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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LinkPoint Connect

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ALinkPoint Connect promises to streamline data entry and access by enabling users to instantly view CRM data within their email client. This sales intelligence solution integrates Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics CRM data in Outlook or IBM Notes. According to the vendor, key capabilities include: View real-time Salesforce data without ever leaving your email. Click on an email, and the LinkPoint Connect Side Panel instantly displays that contact’s information directly from…

    $192

    per user, per year

    Sugar Connect

    Score6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    SugarCRM’s Sugar Connect (formerly Collabspot) is a sales email tracking tool specifically targeting Gmail’s integration with SugarCRM. Sugar Connect offers email syncing, archiving, and tracking to help sales reps track and manage customer data. It also provides some automation within the interactions between Gmail and SugarCRM, and sales reporting and analytics on prospects’ interactions with emails. The platform can also track prospects’ social media activity data.N/A
    Pricing
    LinkPoint ConnectSugar Connect
    Editions & Modules
    LinkPoint Connect for Outlook + Salesforce
    $192
    per user, per year
    LinkPoint Connect for Outlook + Microsoft Dynamics CRM
    $192
    per user, per year
    LinkPoint Connect for IBM Notes + Salesforce
    $228
    per user, per year
    LinkPoint Connect for IBM Notes + Microsoft Dynamics CRM
    $228
    per user, per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LinkPoint ConnectSugar Connect
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$16 per user per yearNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSubscriptions are billed annually. Discounts available for non-profits. Volume discounts available. LinkPoint Connect Solutions are available for Outlook and IBM Notes users. These include preconfigured implementations for Advologix, Apto, Apttus, FinancialForce.com, Jobscience, Navatar, Pardot, Salesforce Shield, and TaskRay.—
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    Small Businesses
    Mailtrack
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Mailtrack
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Mailtrack
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Mailtrack
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    LinkPoint ConnectSugar Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    LinkPoint ConnectSugar Connect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    LinkPoint360
    LinkPoint is well suited to any situation where Outlook is used for email correspondence and calendar items and there is need to have a record of those items and/or perform connected actions (schedule tasks, follow up reminders, etc.) in Salesforce. Automating this process and removing as much duplication of work as possible is the primary goal and the primary benefit that LinkPoint provides. In addition to efficiency, automating the process also provides a pretty substantial increase in accuracy, removing ca. 50% of the chance for human error. It's pretty simple functionality in concept, but extremely valuable in execution.
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    SugarCRM
    It is a fantastic and very useful application. It has many customization options, but it does not have the power that a giant company requires.
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    Pros
    LinkPoint360
    • Adding emails is a breeze.
    • Creating contacts/leads from outlook is as simple as highlight, drag and drop.
    • Additional customization to allow you to bring in associates custom objects.
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    SugarCRM
    • Makes saving emails in SugarCRM really easy
    • Flexible as to which types of records you can save to
    • Accurate reporting on opens and clicks
    • Easily add new records to SugarCRM from Gmail inbox
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    Cons
    LinkPoint360
    • The plug-in for Outlook needs to be reset every couple of months.
    • It does not tag e-mails sent from mobile devices (or we haven't figured out how to do that yet).
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    SugarCRM
    • The payment plan that Collabspot provides does not have many advantages over the free plan.
    • The scores do not reflect the true assessment towards clients and candidates.
    • Mail templates have an outdated design.
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    Support Rating
    LinkPoint360
    Never had to use the support team, which probably means the product works well!
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    SugarCRM
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    Alternatives Considered
    LinkPoint360
    Prior to our move to LinkPoint, we used the Salesforce add-in for Outlook. This required manual syncing of email and calendar items and no easy to use interface between the two programs. It was very cumbersome for me to use, to the point where I quit using it altogether some time ago. I found it far less frustrating to just switch back and forth between Outlook and Salesforce and manually perform the requisite actions, create tasks or other items, enter the required data, etc.
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    SugarCRM
    Very similar. Two different layouts for two totally different systems. Collabspot/Sugar is my primary system, but when I was an SDR, I used HubSpot for prospecting primarily because of email automation. Now that I'm a Territory Manager, I don't use HubSpot much anymore as my time is filled up with partners and clients--I do less "hunting" these days than I did as an SDR. Our company uses SugarCRM and Collabspot is integrated so I use Collabspot almost exclusively now. Right tool for the right job, I guess.
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    Return on Investment
    LinkPoint360
    • Activity history tracking. Our users send most of their emails from outlook.
    • Contact and lead creation.
    • Visibility of all associated records.
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    SugarCRM
    • The staff that enters is of guaranteed quality.
    • Customers can respond to our requests quickly.
    • The staff of the administration is much more committed to their work.
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    ScreenShots

    LinkPoint Connect Screenshots

    Screenshot of Record emails to your CRM when sending messages via your email application. LinkPoint Connect makes it easy to associate emails with the right contacts and opportunities with just a few clicks in your email.Screenshot of View real-time CRM data without ever leaving your email. Click on an email, and the LinkPoint Connect Side Panel instantly displays that contact’s information directly from the CRM.Product screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshotProduct screenshot

    Sugar Connect Screenshots

    Screenshot of Salesforce in Gmail SidebarScreenshot of Sugar CRM in Gmail SidebarScreenshot of Email TemplatesScreenshot of Sales Reporting and AnalyticsScreenshot of Email Reminders