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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Nimble

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/ANimble is a social customer relationship management (CRM) system with features such as contact management and data-driven analytics.

    $15

    per month

    Salesforce Starter

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Salesforce Starter (formerly Salesforce Essentials) is a small business CRM that replaces the former SalesforceIQ product. It is priced at $35 per user, on a monthly basis, or at $25 per month for if billed annually ($300) and can be tried free for 14 days on a trial.

    $35

    per month per user

    Pricing
    NimbleSalesforce Starter
    Editions & Modules
    Business
    $19.00
    Per User Per Month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NimbleSalesforce Starter
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    NimbleSalesforce Starter
    Considered Both Products
    Nimble
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    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    NimbleSalesforce Starter
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Nimble and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Nimble
    8.5
    30 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management9.529 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Workflow management8.428 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management8.724 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.128 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.429 Ratings9.46 Ratings
    Contract management8.523 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management6.621 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Interaction tracking9.227 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management8.126 Ratings9.75 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Nimble and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Nimble
    8.1
    22 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Case management7.922 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management8.220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management8.321 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Nimble and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Nimble
    8.7
    27 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    7.2
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Lead management8.426 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    Email marketing9.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Nimble and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Nimble
    8.2
    29 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Task management8.529 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management8.418 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Reporting7.725 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Nimble and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Nimble
    8.9
    27 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Forecasting8.923 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.827 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.023 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Nimble and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Nimble
    8.6
    29 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Custom fields9.029 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Custom objects8.322 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Scripting environment8.518 Ratings5.75 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.820 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Nimble and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Nimble
    9.3
    26 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.424 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.324 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Nimble and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Nimble
    8.4
    29 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Social data8.429 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement8.429 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Nimble and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Nimble
    8.8
    25 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Marketing automation8.725 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Compensation management8.919 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Nimble and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Nimble
    8.3
    27 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access8.327 Ratings8.36 Ratings
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    NimbleSalesforce Starter
    Small Businesses
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    NimbleSalesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (33 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (19 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    NimbleSalesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Nimble
    This tool is suitable for all sizes of organizations since it has the capacity to manage customer relations in the best possible way. Its features like task management, reports, social collaboration, and forecasting are always considered important for CRM and they all work without causing any trouble. But its Reports need to be more elaborate and its interface should be made easier and less tricky.
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    Salesforce
    If you own a business that has complex selling processes or requires integrations with 3rd party tools/systems, you should look at Professional, Enterprise, or Unlimited editions. Salesforce operates very well across pretty much every industry, but not all sales, marketing, and operational processes are created equal. If your marketing process requires a long list of sendable contacts then I would recommend adding on Pardot or Hubspot. Always start small and scale up, to avoid boxing yourself in down the road.
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    Pros
    Nimble
    • Importing contacts in the CRM is very much consist of easy steps.
    • It allows me to create, edit and view contacts records anywhere from the web.
    • It is helping me to stay organized in terms of marketing needs and providing real-time information automatically.
    • it is playing an excellent role in managing our all relations.
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    Salesforce
    • Tracking phone calls is extremely easy when using the app on the iphone. After a phone call is complete it prompts the user to enter in call details.
    • SalesforceIQ also automatically logs emails for us. This has saved us time from entering in information manually.
    • SalesforceIQ was easy to set up and allowed us customization for fields that were relevant to our business.
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    Cons
    Nimble
    • Nimble's storage space is very sparse, but we have found that it can be expanded at an additional cost.
    • Their mobile application is not as good as some of us expected, and we strongly recommend improving it to make it work effectively.
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    Salesforce
    • Table views can be sorted by column. Filters can be applied, but only to one column. Multi-column filtering like Excel allows would be extremely useful and a big improvement.
    • The ability to quick copy data in a table view would also be helpful, like (ctrl ') in excel.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Nimble
    It's truly a great system if you get it for the right reasons. Don't expect it to do everything a mid market organization would require but for any small business or mid to large organizations which would like to integrate to it for the social insights capabilities this is a leading solution which can add value immediately
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    Salesforce
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    Usability
    Nimble
    The platform has more advantages and positives as compared to challenges or negatives in comparison to other comparable products and platforms available in the marketplace. It was extremely easy to get started with the initial deployment which makes the choice much clearer. Finally its tight integration not just with Microsoft O365 suite, but also with [the] most popular social media platforms available makes it a very favorable platform in its domain.
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    Salesforce
    The system is very user-friendly on a desktop but lacks mobile friendliness. The Customer relationship manager disappears after the deal is signed. We struggled to get the system in a usable format, which was not cost-effective. The CRM system on desktop was great but way more complicated than it should be.
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    Support Rating
    Nimble
    It was productive to be able to access remote support sessions from nimble employees, whom we decided to contact to have one of the features mentioned above explained to us. They were methodical and easy to explain solutions, so we recommend them for any kind of doubt.
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    Salesforce
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    Alternatives Considered
    Nimble
    Nimble has proven to be a positive and well-respected application within our company for setting us up for success at building personal and meaningful associations with decision makers. It has been a significant reason why we have gained acceptance and trust from those who we have introduced ourselves to over time. The ability to feel a true understanding of our prospects and customers as real human beings with unique interests and common aspirations opens up doors of valuable conversation. The other options that were reviewed and considered provided many of the common ways from the past that stored CRM information. This method was much more of a static representation of the real interactions made between a company or salesperson with the prospects and customers. Nimble has brought back what should never have been lost - being like neighbors who spoke to each other about more things than just business.
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    Salesforce
    more expensive but as an industry leader and go, the learning curve pays for itself in ROI in lost time in onboarding
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    Return on Investment
    Nimble
    • Time-Saving is one of the biggest ROIs for me. 30-60 minutes a day means I can focus on more marketing, sales, or client work.
    • A soft ROI is in better contact relationships. People are often impressed that I follow-up after meetings, and especially when they say to contact them in 6 months or next year.
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    Salesforce
    • It made the job more efficient for staff so they can spend time doing other tasks rather than configuring and maintaining Salesforce Starter.
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