Likelihood to Recommend Craft is really well suited for any size design team - I have used it within a team of 3, and within a team of 30. It helps with collaboration within the team, and between external teams through 'sync' with Invision. It increases efficiency of using Sketch with things like 'data', 'duplicate', and 'stock'. These tools not only make designing faster, but also more realistic, allowing us to 'test' our designs sooner.
Read full review Looking to create lists of target companies through the advanced search feature or the query builder if one is planning to reach out to the individuals listed in the profile. Looking for investment and company history information to inform sourcing or competitive landscape research.
Read full review Pros Craft is built to digital products developers, so its workflow is great. It has a very nice interface and is a beautiful tool. Read full review Crunchbase has an easy-to-navigate user interface. The bar at the top of the screen that shows the different data points available on companies is particularly helpful for quick navigating. The ability to make and import lists and save searches is helpful for customizing the software to your particular needs. The web and mobile app data that Crunchbase offers is very helpful to gauge trends and interest in companies for diligence purposes. Read full review Cons tools hard to understand user interface is a bit tricky for some who is not familiar with these apps detailed control page with more formatting options Read full review Notifications - Something similar to TweetDeck would be nice, so that when news breaks it could be an immediate fact. Honestly dont add too much because you don't want it to become more of a social tool with cluttered info, keep it straight to the point. Read full review Support Rating Responsive chat with founders to answer any questions you have.
Read full review They give standard answers. They are not a customer first business. I tried to cancel my subscription after using it for only 1 week as we found the information was outdated and not at all useful. But they would not cancel the year long subscription I mistakenly signed up for
Read full review Alternatives Considered Craft was originally developed in response to
ExpressionEngine 's shortcomings. While
ExpressionEngine has caught up in some regards, it still looks and feels a bit unpolished by comparison. Additionally,
ExpressionEngine 's vendor has never gotten UI right - not on their website, nor in their CMS. Craft remains easier to use, more polished and provides a wider feature set in its base install (without needing plugins). As for
WordPress - while I recognize its massive popularity, I find its reliance on themes, third-party plugins, along with security shortcomings, make it a poor fit for the larger custom projects we build. On the other hand, if you want to throw up a
passable website in a day, you can't beat
WordPress .
Read full review Crunchbase is definitely bottom of the barrel in this space. At similar pricing models, all competitors I have tried have significantly bigger and more updated databases. Crunchbase may have been great sometime in the past, but they are not worth engaging now.
Read full review Return on Investment Easy to keep track of notes in a more structured way than a long single document that gets added to over time. Great for sharing with collaborators. Allows for quick draft creation which produces better final documents. Read full review Crunchbase has been great and given us a lot of new companies to go after that have received funding and turned into great meetings. We do not pay a ton, so the ROI is great. We have nothing but positive results using Crunchbase and rely on it heavily for prospecting. It might add more value if we get a more expensive or advanced version. Read full review ScreenShots