Dynamo Software vs. Redtail CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Dynamo Software
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Dynamo Software is a purpose-built investment management platform that can support the entire private market investment lifecycle. It offers modules for CRM, deal management, investor relations, investor portal, portfolio monitoring, fund accounting, research management, portfolio management, and ESG reporting.N/A
Redtail CRM
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Redtail CRM is a cloud-based CRM soluton specifically for financial advisors. Redtail is offered as a subscription service and, unlike most of the other CRM providers available, is priced per database, rather than per user, allowing up to 15 database users for one monthly subscription cost.
$20
per month
Pricing
Dynamo SoftwareRedtail CRM
Editions & Modules
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Starter
$20
per month
Basic
$30
per month
Pro
$50
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Dynamo SoftwareRedtail CRM
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Small Businesses
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Affinity CRM
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Dynamo SoftwareRedtail CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(2 ratings)
8.0
(8 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.7
(2 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
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8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
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7.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Dynamo SoftwareRedtail CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
Dynamo Software
Customer Service, Project Managers and our personal contact have been exceptional. Since the software is able to do so much and there are so many options the Dynamo team has been invaluable to us. Our company would not have been able to double in size over the last 4 years if it wasn't for Dynamo Software.
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Orion Advisor Tech
It is extremely well suited to client management in the insurance and financial services industries. I think it would not be nearly as useful in a retail setting as many of the features would be irrelevant.
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Pros
Dynamo Software
  • Keeps improving the software
  • Client management and support
  • It is very customizable
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Orion Advisor Tech
  • Redtail CRM gives the capability to have a place to store all client-related documents in a readily accessible, yet secure, location.
  • Redtail CRM has a feature to input notes and comments on particular clients in order to keep track of communications with and steps taken for those clients. Those notes can be easily accessed across the firm.
  • Redtail CRM allows all email communications to be stored in a safe and secure manner as well as making those communications accessible on demand.
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Cons
Dynamo Software
  • I think the software is so robust it can be difficult to use. I often get intimidated to make changes within our platform because I don't want to mess anything up.
  • I also feel like once you finish your "training" that it would be nice to have an account manager that can help you when you need it, rather than someone who is in the sales department or contacting the support team. It can be frustrating to have to re-explain your company and how you do things every time you are needing help or want to make changes to your platform that you don't know how to do.
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Orion Advisor Tech
  • I would like to see the ability to push annuity business into Redtail like brokerage accounts.
  • I would like to be able to attach documents to specific notes instead of just contacts in general.
  • Those are the only two cons that I have.
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Likelihood to Renew
Dynamo Software
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Orion Advisor Tech
The platform is easy to use and train on. It is a one stop shop with all the information needed to maintain a clean client relationship. We recently had our scheduled audit done and Redtail was helpful in pulling the different reports we needed to produce for the audit
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Usability
Dynamo Software
There are many things our team enjoys with Dynamo Software. We are trying to think of more ways to use the software to the fullest utilization. The issues we have is just some communication and some of the learning curve. Overall a very good product with lots of ways to have it fit the brand.
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Orion Advisor Tech
Was good and still is good. Seems like when a company acquires another they try to squeeze out more profit and forget what made them successful in the first place. Reducing staff and support seems inevitable, even though the number of users has increased significantly over the past 10 years
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Reliability and Availability
Dynamo Software
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Orion Advisor Tech
Generally speaking, Red Tail has been available whenever needed. there was a time period however where it was down and not available, giving 500 errors when trying to log in. They explained that it was due to upgrades they were making and it has virtually disappeared. Has now been available 99% of the time.
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Performance
Dynamo Software
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Orion Advisor Tech
Overall general performance is quite satisfactory. Some of the automation factors that other products have available are slowly migrating to Red Tail. When these add ons are available and fully implemented, it greatly increases the power and usability of the CRM. Occasionally there are products that will not intergrade due to the nature of how they are set up
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Support Rating
Dynamo Software
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Orion Advisor Tech
We use the HELP section of Redtail often. If it is taking you more than 5 minutes to figure out than go to the HELP desk. We have had only great experiences when reaching out for help. We also LOVED the Redtail University we attended.
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Alternatives Considered
Dynamo Software
Dynamo Software was able to offer us a CRM, Investor Portal, Accounting Software and Fund Administration solution that we couldn't find anywhere else that would allow us to easily import and export data in Excel. Other vendors practically owned our data or there was additional cost to get data exported. We had a really bad experience with a previous provider so we took a very long time (almost 2.5 years ) to diligence all of the other options we could find and we are extremely happy we decided to go with Dynamo Software.
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Orion Advisor Tech
Quite honestly, I have visibility into a number of CRM systems and Redtail stands alone as the strongest contender. It has the most thorough and customizable interface of any I have encountered. There are few other tools that offer the unmatched flexibility and the depth that any business could stand to profit from.
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Scalability
Dynamo Software
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Orion Advisor Tech
The biggest problem seems to have been with the email module. connection issues, sync issues, compliance updates, etc. The concept is great however there seems to be issues in getting it to work consistently. When it works, it works well. It seems that the frequency of downtime had been greatly reduced however.
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Return on Investment
Dynamo Software
  • It allows us to offer a more sophisticated accounting application and investor portal in our suite of technology.
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Orion Advisor Tech
  • Redtail makes it easy to log customer interactions for compliance related fields.
  • With Redtail, you don't have to worry about losing information. Just pull up the customer's profile and make some notes on what is going on. You can never be too detailed in the advisor industry.
  • The integration ability at Redtail really saves us heaps of time. You can feed information over from the custodian straight over to another 3rd party. API is game changing!
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ScreenShots

Dynamo Software Screenshots

Screenshot of Dynamo Accounting, which helps manage and automate complex fund administration and reporting workflows, delivering Excel-powered financial packages and audit-ready outputs for alternative investment firms.Screenshot of Dynamo Research Management, a platform that centralizes and automates investment research and due diligence workflows for multi-asset class investors.Screenshot of Dynamo’s Investor Relations platform, which streamlines fundraising and marketing by centralizing investor data, automating outreach, with integrated CRM, analytics, and a secure investor portal.Screenshot of Dynamo Investor Portal, which is a secure, configurable platform that streamlines investor communications, performance reporting, and document management to deliver GP and LP engagement.Screenshot of Dynamo Deal Management, used to streamline GP deal sourcing, pipeline tracking, and due diligence with intuitive workflows, unified data, and intelligent automation.