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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AGridBuddy Connect was a contact data tool that combined data from separate systems into an editable, spreadsheet-simple view. Acquired by Validity in 2019, it is now a legacy tool.N/A

    Highrise CRM (discontinued)

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AHighrise is a simple CRM, allowing the user to track leads and manage follow ups with zero learning curve. Highrise is only available and supported for existing customers. As of August 2018 Highrise is no longer available to new customers. Existing customers may still take advantage of Highrise.

    $4

    Per User Per Month

    Pricing
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Highrise
    $4.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (13 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Discontinued Products
    We chose to work with the Basecamp product and along with it came Highrise. They're a great 37 signals package together. So we chose to work with Highrise because of Basecamp
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    Discontinued Products
    • Easy batch upload of new contacts - if you gathered names and contact info for a bunch of people at an event or conference or what have you, put it in a spreadsheet and upload it for easy and efficient adding to the database.
    • Simple communication and outreach tracking - each user has an individualized dropbox email address; you can BCC:, CC:, or forward an email to or from a client or contact, and Highrise automatically associates and records that email with the contact in the database.
    • Task assignments - users can create and task assignments associated with specific contacts (ie - Send Suzy J. a gift box on Oct 1; Follow Marla K. and Billy Z. on Twitter & Facebook; Get an updated address from Nathan R.)
    • Tags - easily create lists of contacts who fit certain needs (I need a: food blogger, in TX, who has a Facebook page - we have "food blogger", "TX," and "Facebook" tags in our system) that is then exportable; also useful for knowing the important associations of a particular contact.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    • Im actually pretty happy with the system as it is. The best aspect of Highrise is that it is very easy to work with - no need to struggle with manuals and lengthy training.
    • Not really a problem I suppose but I pay for Highrise as part of a suite which includes other products - Basecamp, Backpack and Campfire. It would be nice to see more integration between these products.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Discontinued Products
    - 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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    Discontinued Products
    Highrise is easy to use, has a nice UI overall, quick to load, and does most of what we need.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
    - 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
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    It's quick and easy to setup and use. There isn't any feature "bloat". Nothing to struggle with
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    They are quick and SO nice. They are very friendly and are eager to help.
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    GridBuddy was very easy to implement
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    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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    Discontinued Products
    Highrise is simple to use and is run by the same folks who build Basecamp and 37Signals. We wanted something that would do the essentials without the cumbersome bells and whistles. Salesforce is almost too complicated if you don't have a whole sales operation and analytics division. One day we will probably outgrow Highrise, but not yet.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • 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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Better customer service, I am able to look up client info in a more organized way
    • I feel that our efficiency has really increased. Highrise is a lot faster than our old program
    • Highrise keeps us very organized. but it would be helpful if there was a project management section we could implement
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    Screenshot of Conditional formattingScreenshot of ForecastingScreenshot of ConnectorsScreenshot of Mass UpdateScreenshot of Multi-object inline editing