CloudSoft is a simple, cloud-based CRM system for SMBs.
$39
per month
VerticalResponse
Score10 out of 10
N/A
VerticalResponse is an email campaign management software and services platform from Deluxe. In addition to providing email marketing tools, VerticalResponse offers fully managed email marketing services from campaign launch and management to reporting and analysis.
$9
per month
Pricing
Claritysoft
VerticalResponse
Editions & Modules
Claritysoft
$39.00
Per Month Per User
Basic
$11.00
per month
Pro
$16.00
per month
Pro Plus
$196.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Claritysoft
VerticalResponse
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
Optional
No setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Claritysoft
VerticalResponse
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Claritysoft and VerticalResponse
Feature
Claritysoft
6.6
7 Ratings
17% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management
8.07 Ratings
00 Ratings
Workflow management
4.56 Ratings
00 Ratings
Territory management
7.56 Ratings
00 Ratings
Opportunity management
6.06 Ratings
00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
5.57 Ratings
00 Ratings
Quote & order management
7.55 Ratings
00 Ratings
Interaction tracking
7.07 Ratings
00 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management
7.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Claritysoft and VerticalResponse
Feature
Claritysoft
8.0
5 Ratings
4% above category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Help desk management
8.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Claritysoft and VerticalResponse
Feature
Claritysoft
6.4
5 Ratings
19% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Lead management
8.84 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email marketing
4.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Claritysoft and VerticalResponse
Feature
Claritysoft
7.5
7 Ratings
3% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Task management
8.06 Ratings
00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management
7.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Reporting
7.57 Ratings
00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Claritysoft and VerticalResponse
Feature
Claritysoft
7.2
7 Ratings
6% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Forecasting
6.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization
8.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customizable reports
7.56 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Claritysoft and VerticalResponse
Feature
Claritysoft
7.3
7 Ratings
5% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Custom fields
9.07 Ratings
00 Ratings
Custom objects
8.56 Ratings
00 Ratings
API for custom integration
4.56 Ratings
00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Claritysoft and VerticalResponse
Feature
Claritysoft
6.7
7 Ratings
23% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability
6.57 Ratings
00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions
7.07 Ratings
00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Claritysoft and VerticalResponse
Feature
Claritysoft
7.0
5 Ratings
9% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Mobile access
7.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Claritysoft and VerticalResponse
Feature
Claritysoft
-
Ratings
VerticalResponse
9.9
8 Ratings
21% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor
00 Ratings
10.07 Ratings
Dynamic content
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content
00 Ratings
10.04 Ratings
Landing pages
00 Ratings
10.04 Ratings
A/B testing
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Mobile optimization
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting
00 Ratings
10.08 Ratings
List management
00 Ratings
10.08 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Claritysoft and VerticalResponse
Feature
Claritysoft
-
Ratings
VerticalResponse
10.0
9 Ratings
27% above category average
Dashboards
00 Ratings
10.09 Ratings
Standard reports
00 Ratings
10.09 Ratings
Custom reports
00 Ratings
10.06 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Claritysoft and VerticalResponse
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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For businesses requiring advanced email marketing features like sophisticated automation, in-depth analytics, and extensive customization, VerticalResponse might fall short due to its limited featuresVerticalResponse is ideal for small businesses or freelancers who need a simple, straightforward email marketing tool. Its ease of use and basic features make it suitable for those without extensive technical expertise in email marketing
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I love the ease of list builder because we often times have a lot of data to import. It would be simply impossible without this tool, considering the amount of customer data we have for any one given email.
We really enjoy the ease of use of the HTML wizard as well. It helps even a novice be able to make a beautiful and attention grabbing email.
The dashboard is functional and easy to find when you need with a quick search.
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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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The type face is small. Not sure if this is to avoid overwhelming the reader, but I could see this being an issue with vision-impaired people or people who don't see small print well.
Sometimes I find it takes multiple clicks to make one simple change. I wish there was a search field at the top of the screen that allowed me to jump directly to a client's entry to update it there.
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Product is easy for both technical and non-technical people to use. A cost effective solution for sending out large number of messages. We can manage unsubscribes by individual accounts, so we can have multiple multiple accounts combined to maximize our buying power on credits. Effective API for sending/receiving data makes tool a valuable asset.
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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I truly love this product. We are moving to an all-in-one system next year and my greatest fear in doing so is how much I will miss this platform. Although we are excited for things ahead, I will always keep Vertical Response in my back pocket incase I don't love the new platform as much
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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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At Vertical Response the help desk associates are courteous, knowledgeable and helpful. You can tell they enjoy what they do. And clearly, they are well trained because most times, the first point of contact is able to resolve any issue you may have. There have been very few times where an associate has needed to get back to me or escalate me to a supervisor
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Basic functions and online help...we used what was needed, at the time, and will continue to explore other online trainings as our functional needs expand
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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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In addition to using Vertical Response personally I also manage email marketing for clients that already use Mailchimp, Robly and Constant Contact. While most of these platforms all offer similar features I choose Vertical Response first if the client does not have a platform in place. Typically I am also teaching the client how to use this tool and the Vertical Response visual interface is very easy for me to teach a client how to navigate and create their own campaigns.
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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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