MCA Suite vs. Workbooks

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
Workbooks
Score 4.6 out of 10
N/A
Workbooks offers cloud-based CRM, marketing automation and business applications to the mid-market. Workbooks includes order management and fulfillment, invoicing, and supplier management. Workbooks aims to provide a single 360° view of customers, where the information is accessible anytime, anywhere.
$30
per user/per month
Pricing
MCA SuiteWorkbooks
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Workbooks CRM Edition
$30
per user/per month
Workbooks Business Edition
$65
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MCA SuiteWorkbooks
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Features
MCA SuiteWorkbooks
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
Workbooks
7.7
9 Ratings
0% above category average
Customer data management / contact management6.01 Ratings8.59 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings7.79 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings6.49 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings7.29 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings7.68 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings6.48 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.48 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
Workbooks
8.6
8 Ratings
12% above category average
Customizable reports1.01 Ratings8.88 Ratings
Forecasting00 Ratings8.28 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.88 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
8.0
1 Ratings
4% below category average
Workbooks
7.5
8 Ratings
10% below category average
Role-based user permissions8.01 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.05 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
Workbooks
7.5
9 Ratings
1% below category average
Reporting4.01 Ratings7.87 Ratings
Task management00 Ratings7.77 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings6.88 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
-
Ratings
Workbooks
6.3
8 Ratings
17% below category average
Case management00 Ratings6.28 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings5.88 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
-
Ratings
Workbooks
7.3
7 Ratings
3% below category average
Lead management00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings6.67 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
-
Ratings
Workbooks
7.7
8 Ratings
2% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings8.48 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings7.67 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
-
Ratings
Workbooks
6.6
3 Ratings
10% below category average
Social data00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
-
Ratings
Workbooks
6.9
6 Ratings
4% below category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings6.76 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
MCA Suite
-
Ratings
Workbooks
4.2
7 Ratings
56% below category average
Mobile access00 Ratings4.27 Ratings
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MCA SuiteWorkbooks
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User Ratings
MCA SuiteWorkbooks
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(7 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
MCA SuiteWorkbooks
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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Workbooks Online
It's a really great system for small to medium organizations that are willing to spend some time thinking about how their workflow can be improved by designing processes which will allow them to streamline and automate their business. For people who are not serious about making a commitment to bettering their business, Workbooks may not be a correct fit. For instance there are a lot of features which many people think they don't need, but they haven't really spent the time to figure out what the needs of the business are. The nice thing about Workbooks is that you can turn off things you don't need, and then when the business demands, they will be there for you to utilize.
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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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Workbooks Online
  • Sales process management from enquiry to delivery of product
  • This was previously on as many as 4 systems using excel and legacy applications such as the written word in log books
  • Automatic reporting for financial compliance: once built, the reporting process reduced the workload on a monthly basis from 2 days to 20 minutes
  • The FD loved it
  • The overall capability of the package enabled the sales force to rapidly pull our pertinent data for a sales call, plus managing time and resources better for increased efficiency
  • Business development and focussed marketing became so much easier, we noted that the process paid for itself many times over
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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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Workbooks Online
  • There really isn't all that much, what I would like to see is an app to use on iDevices. Our sales team all have iPads for presentations etc.
  • While Workbooks works rather well with HTML 5, I would still like to see an app. I know it's in the making, but haven't seen anything of this as of yet.
  • I am sure that would increase productivity even further (if it's of the same standard as the main environment).
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Likelihood to Renew
Five Components, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Workbooks Online
the product works. support has been good or great so far all has been great and we hope to get more from the product. we purchased for an initial year then renewed for a longer term, we have no regrets with this.
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Reliability and Availability
Five Components, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Workbooks Online
Workbooks CRM never let me down.
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Online Training
Five Components, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Workbooks Online
Workbooks online trianing does what it needs to; but some training will always be better suited to face to face..
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Alternatives Considered
Five Components, Inc.
We haven't used any others.
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Workbooks Online
We felt the high amount of customisation available from Workbooks was much more beneficial to us than the offerings from the larger CRM companies. We also liked the smaller company mentality of Workbooks as it reminded us of ourselves. Ultimately the price also paid a factor as Workbooks was more affordable for what we needed.
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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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Workbooks Online
  • Allows us easy management of leads and clear visibility of opportunities for the sales team
  • User levels allows us to lock down various parts of the system to only allow them to view or edit certain areas
  • Allows us to manage customers in one piece of software and avoid having to use separate software for support, sales and operations
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ScreenShots

Workbooks Screenshots

Screenshot of Activity ManagementScreenshot of Dashboard for Customer ServiceScreenshot of Dashboard for SalesScreenshot of Marketing CampaignsScreenshot of Organisation RecordScreenshot of Person Record