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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Workspace Essentials

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle now offers Google Workspace Essentials (formerly G Suite Essentials), providing a solution for users of Outlook or Office whose teams want to use Google Meet and Google Apps without needing to involve a personal gmail account. Google Workspace Essentails includes Google Slides, Sheets, and Docs, as well as Google Meet, Google Drive, Forms, Sites, and Keep, in a bundle minus a gmail account. Basic Essentials supports (via Meet) meetings with up to 150 participants, and Google Drive with…

    $8

    per month per user

    Nimble

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ANimble is a social customer relationship management (CRM) system with features such as contact management and data-driven analytics.

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    Google Workspace EssentialsNimble
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Business
    $19.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Workspace EssentialsNimble
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google Workspace EssentialsNimble
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Nimble
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    89%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    79%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    Google Workspace EssentialsNimble
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Google Workspace Essentials and Nimble
    Feature
    Google Workspace Essentials
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.5
    30 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings9.529 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.428 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.724 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.128 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.429 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings8.523 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings6.621 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.227 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.126 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Google Workspace Essentials and Nimble
    Feature
    Google Workspace Essentials
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.1
    22 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings7.922 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings8.220 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings8.321 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Google Workspace Essentials and Nimble
    Feature
    Google Workspace Essentials
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.7
    27 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.426 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings9.026 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Google Workspace Essentials and Nimble
    Feature
    Google Workspace Essentials
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.2
    29 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.529 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.725 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Google Workspace Essentials and Nimble
    Feature
    Google Workspace Essentials
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.9
    27 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.923 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.827 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Google Workspace Essentials and Nimble
    Feature
    Google Workspace Essentials
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.6
    29 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings9.029 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings8.322 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings8.518 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.820 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Google Workspace Essentials and Nimble
    Feature
    Google Workspace Essentials
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    9.3
    26 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.424 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.324 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Google Workspace Essentials and Nimble
    Feature
    Google Workspace Essentials
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.4
    29 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings8.429 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings8.429 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Google Workspace Essentials and Nimble
    Feature
    Google Workspace Essentials
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.8
    25 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings8.725 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.919 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Google Workspace Essentials and Nimble
    Feature
    Google Workspace Essentials
    -
    Ratings
    Nimble
    8.3
    27 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.327 Ratings
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    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Score9 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Workspace EssentialsNimble
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (20 ratings)
    7.0
    (33 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (19 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Workspace EssentialsNimble
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Well-suited for: Fast-paced drafting ideas, docs, charts, sheets, etc. Love it for client calls as well. Google Meet runs in a web browser; you don't need to download any special software. Shared Drives are great for sharing information; the ability to add a Google Notebook to them is the icing on the cake. It is less appropriate when Wi-Fi or the internet is spotty, or when you need heavy-duty Excel macro data crunching.
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    Nimble
    This tool is suitable for all sizes of organizations since it has the capacity to manage customer relations in the best possible way. Its features like task management, reports, social collaboration, and forecasting are always considered important for CRM and they all work without causing any trouble. But its Reports need to be more elaborate and its interface should be made easier and less tricky.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Google Docs & Google Slides are essential to our company as we are remote. Multiple people can work on the documents at one time.
    • Easy to share and store files in Google Drive.
    • Google Calendar is amazing, it integrates seamlessly with other Google products and it's our company's primary calendar tool.
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    Nimble
    • Importing contacts in the CRM is very much consist of easy steps.
    • It allows me to create, edit and view contacts records anywhere from the web.
    • It is helping me to stay organized in terms of marketing needs and providing real-time information automatically.
    • it is playing an excellent role in managing our all relations.
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    Cons
    Google
    • Record option to be there in Google meet
    • ability to share documents outside google accounts need to be looked at
    • Improvement in conversion to MS office based documents and converting those documents to googles format needs a little work.
    • Will be good to have a pdf to word converter and vice versa
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    Nimble
    • Nimble's storage space is very sparse, but we have found that it can be expanded at an additional cost.
    • Their mobile application is not as good as some of us expected, and we strongly recommend improving it to make it work effectively.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    Now that our department has used G Suite Essentials for close to 2 years, I can't imagine not using it. It has proven to be a very practical tool for sharing files / folders on a shared drive. It also makes it easy to modify and update content. It is user friendly and the interface is simple.
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    Nimble
    It's truly a great system if you get it for the right reasons. Don't expect it to do everything a mid market organization would require but for any small business or mid to large organizations which would like to integrate to it for the social insights capabilities this is a leading solution which can add value immediately
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    Usability
    Google
    It is so easy to use, very intuitive and the site looks nice. There is no hint of the old DOS days in the look and functionality. Let's be real, Google Workspace Essentials is attractive and easy on the eyes and even offers a dark mode if you want to rest your eyes a bit or are in a mood for such
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    Nimble
    The platform has more advantages and positives as compared to challenges or negatives in comparison to other comparable products and platforms available in the marketplace. It was extremely easy to get started with the initial deployment which makes the choice much clearer. Finally its tight integration not just with Microsoft O365 suite, but also with [the] most popular social media platforms available makes it a very favorable platform in its domain.
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    Support Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Nimble
    It was productive to be able to access remote support sessions from nimble employees, whom we decided to contact to have one of the features mentioned above explained to us. They were methodical and easy to explain solutions, so we recommend them for any kind of doubt.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Google Workspace Essentials is more robust than Dropbox with the other features that are available. Google Workspace Essentials is very comparable to Microsoft 365, and we ultimately went with Google because at the time, it was free/priced better than MS, and now we have lots of legacy files already stored on Google servers, so a switch would be too time-consuming. We went with Google Workspace Essentials over OpenOffice because of the email features of using Google.
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    Nimble
    Nimble has proven to be a positive and well-respected application within our company for setting us up for success at building personal and meaningful associations with decision makers. It has been a significant reason why we have gained acceptance and trust from those who we have introduced ourselves to over time. The ability to feel a true understanding of our prospects and customers as real human beings with unique interests and common aspirations opens up doors of valuable conversation. The other options that were reviewed and considered provided many of the common ways from the past that stored CRM information. This method was much more of a static representation of the real interactions made between a company or salesperson with the prospects and customers. Nimble has brought back what should never have been lost - being like neighbors who spoke to each other about more things than just business.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Our fundraising and development efforts nearly doubled 2020-2022, largely in part to the organizational tools within Google Workspace Essentials.
    • We've opened up the capacity to work more closely with contractors in a more collaborative nature because of GWE's capabilities.
    • It was integral to our brand overhaul.
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    Nimble
    • Time-Saving is one of the biggest ROIs for me. 30-60 minutes a day means I can focus on more marketing, sales, or client work.
    • A soft ROI is in better contact relationships. People are often impressed that I follow-up after meetings, and especially when they say to contact them in 6 months or next year.
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