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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Fortra’s Automate

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AFortra's Automate (formerly HelpSystems Automate) is a robotic process automation platform for desktop applications. According to the vendor, it offers the ability to automate almost any business process, and no technical expertise is required—IT and business users alike can understand the drag-and-drop interface.N/A

    PlanPlus

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    PlanPlus Online is planning and organization software that integrates productivity tools into a complete customer relationship management solution.

    $34.99

    Per User per Month

    Pricing
    Fortra’s AutomatePlanPlus
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    PlanPlus Online Professional Edition
    $34.99
    Per User per Month
    PlanPlus Online Planner Edition
    $69.99
    Per/Year
    PlanPlus Online Business Edition
    $199.99
    per 5 users/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Fortra’s AutomatePlanPlus
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$1,500 Up to 12 hours of Account Configuration Assistance Setup Include: Provision accounts and licenses (1hr), Kick-off Call (1 hr), and 10 additional hours of account configuration assistance to be used toward the following items, as needed by customers internal administrator: User Setup, Record Access, & Personal Preferences; Data Migration; Custom Fields & Page Layouts; Web-forms & Surveys; Views & Reports; Standard Sales Processes; Project Templates. Exact accomplishments may vary from this list based on Administrator's skills and requirements.
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    Features
    Fortra’s AutomatePlanPlus
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Fortra’s Automate and PlanPlus Online
    Feature
    Fortra’s Automate
    -
    Ratings
    PlanPlus Online
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Fortra’s Automate and PlanPlus Online
    Feature
    Fortra’s Automate
    -
    Ratings
    PlanPlus Online
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Fortra’s Automate and PlanPlus Online
    Feature
    Fortra’s Automate
    -
    Ratings
    PlanPlus Online
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Fortra’s Automate and PlanPlus Online
    Feature
    Fortra’s Automate
    -
    Ratings
    PlanPlus Online
    9.7
    3 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Fortra’s Automate and PlanPlus Online
    Feature
    Fortra’s Automate
    -
    Ratings
    PlanPlus Online
    9.7
    3 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Fortra’s Automate and PlanPlus Online
    Feature
    Fortra’s Automate
    -
    Ratings
    PlanPlus Online
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Fortra’s Automate and PlanPlus Online
    Feature
    Fortra’s Automate
    -
    Ratings
    PlanPlus Online
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Fortra’s Automate and PlanPlus Online
    Feature
    Fortra’s Automate
    -
    Ratings
    PlanPlus Online
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Fortra’s Automate and PlanPlus Online
    Feature
    Fortra’s Automate
    -
    Ratings
    PlanPlus Online
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Fortra’s Automate and PlanPlus Online
    Feature
    Fortra’s Automate
    -
    Ratings
    PlanPlus Online
    8.0
    3 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Fortra’s AutomatePlanPlus
    Small Businesses
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    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Robotic Process Automation
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    UiPath Automation Platform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Fortra’s AutomatePlanPlus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Fortra’s AutomatePlanPlus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Fortra
    It's great for repetitive or regularly scheduled activities like reports or file transfers. However, it's not so good for on-demand activities. It doesn't support task shortcuts to run specific tasks. If it did it would be perfect.
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    PlanPlusOnline
    I would recommend this for businesses that have the time to invest in doing things the right way. Garbage in equals garbage out. If you can get over the somewhat steep learning curve and adopting their process this product would be a good fit. If you are short on time (and maybe cash) you may want to look for a simpler and less expensive solution.
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    Pros
    Fortra
    • Very detailed task builder. Easy to read step by step a task's operation even if you don't have much programming knowledge.
    • Scheduling for automation jobs is very flexible. Allows us to create all kinds of job schedules as needed.
    • Organization of jobs, tasks, conditions is done well. Allows us to easily manage our items.
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    PlanPlusOnline
    • Weekly and Monthly Planner is very productive.
    • Task Delegation and Pipeline Tracker are easy to use and efficient.
    • Goal Planning helped us as well to identify our chances.
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    Cons
    Fortra
    • A reporting capability on tasks: enabled, disabled, by folder, by trigger, etc. Currently there is none.
    • An "OR" in their conditional statements - currently there is only "AND".
    • Some kind of temporary backup when changing a task - separate from the current back up/restore functionality (which works well).
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    PlanPlusOnline
    • When it came time to move on due to larger issues the friendliness was not there from the account reps. We did not leave due to them, but due to our growth and need for more.
    • The inability to make personalized the labels for our insurance terms.
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    Usability
    Fortra
    It's just very easy to use, extremely versatile, and very reliable. It's hard to find use cases where it won't work.
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    PlanPlusOnline
    It's great once you get the hang of it. I feel like it could be cleaned up a little. Some elements could be moved around or hidden. Overall it's a solid UI
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    Support Rating
    Fortra
    Support is very helpful and responsive, although using the tool is very user-friendly, so I hardly use the service.
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    PlanPlusOnline
    There are some cases where we just need something simple to get the job done. In our case, we needed a solution with a lot features for our complex setup. A lot of CRMs fell short. PlanPlus Online didn't. They had everything we needed. We didn't have to rely on multiple disparate solutions, and it was within our budget.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Fortra
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    PlanPlusOnline
    PlanPlus Online is much nicer than Salesforce and also much faster.
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    Return on Investment
    Fortra
    • It's been a net positive as AutoMate requires less eyes on specific tasks so that people can focus attention elsewhere and do more analysis.
    • Less manual work also decreases the chances of mistakes and/or missed jobs. Since Automate can schedule everything, send email notifications, etc., there is less time wasted.
    Incentivized
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    PlanPlusOnline
    • Better lead management
    • Increased lead efficiencies with drip programs
    Incentivized
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