Flowlu vs. Pipeline CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Flowlu
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Flowlu is a business operating platform from Cloud Solutions Global FZCO, based in Dubai. Designed to contain all essential tools for project, task, finance, and customer management, Flowlu provides an overview of everything that is going on in a company.
$12
per month per user
Pipeline CRM
Score 5.6 out of 10
N/A
Founded in 2006, Pipeline CRM (formerly PipelineDeals) is a CRM for small and midsize businesses, empowering sales teams across a breadth of industries to build game changing relationships. Pipeline is built around a customizable user experience, sales focused features, and customer support and service. The vendor, headquartered in Seattle, boasts 18,000 users in 60 countries who use Pipeline to gain visibility into their sales, accelerate opportunities, and close more deals.
$29
per month
Pricing
FlowluPipeline CRM
Editions & Modules
Essential
$12
per month per seat
Advanced
$22
per month per user
Ultimate
Custom
per month per seat
Start
$300
per year per user
Develop
$396
per year per user
Develop
$588
per year per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FlowluPipeline CRM
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details25% discount for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
FlowluPipeline CRM
Features
FlowluPipeline CRM
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Flowlu
8.3
50 Ratings
7% above category average
Pipeline CRM
-
Ratings
Task Management8.749 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management8.938 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts7.930 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.142 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.646 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration8.648 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology9.042 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology7.721 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management8.244 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration9.043 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access7.538 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking7.937 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management7.924 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management8.335 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Flowlu
8.2
44 Ratings
6% above category average
Pipeline CRM
-
Ratings
Quotes/estimates8.036 Ratings00 Ratings
Invoicing9.043 Ratings00 Ratings
Project & financial reporting8.439 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.522 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Flowlu
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
6.9
5 Ratings
12% below category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings4.05 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
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Flowlu
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
7.8
3 Ratings
2% above category average
Case management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Flowlu
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
5.0
4 Ratings
43% below category average
Lead management00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Flowlu
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
4.5
5 Ratings
52% below category average
Task management00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Flowlu
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
6.7
5 Ratings
13% below category average
Forecasting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Flowlu
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
9.5
5 Ratings
21% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Security
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Flowlu
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
6.0
3 Ratings
33% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Flowlu
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
8.1
2 Ratings
9% above category average
Social data00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Flowlu
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
4.6
3 Ratings
47% below category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Flowlu
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
8.0
5 Ratings
6% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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User Ratings
FlowluPipeline CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
6.8
(50 ratings)
7.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(3 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(50 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.1
(50 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
FlowluPipeline CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
Flowlu
To manage the workflows of our business, we used a number of tools before we began using Flowlu. It combines CRM, project & task management, team communication, invoicing, and account management into a single tool. We are able to save a lot of time and effort by using this all-in-one solution.
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Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
If you have a small business where you are trying to keep things simple, then PipelineDeals is a perfect fit. Once you get to where you are wanting to tie your marketing efforts and create marketing campaigns that are tied to leads, it starts to miss the mark
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Pros
Flowlu
  • The system of adding only the features you need by installing as separated modules makes it easy to learn without being overwhelmed by the lots of features.
  • I really like its structure and clear interface. Not wasting much time by searching for the right buttons and settings. Looks like the developers use their own tool for everyday work
  • Flowlu offers a custom domain option to fully integrate fully it into our company toolbox. This helps offering a seamless experience for our clients.
  • The elaborated invoice module was the final argument for us to switch to Flowlu.
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Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
  • Flexibility: It provides the flexibility to set it up how you want to use it. Customization is beyond what you probably want or need.
  • Reporting: We were able to setup all types of reporting and tracking.
  • Ease of Use: While the platform was powerful, it was always easy to use.
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Cons
Flowlu
  • Flowlu should allow user to import their own invoice into app
  • Fellow should have their own email marketing system
  • It should integrate woo-commerce, a big e-commerce platform on WordPress. This will support users will in managing and sending emails to their customers.
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Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
  • I wouldn't say no areas for improvement exist, but I will say that PipelineDeals takes customer input, shared product roadmap, and supports what they have very nicely. What they provide works out-of-the-box. Improvements can always be made with respect to pre-packaged integration with 3rd party services/solutions, and with extended attributes, but you also want to avoid something that attempts to boil the ocean.
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Likelihood to Renew
Flowlu
I have found Flowlu while searching [for] a collaborative tool for a friend's non-profit organization. As I read the description and made a trial test, I fell in love with the tool. So we are definitely going to renew. Not only because the delivered solutions are great but also because Flowlu's roadmap seems very [promising].
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Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
If we can integrate and easily export and clean all of our data such that it can be used for multiple purposes, i.e. outreach to guests, sending out newsletters to subscribers, doing research and tracking progress, we will definitely renew
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Usability
Flowlu
They have a great onboarding checklist and if you follow it you will be able to use the software. That is easy to use in my book. Flowlu has also the ability to turn on and off apps that you use or not which makes it tailored to the business needs.
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Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
The user interface is simple and easy to navigate. Anyone who is overwhelmed with some of the more complicated CRM systems will definitely enjoy the simplicity of what PipelineDeals has to offer
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Support Rating
Flowlu
Great Support normally they respond in a few hours, which is very good, the knowledge base is good and the facebook groups are also very responsive. We are finding many videos online which are explaining Flowlu more and more daily.
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Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
Any time I have had questions or issues that have come up I've always been able to get a quick response and a resolution to what I was needing.
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Alternatives Considered
Flowlu
Flowlu is easier to use and has more features, with more coming. ClickUp feels like it's more 'open' for any type of business with a lot of customization, whereas Flowlu feels like it was created for niches like my own, yet it can easily and quickly be customized for any type of business
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Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
The cost is much better and it is much easier to use. Salesforce was way too robust and I never want to hire a consultant to set up a CRM. PipelineDeals CRM has the best visibility of our sales efforts.
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Return on Investment
Flowlu
  • Time invested in learning the app was huge, there's no go-to resource center and currently their knowledge is scattered (YouTube videos, Knowledge Base, API docs etc)
  • We are able to cancel subscriptions of some of the other CRM and project management apps as the needs are covered by Flowlu
  • There's a significant productivity boost after learning the app but this is not quite measurable just yet
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Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
  • Has made us understand sales tactics that are working
  • Easily create forecasting on growth in multiple categories
  • Understand our process and what we need to improve on in closing deals
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