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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Claritysoft

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACloudSoft is a simple, cloud-based CRM system for SMBs.

    $39

    per month

    SAP Crystal

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ASAP Crystal is an analytics and reporting software solution for SMBs. SAP Crystal comprises Crystal Reports for pixel-perfect reporting, and SAP Crystal Server for automated distribution and self-service access to reports, dashboards and data exploration.

    $295

    per single user license

    Pricing
    ClaritysoftSAP Crystal
    Editions & Modules
    Claritysoft
    $39.00
    Per Month Per User
    Upgrade Version to SAP Crystal Reports 2020
    $295
    per single user license
    SAP Crystal Reports 2020 64-Bit
    $495
    per single user license
    SAP Crystal Reports 2016 32-Bit
    $495
    per single user license
    SAP Crystal Server 2020 1 NUL
    $869
    per user license + first year maintenance to be added
    SAP Crystal Server 2020 5 CAL
    $8,744
    5 concurrent users + first year maintenance to be added
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClaritysoftSAP Crystal
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional Details—* SAP Crystal Reports 2020 Viewer allows you to view static data within a SAP Crystal Reports file. * SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - Full version allows you to create powerful, richly formatted, and dynamic reports from virtually any data source, delivered in dozens of formats, in up to 28 languages. If you already have an older version of Crystal Reports, buy a license for SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - Upgrade at a discounted, upgrade price. * SAP Crystal Server 2020, 1 NUL includes 1 license of: SAP Crystal Reports 2020 - SAP Crystal Server 2020. * As an add-on to SAP Crystal Server 2020 1 NUL, SAP Crystal Server 2020 5 CAL allows you to support a wider, intermittent audience of end users, up to five logged on at the same time.
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    ClaritysoftSAP Crystal
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    6.6
    7 Ratings
    17% below category average
    SAP Crystal
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management4.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management7.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management6.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)5.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management7.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SAP Crystal
    -
    Ratings
    Help desk management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    6.4
    5 Ratings
    19% below category average
    SAP Crystal
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing4.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    7.5
    7 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SAP Crystal
    -
    Ratings
    Task management8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    7.2
    7 Ratings
    6% below category average
    SAP Crystal
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    7.3
    7 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP Crystal
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration4.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    6.7
    7 Ratings
    23% below category average
    SAP Crystal
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability6.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    7.0
    5 Ratings
    9% below category average
    SAP Crystal
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    7.7
    124 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.0113 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings6.7100 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.4117 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    8.3
    136 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings9.0117 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings8.8135 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.964 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings8.6120 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    8.7
    136 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings9.191 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.4133 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings7.994 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.997 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.454 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    7.6
    89 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.650 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.576 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings7.841 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    8.5
    88 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.481 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.480 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.480 Ratings
    Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.940 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    6.6
    65 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings6.163 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings5.946 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.060 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Claritysoft and SAP Crystal
    Feature
    Claritysoft
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Crystal
    7.8
    45 Ratings
    1% above category average
    REST API00 Ratings7.48 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings8.437 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings7.18 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings8.437 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.439 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.433 Ratings
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    ClaritysoftSAP Crystal
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Score4 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score8.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ClaritysoftSAP Crystal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (7 ratings)
    6.7
    (159 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.1
    (31 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    8.6
    (21 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (124 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (129 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClaritysoftSAP Crystal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Claritysoft
    Claritysoft is well suited if you need more of an address book as your CRM. Situations where sales are more passive and based on increasing awareness instead of hard, closing sales. In my previous role selling medical equipment, this would NOT work. However, in my current role where awareness is the key factor that drive smaller sales amounts, it does it's job. I've just been in a lot more roles where I need to upload contracts with signatures and track sales Opportunities, and Claritysoft doesn't seem able to do that.
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    SAP
    Generation of templated reports is the strong suit of SAP Crystal. Allows users to change formats in templates bases on requirement with minimal effort. Automated report delivery requires the user to be aware of sql which cannot be expected from all users. Should support more document export formats and improve the UI for SAP B1 Users
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    Pros
    Claritysoft
    • Claritysoft provides great software for keeping track of all the activities you've completed for a customer or lead.
    • Claritysoft also has a great setup with creating new activities that need to be completed in the future so you do not forget.
    • Claritysoft also has a very good support team. When we have questions or problems, Claritysoft is very prompt to address them.
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    SAP
    • Crystal Reports allows us to create a consistent template for all of our reports.
    • Crystal Reports and Server allows us to house a repository for all of our reports to make them easy to find and update when necessary.
    • Crystal Reports can connect to a wide variety of data sources.
    • Crystal Reports can be a little daunting when first implementing. There are a lot of nuances in learning how to truly master this software and it can be frustrating at times.
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    Cons
    Claritysoft
    • There is no spell-check function to use when you are sending emails.
    • Some of the functions you need when deleting records and the like are not always available on every page when you are working in the application.
    • When moving quotes to opportunities, the attachments go with the move so when you go back to the quote, it is not there. Also, when you move a quote it does not automatically fill in the quote number as it was on the quote, it creates a new number. This should be fixed.
    • When you convert a lead it does not move the lead to archives or get rid of it. It leaves it in the Leads area and so you have to manually get rid of it.
    • There is no auto-dial feature built into Claritysoft.
    • The mobile app needs to look and feel just like the online version.
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    SAP
    • The export of reports to Excel is very cumbersome and the results are difficult to format.
    • The design of reports and the graphical features (e.g. charts) feel quite rigid.
    • The learning curve for a non-programmer is incredibly steep, making Crystal a specialty tool.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Claritysoft
    It works for us and the support is excellent
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    SAP
    We have been using this product for so many years and it has truly become a cornerstone to our business processes when it comes to developing and distributing information via reports. We currently have over 500 reports developed to date over about 30 systems and that will continue to grow as user needs change.
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    Usability
    Claritysoft
    It is VERY, VERY, simple and easy to use and learn. All I needed was a super brief 30 minute overview to understand how to use it, and their Customer Support is pretty good. I was raised on Salesforce, which is much more complicated, but allows you to do so much more.
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    SAP
    Crystal is very robust, but not always easy to use. It create wonderful looking reports, and so deserves a high rating. However, I have to take a couple of points off for the simple fact that I cannot hand it to a user and expect them to be able to do development with it.
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    Support Rating
    Claritysoft
    They are very helpful and quick whenever I have a question about Claritysoft CRM. I think the guy I've spoken with is named Evan, and he's been very helpful. Claritysoft, give the man a raise if you know who I'm talking about. He responds super quick with truly helpful insights.
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    SAP
    The support community can be difficult to navigate. I've also run into issues with my login. The SAP system has a bizarre mechanism for validating users that requires users to have what is called an S-ID. A basic ID may not give you access to all the features in the portal. The limitation may include not being able to perform a simple task like downloading patches and updates. This isn't a big deal for single user license but for teams it can be a pain.
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    In-Person Training
    Claritysoft
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Trainer was patient and thorough in going through the basics and willing to answer questions by email after the initial training
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    Implementation Rating
    Claritysoft
    So easy to do - you control the process, supported by the Claritysoft
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    SAP
    Just like any other implementation: When designing the differing reports, get end users' input, make sure to design the reports so that they display the information that the company requires, in the best and clearest way possible.
    Test, test, test, revise when needed, and, particularly, do sufficient training so users are comfortable using Crystal Reports!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Claritysoft
    Claritysoft's emails are much easier to use since Salesforce is in the middle of switching from Classic to Lightning. Also, Salesforce does not have a native group edit option. Claritysoft is much more data driven and you can use all functions of Excel to customize reports. However, Claritysoft does not have as many third-party add-on options compared to Salesforce's app exchange.
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    SAP
    Crystal reports is useful in case we want to import data from data base . We can write queries in it but Google Charts require to be implemented in our application using code so crystal reports is better than Google Charts.
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    Return on Investment
    Claritysoft
    • It has made it easier to see our overall sales for each sales rep.
    • The only negative is that we cannot change over the account, contacts, leads, and opportunities with one ownership field. You have to do each one separate and when you are transferring 1000 clients this takes much too long to do. No reason for it.
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    SAP
    • It is a decent buy for specific departments in terms of reporting capabilities but updates and cost (frequent) demands are higher with the benefits offered.
    • So long as the requirements are not ever changing, with scheduling functionality, it's a handsome tool.
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