Kustomer vs. LeadMaster

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kustomer
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Kustomer is a customer service CRM platform built for managing high support volume by optimizing experiences throughout the customer service journey. Kustomer was acquired by Facebook in late 2020, but spun out in 2023 and re-launched as an independent entity, Kustomer, LLC.
$89
per month per user
LeadMaster
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
LeadMaster is a customer relationship management (CRM) solution focused around an online sales lead management system.
$10
per seat
Pricing
KustomerLeadMaster
Editions & Modules
Enterprise
$89
per month, per user
Ultimate
$139
per month, per user
Lead-Xpress
$10
per seat
LeadMaster Standard Edition
$50
per seat
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KustomerLeadMaster
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$500 hours required
Additional DetailsAll plans require an annual subscription and 8 users minimum.There is no additional charge for the mobile version.
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Community Pulse
KustomerLeadMaster
Features
KustomerLeadMaster
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Kustomer
8.1
15 Ratings
1% below category average
LeadMaster
-
Ratings
Organize and prioritize service tickets8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Expert directory8.212 Ratings00 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications8.611 Ratings00 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
Ticket response8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Kustomer
8.5
13 Ratings
6% above category average
LeadMaster
-
Ratings
External knowledge base8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledge base9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Kustomer
8.1
15 Ratings
1% above category average
LeadMaster
-
Ratings
Customer portal8.710 Ratings00 Ratings
IVR8.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Social integration7.313 Ratings00 Ratings
Email support10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration6.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Kustomer
-
Ratings
LeadMaster
5.9
1 Ratings
28% below category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Kustomer
-
Ratings
LeadMaster
7.0
1 Ratings
9% below category average
Case management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Kustomer
-
Ratings
LeadMaster
6.0
1 Ratings
26% below category average
Lead management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Kustomer
-
Ratings
LeadMaster
6.5
1 Ratings
17% below category average
Task management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Kustomer
-
Ratings
LeadMaster
6.0
1 Ratings
24% below category average
Forecasting00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Kustomer
-
Ratings
LeadMaster
6.7
1 Ratings
14% below category average
Custom fields00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Kustomer
-
Ratings
LeadMaster
8.0
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Kustomer
-
Ratings
LeadMaster
9.0
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Kustomer
-
Ratings
LeadMaster
6.0
1 Ratings
33% below category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
KustomerLeadMaster
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(36 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(4 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(7 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
KustomerLeadMaster
Likelihood to Recommend
Kustomer, LLC
I would say the greatest strength of Kustomer is its flexibility. In the hands of a skilled admin, it can be adapted to tons and tons of different use cases. I've been able to make custom displays for different groups of agents, produce complex cross sections of users, draw interesting data relationships combining marketing contacts and customer-initiated contacts. For example, there's really no other data source in our company which could tell you which users received a specific promo code and checked out with it, received their delivery within 14 days and then can related that to the number of times they contacted us about using our product. At the intersection of communication, marketing, data, and relationship-management, Kustomer shines at the center. I would say it falls short when you are trying to coordinate multiple "side conversations" with multiple sources to resolve an issue. This is a tough task for any type of platform, but if you're maintaining 3 different email chains with a 3PL partner, the customer, and a separate internal conversation, it would be confusing anyway!
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LeadMaster
My company works with a client who offers a SaaS solution to
the beauty sector. We had been using Salesforce for three years but needed a
system with lead nurturing, workflow automation, and user-friendliness that
Salesforce lacked without a hefty monthly price tag.

We are taking use of LeadMaster's eMarketing, automation,
and workflow management capabilities as well as the streamlined nature of the
Professional Edition. We've been able to better regulate the sales process and
boost our conversion rate as a result.

We have been very pleased with LeadMaster's customer service
and would suggest their product without reservation.
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Pros
Kustomer, LLC
  • All customer data (past orders, communication with customer service, rewards account data) is in one place. This helps agents avoid confusion and reduces the number of tabs they need to open.
  • The Knowledge Base (or K Base) is very helpful. Any time we roll out a new policy or have a limited-time promotion, we can add all the relevant information and worksheets there for the convenience of the agents. That way they can stay in a chat while looking up the answer to a question.
  • We can seamlessly move from chat into email if the customer leaves or the queue times are too long. All the interactions will stay on the customer profile page, so they are kept up to date.
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LeadMaster
  • It has business app
  • Use the cloud based technology
  • No integrations at all
  • no communication gap
  • Software customizations as per your business and working
  • strong customer support
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Cons
Kustomer, LLC
  • For our team, the feature that defaults all notes to begin in "done" status is difficult. Throughout each day we need to have notes open and assigned back and forth to different teams, and we have to remember to manually "open" each note. There is too much room for human error with this setting, and it is easy for important notes to be missed if a user forgets to open the note.
  • Similarly, it can be hard to remember to assign emails/notes to a particular team in addition to a user. We almost exclusively work out of team inboxes, and if someone on Care writes an email to a customer, the email will automatically be "done" when it is created, and it will be assigned to the user who wrote it, but not also to the user's team. There are instances where an email needs to be snoozed for several days/hours with further action needed, and unless the user remembers to assign the email to their team it may "awake" from the snooze and not be visible to anyone except the user who created it. Similarly to my first comment, this leaves a lot of room for human error and is not very intuitive.
  • Personally, I do not love that all tickets/emails/notes are jumbled together in the same inbox. While this gives visibility to everything on the "to do" list at the same time, it can be visually overwhelming. We have created unique folders for certain types of projects or categories of work, but have experienced tech glitches or just the awkwardness of another step to manually read the note, determine what type of category it is, and then manually assign it to another folder. Would love to have things auto-sort and take out this manual lift.
  • I love the idea of the autopilot setting, but we have not been able to use this for our work because it sorts items based on time, and not based on priority. In our line of work, we may have an urgent situation arise that needs attention before an email that was sent in 60 minutes ago. The autopilot feature would push the email to my associates sooner than it would the urgent situation from 5 minutes ago. Due to this, we manually monitor inboxes and assign work to ourselves and others.
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LeadMaster
  • Need to give all features/access to top level designations of the company. (title based access/feature)
  • need to enhance more communication with team with real-time notifications.
  • Need to improve in deep reporting metrics
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Likelihood to Renew
Kustomer, LLC
Because there's no other tool like Kustomer
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LeadMaster
No answers on this topic
Usability
Kustomer, LLC
There is a learning curve, but it is more than worth it, especially to have a dedicated resource pointed at Kustomer and any other software it interacts with. The basic implementation is useful, and powerful - certainly a MASSIVE upgrade over taking care of your customers in an email inbox or shuffling between multiple windows and applications! It is also set up really well to grow and reconfigure with your business. I'm a big fan.
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LeadMaster
My ability to more effectively manage the workflow in our office has been greatly enhanced by LeadMaster. Each member of my team is aware of the students they are responsible for recruiting and the specific process that should be followed with each and every one of them. The system also enables us to practically eliminate the use of paper in our process, which helps to reduce the number of different types of office errors.
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Reliability and Availability
Kustomer, LLC
Because Kustomer is available when you need it
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LeadMaster
No answers on this topic
Performance
Kustomer, LLC
Because ages load quickly, reports complete in a reasonable time frame, given their complexity
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LeadMaster
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Kustomer, LLC
I did not reach out to Kustomer support when we had an issue. Still, whenever we provide feedback to our manager regarding what can improve based on our experience using Kustomer, our manager always comments that Kustomer support always replies with some positive feedback based on our suggestions.
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LeadMaster
The reason to give this rating because of the following.

1. Assessing the efficiency of campaigns involving
several agencies and points of contact

2. True close loop reporting

3. The capacity to manage a channel through the use
of features for updating leads and pipelines.

4. Ensuring that no leads were lost and that they
were always assigned to someone for follow-up, whether the lead originated
through e-marketing, the filling out of a form on a website, or even a lead
from a trade fair

5. Creating a seamless connection between marketing
and lead generating
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In-Person Training
Kustomer, LLC
Because they are very hands-on in training us and very approachable
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LeadMaster
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Kustomer, LLC
It was very easy to understand.
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LeadMaster
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Kustomer, LLC
Nothing really because it is easy to use. After an hour of using it, we're already getting the hang of it.
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LeadMaster
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Kustomer, LLC
Apps like Intercom, Zendesk, and Gorgios all treat customer inquiries as tickets, just tracking that one issue or interaction with a customer. Kustomer treats each customer as an individual, which allows us to provide top-notch customer service. Customers love that we're able to be more conversational and informal, while still solving their issues quickly. It also helps us build relationships with customers and increases repeat orders.
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LeadMaster
My client has been using Salesforce for the past two years,
but they were looking for a system that would provide lead nurturing, workflow
automation, and overall ease of use – functionality that was just not available
within Salesforce without incurring a large, monthly fee. I'm using one of my
clients who has been using Salesforce for the past two years.

Because of LeadMaster's user-friendliness, robust automation
and workflow management, and eMarketing capabilities, we have decided to employ
the Professional Edition. As a result, we are able to better regulate the sales
process and achieve a higher closure rate.
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Scalability
Kustomer, LLC
Because customer is flexible and scalable
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LeadMaster
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Kustomer, LLC
  • We’re getting so much positive feedback — which is not something you traditionally associate with a customer care team — because we’re making it effortless for customers to deliver both positive and negative feedback, and we can now resolve the bad feedback really really quickly.
  • Primarily from our increased efficiency with Kustomer, we’ve seen a significant reduction of $3 to $4 for every cost per contact.
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LeadMaster
  • To mange the vendor/customer as per services or requirement helps to improve service wise business
  • reporting helps to know the service wise sale
  • a bit communication lag between team that create a delay in closing deal.
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ScreenShots

Kustomer Screenshots

Screenshot of Example of a customer profile within Kustomer.Screenshot of Example of how Kustomer’s automated chats can save agents time by handling less complex requests automatically.

LeadMaster Screenshots

Screenshot of LeadMaster Home Page showing Xtreme-Reports Advanced ReportingScreenshot of Page showing the list of accountsScreenshot of Highly customizable page showing contact details.Screenshot of Sample business rule used to assign all new incoming leads via round robin queue.