Ebix SmartOffice vs. Redtail CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ebix SmartOffice
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Ebix, headquartered in Johns Creek, offers SmartOffice, the company's practice and agency management solutions for financinal service providers and banking institutions, supporting these agencies with CRM features, supporting client engagement, note logging, financial document and data management, and related features.
$70
per month per user
Redtail CRM
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
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
Ebix SmartOfficeRedtail CRM
Editions & Modules
Single User Performance License
$70
per month Single User
Advisor Bundle
$135
per month Up to 2 user licenses
Producer Bundle
$275
per month Up to 5 user licenses
Starter
$20
per month
Basic
$30
per month
Pro
$50
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Ebix SmartOfficeRedtail CRM
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Ebix SmartOfficeRedtail CRM
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Top Cons

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User Ratings
Ebix SmartOfficeRedtail CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
7.5
(2 ratings)
10.0
(7 ratings)
User Testimonials
Ebix SmartOfficeRedtail CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
Ebix
It is excellent for account opening, document aggregation and storage, tracking and correspondence. It is lacking in its interface and is often not intuitive or user friendly. I have had difficulty running specialized reports in the past and have had to call customer service for issues that should be easy to solve on one's own. There sometimes be a tremendous delay when interfacing with other programs like Microsoft Word.
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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
Ebix
  • organized
  • user friendly
  • effective
  • helpful
  • transparent
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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
Ebix
  • The interface could be more user friendly
  • Some of its functionality is hard to use and/or hard to find
  • There are alot of field that we do not use that do not appear to be able to be deleted
  • It can sometimes be difficult to add new functionality
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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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Alternatives Considered
Ebix
While we have considered making a change we did not see the merit in considering any other companies. Additionally, the pricing is so attractive it is hard for other companies to compete for our business. At no point in the last 10 years have we seriously considered making a change
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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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Return on Investment
Ebix
  • organization
  • productivity
  • effeciency
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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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