IRIS CRM vs. Zendesk Sell

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
IRIS CRM
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
IRIS CRM is a customer relationship management (CRM) software focused on lead management, marketing automation, and business process automation.N/A
Zendesk Sell
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Zendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM) is a CRM that aims to give reps access to integrated tools that provide the full context of a customer account. This keeps them in the loop and allows them to capitalize on opportunities. Zendesk Sell can be extended with Reach, a lead generation and engagement tool that automates the process of finding and keeping leads interested, so reps can focus more on building relationships and crushing their quotas. Base CRM was founded in 2009, and acquired by Zendesk…
$19
per seat/month billed annually
Pricing
IRIS CRMZendesk Sell
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Sell Team
$19.00
per seat/month billed annually
Reach prospecting enrichment add-on (requires a Sell Subscription)
$27.00
Per User Per Month (billed annually)
Sell Professional
$49.00
per seat/month billed annually
Sell Enterprise
$99.00
per seat/month billed annually
Sell Elite
$199.00
per seat/month billed annually
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IRIS CRMZendesk Sell
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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Community Pulse
IRIS CRMZendesk Sell
Features
IRIS CRMZendesk Sell
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.2
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Zendesk Sell
6.6
15 Ratings
16% below category average
Customer data management / contact management9.02 Ratings8.914 Ratings
Workflow management10.02 Ratings6.115 Ratings
Territory management9.02 Ratings4.98 Ratings
Opportunity management9.02 Ratings7.913 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.02 Ratings6.915 Ratings
Contract management10.02 Ratings5.410 Ratings
Quote & order management9.02 Ratings3.97 Ratings
Interaction tracking9.02 Ratings7.915 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.02 Ratings7.811 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.3
2 Ratings
20% above category average
Zendesk Sell
9.0
12 Ratings
16% above category average
Case management10.02 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Call center management9.01 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Help desk management9.02 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.5
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Zendesk Sell
6.9
12 Ratings
11% below category average
Lead management9.92 Ratings6.012 Ratings
Email marketing9.01 Ratings7.89 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.0
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Zendesk Sell
5.3
13 Ratings
36% below category average
Task management10.02 Ratings8.013 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management8.12 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Reporting9.02 Ratings7.013 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
8.7
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Zendesk Sell
8.2
15 Ratings
7% above category average
Forecasting9.02 Ratings7.812 Ratings
Pipeline visualization9.02 Ratings7.914 Ratings
Customizable reports8.02 Ratings9.014 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.2
2 Ratings
18% above category average
Zendesk Sell
4.2
15 Ratings
58% below category average
Custom fields9.02 Ratings7.815 Ratings
Custom objects9.92 Ratings4.910 Ratings
Scripting environment9.02 Ratings1.16 Ratings
API for custom integration9.02 Ratings3.08 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.5
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Zendesk Sell
9.5
14 Ratings
13% above category average
Single sign-on capability10.02 Ratings9.912 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.02 Ratings9.011 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.5
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Zendesk Sell
4.0
5 Ratings
60% below category average
Social data10.01 Ratings1.04 Ratings
Social engagement9.01 Ratings6.95 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
9.5
1 Ratings
24% above category average
Zendesk Sell
5.4
7 Ratings
32% below category average
Marketing automation10.01 Ratings9.87 Ratings
Compensation management9.01 Ratings1.03 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
IRIS CRM
8.0
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Zendesk Sell
8.0
13 Ratings
6% above category average
Mobile access8.02 Ratings8.013 Ratings
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User Ratings
IRIS CRMZendesk Sell
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(15 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(4 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.8
(4 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
IRIS CRMZendesk Sell
Likelihood to Recommend
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
It’s been 2 years since IRIS CRM is supporting me by supporting my business and I have seen enormous progress in my business so far which is a really good sign and is enough for me to be satisfied with it. According to me and as I have observed it is fully loaded with many useful tools that can help in uplifting a business. Removes the manual cycle from me entering every people's hours exclusively. We really evaluated Bullhorn cover and tab it was not awful by any means.
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Zendesk
Zendesk sell is best for organizations that want a clean and simple, yet powerfully effective CRM tool. It's intuitive, extremely user-friendly, supplies lots of video tutorials and access to the California team for FAQ's, and has all the features other, more complicated, expensive CRM's have. Great for institutions that have a need to tailor their database to fit your needs; and track sales, tasks, and pipeline projects in graphic form. It's affordable and has a great app for mobile phones that allows access to contacts, notes, tasks, and a workable platform while on the go in real time. It's simple to teach new users how to navigate and utilize. Adding or deleting users is simple, and access to the CRM information can be limited/private or made public for the entire team to access. Not as costly as some of the competing products, so if you are on a tight budget this may be the tool for you.
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Pros
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
  • Grouping is done very effectively. For a company with a wide product portfolio, it is greatly beneficial to customize product families.
  • Streamlines the life cycle of merchant services very well. E-signatures, workflows, and help tickets are well integrated to maximize efficiency.
  • Processing stats and reporting tools are intuitive, useful, and aesthetically pleasing. The software allows you to quickly generate sales reports for specific product families and time periods.
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Zendesk
  • My favorite piece is the Tasks connected to the Clients OR the Deals themselves that keep the process moving with the right steps, and helps our team from doubling our work, or missing a piece that is crucial for the completion of the sale.
  • The email integration helps to keep all things housed in one place also, so that you're not bouncing back and forth in multiple platforms to stay on top of the orders.
  • Customizations are a HUGE part of why we use Base CRM right now. We can make sure we are recording all of the right information, and not wasting time by having to fill in or skip over content that doesn't apply to our business model.
  • I also like the ability to tied Deals to multiple people, especially as Referrals come across, so we don't forget how we got in touch with different clients.
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Cons
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
  • It needs a solid visual invigorate to stay aware of the occasions.
  • I have found it as a little pricey.
  • The execution timetable took longer than we had arranged.
  • The framework has a solid utility and usefulness, yet it looks somewhat dated.
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Zendesk
  • There was no ability to add prospects from a company domain or email to auto-fill any data.
  • You had to type in all of the data you gathered about that prospect.
  • The default only gave you two phone numbers for the company, too few.
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Likelihood to Renew
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
No answers on this topic
Zendesk
The integration with the other Zendesk products is key. Allows other people in the company, such as support, to be involved in the sales process.
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Usability
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
It is a wonderful software with an automated messaging service. It has helped us in having a better knowledge of our customer’s needs, preferences, and habits, and by knowing all these we have improved our business. Security is my basic concern and the fact that it has a disabled human element from the business equation are the things that I don’t really like in it.
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Zendesk
I received about two hours worth of training on Zendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM). I will say it's a clean look and the ability to change views is extremely helpful. I do wish there were other features that allowed the views to be more simplistic. Some views can be overwhelming to look at. Nevertheless with the minimum training, I am still able to navigate through Zendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM) successfully due to the ease of usability.
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Reliability and Availability
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
No answers on this topic
Zendesk
Always available and easy connection from Zendesk Support
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Performance
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
No answers on this topic
Zendesk
Never any latency issues
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Support Rating
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
It has enabled us to keep a record of the demographics of our clients and eventually we can develop a better understanding of our clients that will lead us to uplift our business. With its amazing sales tool, we have developed a strong relationship with our clients, and helped us in creating a good brand image. We really adore the convenience of managing and reporting data. It is quite easy to handle and all our business is depended on it and it helped us in gaining more loyal customers.
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Zendesk
Due to the ease of the product, I have not had the chance to reach out to support yet. I’ve had no reason. The resources provided to clients are extremely helpful and detailed. So far my questions have been pretty basic and I generally just ask my colleague or teammate. They're able to assist with the answer.
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Online Training
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
No answers on this topic
Zendesk
This product has a great backing of users, but needs more options direct from Base CRM on all operations of the software. YouTube videos do a great job of helping implement, and the back end support is a great help as well. The CRM is a great free option, and should be treated as such.
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Implementation Rating
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
No answers on this topic
Zendesk
Simple, and straight forward.
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Alternatives Considered
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
By using IRIS CRM we had a wonderful experience with the automated workflow process as compare to other alternatives. Now we are better able to keep a track of the performance and hence we can enhance productivity and eventually can get more profit.it has made automated messaging so convenient and simple. We believe that by understanding our customers we can make our business better and IRIS helped us in having a better knowledge of our customer’s needs, preferences, and habits, and by knowing all these we have improved our business a lot. We have found it very convenient to navigate and now we can better spread our business database. It helped us in having active and strong customer service and now we can better manage our relationship with our customers.
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Zendesk
Simpler than most CRMs, which can be good if your sales team is not very tech savvy. We switched to HubSpot which provides a lot more value than Base did, but it isn't right for everyone. HubSpot is focused on capturing in-bound leads and has its own flaws and limitations, but overall it's a better fit for our needs.
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Scalability
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
No answers on this topic
Zendesk
Always on, always available.
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Return on Investment
Integrated Reporting Is Simple, LLC.
  • The cost is a bit higher than other options (~$1300/mo), which can be seen as a negative in an absolute sense.
  • The improvement in workflow management has been significant, and has saved at least 50 man-hours per week across our organization.
  • Accurate rolling sales data reporting has been critical in defining quality metrics. This benefit is more indirect, but it has allowed us to better respond to changes in customer complaint trending.
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Zendesk
  • Using Base has allowed us to double the number of active sales and partner engagements that we can keep track of and make progress on.
  • This has led to us being able to follow up on many smaller deals that were falling through the cracks.
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