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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ConnectAndSell

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AConnectAndSell takes the problem of getting decision makers on the phone and makes it go away. A typical Sales Rep will have more sales conversations using ConnectAndSell in one hour than they would typically have in an entire week.N/A

    Kixie

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AKixie is a telephony and VoIP software solution from Kixie.N/A

    Salesloft

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ASalesloft’s Revenue Orchestration Platform uses AI to help market-facing teams prioritize and take action on what matters most, from first touch to upsell and renewal.N/A
    Pricing
    ConnectAndSellKixieSalesloft
    Editions & Modules
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    ConnectAndSellKixieSalesloft
    Free Trial
    YesYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYesYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$6,000 Diagnostic Evaluation incluses unlimited use for two named users for one month.No setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ConnectAndSellKixieSalesloft
    Considered Multiple Products
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    Chose ConnectAndSell
    We have moved to Salesloft. Salesloft gave us greater visibility into performance metrics and integrated with more software which in turn helped streamline our business.
    Incentivized
    Chose ConnectAndSell
    We did not compare alternative solutions to ConnectAndSell.
    Incentivized
    Kixie
    No answer on this topic
    SalesLoft
    Chose Salesloft
    SalesLoft was similarly featured and cost-effective, while having one of the best UXes. Outreach appeared clunky and complicated; Xant seemed pieced together and not unified. All of them had similar functionality, but I really liked the simplicity of the integrations in …
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    Key User Insights
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    80%
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    65 Answers
    Features
    ConnectAndSellKixieSalesloft
    Preview Dialer
    Comparison of Preview Dialer features of ConnectAndSell and Kixie and Salesloft
    Feature
    ConnectAndSell
    5.0
    9 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Kixie
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    Salesloft
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    Contact preview6.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dialer-CRM integration2.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call notes & tags6.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic call logging6.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Core Dialer
    Comparison of Core Dialer features of ConnectAndSell and Kixie and Salesloft
    Feature
    ConnectAndSell
    4.7
    9 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Kixie
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    Salesloft
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    Outbound dialing7.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inbound routing4.04 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom caller ID7.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call5.08 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recorded voicemail drop2.07 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dialer contact import2.08 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign & list management6.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance
    Comparison of Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance features of ConnectAndSell and Kixie and Salesloft
    Feature
    ConnectAndSell
    5.7
    9 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Kixie
    -
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    Salesloft
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    Follow-up calls7.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dialer reporting & analytics4.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dialer compliance6.08 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Nooks
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    Mixmax
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    User Ratings
    ConnectAndSellKixieSalesloft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    7.9
    (325 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    7.8
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    -
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    -
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    8.7
    (143 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ConnectAndSellKixieSalesloft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    If your organization relies on outbound leads through cold calling, this is a great tool for you. ConnectAndSell definitely made the associate's jobs easier at our company and allowed them to produce greater output than they could have done manually without such a tool. This tool is less appropriate if cold calling isn't a big part of your company's lead generation efforts.
    Incentivized
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    Kixie
    Suited if you want to hear old calls. Not suited for teaching new SDR's how to talk or what a good call is and why. Kixie doesn't transcribe either.
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    SalesLoft
    I find it to be the best resource for scheduling calls with clients. Specifically when the call includes multiple people using Salesloft, it's so simple and easy to use to send open times to client and then to be able to send active links to the client where with one click the calendar invite shows up on my calendar? it's the best most efficient tool I have in my toolbelt at the moment. When it comes to logging, it's also simple but I wish I could add a contact to SL from the Microsoft integration.
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    Pros
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    • Builds lead lists.
    • Maximizes connections with prospects.
    • Provides guidance for how to approach future prospects.
    • Leaves strategic voicemails for prospects.
    • Sends emails based on programmable metrics.
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    Kixie
    • Kixie integrates seamlessly with our CRM (Zoho), meaning it updates call notes directly on the customer's CRM profile.
    • The one-click dialing feature directly through our CRM is a great feature. It's so simple; just search for a name, one-click, and you are on the phone.
    • The local presence feature is a nice touch for cold calls. It provides a local area code when cold calling to increase the likelihood of an answer to the call.
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    SalesLoft
    • Salesloft enables us to outreach at scale.
    • Salesloft helps us identify our warmest, most buyer ready prospects to streamline our outreach.
    • Salesloft helps us to identify quickly areas to course correct and provides the necessary data to do that.
    • Salesloft also surfaces data around outreach so we can ensure we are targeting our team with sensible KPIs that connect to our business goals.
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    Cons
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    • One thing that's been difficult about Connect and Sell is some people can tell you've been patched through so if you can work past the initial conversation it ends up working great.
    • The system has worked great with outreach which we've integrated our contacts directly into the system. Because of this the connection between outreach and connect and sell don't always communicate calls and metrics which are crucial for us to know conversion rates.
    • We had a hard time getting the system implemented quickly and working the way we wanted it to. Because of the implementation specialist we were working with problems weren't solved quickly rather they were worked through quickly however they were solved.
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    Kixie
    • User interface, sometimes the list you are calling on the tool can glitch and not show you the info of the lead.
    • Integration with more CRMs like Agencyzoom
    • An email automation option similar to text messages.
    Incentivized
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    SalesLoft
    • Would be nice to have custom reporting available. Coming from Salesforce, the included canned reports are useful but I like to roll my sleeves up and build exactly what I want.
    • Conversations will record meetings booked via MSTeams but requires the BDR/SDR to hit record. Other solutions (e.g. Chorus.ai) join as a participant and don't require a user hitting the "record" button. We have to change our flow to make this work and it is a bit clunky.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    For the right reps who are good at talking to prospects who aren't expecting their call, this is a no brainer.
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    Kixie
    No answers on this topic
    SalesLoft
    SalesLoft is absolutely VITAL to our daily operations. We could not function without it or a program like it. Speaking as a Sales Person who has had to operate without a product like this, the difference is night and day. The ability to stay organized, automate tasks, easily log activities and notes, review calls, and coach team members is an absolute gamechanger.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Kixie
    Kixie provides a nice user interface. There is a bit of a learning curve to load leads but it's not difficult. It's just learning where to go and how to load lists for the reps. Once you have it figured out, it's easy to get lists loaded for reps and give them the ability to manage those leads
    Incentivized
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    SalesLoft
    Drift was extremely easy for both our demand gen team and SDR to jump right into. It was feature rich and purpose-built for marketers—it was remarkably easy to connect our marketing automation, CRM, and more to the platform and get everything to work together. Now the ability to create digital experiences and conversation landing pages is democratized—empowering our team to do better work and provide better prospect/customer experience.
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    Reliability and Availability
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Kixie
    No answers on this topic
    SalesLoft
    The availability is pretty good, we do sometimes have errors or delays in syncing activities but nothing that has been too detrimental to our workflow. Most recently we had an issue with Lofting through Outlook due to a change in security token that took a few weeks to resolve but it is fixed now.
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    Performance
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Kixie
    No answers on this topic
    SalesLoft
    Yes timely and easy to use. The only delays we have are when we run our big month sales blitz and activities take some time to sync to the reporting as well as SalesForce
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    Support Rating
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    I have had a few support calls with their people. They are totally reachable and helpful, sharing screens, controlling my screen, showing why things happened, not just correcting it. If you have an issue with the software, let them help. They are there for you, and they are friendly, accessible, and happy to do their job.
    Incentivized
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    Kixie
    No answers on this topic
    SalesLoft
    The support team was very responsive but at the end of the day they took a long time to fix our issue. The issue did get fixed, though, so that is what matters. Very nice people who are there to help in any way they can.
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    Online Training
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Kixie
    No answers on this topic
    SalesLoft
    We had some virtual training with our CSM which was very well constructed. It took some time to get into the full swing of things but with a few weeks of hands on experience I was feeling confidant. The SL team was always available to answer questions or jump an a call to walk us through stuff. I also used the Customer Help Center for a few self guided learnings on how to use specific features related to reporting and team management.
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    Implementation Rating
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Kixie
    No answers on this topic
    SalesLoft
    must invest time and effort in define the best way to integration with Salesforce in order to get data visualization
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    We have moved to Salesloft. Salesloft gave us greater visibility into performance metrics and integrated with more software which in turn helped streamline our business.
    Incentivized
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    Kixie
    Good for the price and Pipedrive integration. In my opinion, less relaible than others
    Incentivized
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    SalesLoft
    Salesloft blows outreach out of the water in all aspects. One of the biggest issues I had was their unwillingness to listen to customer feedback. I had requested several small changes to be made when I had previously used the platform that unfortunately fell onto deff ears. I am much happier using Salesloft and the positive results I've experienced are a direct result of that.
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    Scalability
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Kixie
    No answers on this topic
    SalesLoft
    The scalability was pretty good, we started with 4 or 5 users on one team and scaled into 30+ members across 3 teams
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    Return on Investment
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    • It gives you greater potential to lock in a client, but I'm not sure from my end if this ROI is worth the headaches. It has a lot of work before it can become a truly reliable source for outbounding.
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    Kixie
    • Kixie's dialer allows us to dial directly from our CRM
    • The voicemail drop feature saves time and allows our BDRs to move on to the next call right away
    • The automatic log calling saves even more time instead of having to log the call manually
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    SalesLoft
    • I have been with a company that was using Salesloft, but moved to a competitor. I can't say it was exactly the competitors fault, as a lot of other internal changes were happening, (hence leaving the system that was working well), but we had the worst sales year in company history that year. Reps who consistently performed at or above quota were suddenly struggling to keep their pipelines in order, and the middle of the pack reps were going on PiPs and being let go.
    • Is it the dialer, or the leadership? You decide.
    • But the leadership also changed the dialer - so maybe it's both?
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    ScreenShots

    ConnectAndSell Screenshots

    Screenshot of ConnectAndSell Advanced Sales Acceleration Technology

    Kixie Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Kixie revenue communications platform designed to help teams connect with customers at the perfect moment with the right message. Whether in Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, or RevOps, Kixie empowers revenue teams with AI-driven automation and communication tools to enhance engagement and streamline workflows.Screenshot of Kixie’s multi-line PowerDialer, which dials up to 10 phone numbers simultaneously, and automatically. It features AI Human Voice Detection, so users engage with real people while bypassing IVRs and voicemail boxes.Screenshot of some of Kixie's available integrations.Screenshot of Kixie's DNC list compliance is boosted with automated do-not-call regulations, eliminating manual checks and keeping agents focused on conversions.