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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    MACAW CRM

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMACAW CRM system has been designed exclusively for the insurance sector. Prospects lead to opportunities, which leads to quotes, which leads to payment to the policies. In insurer requires, the underwriting and rating engines can be added. Salesforce can be deployed, managed and paid for. The policy servicing and claims tracking has been integrated in the system. The "digital" elements are integrated as various portals and mobile apps. The software has in…N/A
    Pricing
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)MACAW CRM
    Editions & Modules
    Highrise
    $4.00
    Per User Per Month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)MACAW CRM
    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
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)MACAW CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)MACAW CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
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    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
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    MACAW integrates well with Salesforce. As they say, they manage leads, opportunities, quotes and policies well. The underwriting and rating engines can be integrated if it's required. MACAW is a great solution for combining multiple systems into one and lowering overhead. It is not a great fit for non-technical departments.
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    Pros
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    • 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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    • Blending of CRM within an insurance flow
    • Great Lead Management, Quotation and Underwriting
    • High level support for marketing campaigns and setting up successful content strategies
    • Great support for legacy back-office system
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    Cons
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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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    • Not very user friendly
    • Configuration with older back-office system is a bit of a hassle
    • Searches and uploads sometimes take a long time
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Highrise is easy to use, has a nice UI overall, quick to load, and does most of what we need.
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    Usability
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    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
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    They are quick and SO nice. They are very friendly and are eager to help.
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    Alternatives Considered
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    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.
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    Nest Innovative Solutions Private Limited
    MACAW provides deep integration with insurance-relevant tools, like underwriting and rating engines, which are not supported in shallow CRMs like Hubspot.
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    Return on Investment
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    • 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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    Nest Innovative Solutions Private Limited
    • Allowed work from home due to its web UI
    • Made using legacy back-office system easier, except for more complex cases
    • Not user friendly and a bit hard to onboard into
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    MACAW CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Single Customer Overview DashboardScreenshot of Opportunity DashboardScreenshot of Quotation DashboardScreenshot of Policy Overview Dashboard