Freshsales vs. GridBuddy Connect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Freshsales
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Freshsales is a sales force automation solution for sales teams. It provides features that help salespeople to attract quality leads, engage in contextual conversations, drive deals with AI-powered insights, and nurture customer relationships. With built-in email, phone, chat, and telephony, Freshsales gives sales teams more time for selling by automating the sales process. It includes Freddy AI, salespeople can get insights into the best deals to go after and what actions to take and predict…
$11
per month per user
GridBuddy Connect
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
GridBuddy Connect, from Validity, is a data productivity platform that keeps teams more focused on growing the business rather than updating data. GridBuddy Connect combines data from separate systems into an editable, spreadsheet-simple view. Users finally have all insights they need in one place, and they can engage confidently using the right data.N/A
Pricing
FreshsalesGridBuddy Connect
Editions & Modules
Growth
$11
per month per user
Pro
$47
per month per user
Enterprise
$71
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FreshsalesGridBuddy Connect
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
FreshsalesGridBuddy Connect
Features
FreshsalesGridBuddy Connect
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Freshsales
9.7
54 Ratings
22% above category average
GridBuddy Connect
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management10.054 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management9.052 Ratings00 Ratings
Territory management10.041 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management10.046 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)10.053 Ratings00 Ratings
Quote & order management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking9.553 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management10.039 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Freshsales
10.0
51 Ratings
26% above category average
GridBuddy Connect
-
Ratings
Lead management10.049 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing10.050 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Freshsales
8.7
52 Ratings
13% above category average
GridBuddy Connect
-
Ratings
Task management9.049 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting8.451 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Freshsales
8.6
53 Ratings
12% above category average
GridBuddy Connect
-
Ratings
Forecasting8.445 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization9.053 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports8.447 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Freshsales
8.5
51 Ratings
11% above category average
GridBuddy Connect
-
Ratings
Custom fields8.151 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom objects7.641 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration10.038 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Freshsales
10.0
47 Ratings
18% above category average
GridBuddy Connect
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability10.040 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions10.047 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Freshsales
9.0
47 Ratings
18% above category average
GridBuddy Connect
-
Ratings
Mobile access9.047 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
FreshsalesGridBuddy Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(54 ratings)
7.9
(13 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(9 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
FreshsalesGridBuddy Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
Freshworks Inc
Generally speaking for small to mid sized team I really cannot recommend it enough. It has an excellent feature set, good amount of integrations, fairly customisable and backed by solid support. And the pricing is very competitive too. I feel like if your team is larger than that, you might want to look at other alternatives but for teams that size, its really perfect.
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Validity
1. Making broad changes to data, like moving ownership of records from one user to another for a new Sales Rep or a moved Sales Rep. 2. Making broad changes to data for product changes, product introductions and such (product naming changes, product description changes, etc.). I recently had to make a change to the name of a Product Option. Product Options are a sub-object related to Product. This name change was in 22 places. Okay, 18 [is] not a lot, but to make this change individually 22 times is still very tedious and takes too much of my time. Instead, I set up my Grid with the Object and sub-Object and made all 22 changes at once with a mass change. Piece of cake. And I don't have to go back to several of the records to see if the change was made successfully (something you have to do with Dataloader). I could see the effective change all at once on my Grid screen.
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Pros
Freshworks Inc
  • It helps you automate your onboarding process for new leads.
  • It has lots of integrations with other apps, so you can interact with other things like calendars and calls.
  • It's pretty easy to set sequences so the platform automatically follows up with people for you. This is not only helpful for your sales pipeline, but also for client communication when working on a project that requires their input.
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Validity
  • Reshapes the user Interface into an intuitive, clean, easy and thoughtful way, meaning Salesforce can be practically used for applications that (in my Opinion) salesforce was never designed for.
  • Mass updates are a God send, Leaving quick and meaningful notes, setting up meetings with clients or upcoming calls to maintain contact, all from the same screen without information overload... a real achievement.
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Cons
Freshworks Inc
  • Leads and Contacts do not seem to be adequately defined.
  • Reporting is not as robust as we would like it to be
  • Integration with FreshDesk is one way - we can see information from FreshDesk to FreshSales but not vice versa
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Validity
  • Does not allow users to create new Campaign Member records; we would like to be able to add multiple Campaign Member records to a Campaign in a Grid.
  • Does not allow users to create new Task records; we would like to be able to add multiple Tasks records related to the same user but multiple Opportunities and Contacts.
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Likelihood to Renew
Freshworks Inc
No answers on this topic
Validity
- Easy of use - Visual nature of using the product (as compared to Dataloader) - Quickness of making changes/updates/edits to long lists of records, live and real-time
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Usability
Freshworks Inc
I would give Freshworks CRM's overall usability a 7 out of 10. Although the software has improved since we first obtained it, it still could use improvements to make functionality more intuitive and easier for the average user. It is not that challenging but there is definitely a learning curve
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Validity
- Ease of use - Real-time and visible nature of making mass changes - Ease of setting up a Grid - Ease of filtering the Grid to see the records that I need to change
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Support Rating
Freshworks Inc
When you initially log in to Freshworks, you get snippets to guide you on how to set up. You have a chat option on every page so you can reach out to the support agent and get your issues resolved in real time. The agents are fast, responsive, and experienced in handling even a person who introduced CRM to the world...
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Validity
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Implementation Rating
Freshworks Inc
No answers on this topic
Validity
GridBuddy was very easy to implement
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Alternatives Considered
Freshworks Inc
We selected FreshSales because we needed something cheaper and more user-friendly than Salesforce, but we're now in the process of switching to HubSpot because it gives you the best of both worlds - ease of use + scale and reliability
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Validity
This is the 1st inline editing product we have tested. The only reason we would ever go with another product is the price.
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Return on Investment
Freshworks Inc
  • Increased visibility of open deals, as well as encouraging 'clean' data
  • Faster data updating (if Freshsales is used as our sole source of data)
  • Some follow-ups are missed, as sales staff forget to create new tasks after each follow up, depending on if the call was answered or not (for example)
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Validity
  • Our sales executives save a lot of time reviewing all opportunities in a single editable view.
  • Gridbuddy improves the functionality of our CRM by allowing us to edit multiple opportunities in one place.
  • It is generally faster and easier to build a report in GridBuddy than it is in SAP C4C.
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ScreenShots

Freshsales Screenshots

Screenshot of Contact viewScreenshot of DashboardsScreenshot of WorkflowsScreenshot of Lead Sc

GridBuddy Connect Screenshots

Screenshot of Conditional formattingScreenshot of ForecastingScreenshot of ConnectorsScreenshot of Mass UpdateScreenshot of Multi-object inline editing