Detective vs. Node.io (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Detective
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Detective (formerly Charlie App) helps salespeople to find high quality prospects, identify their pains and initiatives, and suggests relevant first touch messaging. Its precision targeting aims to displace a spray-and-pray approach to sales.N/A
Node.io (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Node.io was a sales intelligence platform, providing access to correlative insights and "cloned" ideal customers built upon Node's database of companies and individuals, acted upon by AI. Node.io was acquired by SugarCRM August 2020, to bolster the company's CX capabilities and predictive insights. Node.io is no longer available standalone.N/A
Pricing
DetectiveNode.io (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DetectiveNode.io (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
DetectiveNode.io (discontinued)
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
DetectiveNode.io (discontinued)
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
Detective
3.0
1 Ratings
87% below category average
Node.io (discontinued)
8.2
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Load time/data access3.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Advanced search00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Identification of new leads00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
List quality00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
List upload/download00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
Detective
9.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Node.io (discontinued)
9.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Contact information9.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Company information9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Industry information00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
Detective
-
Ratings
Node.io (discontinued)
7.7
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Lead qualification process00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Salesforce integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Alerts and reminders00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Data hygiene00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Tags00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Filters and segmentation00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
Detective
-
Ratings
Node.io (discontinued)
10.0
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Sales email templates00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Append emails to records00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
DetectiveNode.io (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
DetectiveNode.io (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
charlieapp.com
If you are in any type of sales, and meeting with people, it is a must. If you already know you contact well, it doesn't have as much value for that particular meeting. Also I wish there was a way to not sync internal meetings, as it just provides clutter, and I don't need info on those people.
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Discontinued Products
Earlier this week, we had a mishap where a client's birth certificate went missing while being transferred between departments. This could have been disastrous for both our employees and the client, but Sugar allowed for quick detective work that let us track the document's passage between specific employees, and the item was located and returned!
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Pros
charlieapp.com
  • They easily connect with my Outlook to sync my upcoming meetings.
  • It provides me with the social profiles of people I am meeting with.
  • It gives me the ability to have all my info about my contact in one place to easily review.
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Discontinued Products
  • Customer profile and sales analyst features provide relevant information for sales calls.
  • Node allows me to bring more vendors and more contacts in, allowing me to expand lists and connect with more accurate contacts.
  • Node's collaborative nature is very appreciated when they keep on asking for feedback for improvement.
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Cons
charlieapp.com
  • At times it doesn't pull a social profile for the contact correctly, or at all, when I know the person has a profile.
  • The interface is a little clunky, and the font is too large. It could be a lot smaller and still effective.
  • It takes a lot of time to sync at points, which is frustrating.
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Discontinued Products
  • More focus on the display of scanned documents
  • Easier recall and presentation of scanned documents
  • Lag times between entering an Action and seeing it appear
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Alternatives Considered
charlieapp.com
The thing that Charlie does best is it aggregates everything in one place. It allows me to have a one-stop shop, that I can quickly review prior to heading into a meeting. People are usually amazed with the amount of info that Charlie can give you, and it almost always works its way into my sales call.
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Discontinued Products
Node excels when it comes to lead intelligence like account-level and market insights. Its lead management module gives better segmentation and account identification. It is a good choice for mid-size companies (50-1000 employees) and their quality of support is very satisfactory. Its searchable data gives accurate results and its ease of integration with Salesforce is an added advantage over its competitors.
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Return on Investment
charlieapp.com
  • The info I pull from Charlie prior to the meeting is almost always brought up as a conversation starter.
  • Charlie helps my relationships go deeper than just surface level info.
  • The ability to go deeper in my relationships while using Charlie has absolutely closed me business.
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Discontinued Products
  • Our company has increased profits 20% from last year after implementing Sugar
  • Our transfer to largely remote work has been hugely simplified by Sugar
  • Despite an industry-wide "pandemic slump", the ease of use brought by Sugar has allowed us to remain a major player in tax assistance even as other companies have struggled
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