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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

    Workbooks

    Score4.9 out of 10
    N/AWorkbooks offers cloud-based CRM, marketing automation and business applications to the mid-market. Workbooks includes order management and fulfillment, invoicing, and supplier management. Workbooks aims to provide a single 360° view of customers, where the information is accessible anytime, anywhere.

    $30

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    FreshsalesWorkbooks
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $11
    per month per user
    Pro
    $47
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $71
    per month per user
    Workbooks CRM Edition
    $30
    per user/per month
    Workbooks Business Edition
    $65
    per user/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FreshsalesWorkbooks
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.—
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    Community Pulse
    FreshsalesWorkbooks
    Considered Both Products
    Freshworks Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Workbooks Online
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    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
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    FreshsalesWorkbooks
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Freshsales and Workbooks
    Feature
    Freshsales
    9.6
    54 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Workbooks
    7.7
    9 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management10.054 Ratings8.59 Ratings
    Workflow management8.752 Ratings8.27 Ratings
    Territory management10.041 Ratings7.79 Ratings
    Opportunity management10.046 Ratings8.89 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)10.053 Ratings6.49 Ratings
    Quote & order management8.72 Ratings7.68 Ratings
    Interaction tracking9.353 Ratings6.48 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management10.039 Ratings8.48 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings7.29 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Freshsales and Workbooks
    Feature
    Freshsales
    10.0
    51 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Workbooks
    7.3
    7 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Lead management10.049 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Email marketing10.050 Ratings6.67 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Freshsales and Workbooks
    Feature
    Freshsales
    8.3
    52 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Workbooks
    7.5
    9 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Task management8.749 Ratings7.77 Ratings
    Reporting8.051 Ratings7.87 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Freshsales and Workbooks
    Feature
    Freshsales
    8.2
    53 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Workbooks
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Forecasting8.045 Ratings8.28 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.753 Ratings8.88 Ratings
    Customizable reports8.047 Ratings8.88 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Freshsales and Workbooks
    Feature
    Freshsales
    9.0
    51 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Workbooks
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Custom fields8.751 Ratings8.48 Ratings
    Custom objects8.341 Ratings7.67 Ratings
    API for custom integration10.038 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Freshsales and Workbooks
    Feature
    Freshsales
    10.0
    47 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Workbooks
    7.5
    8 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Single sign-on capability10.040 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.047 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Freshsales and Workbooks
    Feature
    Freshsales
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Workbooks
    4.2
    7 Ratings
    58% below category average
    Mobile access9.047 Ratings4.27 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Freshsales and Workbooks
    Feature
    Freshsales
    -
    Ratings
    Workbooks
    6.3
    8 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Case management00 Ratings6.28 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings5.88 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Freshsales and Workbooks
    Feature
    Freshsales
    -
    Ratings
    Workbooks
    6.6
    3 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Social data00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Freshsales and Workbooks
    Feature
    Freshsales
    -
    Ratings
    Workbooks
    6.9
    6 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings6.76 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    FreshsalesWorkbooks
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    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    FreshsalesWorkbooks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (54 ratings)
    7.0
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FreshsalesWorkbooks
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Workbooks Online
    It's a really great system for small to medium organizations that are willing to spend some time thinking about how their workflow can be improved by designing processes which will allow them to streamline and automate their business. For people who are not serious about making a commitment to bettering their business, Workbooks may not be a correct fit. For instance there are a lot of features which many people think they don't need, but they haven't really spent the time to figure out what the needs of the business are. The nice thing about Workbooks is that you can turn off things you don't need, and then when the business demands, they will be there for you to utilize.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Workbooks Online
    • Sales process management from enquiry to delivery of product
    • This was previously on as many as 4 systems using excel and legacy applications such as the written word in log books
    • Automatic reporting for financial compliance: once built, the reporting process reduced the workload on a monthly basis from 2 days to 20 minutes
    • The FD loved it
    • The overall capability of the package enabled the sales force to rapidly pull our pertinent data for a sales call, plus managing time and resources better for increased efficiency
    • Business development and focussed marketing became so much easier, we noted that the process paid for itself many times over
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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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    Workbooks Online
    • There really isn't all that much, what I would like to see is an app to use on iDevices. Our sales team all have iPads for presentations etc.
    • While Workbooks works rather well with HTML 5, I would still like to see an app. I know it's in the making, but haven't seen anything of this as of yet.
    • I am sure that would increase productivity even further (if it's of the same standard as the main environment).
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Workbooks Online
    the product works. support has been good or great so far all has been great and we hope to get more from the product. we purchased for an initial year then renewed for a longer term, we have no regrets with this.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Workbooks Online
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Workbooks Online
    Workbooks CRM never let me down.
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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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    Workbooks Online
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Workbooks Online
    Workbooks online trianing does what it needs to; but some training will always be better suited to face to face..
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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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    Workbooks Online
    We felt the high amount of customisation available from Workbooks was much more beneficial to us than the offerings from the larger CRM companies. We also liked the smaller company mentality of Workbooks as it reminded us of ourselves. Ultimately the price also paid a factor as Workbooks was more affordable for what we needed.
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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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    Workbooks Online
    • Allows us easy management of leads and clear visibility of opportunities for the sales team
    • User levels allows us to lock down various parts of the system to only allow them to view or edit certain areas
    • Allows us to manage customers in one piece of software and avoid having to use separate software for support, sales and operations
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Freshsales Screenshots

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    Workbooks Screenshots

    Screenshot of Activity ManagementScreenshot of Dashboard for Customer ServiceScreenshot of Dashboard for SalesScreenshot of Marketing CampaignsScreenshot of Organisation RecordScreenshot of Person Record