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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oracle Service

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AOracle Service is the help desk and customer experience management platform from Oracle. The technology was developed and supported by RightNow Technologies as RightNow CX for cloud-based call center automation, until that company's acquisition by Oracle in 2011 for about $1.5 billion.N/A

    Pipeline CRM

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/AFounded 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
    Oracle ServicePipeline 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
    Oracle ServicePipeline CRM
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Oracle ServicePipeline CRM
    Considered Both Products
    Oracle
    No answer on this topic
    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    82%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    73%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Oracle ServicePipeline CRM
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    7.7
    78 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Pipeline CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets8.073 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expert directory7.053 Ratings00 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications7.057 Ratings00 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation8.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission8.074 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ticket response8.074 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    7.0
    74 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Pipeline CRM
    -
    Ratings
    External knowledge base6.065 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base8.074 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    8.0
    76 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Pipeline CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Customer portal8.069 Ratings00 Ratings
    IVR8.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social integration8.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email support8.074 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration8.054 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    6.9
    5 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 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
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    1% 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 Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    43% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    4.5
    5 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Task management00 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings5.53 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    6.7
    5 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    22% 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
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    8% 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 Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    4.6
    3 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Oracle Service and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Oracle Service
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline CRM
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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    Help Scout
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LiveAgent
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Front
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Oracle ServicePipeline CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (89 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oracle ServicePipeline CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    Oracle Right (Oracle Service Cloud) was an important evolution in the group's ombudsman channel management processes. We brought the Oracle Service Cloud to digitize the processes for capturing and managing the group's ombudsman channel, no longer operating manually (MS Excel).

    Oracle Service Cloud (Right Now) brought about an important evolution in the management processes of the group's ombudsman channel, where activities that were performed manually, repetitively and with risk of errors, are now operated by the Right Now platform itself, whether by API, or by automation of the tool.
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    Pipeline CRM 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
    Oracle
    • We can access the best-in-class features for cross-channel contact center management amd field service management.
    • It provides a great way to mobilize agents and boost collaboration within the office which in turn improves the overall customer experience.
    • Automation of back of the office repetitive tasks leading to a faster way of addressing customer concerns.
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    Pipeline CRM 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
    Oracle
    • Oracle Service Cloud needs a better built in integration with Oracle Social Cloud or it needs to build in more Social network capabilities.
    • SMS is handle via a third party application but could be built in as part of the product.
    • The knowledge foundation product needs a better way to handle multiple languages. Currently you have to purchase an additional interface for each language. You can purchase the more expensive Knowledge Advance which does have a better language feature.
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    Pipeline CRM 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
    Oracle
    Although RightNow is extremely flexible, the flexibility comes with a price. It is often not intuitive which settings you need to change (and under which menus these setting are buried) to enable the system to do what you want. Also, sometimes the system can do things you need, but you don't initially realize it. When RightNow sells a system to a new customer, I think it should come with X hours of consulting time with a RightNow expert. The customer should be able to consult with this expert over the next year to get advice concerning how to configure the system to achieve desired needs. Often RightNow Support would just answer "no" when I asked if I could do something, but then I would find another way to achieve my goals after talking with other companies using RightNow.
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    Pipeline CRM 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
    Oracle
    The learning curve is fairly steep; but for something that has this much capability, it's nearly impossible to make it "easy". The layout and organization are at least reasonably intuitive. The hardest part-- the "weakest link"-- is the portal development (where you can build help centers and other end-user pages.) The capabilities there are significant, but the learning curve for that part is especially steep and it takes a fair amount of expertise to be able to update it.
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    Pipeline CRM 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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    Reliability and Availability
    Oracle
    We have never had issues with downtime or it not being available. Upgrades and maintenance also happens in weekends or at night.
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
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    Performance
    Oracle
    We use a lot of tabs and fields on our incident workspace, which should slow the system down, but it's still quite fast, and we continue to optimize whatever is possible.
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Oracle
    Technicians seem to be assessed based solely on how quickly they close the issues. I've had to reopen requests multiple times because they didn't actually solve my problem. Also, when the issue has even a moderate amount of complexity, the technicians often instruct me to "open another SR" to handle the other issue. I'm the customer, I shouldn't have to follow their processes, they should handle that for me. But even when I create the new SR, it seems like their right hand isn't talking to their left - they aren't reading back to the previous issue for context. So I get bounced around a lot, and I have to tell them how to do their job
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    Pipeline CRM 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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    In-Person Training
    Oracle
    Most of our training was given while doing user acceptance testing, and getting the system approved by the market. When ever we were in doubt, our implementer helped us along. Later on we started exploring by our selves.
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Oracle
    Work with a RightNow expert during the implementation. Explain features that would you like to have. Often, somebody who really knows the system can show you what you need to do to achieve the desired results. Where a RightNow support engineer or a consultant might say "the system can't do that," a RightNow application engineer will listen to what you need, and often come up with an alternate path to achieve it
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    TCS' customers who also selected Oracle Service Cloud over Salesforce Service Cloud and GE's ServiceMax in the Mfg. vertical in which I work, did so because of the robust ability of Oracle Service Cloud and its APIs to integrate with other value-add solutions for manufacturers such as IoT applications, Big Data Analytics, and Field Service applications.
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    Pipeline CRM 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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    Scalability
    Oracle
    We have never had any down time, slowness or anything. Any error or instability that has occurrred has so far has been caused by user errors.
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • Since its, it has significantly reduced our training time of new agents. What used to take 6 weeks in the class room, went to 4 weeks.
    • Service Cloud allows us to easily gather data to report to the other departments quickly.
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    Pipeline CRM 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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    ScreenShots

    Oracle Service Screenshots

    Screenshot of A pixel-perfect Customer Portal organizes self-service content in a way that makes sense to your customers.Screenshot of Customers can search, email, chat, and call your business from their mobile devices for immediate resolution.Screenshot of Bring omnichannel interactions together into an intuitive, unified agent desktop.Screenshot of A fully integrated knowledge solution is the backbone of all seamless and consistent service experiences.Screenshot of Tailor customer experiences with contextualized and personalized service using dynamic interviews.Screenshot of Predictive forecasting tools increase field service operational efficiencies to ensure timely job completion.

    Pipeline CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Pipeline CRM main dashboardScreenshot of a Kanban viewScreenshot of a lead list viewScreenshot of the Pipeline CRM Help Center and Resources