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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

    Smartlead

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $32.50

    per month billed annually

    Pricing
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)Smartlead
    Editions & Modules
    Highrise
    $4.00
    Per User Per Month
    Sales Enablement - Basic Plan
    $32.50
    per month billed annually
    Sales Enablement - Basic Plan
    $39
    per month
    Smart Delivery - Growth
    $49
    per month
    Sales Enablement - Pro Plan
    $78.30
    per month billed annually
    Sales Enablement - Pro Plan
    $94
    per month
    Sales Enablement - Custom Plan
    $174
    per month
    Smart Delivery - Pro
    $174
    per month
    Smart Delivery - Expert
    $599
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)Smartlead
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
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    Features
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)Smartlead
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Highrise CRM (discontinued) and Smartlead
    Feature
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Smartlead
    9.2
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Highrise CRM (discontinued) and Smartlead
    Feature
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Smartlead
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Highrise CRM (discontinued) and Smartlead
    Feature
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Smartlead
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Link Tracking00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)Smartlead
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Highrise CRM (discontinued)Smartlead
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    521 Products
    If you're on a budget, it's great because it gets you a lot of leads for free on a ~$200 plan. So you don't have to worry about making or buying lists for your email outreach.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    • It's a good campaign management tool for cold outreach.
    • Email warmup has given me good result.
    • The unified inbox, which integrates all inboxes under one roof, is a time-saver and a tremendously important feature.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    521 Products
    • The UI & UX is still not there with a lot of room for improvement.
    • Regular downtimes, complexity and bulking of the platform is an overkill.
    • It used to be very minimalistic but now it's just too much to handle.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    521 Products
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    521 Products
    -1 point just for the UI/UX and over-engineering.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    They are quick and SO nice. They are very friendly and are eager to help.
    Incentivized
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    521 Products
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    521 Products
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    521 Products
    • It has mostly a positive impact on its warm-up, which has ensured that our emails land in the inbox rather than spam.
    • I was able to get a 12% reply rate for one of the ICPs..
    Incentivized
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