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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Insightly

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AInsightly is presented as a modern, affordable CRM that is easy to use, simple to customize, and that scales with companies as they grow, designed to solve common pain points that legacy CRMs can't. Available in any vertical, Insightly CRM customers can add companion products for marketing automation, customer service, and integrations in the same platform. Insightly has more than a million users worldwide.

    $348

    per year per user

    QuickBooks Desktop Pro

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AQuickbooks Desktop Pro is accounting software from Intuit, Inc. It includes core accounting features, plus analytics and exportable reports. It is offered in on-premise and SaaS forms.N/A
    Pricing
    InsightlyQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Editions & Modules
    Plus
    $29
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Professional
    $49
    per month (billed annually) per user
    Enterprise
    $99
    per month (billed annually) per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    InsightlyQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    InsightlyQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Considered Both Products
    Unbounce
    Chose Insightly
    After extensive research, I chose Insightly due to: colleague recommendations, online research of various CRMs for smaller businesses, price point, and finally a free trial usage was the deciding factor! Again, the reason I've stayed with Insightly is the on-going training and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Insightly
    Used ACT for years, back to the old floppy disk days. Insightly is way more flexible, and it takes much less time to get your info in (and out).
    Incentivized
    Intuit
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    117 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    117 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    72 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    86 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    25 Answers
    Features
    InsightlyQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.4
    423 Ratings
    6% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.2405 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management7.2372 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management7.390 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.2368 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)7.3379 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management6.521 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management7.275 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.2333 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management7.724 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.1
    13 Ratings
    8% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Case management7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management7.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.2
    330 Ratings
    7% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management6.8314 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.7263 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    6.8
    406 Ratings
    12% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Task management7.1392 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management6.039 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.3342 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.6
    367 Ratings
    1% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting7.092 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization7.9344 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.8331 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.5
    369 Ratings
    2% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    5.7
    43 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Custom fields8.4368 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects7.7126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment6.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.3195 Ratings6.535 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings5.039 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.6
    316 Ratings
    10% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    8.5
    101 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability7.8282 Ratings8.482 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.4217 Ratings8.695 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.4
    90 Ratings
    1% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Social data6.825 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement8.078 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    6.4
    159 Ratings
    16% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation7.7159 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management5.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    5.9
    328 Ratings
    25% below category average
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access5.9328 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    6.6
    69 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings6.364 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.338 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings6.656 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings6.352 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.754 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    8.5
    117 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.4100 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.9117 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.1114 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    7.5
    124 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings9.3119 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings9.2121 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings9.2107 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.7119 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings9.4108 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings7.451 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings5.669 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings6.931 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings8.958 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.342 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.355 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings5.941 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings4.217 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.240 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings7.943 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings4.219 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.876 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings6.838 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.647 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings5.427 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.555 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    5.8
    59 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.056 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings6.035 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings6.032 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings5.218 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Insightly and QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Feature
    Insightly
    -
    Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    6.8
    77 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings7.555 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings8.555 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings7.251 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.063 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings5.220 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings6.123 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings5.218 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    InsightlyQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (444 ratings)
    8.5
    (135 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (36 ratings)
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (180 ratings)
    9.1
    (42 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    7.9
    (25 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (34 ratings)
    1.2
    (29 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (26 ratings)
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.9
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (22 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    InsightlyQuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Unbounce
    There are a lot of things Insightly is great with for Career Services but much of my job is updating things manually because Insightly doesn't have a way to help me manage the database the way we need to. We have multiple academic records per students but needed to have fields that are multiselect on our contacts. These are all manually updated which are very tedious and not the best for what we need it to be able to do
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    Intuit
    For a small business, QuickBooks Desktop Pro is great! For a larger, more complex business, another system may be more beneficial. We actually run multiple businesses on QuickBooks Desktop Pro, but all are very small. The help feature is sometimes so beneficial, and sometimes it seems like you just can't get the right answer and need to find a workaround - but this is usually for more complex issues.
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    Pros
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    • The ability to set up filters to generate lists based on just the categories I am interested in.
    • It's integration with our sales data so we can see customer spending trends across multiple years and seasons.
    • The ability to circle back to previous email correspondence to refresh on past conversations with individual clients.
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    Intuit
    • It is easy to manage and adjust inventory on hand.
    • It is easy to make reports and customize them to your needs.
    • We also use it to pay our employees directly.
    • It is easy to make year-to-year comparisons to see where we can make improvements and the current financial situation.
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    Cons
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    • Once you are immersed in the platform, for all of its integration kudos, the platform became "intuitive" if that is the right word for it. There was some push back from staff on deployment.
    • The service and support team at Insightly was very responsive, but it seemed as if they had fielded similar complaints, and slower learning curves than we expected.
    • Unfortunately, while all has worked out nicely now and we are very happy with the platform, we had to have additional instruction time for all the staff during onboarding as workflows, dashboards, and pipelines were more time intensive than expected on the demo.
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    Intuit
    • QuickBooks Desktop Pro has been around for a few years and after an update[,] they force you to look at the changes/updates before you can use [them] after updating.
    • QuickBooks Desktop Pro does not have 2FA.
    • QuickBooks Desktop Pro should offer a way to store backups to a personal cloud without having to map a local network drive.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Unbounce
    Insightly offers a great product; it's the right fit for our company at this time. We were, however, considering moving to Contactually due to their cost effective automation features. However, they lacked the project management capabilities of Insightly. As our company grows, we would love to stay with Insightly - and if they can nail the automation and add the ability to customize a little bit more, it would be the perfect solution for us. For a larger company with a more involved sales team, you might find the metrics/reporting to be a bit basic. Insightly offers great customer service even to free customers
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    Intuit
    I'd love to keep using it, and do intend to - though we've not been pleased with price increases over the past several years. In fact, we used to subscribe to the payroll service, but QuickBooks priced themselves out of reach for us, so we discontinued that. Currently, pricing would be the primary reason for NOT renewing, if we didn't.
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    Usability
    Unbounce
    Anyone with any experience with a working knowledge of Facebook or using a Windows computer will be able to quickly adapt to Insightly and use it to suit their needs. It can become more difficult to use as a company might have custom workflows or Insightly customer service might need to customize the program to better suit a company's need. A slow introduction to the system is better than having to learn the program quickly. Parts and knowledge build on each other so it hard to grasp all at once. The learning curve for Insightly is 2-3 weeks while mastery comes with time and exposure to the program
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    Intuit
    The set up was quite easy. I took some online training causes, and figured our the rest pretty quickly. The only issue I had during the implementation process was it was very hard to change some of the GL Account name to reflect the needs of a non-profit organization, such as Net Assets. At the end I had to scratch what I did, and used the existing formats that the third-party bookkeeping firm shared. Everything else is simple and easy to manage and implement.
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    Reliability and Availability
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    The provider is 100% available, with no downtime, maintenance, or unexpected outages. We have been able to perform solid continuous services for 12 months without any interruptions. We have backups as well, unlike the in-house backup that they keep on their end. I believe they have a very good redundancy and backup infrastructure in case they get any outages.
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    Intuit
    I haven't experienced a time when QuickBooks Pro was unavailable when I needed it in the entire 20 years of using the software
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    Performance
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    Pages normally load quickly, but every now and then, as entering updates to fields, it take a while to update. Sometimes even after refreshing the screen, we have to exit and go back in to get the fields or queries to update.
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    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Unbounce
    We have used Insightly for almost 2 years now. We have always been able to get in touch with support for a variety of reasons and they have never disappointed us. The support staff have always been very understanding. They have assisted with answers to our questions and have provided great tech support. We would highly recommend them.
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    Intuit
    They are awful. Intuit doesn't spend real money on support. They appear to have typically said, first-level script readers who are sending messages to the senior people for anything even a little bit difficult. Many of them don't speak particularly good English. Considering that they recently doubled (or, if you are paying annually, tripled) their pricing, and touted as one of the benefits that it includes [..] support, it's a real ripoff. However, we have to use the product because it is ubiquitous. I look forward to the day a competitor comes up with something good enough, which has excellent support, that matches all the features QuickBooks Desktop Pro currently has [...] or at least gives us a way to have all the functionality we currently have without excessive sacrifice [...] so that we can switch. I was very satisfied with QuickBooks for many years. This latest [rise] in price, and their sheer gall at touting the benefit of the 100 to 200% increase as being [the] inclusion of support, is what turned me so far against them.
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    In-Person Training
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    Well, we didn’t get the chance to do this in-person training but rather one-on-one online training with HR in-house. There were PowerPoints to discuss as well as video instructions on how to use the app, so it was okay. We were able to play around with it during the training or onboarding session.
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    Intuit
    Best thing I ever did was to attend a two day training seminar on QuickBooks, I learned an immense amount in a short time with hands on training by experts. I strongly recommend such training for anyone using any part of the software. It will pay for itself in the first month.
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    Online Training
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    I've used Insightly's online training &/ or learned as I went. I've found the blogs and online written material helpful. I've also attended a few webinars, which can be useful if you use a J-I-T approach so as not to overwhelm you (or your staff) with functionality that you are using just yet. The fact that it's all available on their website and you can learn at your own pace is invaluable
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    Intuit
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    Implementation Rating
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    did not participate in the implementation of this product did not participate in the implementation of this product did not participate in the implementation of this product did not participate in the implementation of this product did not participate in the implementation of this product did not participate in the implementation of this product
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    Intuit
    We implemented the software ourselves. The training we received on the software was done by taking a community course teaching us how to use QuickBooks. It allowed me to get started with some basics of how to use the program and have not needed much assistance since completing the course work.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Unbounce
    Insightly is significantly better than Zendesk. It is easy to use, pleasant to look at, and makes sense. However, I don't think Insightly is fair now compared to Salesforce. Insightly can do many of the same things as Salesforce, but I've only started on some of these features. Insightly has excellent potential, and its support team drives me to make it what I believe it can be. For the price, I believe Insightly is worth it.
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    Intuit
    We tried switching from QuickBooks Desktop Pro to QuickBooks Online, but there were a lot of issues and bugs so we ultimately decided to stay with Desktop Pro. Unfortunately, we are losing a lot of Online Banking capabilities on 5/31 as we have an older version of QB, but we plan to stick with Desktop Pro. In terms of invoicing, SaaSOptics beats QuickBooks in almost all aspects as it's all automated and takes seconds to create and send invoices. However, SaaSOptics is not really a full ERP program so it wouldn't serve us as a main bookkeeping software like QB.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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    I don’t have the exact answers for this, but our accounting or finance department negotiates this. They always handle this kind of stuff and negotiate yearly licenses. Usually, they purchase 10 licenses in bulk and ask for a discount in bulk. Other than that, if there are any issues encountered on the app, they account for that. If it’s broken, that’s also taken into consideration when renewing the contract.
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    Intuit
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    Scalability
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    (+) Being able to download my LinkedIn connections was a huge benefit. (+) I use the task function to stay on top of my follow-up activity which is another positive feature. (+) The sorting capabilities also help me pinpoint the contacts that I need to stay on top of. (-) When I add a new lead from an existing organization, I would like the organization's information to automatically populate the fields like address, website, description. I enter all that information manually. (-) My mass mailing experience has been tedious due to the email function being interrupted and crashing due to bad email addresses in some of my records. (-) Many of my leads do not have current email addresses. I wish Insightly offered a tool to help find email addresses. I spend too much time researching to find email addresses.
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    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
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    Our Customer Success Manager was great. A real professional and knowledgeable about the features and how they worked with our requirements
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    Intuit
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    Return on Investment
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    • Positive Impact>Visibility is critical when it comes to taking proactive measures within the organization. The Insightly Tool has helped use with that which minimizes costs when it comes to rework. We can proactively plan for upcoming growth and identify areas of improvement.
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    Intuit
    • Training time is low compared to other accounting packages
    • It was difficult to adapt to DCAA requirements, [which] required [the] hiring of [a] special consultant for that
    • QuickBooks Desktop Pro is a standard for small companies and makes it easy to hire bookkeepers
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    Screenshot of Insightly's lead status and activity tracking, available so that nothing falls through the cracks.Screenshot of the reporting feature, which provides insight into sales and productivity performance.Screenshot of the Insightly Opportunities dashboard.Screenshot of Insightly on mobile.Product screenshotProduct screenshot