Nutshell CRM vs. Workbooks

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Nutshell
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Nutshell offers a CRM with contact management, calendar sync, click-to-call, and collaboration features.
$20
per user, per month
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
Nutshell CRMWorkbooks
Editions & Modules
Starter
$20
per user, per month
Pro
$35
per user, per month
Pro+
$70
per user, per month
Workbooks CRM Edition
$30
per user/per month
Workbooks Business Edition
$65
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NutshellWorkbooks
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Features
Nutshell CRMWorkbooks
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
7.4
11 Ratings
4% below category average
Workbooks
7.7
9 Ratings
0% above category average
Customer data management / contact management9.010 Ratings8.59 Ratings
Workflow management8.39 Ratings8.27 Ratings
Territory management6.06 Ratings7.79 Ratings
Opportunity management9.07 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)7.511 Ratings6.49 Ratings
Quote & order management6.76 Ratings7.68 Ratings
Interaction tracking9.59 Ratings6.48 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management3.01 Ratings8.48 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings7.29 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
8.8
6 Ratings
16% above category average
Workbooks
6.3
8 Ratings
17% below category average
Case management9.75 Ratings6.28 Ratings
Call center management8.04 Ratings6.82 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings5.88 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
8.3
10 Ratings
9% above category average
Workbooks
7.3
7 Ratings
3% below category average
Lead management8.59 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Email marketing8.08 Ratings6.67 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
8.9
9 Ratings
16% above category average
Workbooks
7.5
9 Ratings
1% below category average
Task management9.08 Ratings7.77 Ratings
Reporting8.87 Ratings7.87 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings6.88 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
8.1
11 Ratings
6% above category average
Workbooks
8.6
8 Ratings
12% above category average
Forecasting8.08 Ratings8.28 Ratings
Pipeline visualization7.810 Ratings8.88 Ratings
Customizable reports8.610 Ratings8.88 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
8.2
8 Ratings
8% above category average
Workbooks
7.7
8 Ratings
2% above category average
Custom fields7.78 Ratings8.48 Ratings
Custom objects9.05 Ratings7.67 Ratings
Scripting environment9.01 Ratings7.56 Ratings
API for custom integration7.04 Ratings7.57 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
7.5
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Workbooks
7.5
8 Ratings
10% below category average
Single sign-on capability9.01 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Role-based user permissions6.01 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
7.8
7 Ratings
7% above category average
Workbooks
6.6
3 Ratings
10% below category average
Social data7.67 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Social engagement8.01 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
8.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Workbooks
6.9
6 Ratings
4% below category average
Marketing automation8.01 Ratings6.76 Ratings
Compensation management8.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Nutshell CRM
7.5
11 Ratings
0% below category average
Workbooks
4.2
7 Ratings
56% below category average
Mobile access7.511 Ratings4.27 Ratings
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User Ratings
Nutshell CRMWorkbooks
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(11 ratings)
7.0
(18 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(7 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(2 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Nutshell CRMWorkbooks
Likelihood to Recommend
Nutshell, Inc.
This can be used for different industries, healthcare, IT, retail or any company with a customer service line, big or small. if i had to ask, i would say "Do you have any type of filing system that you use?" "anything where you are keeping track of personal/ business information." Do you need access to information on a day to day basis? If they do , then this can be used , especially if you need to keep track of the numbers; we like how we can see if are things going up or down.
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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
Nutshell, Inc.
  • Customization - we are able to make Nutshell make the most sense for our company and processes
  • Scheduling - the ability to set tasks allows us to never forget a follow-up call or email
  • Tags - allow us to prioritize leads and segment our customers and potential customers
  • Communication - the ability to tag colleagues in notes for callbacks or updates to accounts is very helpful to keep everyone on the same page
  • Email History - being able to blind copy all our email communication to Nutshell, allows us to have email threads and notes all in one place
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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
Nutshell, Inc.
  • SWOT analysis --- currently we put this in as custom fields but they don't link up at all and are hard to read/navigate. We also use the custom fields for other information we want to capture. It would be nice to build those in so they can show the info as bullet points or something --- currently paragraph form and hard to find things at a glance.
  • Funnel could use some work. Only shows how many leads are currently in that part of the pipeline which doesn't give us a good historical comparison.
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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
Nutshell, Inc.
This is perfect for a small business / Home based business with SaaS. Nutshell constantly adds new features and the price is much better than more robust software like Salesforce.
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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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Usability
Nutshell, Inc.
Very easy to use, great for small office
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Workbooks Online
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Nutshell, Inc.
No answers on this topic
Workbooks Online
Workbooks CRM never let me down.
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Support Rating
Nutshell, Inc.
Nutshell's support team has always been great and they tend to go above and beyond. They are polite, friendly, personable and great listeners. They are also great about sending follow up emails too.
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Workbooks Online
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Nutshell, 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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Implementation Rating
Nutshell, Inc.
Implementation is difficult everytime but this was relatively simple due to the small amount of data we moved
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Workbooks Online
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Nutshell, Inc.
Well, my team had trials for these others and they all prefer Nutshell for different reasons. I prefer it as I need a user-friendly software to help me out as I am not a big tech guy. I have heard others in the office say things like they like the way activities are scheduled better, or the way nothing ever gets accidentally erased if they hard crash or power goes out.
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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
Nutshell, Inc.
  • Nutshell's mobility has provided significant ROI for me since we've started using the CRM. I've been able to provide immediate feedback to clients, schedule meetings from the field with confidence, and much more.
  • Nutshell's tagging features have helped us craft custom mailing/email lists. We struggled to do this in the past.
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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

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