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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

    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASmartRecruiters was acquired by SAP in late 2025, and its functionality will be integrated into SAP SuccessFactors HCM. Check out the Sap SuccessFactors HCM listing for the latest updates.N/A
    Pricing
    InsightlySmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    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
    InsightlySmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—The software subscription is determined by the number of a company's full time employees. There is a one time cost to set up software, including customizations, integrations, data migration and training.
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    Community Pulse
    InsightlySmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Considered Both Products
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    117 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    27 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    103 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    117 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    72 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    86 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    InsightlySmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Insightly and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.4
    423 Ratings
    6% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    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 SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.1
    13 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    -
    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 SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.2
    330 Ratings
    7% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management6.8314 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.7263 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Insightly and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Insightly
    6.8
    406 Ratings
    12% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    -
    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 SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.6
    367 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    Ratings
    Forecasting7.092 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization7.9344 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.8331 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Insightly and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.5
    369 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields8.4368 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects7.7126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment6.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.3195 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Insightly and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.6
    316 Ratings
    10% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability7.8282 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.4217 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Insightly and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Insightly
    7.4
    90 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    -
    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 SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Insightly
    6.4
    159 Ratings
    16% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
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    Ratings
    Marketing automation7.7159 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management5.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Insightly and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Insightly
    5.9
    328 Ratings
    25% below category average
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access5.9328 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Insightly and SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Feature
    Insightly
    -
    Ratings
    SmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.8109 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.9114 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings7.5112 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings9.7104 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings5.6119 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.6114 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.9126 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings9.6117 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings9.997 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings9.7114 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings9.7109 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.9119 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.7105 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    InsightlySmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.8
    (444 ratings)
    7.9
    (129 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (36 ratings)
    6.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    7.5
    (180 ratings)
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.9
    (25 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (34 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (26 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.9
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.0
    (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)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    InsightlySmartRecruiters, now part of SAP SuccessFactors
    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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    SAP
    SmartRecruiters has allowed us to enable our hiring managers to self-service their requirements for recruitment, simplifying our internal processes. We have visibility of recruitment requirements and significantly improved our approvals process using the software. We have been able to configure our hiring processes relevant to different areas of the business. Collaboration for our hiring teams (managers and business partners) is simple and effective. Candidate experience is enhanced and engaging. The platform has brought many benefits to our Resourcing business partners and hiring managers. We have visibility and insightful data which has integrity, allowing us to make informed business decisions. Our offer process has seen significant improvements and provides an engaging candidate experience, previously this was a labour-intensive process that is now streamlined and automated. The recently launched Community for collaboration amongst customers is very helpful and insigtful for how other people are using the software and exploring ideas with each other
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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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    SAP
    • Job Referrals - can easily refer others to a job posting and view the status
    • Job Postings - can easily search for job openings and read job description and criteria
    • Application online - Can easily apply for the job directly and see who the hiring manager and hiring recruiter is
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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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    • Settings page can be difficult to navigate & find what you're looking for
    • Job approval chains would be better with additional qualifying fields so that we can segregate different areas of the business better
    • The ability to edit an existing offer template in-system would improve the experience, rather than having to edit offline and upload a whole new version.
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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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    SAP
    I thoroughly enjoy using SmartRecruiters and have shared this feedback with those responsible, however I am not a decision maker in the process. I understand that at the moment there are lots of factors affecting the economy and business outcomes, so I cannot comment with certainty on the renewal of SmartRecruiters at this time, not involved in the confirmation of renewal.
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    Usability
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    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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    SAP
    I would give this rating as overall it a great combo of all your problems. With just one click you can get away with all your problems such as recruitment, candidate update, Interview scheduling, updating candidates, reports of a job perspective, and recruiters perspective. Usability is worth of SmartRecruiters. The dashboard is also very attractive and once you open you will love working on this platform again and again. I would say it is the best platform to use once for smooth work in your organization.
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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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    SAP
    Rarely is there an issue and if the product is down, it typically is restored quickly.
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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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    I have no complaints about performance. The system works virtually flawless.
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    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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    Response is normally very fast. There are times, however, when the response is not useful. It is difficult to work with the reporting and the offer letter templates, and the front line support agents usually are not very knowledgeable. Second, if there are any issues with integrations, the regular support agents will not be able to help you. You'll have to create that ticket and ask them to escalate it to an integration specialist.
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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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    SAP
    Quick and easy to learn.
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    Online Training
    Unbounce
    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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    SAP
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    Implementation Rating
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    SAP
    It really was a painless and easy process to switch to SmartRecruiters.
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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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    SAP
    I've really enjoyed using SmartRecruiters, but these other ATSs that we've checked out offer better reporting features and price points. Over time, we may be transitioning off of SmartRecruiters to one of these ATSs because the price is a set price where SmartRecruiters has employee-based pricing model. Also, these other software products offer better reporting features that would eliminate some of our manual tracking process that we're currently doing.
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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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    SAP
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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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    SAP
    No explanation really, just a great product.
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    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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    SAP
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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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    SAP
    • In terms of ROI, SR helped our business greatly in returning precious time to my productivity in business management, as well as my team's, so that we could get back to the main work we were hired for. The SR process did most of the heavy lifting.
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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