HubSpot Sales Hub vs. InsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HubSpot Sales Hub
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
HubSpot Sales Hub is designed to eliminate friction by bringing tools and data together on one platform. The solution boasts email tracking and templates, and call tracking & recording.N/A
InsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
PowerDialer for Salesforce, from InsideSales.com / XANT is a discontinued sales dialer.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HubSpot Sales HubInsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
HubSpot Sales HubInsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)
Considered Both Products
HubSpot Sales Hub
Chose HubSpot Sales Hub
I would [say] HubSpot is on par on many things. It works well, is easy to use and is priced similar to other products on the market today. Again someone might want to consider another product for a more outbound way of selling.
InsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)
Chose InsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)
HubSpot Sales wasn't fully mature when we started using InsideSales. I have been using it recently though and absolutely love it. HubSpot Sales is everything I was hoping to get out of Insidesales.com. HubSpot is intuitive, works smoothly an just has a much better UI overall. …
Chose InsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)
It more or less seems on par with other technologies in its class from a user perspective.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
HubSpot Sales HubInsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)
Preview Dialer
Comparison of Preview Dialer features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot Sales Hub
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Ratings
InsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)
7.3
14 Ratings
2% below category average
Contact preview00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
Dialer-CRM integration00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Call notes & tags00 Ratings7.014 Ratings
Automatic call logging00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
Core Dialer
Comparison of Core Dialer features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot Sales Hub
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Ratings
InsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)
7.0
14 Ratings
11% below category average
Outbound dialing00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
Inbound routing00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
Custom caller ID00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
Click-to-call00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
Recorded voicemail drop00 Ratings6.08 Ratings
Dialer contact import00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
Campaign & list management00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance
Comparison of Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot Sales Hub
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Ratings
InsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)
6.7
11 Ratings
16% below category average
Follow-up calls00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
Dialer reporting & analytics00 Ratings6.010 Ratings
Dialer compliance00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
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Mailtrack
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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Mailtrack
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Score 8.4 out of 10
Bright Pattern Contact Center
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User Ratings
HubSpot Sales HubInsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(122 ratings)
8.0
(32 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(5 ratings)
8.0
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
8.3
(5 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
HubSpot Sales HubInsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
HubSpot
Sales hub is an excellent tool for a sales professional, probably even the best tool available in the industry without a doubt. However it could be much less convenient for outside sales reps that need to consistently meet people in person, it has some features to cater to these reps but they aren't as robust as the ones designed for inside sales reps.
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Outbound dialing is where it excels. It's especially good with larger teams of reps. Organizing through campaigns and seek lists is very powerful once you understand how to use it. There is definitely a learning curve with seek lists (I've spent tons of time on the phone with their support staff) but once you understand it the possibilities are endless. You can sort which leads show up by a variety of filters. Even with a list of 10,000+ leads and 5 reps calling on it, you can ensure no leads show up in two reps lists, the reps are calling specific territories, and even skipping leads that are likely on their lunch break! One my of favorite tricks with seek lists and only calling people with titles like Director/VP/C-Level before 8:30am or after 5pm their time, when those people are more willing to pick up the phone. They also appreciate a sales rep who is putting in the extra time to call during those blocks.
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Pros
HubSpot
  • The task feature of HubSpot has been super helpful for me to organize what activities I am focusing on throughout the day. Instead of having a generalized list of the activities that need to take place today, I can organize that list by calls, emails, to-do's, linked-in, etc. That way I can take an hour of my time and focus on only doing phone calls, only doing emails, etc. It has helped me increase my productivity by making 20 phone calls a day to 100 phone calls throughout the day.
  • Hubspot Sequences are also super helpful in order to plug and play contacts that need similar solutions. The automatic email feature allows me to not have to spend time sending a simple email template. Instead, it automatically sends that email out at the time that THEY would most likely respond.
  • This gives me more time to focus on the tasks that I can't automate, allowing me to be way more productive. I can also customize my sequences to automate when I am reaching out, and what activity I am doing.
  • Sequences give me the ability to create a highly customized approach, with the scalability of a plug and play format.
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  • Organizes your leads based on the parameters you set so you call the hottest leads first.
  • Connects with your phone so you can dial from your computer without having to enter the numbers every time.
  • It also allows you to record the notes from the call right there and they get added to the completed task in Salesforce.
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Cons
HubSpot
  • I find the interface to be a bit unorganized and sometimes the information added about projects looks clogged which sometimes makes it difficult to access specific information.
  • Sometimes we have to deal with different currencies because we have clients all over the world but the exchange rate tool is not always accurate, causing us to slow down our work.
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  • No call parking features for inbound calls, if on a call through the dialer, one cannot place that call on hold to take the second call.
  • All notes are lost when another inbound call comes in, whether or not you accept that call.
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Likelihood to Renew
HubSpot
Ease of use, ease of customizability, and ease of 3rd-party integration, especially to LinkedIn Navigator, all play a vital role in our increasing reliance of HubSpot Sales for our growing sales team. Also taking into account the great training and support for HubSpot Sales available from HubSpot, including HubSpot Academy.
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Usability
HubSpot
Since we launched HubSpot Sales Hub into our organisation's tech stack, we've experienced a smooth transition and implementation process for those using this solution. The ease of use and the interface experience is amazing and that was a main priority for us in the purchasing phase. So far, we've been nothing but very happy with the support, implementation, and ongoing development of our sales team adapting to the solution. Highly recommend it for usability and functionality!
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I like that it is simple, functional and I can rely on it to help me get my work done everyday. My job became much harder without InsideSales.com. The new CRM I am using has confusing features and too much going on sometimes. There are so many fields and functions that I find unnecessary--what sucks is when I look at my screen at all these empty fields, it makes me feel incomplete. With InsideSales.com, I knew what to put in every box and why it would be important. I could put it in once and whether it was my manager, case admin or data analyst or me, we all knew where to find it. With our new system, I find myself having to do more input and data entry for other people to benefit--no longer a "one shot, one kill" deal.
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Support Rating
HubSpot
Oh my goodness HubSpot Support is just amazing. I submitted a question/issue to them yesterday and by this morning I had this response:
"Hi Stephanie, I hope this finds you well and thanks so much for your patience while I was working to update the extension with my team. We were actually able to push through an update yesterday afternoon which set the default lifecycle stage to lead in the sidebar. If you take a look now, that should be in place. If it has not updated yet, I would recommend uninstalling and re-installing the sales extension so an updated version and be pushed through. Again, I want to say that I sincerely appreciate that you took the time to reach out to us and help us iron this out. HubSpot really values constructive feedback with real use-case backing to help push it along. So, thank you!"
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They are providing good support. We can contact any time to raise our query.
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Implementation Rating
HubSpot
It was not only SUPER easy to implement, we had some amazing support from HubSpot. They scheduled a call to go over each individual tool with our team and provided guidance and best practices plus answered any questions are new users had. It was wonderful and really helped them get started confidently
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Alternatives Considered
HubSpot
HubSpot Sales Hub helps our team keep track of all of our
partners and customers in one place so we can market effectively and
personally. Their blogs and "HubSpot academy" make it easy to
learn/onboard. People care most about the service, which is the biggest reason
why—such a fan of the pre-made templates, flexibility, and ease of use. The
user interface and integration with other platforms are excellent for our
business. In comparison to its rivals, it would rank at the top so far.
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I am actually not on the decision making side, but we used PowerDialer because of the easy to use integration with our CRM with Salesforce. Having these two tools in tandem was a great platform for us to do prospecting.
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Return on Investment
HubSpot
  • Lead Response Time:
  • Prior to Hubspot, this was maybe 24 hours as an average. Now it is MINUTES. We immediately get back to clients and if we aren't able to then we will connect using email automation and sequences without lifting a finger. It's great!
  • Company Growth in difficult times:
  • Despite COVID causing issues on Residential Construction in Washington, we have continued to grow as a business, and part of that is thanks to our amazing Sales team, and part of that credit goings to Hubspot directly. If we didn't have Hubspot we would have shrunk or stayed the same as a company. Hubspot made sure we grew.
  • ROI [return on investment]
  • It's a hard thing to measure but our company has increased its revenue by more than 20% compared to last year. And that is saying a lot for our industry especially with COVID's impact on Residential Construction. I
  • can't measure it precisely but I know beyond any shadow of a doubt that HUBSPOT helped make this possible because our Sales and Marketing Teams are sharper and more capable than they have ever been thanks to this wonderful CRM.
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  • Improved Connect Rates - Knowing when our team has the highest chance of success has helped us optimize our call blocks, leading to an improved connect rate.
  • Dials - With dialer lists and click to call functionality, we are able to make more dials to the right people.
  • Rep achievement - Though harder to quantify, the gamification has focused the team around the right KPIs.
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ScreenShots

InsideSales.com / XANT PowerDialer for Salesforce (discontinued) Screenshots

Screenshot of Click-to-call panel in SalesforceScreenshot of Logging a call within Salesforce using the click-to-call panel.Screenshot of PowerDialer interfaceScreenshot of Live call monitoring