MCA Suite vs. Pipeline CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MCA Suite
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
MCA Suite is a customer relationship management (CRM) system built specifically for companies in the merchant cash advance industry.N/A
Pipeline CRM
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Founded in 2006, Pipeline CRM (formerly PipelineDeals) is a CRM for small and midsize businesses, empowering sales teams across a breadth of industries to build game changing relationships. Pipeline is built around a customizable user experience, sales focused features, and customer support and service. The vendor, headquartered in Seattle, boasts 18,000 users in 60 countries who use Pipeline to gain visibility into their sales, accelerate opportunities, and close more deals.
$29
per month
Pricing
MCA SuitePipeline CRM
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Start
$300
per year per user
Develop
$396
per year per user
Develop
$588
per year per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MCA SuitePipeline CRM
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
MCA SuitePipeline CRM
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
6.0
1 Ratings
25% below category average
Pipeline CRM
6.9
5 Ratings
11% below category average
Customer data management / contact management6.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings4.05 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
1.0
1 Ratings
154% below category average
Pipeline CRM
6.7
5 Ratings
13% below category average
Customizable reports1.01 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Forecasting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
8.0
1 Ratings
4% below category average
Pipeline CRM
6.0
3 Ratings
32% below category average
Role-based user permissions8.01 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
4.0
1 Ratings
62% below category average
Pipeline CRM
4.5
5 Ratings
51% below category average
Reporting4.01 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Task management00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
7.8
3 Ratings
4% above category average
Case management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
5.0
4 Ratings
41% below category average
Lead management00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
9.5
5 Ratings
23% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
8.1
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Social data00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
4.6
3 Ratings
44% below category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
-
Ratings
Pipeline CRM
8.0
5 Ratings
6% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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MCA SuitePipeline CRM
Small Businesses
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Salesmate
Score 9.8 out of 10
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Salesmate
Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
MCA SuitePipeline CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
MCA SuitePipeline CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
Five Components, Inc.
It is a good tool for smaller companies entering the MCA space, but doesn't scale all that well, and provides limited options for reporting customization.
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PipelineDeals
If you have a small business where you are trying to keep things simple, then PipelineDeals is a perfect fit. Once you get to where you are wanting to tie your marketing efforts and create marketing campaigns that are tied to leads, it starts to miss the mark
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Pros
Five Components, Inc.
  • They have lots of detail on the deal pages.
  • It allows for multiple internal and external users.
  • It has global search functionality.
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PipelineDeals
  • Flexibility: It provides the flexibility to set it up how you want to use it. Customization is beyond what you probably want or need.
  • Reporting: We were able to setup all types of reporting and tracking.
  • Ease of Use: While the platform was powerful, it was always easy to use.
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Cons
Five Components, Inc.
  • Poor reporting.
  • Filtering is clunky.
  • They could improve on data visualization.
  • Renewal advances that are not refinances are difficult to manage.
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PipelineDeals
  • I wouldn't say no areas for improvement exist, but I will say that PipelineDeals takes customer input, shared product roadmap, and supports what they have very nicely. What they provide works out-of-the-box. Improvements can always be made with respect to pre-packaged integration with 3rd party services/solutions, and with extended attributes, but you also want to avoid something that attempts to boil the ocean.
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Likelihood to Renew
Five Components, Inc.
No answers on this topic
PipelineDeals
If we can integrate and easily export and clean all of our data such that it can be used for multiple purposes, i.e. outreach to guests, sending out newsletters to subscribers, doing research and tracking progress, we will definitely renew
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Usability
Five Components, Inc.
No answers on this topic
PipelineDeals
The user interface is simple and easy to navigate. Anyone who is overwhelmed with some of the more complicated CRM systems will definitely enjoy the simplicity of what PipelineDeals has to offer
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Support Rating
Five Components, Inc.
No answers on this topic
PipelineDeals
Any time I have had questions or issues that have come up I've always been able to get a quick response and a resolution to what I was needing.
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Alternatives Considered
Five Components, Inc.
We haven't used any others.
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PipelineDeals
The cost is much better and it is much easier to use. Salesforce was way too robust and I never want to hire a consultant to set up a CRM. PipelineDeals CRM has the best visibility of our sales efforts.
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Return on Investment
Five Components, Inc.
  • We've been able to grow our working capital program over the years with the help of MCA Suite.
  • Data management is difficult, and we struggle with reporting.
  • We have granted merchants dedicated to their advances for tracking purposes.
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PipelineDeals
  • Has made us understand sales tactics that are working
  • Easily create forecasting on growth in multiple categories
  • Understand our process and what we need to improve on in closing deals
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