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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Hearsay, now part of Yext

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAfter the August 2024 acquisition, Hearsay Systems joined Yext, combining Yext's digital presence management with Hearsay's compliant customer engagement tools.N/A

    Maximizer CRM

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMaximizer CRM is a customer relationship management (CRM) software built to maximize sales leads and calls.

    $29

    Per User / Month

    Pricing
    Hearsay, now part of YextMaximizer CRM
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Small Office
    $29
    Per User / Month
    Business Plus
    $49
    Per User / Month
    Business Plus
    $49
    Per User / Month
    Insights
    $89
    Per User / Month
    Insights
    $89
    Per User / Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Hearsay, now part of YextMaximizer CRM
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$29 per user/Month
    Additional Details—All pricing in USD. Monthly no contract subscription option available.
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    Features
    Hearsay, now part of YextMaximizer CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Hearsay, now part of Yext and Maximizer CRM
    Feature
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Maximizer CRM
    1.8
    5 Ratings
    125% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings1.14 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings1.14 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings1.14 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings3.14 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings1.13 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings4.05 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings2.15 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Hearsay, now part of Yext and Maximizer CRM
    Feature
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Maximizer CRM
    1.1
    4 Ratings
    150% below category average
    Case management00 Ratings1.14 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings1.13 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings1.13 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Hearsay, now part of Yext and Maximizer CRM
    Feature
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Maximizer CRM
    1.1
    5 Ratings
    150% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Hearsay, now part of Yext and Maximizer CRM
    Feature
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Maximizer CRM
    1.1
    5 Ratings
    150% below category average
    Task management00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings1.13 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.14 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Hearsay, now part of Yext and Maximizer CRM
    Feature
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Maximizer CRM
    1.1
    5 Ratings
    150% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Hearsay, now part of Yext and Maximizer CRM
    Feature
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Maximizer CRM
    1.1
    5 Ratings
    150% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Hearsay, now part of Yext and Maximizer CRM
    Feature
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Maximizer CRM
    1.1
    5 Ratings
    154% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings1.13 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings1.14 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Hearsay, now part of Yext and Maximizer CRM
    Feature
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Maximizer CRM
    1.1
    3 Ratings
    149% below category average
    Social data00 Ratings1.13 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings1.13 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Hearsay, now part of Yext and Maximizer CRM
    Feature
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Maximizer CRM
    1.0
    5 Ratings
    153% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Hearsay, now part of Yext and Maximizer CRM
    Feature
    Hearsay, now part of Yext
    -
    Ratings
    Maximizer CRM
    1.1
    5 Ratings
    150% below category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Hearsay, now part of YextMaximizer CRM
    Small Businesses
    Simplify360
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Customer.io
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP Service Cloud
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Hearsay, now part of YextMaximizer CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.1
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Hearsay, now part of YextMaximizer CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Yext
    Apart from a few limitations, Hearsay Social is an excellent tool for managing your social media posts in one place. Its user-friendly interface allows you to analyze, track, schedule, and automate social media posts. This is a must in today's age. It saves a lot of stress and handwork and makes you efficient as it gives you tools to analyze the results of your posts in terms of reach, viewership, etc. Thereby helping you to formulate your social media strategy.
    Incentivized
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    Maximizer Services, Inc.
    It was not a good experience. Nothing was as advertised, from the user experience to the security of purchase. The address book was not able to be converted from the Leads module and the maps feature wasn’t able to connect from Leads. The mobile version has a lot of bugs and isn’t very functional. They have a tutorial, yet [I think they] aren’t proactive in distributing it to new users. Their focus is on sales. And it’s not a very salable product in my opinion. The worst aspect of this company is that they aren’t risk free. If you purchase a year software and decide after a few weeks it simply isn’t for your company, there are no refunds. I had to initiate a chargeback with my bank after being told that “unfortunately, due to the terms and conditions...” No customer wants to hear that. [I feel] they tried to bully me into keeping their software. There are far too many options in 2021 for CRM to be forced into one, especially one so difficult to use. When I asked about a feature that I needed, I was told, “Perhaps later this year...” Not what I need if I’m paying good money for a software. Their sales VP wouldn’t call me when I requested a call after being denied a refund. When I went through their main website again after my experience with Maximizer, I [felt] that everything they advertise is not in line with the product they put out. They say that there’s a free trial available. Not the truth [in my experience]. This maybe would have been a good CRM in say, 1999. [I think] it’s antiquated and didn’t serve the needs of my business. I used well-known CRM previously and didn’t find Maximizer to be better than the free version of that one. There was a disconnect in usage that wasn’t able to be overcome by myself or my employees in several weeks of trials.
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    Pros
    Yext
    • Single dashboard of all your social media channels
    • Automation of posts
    • Scheduled posting as per design
    • Great for analytics & customer Interactions
    Incentivized
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    Maximizer Services, Inc.
    • Shared Calendar
    • Customer Service cases
    • Common database of customer information
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Yext
    • Lacks ability for significant flexibility and customization
    • Mobile app sometimes does not save the posts that are edited
    • It does allow you to tag or hashtag any post.
    Incentivized
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    Maximizer Services, Inc.
    • Handling large data. Maximizer needs to improve on this.
    • Add additional user-friendly shortcuts for the most frequently used functions in the web version.
    • There is no mark for deletion option. They need to provide a way to delete without physically deleting records.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Yext
    No answers on this topic
    Maximizer Services, Inc.
    We are heavily entrenched in Maximizer and trying to pull our data out and into another CRM, with the same amount of customization and workflow would take a lot of effort.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Yext
    If you wish to reduce stress of managing multiple social media handles from a single place, you can use Hearsay Social. Hearsay Social helps you analyze, automate, schedule posts and even give ideas for posts. Rather than multitasking, one would obliviously choose a single place to track your posts. It also fares greatly as compared to its competitors. It has a great interface. Very easy and simple to use.
    Incentivized
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    Maximizer Services, Inc.
    The CRM didn’t have the capability I expected
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    Support Rating
    Yext
    1. Simple to Use. 2. User Friendly Interface 3. Great Features 4. Very Few Limitations. 5. Automates my Tasks
    Incentivized
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    Maximizer Services, Inc.
    The support staff are very knowledgeable and competent. Never really had an issue with them not knowing what they are doing.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Yext
    Facebook Business Manager is also good however it has some limitations like it's very difficult to remove an ad account, we cannot schedule shared posts and the user interface is a bit complicated and not user-friendly. I like the user interface of Hearsay Social. I find it very simple and easy to use. Also, it has all the features that you might require in Social Media Management tool.
    Incentivized
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    Maximizer Services, Inc.
    We chose to go with Microsoft Dynamics CRM over Maximizer because of the customization and marketing options that were associated with Dynamics. The ease of use with Maximizer, however, was far better than that of Microsoft Dynamics.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Yext
    • It has helped us save time in maintaining our social media handles
    • It gave us a lot of intelligent insights on our posts, thereby helping improve our marketing strategy to perform better every time
    • It helped us design our posts better based on inputs & design ideas based on our past posts
    Incentivized
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    Maximizer Services, Inc.
    • It allows us to maximize our service billing
    • It is easy to generate service quotes
    • It is easy to follow up on leads.
    Incentivized
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