to be more simplistic. Some views can be overwhelming to look at. Nevertheless with the minimum training, I am still able to navigate through Zendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM) successfully due to the ease of usability.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Chargebee
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Always available and easy connection from Zendesk Support
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    Performance
    Chargebee
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Never any latency issues
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    Support Rating
    Chargebee
    Chargebee is simple to use, and we have had little need for support.
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    Zendesk
    Due to the ease of the product, I have not had the chance to reach out to support yet. I’ve had no reason. The resources provided to clients are extremely helpful and detailed. So far my questions have been pretty basic and I generally just ask my colleague or teammate. They're able to assist with the answer.
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    Online Training
    Chargebee
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    This product has a great backing of users, but needs more options direct from Base CRM on all operations of the software. YouTube videos do a great job of helping implement, and the back end support is a great help as well. The CRM is a great free option, and should be treated as such.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Chargebee
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Simple, and straight forward.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Chargebee
    The major reason to go with chargebee is its costing as compared to its competitors it is much useful and value for money.Also it has many features that is very practical and efficient to use it.I recommend to the people who involves low costing as well as futuristic features.
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    Zendesk
    Simpler than most CRMs, which can be good if your sales team is not very tech savvy. We switched to HubSpot which provides a lot more value than Base did, but it isn't right for everyone. HubSpot is focused on capturing in-bound leads and has its own flaws and limitations, but overall it's a better fit for our needs.
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    Scalability
    Chargebee
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk
    Always on, always available.
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    Return on Investment
    Chargebee
    • It was a step in the right direction compared to ReCharge
    • It had negative impacts on our revenue before we had our developers put some work into improving its capabilities with our website and software
    • Now, we are seeing some positive results (after some costly updating from our end)
    Incentivized
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    Zendesk
    • Using Base has allowed us to double the number of active sales and partner engagements that we can keep track of and make progress on.
    • This has led to us being able to follow up on many smaller deals that were falling through the cracks.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Chargebee Screenshots

    Screenshot of Chargebee's metrics and reportingScreenshot of the Recurring Business Command CentreScreenshot of customer subscription nanagement organized onto a single page, where users can change plans, edit card details, add add-ons, apply credits, apply ad hoc charges and delay billing dateScreenshot of the customizable hosted checkout page