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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

    vcita

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AvCita is a marketing-focused CRM for service providers. According to the vendor, the product helps service providers move clients through every stage of the sales cycle: from the first point of contact to closing, upselling and follow-up. vCita is a lightweight CRM with the following features: - Manage appointments, payments, and clients - Access info & respond to clients on the go with a mobile app - Invite clients to…

    $35

    per month

    Pricing
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)vcita
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essentials
    $35
    per month
    Business
    $65
    per month
    Platinum
    $110
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)vcita
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual billing.
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    Features
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)vcita
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of GridBuddy Connect (legacy) and vcita
    Feature
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    vcita
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of GridBuddy Connect (legacy) and vcita
    Feature
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    vcita
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of GridBuddy Connect (legacy) and vcita
    Feature
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    vcita
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of GridBuddy Connect (legacy) and vcita
    Feature
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    vcita
    6.8
    7 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings6.67 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of GridBuddy Connect (legacy) and vcita
    Feature
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    vcita
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.67 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of GridBuddy Connect (legacy) and vcita
    Feature
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    vcita
    9.7
    6 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)vcita
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (13 ratings)
    9.7
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)vcita
    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.
    Incentivized
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    WiseStamp
    It makes client communication extremely easy - we can message and schedule online appointments. Clients really like those options. We also like the online payment portal. That way clients can pay at their convenience, and we don't end up with credit card information that requires PCI compliance. It also helps with payments. It would also help with invoicing, but unfortunately, there are only 3 linked payment options (Square, Stripe, and PayPal). If you don't use one of those payment processors, you cannot link to billing.
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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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    WiseStamp
    • Great for online appointment bookings.
    • Good for taking payments.
    • Good for onboarding new clients.
    • Integrates with your website.
    • Integrates with Facebook Pages.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    WiseStamp
    • Payment collection: We want to have an option to allow clients to choose the amount they wish to pay.
    • Improved ease of use with forms.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    WiseStamp
    No answers on this topic
    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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    WiseStamp
    Overall - easy to use. There are some missing features (like fillable pdf forms), and it also requires using certain credit card processors to link billing (otherwise it doesn't work).
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    WiseStamp
    I do miss the days when I could easily call up a rep and talk to them about any issues I had with the service. But I still do hear back from the customer service rep during the week within 24 hours.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Discontinued Products
    GridBuddy was very easy to implement
    Incentivized
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    WiseStamp
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    WiseStamp
    I liked vCita a lot more for my home services company mainly because it handled scheduling through the software which was terrific.
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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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    WiseStamp
    • I have no clue
    • I'm assuming that we would not have people making appointments with us if we didn't have this service
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    GridBuddy Connect (legacy) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Conditional formattingScreenshot of ForecastingScreenshot of ConnectorsScreenshot of Mass UpdateScreenshot of Multi-object inline editing

    vcita Screenshots

    Screenshot of vcita's features, that make it a marketing-driven CRM for small businesses