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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MadCap Flare

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMadCap Software, headquartered in La Jolla, offers MadCap Flare, a help authoring and technical writing tool featuring onboarding and support from MadCap, and a set of modules for designing advanced guides, aids, and web or application help aids.

    $167

    per month

    Oracle CRM On Demand

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AThe basis of this offering is the Market2Lead product that Oracle acquired in 2010. It has now been fully integrated with Oracle's On Demand CRM product and is a full-featured marketing automation product with features from lead management and nurturing, to measuring marketing ROI.N/A
    Pricing
    MadCap FlareOracle CRM On Demand
    Editions & Modules
    MadCap Central
    $1,500
    per year
    MadCap Flare
    $1,999
    per year
    MadCap AMS
    $2,999
    per year
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MadCap FlareOracle CRM On Demand
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsIncludes a 12-month Platinum-level Maintenance Plan.—
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    Community Pulse
    MadCap FlareOracle CRM On Demand
    Considered Both Products
    MadCap Software
    No answer on this topic
    Oracle
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
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    Features
    MadCap FlareOracle CRM On Demand
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of MadCap Flare and Oracle CRM On Demand
    Feature
    MadCap Flare
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle CRM On Demand
    8.9
    25 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.025 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.025 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.022 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of MadCap Flare and Oracle CRM On Demand
    Feature
    MadCap Flare
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle CRM On Demand
    9.7
    24 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings10.023 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of MadCap Flare and Oracle CRM On Demand
    Feature
    MadCap Flare
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle CRM On Demand
    8.5
    24 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings9.022 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of MadCap Flare and Oracle CRM On Demand
    Feature
    MadCap Flare
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle CRM On Demand
    9.0
    24 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings9.022 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of MadCap Flare and Oracle CRM On Demand
    Feature
    MadCap Flare
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle CRM On Demand
    8.5
    24 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings10.024 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings6.623 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of MadCap Flare and Oracle CRM On Demand
    Feature
    MadCap Flare
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle CRM On Demand
    8.2
    24 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings5.820 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of MadCap Flare and Oracle CRM On Demand
    Feature
    MadCap Flare
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle CRM On Demand
    9.5
    25 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.022 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.025 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of MadCap Flare and Oracle CRM On Demand
    Feature
    MadCap Flare
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle CRM On Demand
    9.0
    18 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of MadCap Flare and Oracle CRM On Demand
    Feature
    MadCap Flare
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle CRM On Demand
    9.0
    22 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings9.022 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings9.020 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of MadCap Flare and Oracle CRM On Demand
    Feature
    MadCap Flare
    -
    Ratings
    Oracle CRM On Demand
    9.0
    18 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings9.018 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    MadCap FlareOracle CRM On Demand
    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
    MadCap FlareOracle CRM On Demand
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    6.4
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MadCap FlareOracle CRM On Demand
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MadCap Software
    MadCap Flare has its problems, but it serves our team well as an authoring software. This would not be the case if we needed to regularly collaborate on articles, as Flare is prone to conflict issues when another person dares to breathe near an open topic. When working individually, though, it's fine. I'd love to see improvements to design, performance, and stability, but Flare remains one of the best softwares on the market for our needs as an authoring team. MadCap Central is well-suited to internal reviewing when every member is comfortable with Flare (the errors it tends to introduce set aside). SMEs, though, tend to find it hard to use. It's cluttered, some styles don't render, and it just seems like a failed attempt to reproduce Google Docs. I'd love to see improvements there, to help get our SMEs to want to use Central.
    Incentivized
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    Oracle
    I think it is well suited for organizations which are large with a lot of users so as to be able to minimize the cost of operations. Also, the organization which interacts mostly with customers can use Oracle CRM on demand.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    MadCap Software
    • Single-sourcing
    • Branching (GIT)
    • Publishing and hosting
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    Oracle
    • Several of our members were not familiar with various IT functions within CRM prior to working with it and so they were able to develop a working knowledge of IT pretty quickly afterwards.
    • It has a familiar feel to it as it allows users to work the data into a spreadsheet type layout with pivot tables and graphs and so it is quick to adopt.
    • Customization is great with a working knowledge of HTML, which isn't too hard to learn. You can really adapt CRM to any needs stylistically or content wise.
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    Cons
    MadCap Software
    • I use it on a mac with windows parallel and it can be so buggy and laggy.
    • I would love it if the software was entirely cloud-based, like Google Docs.
    • Reviewing in Central is not a good experience, need better review functionality.
    Incentivized
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    Oracle
    • The ability to schedule and push out reports is missing from this system. If we want to mass deliver a report on a schedule, we must run it, export it and email it out to the group, or purchase a 3rd party system.
    • The ability to trigger workflow events on a schedule is missing this system. Currently, there has to be a trigger initiated by a user and we have situations where we'd like to be able to schedule a work flow routine to go out and check from specific situations and then trigger an action. We'd also like to be able to trigger workflow actions on one object based on something in another object and this capability is very limited.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    MadCap Software
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    Because am using oracle last 3 years and it’s great
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    Usability
    MadCap Software
    MadCap Flare is in desperate need of an overall redesign. It relies heavily on dozens and dozens of tiny buttons that contain dozens of nested features. Clicking the wrong button can cause your software to freeze and crash. Building targets can be an absolute mystery, as far as all the files involved. It also has a tendency to freeze and crash. There's typically a huge learning curve for new hires who've never used it--nothing is intuitive.
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    Oracle
    Compared to other competitors I find it very easy to use and learn .It has been helpful in our organisation and we have been able to manage our projects and operations well without interference.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    MadCap Software
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    As am using oracle very much satisfy.
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    Implementation Rating
    MadCap Software
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle
    With the right partner Oracle CRM On Demand can be implemented very quickly and seamlessly.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    MadCap Software
    MadCap software does offer quite a few more technical features than Google Drive, but the user experience is far inferior. Google Drive is much less buggy to work with, and it's much more accessible. MadCap only being available on Windows operating systems makes it difficult to work with teammates who may not have such a device available.
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    Oracle
    MS Dynamics was easy to integrate to MS Power BI. This BI and reporting aspect is a clear strong point for Microsoft. MS solutions seem easier to integrate and learn, but this depends on the IT landscape and the complexity of integrations in a respective company.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    MadCap Software
    • We haven't measured this specifically
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    Oracle
    • This software can display in real-time when an order is submitted, received, fulfilled, and shipped out. We are able to know within the week of what new orders came in and how effective we are being from targeting specific regions of the nation.
    Incentivized
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