ChurnZero vs Microsoft Dynamics 365 Formerly Microsoft Dynamics CRM

• Onboarding Experience - I'm paired with my CSM and a Technical Solutions Engineer right from the start. We meet constantly and they help drive adoption for both myself as well as my CSM team.
• UI/UX - The user experience for the CSM is very straightforward and user-friendly. Having an easy-to-use platform means it's easier for me as the ops manager to drive the adoption of new campaigns within ChurnZero for my team.
• Segments - The bedrock of ChurnZero. The building of segments and their use within the platform makes targeting reports, plays, journeys, alerts, dashboards, you name it - so incredibly easy to do. It's also something our CSMs can be empowered to build themselves in private views, allowing me to no longer be a blocker on asks from my team.

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• Some useful out-of-the-box features, like mass uploads of Leads from trade shows or when qualifying a Lead, CRM automatically creates the Opportunity, Contact, and Account for you, etc.
• Really powerful customizations through the user interface to improve user experience. Things like Business Rules, for example, if Field A = 1, then Field B = 2 and Field C = 2, if Field A = 2, then Field B and Field C don't apply, so automatically hide them.
• Or other functionality that improves user experience, like Business Process Flows. These walk users step by step through our business process, helping them know when certain actions should take place, and at what point other data is now required. We've used this extensively with our Lead to Opportunity to Quote to Order process, helping users understand the business process each step of the way.
• Customizations built on top of the platform now called model-driven PowerApps. You can have connections to "typical" data, like Accounts, Contacts, or Opportunities, for example, but then connect that data to custom entities, records that only apply to your specific business. This is all done through the user interface and allows you to customize and automate specific line-of-business applications for your specific needs.
• Behind the scenes, D365 CE is built on SQL. So the data conforms to industry standards and makes it much easier to interact with. Your developers and IT team will thank you.

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• We have only come across very minor things that haven't been possible. For the most part, 99% of what we want to do is possible. The things we haven't been able to do have to do with sorting dashboard reports and seeing % of ChurnScores on a pie chart. Neither of which are deal-breakers but would be definitely nice to have. I have been in the SaaS industry for over 15 years on the sales/account management/customer success side. I went into this expecting to be disappointed during implementation on something that wouldn't be possible and I have been very pleasantly surprised to not have that experience.

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• Microsoft Dynamics 365 storage & license cost can prohibit some large deployments or even cost-sensitive small projects from using the platform (although I'm certain most deployments would realize a positive ROI if implemented correctly with process automation).
• The cost and licensing document for Dynamics 365 is 61 pages and will take a rocket scientist to understand it. It's better to just have your Microsoft help estimate the cost if they are willing to help you that.
• The documentation on how to first fully understand the Out of the Box default solution and settings is lacking or even non-existing. This has the potential to derail Dynamic 365 launches and implementations from the gitgo. Want to use an out of the box entity?.. well it's probably related to 5 other entities that require configuration and full understanding of it to successful implement. And you ask where is the laymen guide or instructions?... User groups and forums. In Summary, Microsoft can up its game in deployment training and supporting documentation.
• Microsoft needs to incentivize more external platforms to build app connectors for easy integration, such as ZenDesk, Slack, Tableau, etc. Even the current connector apps such as Salesforce, MailChimp, Docusign are useless or don't work at all.
• Several limitations inhibit successful Dynamics 365 deployments such as: limited number of Rollup field calculations (summarizing fields on child/related records), limited number rows that can exported to Excel via advanced find, Dynamics 365 files, log and database storage size limit is extremely small and will always require purchasing additional storage (for Online deployments).
• New user buy-in or acceptance or system platform changes can be difficult if a solid change management plan isn't enacted.
• Don't expect much help from Microsoft on implementation or solutions unless it's a technical flaw with the platform. Microsoft relies on their MVP partner network to consult for implementations at a hefty cost. Hiring a knowledgeable and savvy Dynamics 365 System Administrator can reduce the need for consultant support; of course, this is dependant upon many many variables.

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• ChurnZero has helped me save numerous customer accounts from churning. It also helps me understand how to re-engage distant customers. It's been crucial for managing accounts in onboarding or purchasing new products.
• I do think my company is missing aspects of onboarding journey data regarding the types of journeys that take longer or having fields that would relate to why users are struggling to adopt the software and that would be helpful for the types of customers that I work with on a daily basis.
• I really appreciate how ChurnZero alerts me of what journeys are falling behind, stuck, etc. It really does help to know if I've missed updating a task or if I need to reconnect with a user I haven't touched base with in awhile. This saves my company from losing customers and preventing customers from failing their journeys.

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• For those without a centralized, all in one solution for major HR, Finance and other departments, Microsoft Dynamics 365 has vastly improved employee time utilization and profit.
• Migrating clients from on-premise to the cloud has reaped benefits including better security, no unscheduled downtime and frequent updates to functionality.
• Those transferring from cheaper solutions have lost money in the aim to be better integrated with other Microsoft products and AI they don't really utilize.

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