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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

    ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail) is a contact-management platform for Google Workspace. It enables organizations to create shared contact directories and contact groups, then make approved records available in Gmail, Google Contacts, Calendar, Google Drive, mobile devices, and connected business applications. Teams can centralize professional contacts and labels, add custom details such as company, job title, phone number, notes, and interaction…

    $1.99

    per month per user

    Pricing
    FreshsalesContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $11
    per month per user
    Pro
    $47
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $71
    per month per user
    Free
    $0
    per month per user
    Teams
    $1.99
    per month per user
    Business
    $2.99
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshsalesContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.—
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    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Shared Contacts for Gmail
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    FreshsalesContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Freshsales and ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    Feature
    Freshsales
    9.6
    54 Ratings
    20% above category average
    ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management10.054 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.752 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 management8.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking9.353 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management10.039 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Freshsales and ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    Feature
    Freshsales
    10.0
    51 Ratings
    26% above category average
    ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management10.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing10.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Freshsales and ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    Feature
    Freshsales
    8.3
    52 Ratings
    8% above category average
    ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    -
    Ratings
    Task management8.749 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.051 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Freshsales and ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    Feature
    Freshsales
    8.2
    53 Ratings
    7% above category average
    ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting8.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.753 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports8.047 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Freshsales and ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    Feature
    Freshsales
    9.0
    51 Ratings
    16% above category average
    ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields8.751 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects8.341 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration10.038 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Freshsales and ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    Feature
    Freshsales
    10.0
    47 Ratings
    17% above category average
    ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability10.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.047 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Freshsales and ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    Feature
    Freshsales
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    17% above category average
    ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access9.047 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    FreshsalesContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (54 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreshsalesContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™)
    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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    Shared Contacts for Gmail
    Shared Contacts for Gmail is well suited for organizations that generate and coordinate long term partnerships and that have a big remote working component as a main form or working. It is less appropriate with organizations dedicated to sales and performance based ways of working. I would recommend it for medium size organizations.
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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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    Shared Contacts for Gmail
    • Helps manage contact lists and distribution lists.
    • Eliminates the need for the use of an additional platform, like a CRM, to manage contacts.
    • Makes it easier to share contacts with a targeted audience with the flexibility to be selective about who the data is being shared with.
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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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    Shared Contacts for Gmail
    • I have been looking for a way to share our contacts within our organization for a while now. This process really improves how we were doing it within Google Sheets.
    • My only negative is that it has taken so long for it to be functional within Google.
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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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    Shared Contacts for Gmail
    Very easy to use. Mostly related to the design of the program, but also due to the layout. I find it easy to find what I am looking for. As noted in earlier comments, greater implementation of AI would probably make the program even easier to use, as sometimes finding certain functions is not entirely transparent.
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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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    Shared Contacts for Gmail
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Shared Contacts for Gmail
    My company used Zendesk Sell for a while, but the profiles weren't as manageable and easy accessed as Shared Contacts [for Gmail.] It resulted easier to update the contact information within Shared Contacts [for Gmail] and maintain the contact flow, than updating in Zendesk, and then manually go into gmail and continue the conversation. As well we don't use Shared Contacts [for Gmail] alone. We do accompany it with an internal operations system, were we manage the clients profile, but the combination between the two is perfect.
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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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    Shared Contacts for Gmail
    • More contact with clients
    • Keeping track of contact information no matter the places
    • Clients like the familiarity that is created by the constant check on them
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    ScreenShots

    Freshsales Screenshots

    Screenshot of Contact viewScreenshot of DashboardsScreenshot of WorkflowsScreenshot of Lead Sc

    ContactsFlow (formerly Shared Contacts for Gmail™) Screenshots

    Screenshot of ContactsFlow keeps contacts synced with the power of AI.Screenshot of contacts management to maintain contacts centralizedScreenshot of Share contact lists with different permissions with different users and groupsScreenshot of Restore deleted contacts using the backupScreenshot of Keep Google Workspace contacts synced with LDAP using all devicesScreenshot of collaboration features.