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    Cirrus Insight

    Score8.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Cirrus Insight integrates Salesforce with Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts. Instantly View Contextual Salesforce Information in Your Inbox. Save Emails & Attachments to Salesforce with a Click. Sync Your Google & Salesforce Calendars. Create & Edit Salesforce Records on the Fly. Customize Your Salesforce Workflow in Gmail. Add Google Contacts to Salesforce. Salesforce Tasks Integration. Salesforce Templates Integrated with Gmail.

    $15

    per month

    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AGridBuddy Connect was a contact data tool that combined data from separate systems into an editable, spreadsheet-simple view. Acquired by Validity in 2019, it is now a legacy tool.N/A

    Outlook4Gmail

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AOutlook4Gmail is an Outlook add-in that helps users perform Google calendars sync with Outlook, as well as contacts and tasks sync. It also syncs Google calendars from multiple Google accounts with Outlook ones. The settings provide opportunities of duplicates check, their elimination and automatic data backup.N/A
    Pricing
    Cirrus InsightGridBuddy Connect (legacy)Outlook4Gmail
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $27
    per user/month
    Closer
    $45
    per user/month
    Rainmaker
    $72
    per user/month
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    Pricing Offerings
    Cirrus InsightGridBuddy Connect (legacy)Outlook4Gmail
    Free Trial
    YesNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$500 per installationNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing based on annual billing.——
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cirrus InsightGridBuddy Connect (legacy)Outlook4Gmail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (23 ratings)
    7.9
    (13 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    Cirrus InsightGridBuddy Connect (legacy)Outlook4Gmail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cirrus Insight
    For someone who uses both Gmail and Salesforce as part of their main role, this software is an invaluable connector for them both. Some of the features are also not Salesforce specific - such as the Meeting Scheduler, which has proved invaluable to me, and I would recommend to any Gmail user who frequently set up meetings (either internally or externally).
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    1. Making broad changes to data, like moving ownership of records from one user to another for a new Sales Rep or a moved Sales Rep. 2. Making broad changes to data for product changes, product introductions and such (product naming changes, product description changes, etc.). I recently had to make a change to the name of a Product Option. Product Options are a sub-object related to Product. This name change was in 22 places. Okay, 18 [is] not a lot, but to make this change individually 22 times is still very tedious and takes too much of my time. Instead, I set up my Grid with the Object and sub-Object and made all 22 changes at once with a mass change. Piece of cake. And I don't have to go back to several of the records to see if the change was made successfully (something you have to do with Dataloader). I could see the effective change all at once on my Grid screen.
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    SCAND
    It is well suited when you have three locations of dental practices and you can review all three emails in one spot. like having the microsoft apps to use quickly from the apps buttons. I wished that there was a short class on how all be different things work togather
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    Pros
    Cirrus Insight
    • Log email to Salesforce. You click one button and it logs for you. This is easier than adding the BCC email address that Salesforce provides as a way to log email.
    • Track views and engagement on these emails. It's nice to know if the email was opened and if links were clicked.
    • Update quick fields in Salesforce directly from their inbox using Cirrus. This prevented reps from needing to click into Salesforce, wait for it to load, then update fields like the phone number or name.
    • If the rep did need to open Salesforce, Cirrus provides a quick button to navigate to the Lead/Contact/Opportunity page quickly.
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    • Reshapes the user Interface into an intuitive, clean, easy and thoughtful way, meaning Salesforce can be practically used for applications that (in my Opinion) salesforce was never designed for.
    • Mass updates are a God send, Leaving quick and meaningful notes, setting up meetings with clients or upcoming calls to maintain contact, all from the same screen without information overload... a real achievement.
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    SCAND
    • Keep schedule's accessible to all with access to the shared pages.
    • Moving from task to task and keeping track of messages related to those tasks.
    • Being able to move emails from folder to folder as well as monitoring those mails as needed.
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    Cons
    Cirrus Insight
    • Outlook for Mac could use some work as an add-on because it's hard to read sometimes on my laptop. It's not a sidebar, like the Windows functionality, so it's harder to read.
    • Doesn't always find an opportunity, even though I know it's in our Salesforce system.
    • Randomly shuts down and doesn't log in properly at times. I've had to remove and re-download more than once.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Does not allow users to create new Campaign Member records; we would like to be able to add multiple Campaign Member records to a Campaign in a Grid.
    • Does not allow users to create new Task records; we would like to be able to add multiple Tasks records related to the same user but multiple Opportunities and Contacts.
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    SCAND
    • Needs improvement on scheduling emails for future delivery
    • Out of office feature - I use the gmail function
    • I would love my calendar to work through it. It may, but I haven't worked out how yet.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cirrus Insight
    It is the best google to salesforce integration on the market. support is incredibly responsive and very helpful. They are constantly adding new features, and the current feature set is well beyond anything else that is currently offered in the market
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    - Easy of use - Visual nature of using the product (as compared to Dataloader) - Quickness of making changes/updates/edits to long lists of records, live and real-time
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    Usability
    Cirrus Insight
    Very easy to use. Everything opens in a familiar interface right inside the google apps sidebar. It brings in salesforce records, so as long as you know google apps / gmail and salesforce you'll be all set. It's point and click.
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    - Ease of use - Real-time and visible nature of making mass changes - Ease of setting up a Grid - Ease of filtering the Grid to see the records that I need to change
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    SCAND
    Easy to use for a email and calander. If offers a wide variety of ways to use and store data. Easy to search for old emails that may have gotten lost for quick reference. Like being able to see all of our offices emails in one spot. It is a great product
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cirrus Insight
    Haven't had a down issue in the almost 2 years I've been using the product. Support is also super responsive.
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    Performance
    Cirrus Insight
    Pulls in salesforce data very quickly, and syncs very quickly.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cirrus Insight
    The plugin is installed inside your internet browser as an extension/add-on. It can be found in most add on stores and is easy to install. Usually just a few clicks. It handles authorization for you once you sign in, and then takes care of all the rest. It couldn't be easier to get working right out of the box. You're up in running in less than 5 minutes.
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    Discontinued Products
    GridBuddy was very easy to implement
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cirrus Insight
    Yesware regularly sent me alerts that my emails had been opened by someone who I hadn't sent them to, from locations they couldn't possibly have been. I also don't recall its Salesforce activity logging working as smoothly, though I last used Yesware more than 12 months ago so my memory isn't as fresh as it could be
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    This is the 1st inline editing product we have tested. The only reason we would ever go with another product is the price.
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    SCAND
    I believe Outlook4Gmail stacks up against AppNeta having a better graphic and simplicity. I have selected Outlook4Gmail because is more known and probably easier to find answers to questions when they may come.
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    Return on Investment
    Cirrus Insight
    • Customer data is paramount and Cirrus Insight supports optimal data integrity.
    • Ease of capturing updated customer information and sales activity helps in forecasting, operational insight, etc.
    • Facilitates transition of sales opportunities by seeing a clear trail of correspondence and customer updates.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Our sales executives save a lot of time reviewing all opportunities in a single editable view.
    • Gridbuddy improves the functionality of our CRM by allowing us to edit multiple opportunities in one place.
    • It is generally faster and easier to build a report in GridBuddy than it is in SAP C4C.
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    SCAND
    • Easily able to email frequent users at work.
    • Easily able to pull up my work email no matter the device I am using at the time
    • Easily able to find and locate most emails I would like to view or see
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    GridBuddy Connect (legacy) Screenshots

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