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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MethodCRM

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AMethod:crm is a QuickBooks-integrated, cloud-based CRM platform.

    $35

    per month per user

    Salesforce Data 360

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce Data 360 (formerly Salesforce Data Cloud, or Salesforce Genie) is a solution to put data to work for customers. It is deeply embedded in the Einstein 1 Platform, which means any external data lake or warehouse can now drive actions and workflows inside of the Salesforce CRM.

    $108,000

    per year per org

    Pricing
    MethodCRMSalesforce Data 360
    Editions & Modules
    CRM Quick Start
    $35
    per month per user
    CRM Pro
    $59
    per month per user
    CRM Enterprise
    $97
    per month per user
    CRM Multi-Entity
    Custom Quote
    Data Cloud for Marketing
    $108000
    per year per org
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MethodCRMSalesforce Data 360
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.—
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    Community Pulse
    MethodCRMSalesforce Data 360
    Considered Both Products
    Method Integration Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    MethodCRMSalesforce Data 360
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    8.0
    22 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Salesforce Data 360
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.322 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.320 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management1.81 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.320 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.920 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management8.711 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management9.118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management10.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Salesforce Data 360
    -
    Ratings
    Case management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    8.9
    19 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Salesforce Data 360
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management8.817 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    7.5
    20 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Salesforce Data 360
    -
    Ratings
    Task management9.118 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting3.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    7.7
    18 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Salesforce Data 360
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports6.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    7.5
    19 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Salesforce Data 360
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields6.419 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects6.418 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment9.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    8.2
    19 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Salesforce Data 360
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.117 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Salesforce Data 360
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    7.4
    15 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Salesforce Data 360
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access7.415 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Source Connection
    Comparison of Data Source Connection features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Data 360
    8.0
    9 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Connect to traditional data sources00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Connecto to Big Data and NoSQL00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Data Transformations
    Comparison of Data Transformations features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Data 360
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Simple transformations00 Ratings8.810 Ratings
    Complex transformations00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Data Modeling
    Comparison of Data Modeling features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Data 360
    7.8
    10 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Data model creation00 Ratings8.310 Ratings
    Metadata management00 Ratings7.89 Ratings
    Business rules and workflow00 Ratings8.010 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings7.710 Ratings
    Testing and debugging00 Ratings7.510 Ratings
    Data Governance
    Comparison of Data Governance features of MethodCRM and Salesforce Data 360
    Feature
    MethodCRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Data 360
    7.0
    10 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Integration with data quality tools00 Ratings7.510 Ratings
    Integration with MDM tools00 Ratings6.48 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    MethodCRMSalesforce Data 360
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (24 ratings)
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (19 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MethodCRMSalesforce Data 360
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Method Integration Inc.
    Method[:CRM] is well suited when you have a large company that needs to keep track of customers. It also connects with Quickbooks and that has really been nice for our organization. Our company is small so this really helps us stay on track and build our data base of customers.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    Great tool for client management, sales tracking, cases studies. Using is as the source of truth for all client communication. Allowing more integration options for cc and ACH payments. Right now the options are limited and only integrate with strict processing capabilities that are not always in the businesses best interest.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Method Integration Inc.
    • The customization team is brilliant!
    • The various integrations, QBO & Gmail, help me keep track of all customer interactions.
    • The more organized I am, the more time I have to take care of my clients!
    • I have nothing but praise for the support team and the rest of the crew at Method.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Allows use to bring external data into Salesforce as zero-copy
    • Is able to present data using standard Salesforce reports familiar to our users
    • Allows us to establish multiple relationships between our CRM data and the external data to contextualize the imported data.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Method Integration Inc.
    • It would be great if we could attach files to a lead or account in general and not just in an activity or opportunity.
    • All custom fields do not show up as options for a view when searching for leads or customers within certain parameters.
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    Salesforce
    • pricing or costing visibilty, we can't estimate what would be consumption this month and suddenly we get surprised
    • CI/CD can be improved, that looks a difficult and hard
    • Also sandbox comes with many limitation so very hard to replicate production like environment to test
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Method Integration Inc.
    The things Method does well - QuickBooks data integration and extreme customization - it does very, very well. If you are looking for a CRM product or any business process automation software that integrates with QuickBooks, you have to look at Method CRM
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Method Integration Inc.
    Method has a great overall "usability". Once we started using the software; it did not take long before we were able to start editing our own web lead forms, email templates, etc. I think there is a learning curve however the learning curve is not bad. Anyone looking for a cloud CRM should start here
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    Most of the daily use features, are very usr friendly, intuitive, every end user can learn how to manage and operate basic activities such as enter information, send an email, send a campaign, create an email marketing template, run a report on the renewals for the month, open and close a support case, create new account or a new contact, etc
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Method Integration Inc.
    The Customer Support of this app is fantastic. If you ever have any questions they are there to answer you or fix whatever issue that you are having. The FAQ pages are also extremely helpful when you want to learn about the more in-depth qualities this program has to offer.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Method Integration Inc.
    Be available to learn! There is a huge learning curve to this program. You have to be willing to take it all in. Be available to the Method expert and be patient.
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Method Integration Inc.
    We chose Method:CRM for the QuickBooks integration. It was important for us to have integrations that allowed us to view payments, organize our contacts, and manage our sales force. There were some learning curves, however, such as creating activities, leads, customers and making sure our payments were being logged appropriately. I do wish that payments would be added to the calendar automatically so that the sales rep could view and make a phone call letting them know their invoice is due.
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    Salesforce
    we have evaluated Snowflake, adobe rt-cdp as well. They also offer a very strong capabilities but the Data 360 is more suitable for us because of the same Salesforce ecosystem. The main key factor is without any custom code we were able to include it into our automations. And ofcourse with agentforce already in plans, we had to pick Data 360
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    Return on Investment
    Method Integration Inc.
    • Method:CRM has probably saved me about 6-10 hours per week over the past few years.
    • It has likely saved our company several hundred hours in the last 10 years.
    • It has specifically saved us countless hours with better data management vs. having separate spreadsheets for keeping track of things.
    Incentivized
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    Salesforce
    • Salesforce Data Cloud has a positive impact on me as a realtor because it is easy to generate reports on customer data and see what is needed to be bumped to the next level. We have to earn a certain commission by the end of the year and it makes it easy to see how close you are
    • It has a positive impact on keeping track of customers because it is nice to have it all in one place which is a nice time saver
    • I like that you can even see customer info from other agents making it nice to compare and try and pass others
    • Makes the customers journey smooth sailing because everything is in one place
    Incentivized
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    MethodCRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of a shared customer list.Screenshot of a customer profile.Screenshot of activity logging.Screenshot of a workflow visualization.Screenshot of the automated sales process.Screenshot of a testimonial.