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    ClientSuccess

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AClientSuccess, from the company of the same name in Lehi, is presented by the vendor as a simple yet sophisticated solution for CSMs, and the Executive team. For the CSMs, ClientSuccess brings together the tools, best practices, insights and analytics needed to proactively manage customers. For the Executives, they deliver analytics, metrics and reports to provide a comprehensive view of the health of a SaaS business.N/A

    HubSpot CRM

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AHubSpot’s CRM enables growth-minded businesses to optimize their relationships with leads and customers. Through harnessing the power of carefully crafted sales, marketing, customer service, content management, and operations tools, the software aims to make it easy to unify team strategy and drive conversion. Additionally, the software allows users to connect with over 875 integration apps, APIs, and solutions partners to create a customizable user experience that suits the way teams work.…

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    ClientSuccessHubSpot CRM
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free Forever
    $0
    Per Month [Unlimited Users]
    CRM Bundle
    $50
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClientSuccessHubSpot CRM
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ClientSuccessHubSpot CRM
    Considered Both Products
    ClientSuccess
    Chose ClientSuccess
    Our team had previously been using HubSpot CRM as a way to manage client contracts in combination with Trello for simple client progress mapping, and Client Success has eliminated the need to use either of them for client management. HubSpot is designed more for sales processes …
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    HubSpot
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    1607 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    1204 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    1617 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    1040 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    1010 Answers
    Features
    ClientSuccessHubSpot CRM
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    4% below category average
    HubSpot CRM
    9.0
    1430 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Role-based user permissions8.215 Ratings9.01374 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.01295 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
    8.4
    13 Ratings
    3% below category average
    HubSpot CRM
    -
    Ratings
    API10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Marketo7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Eloqua7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Data Extraction / Integration
    Comparison of Customer Data Extraction / Integration features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
    8.9
    16 Ratings
    2% above category average
    HubSpot CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Product usage8.414 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk / support tickets9.412 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Success Management
    Comparison of Customer Success Management features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
    8.6
    17 Ratings
    0% above category average
    HubSpot CRM
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    Ratings
    NPS surveys7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sponsor tracking9.411 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer profiles9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated workflow8.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal collaboration7.716 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer health scoring9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer segmentation9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    CSM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CSM Reporting & Analytics features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
    8.4
    17 Ratings
    0% above category average
    HubSpot CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Customer health trends9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement analytics8.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Revenue forecasting7.614 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboards9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
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    Ratings
    HubSpot CRM
    8.0
    1716 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.91661 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.41631 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings4.9184 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.41563 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings8.71680 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings7.9185 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings7.81152 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.81623 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.2186 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
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    Ratings
    HubSpot CRM
    8.0
    1157 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings8.31085 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings7.7927 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings8.1993 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
    -
    Ratings
    HubSpot CRM
    8.9
    1513 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.91439 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings8.91452 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
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    Ratings
    HubSpot CRM
    8.1
    1567 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.31510 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings7.8804 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.31403 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
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    Ratings
    HubSpot CRM
    8.2
    1538 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.01220 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.51475 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.31432 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
    -
    Ratings
    HubSpot CRM
    8.0
    1470 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.81450 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings8.71269 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings6.3132 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.41045 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
    -
    Ratings
    HubSpot CRM
    8.0
    984 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings8.0972 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings8.1960 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
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    Ratings
    HubSpot CRM
    8.1
    1102 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings8.41104 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings7.8728 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of ClientSuccess and HubSpot CRM
    Feature
    ClientSuccess
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    Ratings
    HubSpot CRM
    7.9
    1293 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings7.91302 Ratings
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    ChurnZero
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    ChurnZero
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Gainsight CS
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ClientSuccessHubSpot CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (18 ratings)
    8.6
    (1771 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (32 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (1619 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (9 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClientSuccessHubSpot CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ClientSuccess
    Client Success is well suited to both growing and established companies who know what they want and need to track for their clients. With the broad ability to support numerous accounts, have multiple users, and its custom success cycles to map a clients progress, it would be a great solution for any Client Success team. I think that teams that are unaware of what they need to track wouldn't find Client Success as useful, and organizations that require a large number of custom client descriptions and variables would find certain limitations a barrier to successfully using this tool.
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    HubSpot
    I think HubSpot CRM is really worth it for small to large organizations who have at least 5 sales people. You really get more use out of the program the larger your sales team is. HubSpot CRM is such a robust program it does take time to learn and you need to be prepared to scale with it for years. You will be better at utilizing it after year 2 than year 1 for sure.
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    Pros
    ClientSuccess
    • ClientSuccess makes it easy for our customer success managers to manage their workflows and provides excellent visibility into our company's customer activity and engagement. We're able to log into CS and regularly check segments of our customers that need to be engaged with on a daily basis, log customer health, and be aware of approaching subscription renewals in order to pay appropriate attention to the right customers.
    • The user interface is easy to use, friendly in design, and quick to learn. They make it look attractive with bright color schemes without overdoing it too much.
    • As a customer success manager myself, I am appreciative of how this tool has kickstarted our fairly-new Customer Success department and made us much more organized and knowledgeable as a customer-facing entity.
    • Their customer success/support teams are excellent as well - which is to be expected. We've felt very well taken care of since we became customers of ClientSuccess.
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    HubSpot
    • With a unified workflow, we can effortlessly update contact records, generate sales deals, and dispatch personalized marketing emails.
    • With Breeze AI, I can easily automate tasks by giving it the proper prompt. It doesn’t generate random text. It helps in managing tasks.
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    Cons
    ClientSuccess
    • The support view takes a few steps to get to the meat and potatoes.
    • The success score model can be improved to include smaller one-off campaigns. Success score is good for a campaign that has existed for a while but not for the one-off projects.
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    HubSpot
    • The mobile app could be better. It is fine for quick updates or checking something on the go, but it feels limited compared to the desktop version.
    • In my time of using Hubspot, the dashboard UI has changed twice I think, and it certainly isn't helpful when you're trying to get used a new view entirely.
    • I have observed HubSpot CRM sometimes has issues with large lists, and shows incorrect number on the list page versus the detail page.
    • Search can be improved, because sometimes it misbehaves or doesn't show what is expected.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ClientSuccess
    No answers on this topic
    HubSpot
    Thus far, our company has found HubSpot CRM to be a reliable service that serves its purpose well: a centralized business contacts database, accessible remotely, with a simple and visually-pleasing interface. Issues are non-existent or resolved quickly, and when the service is experiencing interruptions, notifications and/or updates are sent regularly.
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    Usability
    ClientSuccess
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    HubSpot
    There is a steep learning curve with HubSpot compared to more rigid Client/Case Management APIs. The platform's openness can be overwhelming to navigate and to teach to those who are technologically challenged. Once you learn the navigation and the tools needed to complete tasks, it becomes easier. There was a lot of clutter on the navigation menu. If your subscription doesn't give you access to a tool, you should be able to deactivate it or remove it from the navigation, which could reduce the platform's overwhelming nature.
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    Support Rating
    ClientSuccess
    They are SUPER responsive...even for late night inquiries.
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    HubSpot
    Because when I needed help HubSpot responded immediately and provided me with the information I needed which enabled me to realize that HubSpot was even more customizable and easier to use than I thought! And I already thought HubSpot was very user friendly and easy to use, and then Support showed me how to manipulate the settings, columns and the appearance of the tool.
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    Implementation Rating
    ClientSuccess
    No answers on this topic
    HubSpot
    If you've had any prior experience with cloud based marketing automation or group communication tools, you can do the implementation without paid outside support. Though getting to a SLA (service level agreement) would be best achieved with the help of a third party who can facilitate
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    Alternatives Considered
    ClientSuccess
    HubSpot is excellent as it was an easy expansion from the sales and marketing work we were using it for. It meets our needs but isn't entirely as geared towards customer success like ClientSuccess. ClientSuccess has more bells and whistles that are out of the box vs. HubSpot, where the capabilities may exist but require a little more leg work.
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    HubSpot
    Our team and senior managers deemed these products worth reviewing and requested that every team assess them, enabling our company to make an informed decision about the software to purchase. Everybody checked, and a survey was conducted among all those employees. We received the most votes for HubSpot CRM, as most employees preferred it.
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    Return on Investment
    ClientSuccess
    • Within the first week, leadership was able to have more visibility into the lifestage and health score of each client
    • We needed to become more proactive as an organization and this platform has allowed us to do so with real-time metrics and reporting.
    • We needed to find a way to scale our approach, especially as our Client Success organization continues to grow, and this is already helping.
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    HubSpot
    • When the decision came to explore a platform that would migrate our data and leave the transition as seamless as I would like to see more native options for automation possible, a number of products were suggested. Once we saw HubSpot CRM we knew it was for us. My division were the trial usage group...which has led to enterprise adoption and we couldn't be happier.
    • I wish I could say that the support team has been awesome... but we haven't needed to utilize them, which is a testimony in its own right. The couple of minor issues we had were largely user education issues and were quickly handled.
    • The commitment the entire HubSpot team has for, not just their clients, but anyone in business that is open to learn resonates with everything they do. I subscribed to their blog and the free resources they deliver is truly amazing and they deserve kudos.
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    ScreenShots

    HubSpot CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Store, track, manage, and report on the deals (sometimes referred to as “opportunities”) your sales team is working.Screenshot of Our contact record enables your team to record and retrieve information on anyone your business interacts with, helping everyone to stay on the same page.Screenshot of The product library gives you visibility into the goods and services you sell, then associates them with individual deals. With products, you can easily track what you're selling to your customers and from what channels.