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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    kvCORE

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AThe kvCORE platform is described by the vendor, Inside Real Estate in Draper, as a next-gen solution for modern brokerages and enterprises to run their entire business on one platform.N/A

    Nutshell

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ANutshell offers a CRM with contact management, calendar sync, click-to-call, and collaboration features.

    $19

    per month per user

    Pricing
    kvCORENutshell
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Foundation
    $19
    per month per user
    Growth
    $32
    per month per user
    Pro
    $49
    per month per user
    Business
    $67
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $89
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    kvCORENutshell
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—15% discount for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    kvCORENutshell
    Considered Both Products
    Inside Real Estate
    No answer on this topic
    Nutshell Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    56%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    58%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    68%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    50%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    54%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    kvCORENutshell
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of kvCORE and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    kvCORE
    -
    Ratings
    Nutshell CRM
    9.2
    15 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings10.013 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.914 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings7.912 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of kvCORE and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    kvCORE
    -
    Ratings
    Nutshell CRM
    10.0
    7 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of kvCORE and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    kvCORE
    -
    Ratings
    Nutshell CRM
    8.8
    14 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings9.713 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings7.912 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of kvCORE and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    kvCORE
    -
    Ratings
    Nutshell CRM
    9.3
    13 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings9.712 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of kvCORE and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    kvCORE
    -
    Ratings
    Nutshell CRM
    10.0
    13 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of kvCORE and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    kvCORE
    -
    Ratings
    Nutshell CRM
    9.9
    11 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings9.511 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings9.96 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of kvCORE and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    kvCORE
    -
    Ratings
    Nutshell CRM
    9.6
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of kvCORE and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    kvCORE
    -
    Ratings
    Nutshell CRM
    9.6
    9 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings9.39 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of kvCORE and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    kvCORE
    -
    Ratings
    Nutshell CRM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of kvCORE and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    kvCORE
    -
    Ratings
    Nutshell CRM
    9.1
    13 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings9.113 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    kvCORENutshell
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    kvCORENutshell
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.9
    (25 ratings)
    9.7
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    2.0
    (9 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    kvCORENutshell
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Inside Real Estate
    I think if you have a very large brokerage and can afford to pay for a fully customized set up then it may be worthwhile. I would make sure you have a dedicated support team, not an account manager. In my opinion, the account managers are worthless and will not respond most of the time. We are on our second account manager in 9 months of using the system and cannot get in touch with him. In my experience, the account managers have no knowledge of how the system works or how anyone in real estate would want it to work. Obviously, I can only say this for the two managers we have had so far. I would steer clear of this system unless you want to spend a few thousand a month for a system that, I feel, will impede your business rather than improve it.
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    Nutshell Inc.
    This can be used for different industries, healthcare, IT, retail or any company with a customer service line, big or small. if i had to ask, i would say "Do you have any type of filing system that you use?" "anything where you are keeping track of personal/ business information." Do you need access to information on a day to day basis? If they do , then this can be used , especially if you need to keep track of the numbers; we like how we can see if are things going up or down.
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    Pros
    Inside Real Estate
    • Not one thing!
    • It sends unwanted canned responses to potential clients that you haven't approved. You must figure out how to use it to make them stop. This was day 1.
    • If you like to learn using many many different videos to learn a product, then this maybe for you.
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    Nutshell Inc.
    • Customization - we are able to make Nutshell make the most sense for our company and processes
    • Scheduling - the ability to set tasks allows us to never forget a follow-up call or email
    • Tags - allow us to prioritize leads and segment our customers and potential customers
    • Communication - the ability to tag colleagues in notes for callbacks or updates to accounts is very helpful to keep everyone on the same page
    • Email History - being able to blind copy all our email communication to Nutshell, allows us to have email threads and notes all in one place
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Inside Real Estate
    • Their support is good, but wait times can be long. They want you to use their chat, but then when you ask your question, it can be a several hour wait time between responses. The people are nice and resolve your issue. But I think chat is for quick back and forth communication, not something with a long delay. Also, you can only really do it effectively on your computer, not on your phone.
    • It's proving very tough to track leads from campaigns we are running ourselves. If your website converts a lead, it really just gives you the website source, and even that only some of the time. It would be great to create custom sources and have kvCORE track that traffic and lead via some sort of UTM tag or URL parameter.
    • Some of the load times aren't great. When I load up my database, it takes a while to actually display. Also, when a lead is claimed in a pond, you have to refresh to be able to contact them. Then once you add a campaign, you have to refresh again to see the tasks that fire. This is a bit clunky.
    • The app is great, but there is still some limited functionality. It would be great to access and claim leads from a pond on the mobile app. Also if you could get push notifications when new leads are added. Our time to lead sucks, and that's because kvCORE doesn't alert you super quickly.
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    Nutshell Inc.
    • integration with email doesn't work as advertised
    • would like integration with quickbooks
    • If there is a misspelling in any one email address, you can not send a mass email. You must go back and correct each error before it can send.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Inside Real Estate
    No answers on this topic
    Nutshell Inc.
    This is perfect for a small business / Home based business with SaaS. Nutshell constantly adds new features and the price is much better than more robust software like Salesforce.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Inside Real Estate
    It doesn't deserve a zero because you can access contacts and get reminders to contact them. In my experience, you can not use the system for proper communication with both prospects and their spouses.
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    Nutshell Inc.
    Extremely easy to use and they help you throughout the process. I find it not challenging, an effective utility to help us prioritize and engage efficiently at a reasonable price point. We enjoy working with the team there and they're easy to access. I've already recommended it to two colleagues
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Inside Real Estate
    I love kvCORE's support. Having the little chat feature in the bottom right of my screen the whole time I'm working takes away any stress or worry about using it. When I first started using it, I learned its features by clicking and trying things, and more than once I had to go into the chat support and ask how to undo or fix what I had done. I don't think I've ever waited more than 5 minutes to get a reply back and it being almost instant and right there on my screen allowed me to continue working and know immediately when my question had been answered.
    Incentivized
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    Nutshell Inc.
    Nutshell's support team has always been great and they tend to go above and beyond. They are polite, friendly, personable and great listeners. They are also great about sending follow up emails too.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Inside Real Estate
    No answers on this topic
    Nutshell Inc.
    Implementation is difficult everytime but this was relatively simple due to the small amount of data we moved
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Inside Real Estate
    Konversion and BoomTown are the only two I have used. Both have their things to recommend. Since I used Konversion, using kvCORE was simpler and I was able to upload my contacts seamlessly. This made adopting a new system easier and less likely to have a gap in contacting customers.
    Incentivized
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    Nutshell Inc.
    When I first started with BCI, they were using ACT!. It was hard to navigate and there were a lot of spots for duplicate information that made it hard to know if you were in the right spot or not. Then if you had trouble, you would spend 3 hours on the phone with customer service and often they would not even be able to find a solution. I would not recommend ACT! to anyone. Since getting nutshell, I have learned a bit about Cosential and I know that it is more catered to the construction industry and can help with proposal creation, so I think that may be something we consider in the not-too-near future.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Inside Real Estate
    • Because I am an EXP agent, I receive kvCore for $50/month so I have a $1550/month positive over any non-EXP agent.
    • Great new lead follow up with automatic and realistic contact for a higher conversion rate that I couldn't do by myself.
    Incentivized
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    Nutshell Inc.
    • Nutshell CRM has had a major impact on ROI. The last program we used cost more and had fewer features and accessibility.
    • One negative impact is its email functions. As stated before in this review I need to be able to send large attachments and pics through email and Nutshell is very limited when it comes to that.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    kvCORE Screenshots

    Screenshot of IDX websites for all agents - with behavioral intelligence & chat.Screenshot of Smart CRM bubbles up top priorities each day in 1 dashboard.Screenshot of Agents wake up to warm leads right on their phone.Screenshot of Mass Email + Text, Video Messaging, Power Dialer, Pond Accounts + MoreScreenshot of Drive listing exposure with seamless social media sharing.Screenshot of Tight transaction and business analytics integration.

    Nutshell Screenshots

    Screenshot of Nutshell's dashboard, mobile app, and sales metrics.Screenshot of the interface to build custom pipelines.Screenshot of where to measure contact engagement with Nutshell Marketing emails, forms, website traffic, and landing pages.Screenshot of the interface to engage with website visitors and leads throughout the buying journey via multiple channels using Nutshell Engagement. Channels include SMS, AI webchat, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Instagram DMs.Screenshot of Quotes & Invoices, where users can create, send, and monitor custom quotes and invoices without leaving Nutshell.