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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Freshsales

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AFreshsales 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

    Pipeline CRM

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/AFounded 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
    FreshsalesPipeline CRM
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $11
    per month per user
    Pro
    $47
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $71
    per month per user
    Start
    $300
    per year per user
    Develop
    $396
    per year per user
    Develop
    $588
    per year per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshsalesPipeline CRM
    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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    FreshsalesPipeline CRM
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    Freshworks Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    FreshsalesPipeline CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Freshsales and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Freshsales
    9.6
    54 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    6.9
    5 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management10.054 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Workflow management8.752 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Territory management10.041 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Opportunity management10.046 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)10.053 Ratings4.05 Ratings
    Quote & order management8.72 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Interaction tracking9.353 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management10.039 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Freshsales and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Freshsales
    10.0
    51 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    43% below category average
    Lead management10.049 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Email marketing10.050 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Freshsales and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Freshsales
    8.3
    52 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    4.5
    5 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Task management8.749 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Reporting8.051 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Freshsales and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Freshsales
    8.2
    53 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    6.7
    5 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Forecasting8.045 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.753 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Customizable reports8.047 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Freshsales and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Freshsales
    9.0
    51 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Custom fields8.751 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Custom objects8.341 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    API for custom integration10.038 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Freshsales and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Freshsales
    10.0
    47 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Single sign-on capability10.040 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.047 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Freshsales and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Freshsales
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Mobile access9.047 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Freshsales and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Freshsales
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Freshsales and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Freshsales
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    8% 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 Freshsales and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Freshsales
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    4.6
    3 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
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    User Ratings
    FreshsalesPipeline CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (54 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreshsalesPipeline CRM
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    Incentivized
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