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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LexisNexis InterAction+

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ALexisNexis InterAction is a fully-featuerd customer relationship management (CRM) software.N/A

    VanillaSoft

    Score3.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    VanillaSoft is a lead optimization platform designed to assist fast-response sales teams in maximizing their conversion rates. By providing a structured and efficient approach to lead management, VanillaSoft aims to ensure that every potential customer receives the attention they deserve. This platform is beneficial for sales teams that operate in high-pressure environments where timely follow-ups can significantly impact sales outcomes. The primary audience for VanillaSoft…N/A
    Pricing
    LexisNexis InterAction+VanillaSoft
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    LexisNexis InterAction+VanillaSoft
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—VanillaSoft offers several add-ons to use in conjunction with our base platforms including: Auto Dialing Call Recording VoIP SmartCaller ID SMS
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    Community Pulse
    LexisNexis InterAction+VanillaSoft
    Considered Both Products
    LexisNexis
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    VanillaSoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    82 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    65 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    81 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    55 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    55 Answers
    Features
    LexisNexis InterAction+VanillaSoft
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    5.1
    1 Ratings
    42% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
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    Case management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
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    Lead management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    4.7
    1 Ratings
    48% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
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    Task management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    56% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    56% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
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    Custom fields4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
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    Single sign-on capability8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    50% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Social data4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    40% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    42% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    LexisNexis InterAction+VanillaSoft
    Small Businesses
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    Score10 out of 10
    HubSpot Sales Hub
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Mixmax
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Groove (legacy product)
    Score7.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LexisNexis InterAction+VanillaSoft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (88 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LexisNexis InterAction+VanillaSoft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    LexisNexis
    It's well suited to organizations that intend to dedicate the staff to maintaining it as recommended in best practices material. It's much too large and complicated if it's only to be used as an address book and in those cases, a much simpler CRM might work better.
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    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft is well suited for any marketing operations or sales operations team looking for a tool to help them efficiently reach prospects and engage with them through a streamlined method. This can be a great way to manage that engagement, measure it, and keep track of various aspects of prospects.
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    Pros
    LexisNexis
    • Collects contact information from incoming employees
    • Synchronizes with Outlook contacts
    • Separate interface for marketing and casual users
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    VanillaSoft
    • Our employees love it - very user friendly, easy to grasp, very little down time to learn it. They feel very confident immediately.
    • Great technical support - I can get solutions to customer problems that make our company look more responsive to our clients. Our clients appreciate our solving their problems immediately.
    • Because of the real time analytics - we can address immediate issues with marketing campaigns to make our client's personnel look great to their superiors.
    • Because of all the functionality - we can provide a turnkey approach from a small company with big company capabilities.
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    Cons
    LexisNexis
    • The Windows app for marketing could be more wizard driven and simpler
    • Technical support documentation is lacking in up to date information
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    VanillaSoft
    • It really needs an "undo" button. I can't tell you how many times I was typing notes etc and hit a wrong button and all was gone so I had to start over.
    • This may be the way we have it set up....we have term codes which are how the callers terminate a call they were on. They finish the call, then type notes in the notepad section of what happened, then they terminate the call. But there are times that I need to go onto a record and just leave a note but don't need to terminate it as anything. If there is a way to do that, it would make my life a lot easier.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    We have no reason not to renew. VanillaSoft has been the best CRM (for us) that we have ever used. The value is great, we love the system, and it's easy to get assistance from VanillaSoft team when needed. Our team is so used to the calling and admin functions there is no desire to change.
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    Usability
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    The entire system is set up so perfectly. It makes training callers much quicker, and admin tools are so easy to navigate when you get used to using it. Also, if there is ever something I cannot figure out, I can get support from VanillaSoft very quickly to resolve and get my task accomplished.
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    Reliability and Availability
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It is very rare that we have system issues. Maybe a handful of times over the years, we had to contact support about being unable to access. It was always a quick response from the VanillaSoft team, and they would clearly explain the issue and usually give time frame on fixing, or have it fixed immediately.
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    Performance
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    I work on all aspects for VanillaSoft for our company. The pages overall do load very quickly. Reports are amazing, I can get quick report, customized reports, and anything I may need to present to client in very little time. It has made my job so much simpler. As far as I know, integration goes smoothly as well.
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    Support Rating
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    Response time was acceptable for the relatively few problems any of our users may have encountered. Fortunately, such occasions were rare.
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    In-Person Training
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It was very helpful and informative. The learning of the tool is something anyone can do, as the setup is so well thought out.
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    Online Training
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It was very thorough. VanillaSoft team did not rush us. They explained the various functions clearly and were open to any and all questions we had as we began to learn the system. Also, once training completed, if we encountered anything we could not figure out, the support team was fantastic in helping us out.
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    Implementation Rating
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    Our implementation was very easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft stacks up against Microsoft Power BI very well by allowing the data visualization in a more effective way, Power BI has positioned itself as one of the more robust and intuitive tools for business intelligence and data presentation. VanillaSoft and Microsoft Power BI are a great bundle for the report and analytics team.
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    Scalability
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft has been great. The flexibility of the system is wonderful. The scalable software options are impressive as well. I would strongly support VanillaSoft's capabilities in this area. You really can do just about anything to get the setup and or integrations you may desire for your company needs.
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    Return on Investment
    LexisNexis
    • I'm only in the IT department so I'm not really sure about ROI but IA does much more than our marketing department is using it for. I would think the company is paying a lot of money for something that isn't being utilized.
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    VanillaSoft
    • Ability to contact more clients each day.
    • The ability to save my correspondence and notes on each interaction allowing for the appearance to the customer that I am very engaged when we are speaking.
    • Increased sales from the calendar setting and saving my notes.
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    ScreenShots

    VanillaSoft Screenshots

    Screenshot of the VanillaSoft Call Activity Dashboard, used to to monitor sales campaigns.Screenshot of where to build reports using the VanillaSoft Web Reports Wizard.Screenshot of where VanillaSoft offers the ability to arrange modules into four panels for access to almost everything in one screen.Screenshot of VanillaSoft's caller screens, which can be displayed in three panels.