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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Pipedrive

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APipedrive is a customer relationship management (CRM) software built to help small teams to drive sales.

    $24

    per month per seat

    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)

    Score3 out of 10
    N/AMiCloud Connect, or ShoreTel, was a business communications solution for contact centers that included features like IP PBX telephony service, desk phones, softphone, and collaboration tools. It was acquired by RingCentral in early 2026, and discontinued, with customers being moved to RingCentral's MVP platform.N/A
    Pricing
    PipedriveMiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $24
    per month per seat
    Advanced
    $49
    per month per seat
    Professional
    $69
    per month per seat
    Power
    $79
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    $129
    per month per seat
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PipedriveMiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMonthly plans are available. The Essentials monthly plan at $24 per month.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    PipedriveMiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    PipedriveMiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    7.9
    68 Ratings
    1% above category average
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.724 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management7.821 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management6.514 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.365 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.864 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management8.317 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management7.314 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.521 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management7.116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    2.9
    7 Ratings
    91% below category average
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Case management4.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management1.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management3.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    7.5
    49 Ratings
    3% below category average
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management7.549 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.613 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    6.7
    67 Ratings
    14% below category average
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Task management7.964 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management4.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.263 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    7.8
    68 Ratings
    2% above category average
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting7.719 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.268 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.516 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    6.4
    64 Ratings
    18% below category average
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields8.664 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects8.554 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.646 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    6.7
    62 Ratings
    23% below category average
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability6.112 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.360 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    1.1
    5 Ratings
    149% below category average
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Social data1.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement1.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    3.6
    7 Ratings
    71% below category average
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation3.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management3.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    8.2
    61 Ratings
    7% above category average
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access8.261 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    -
    Ratings
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    8.2
    27 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings7.515 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings8.315 Ratings
    User templates00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Call reports00 Ratings8.621 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings8.327 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    -
    Ratings
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    8.6
    28 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings8.323 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings8.626 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings8.622 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings8.323 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    -
    Ratings
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    7.6
    23 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.023 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings6.75 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Pipedrive and MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    -
    Ratings
    MiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    6.2
    15 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings4.512 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    PipedriveMiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    CallFire
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Fuze
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PipedriveMiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (72 ratings)
    8.3
    (63 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.6
    (42 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (25 ratings)
    8.0
    (21 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (27 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (15 ratings)
    3.5
    (16 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (12 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.6
    (30 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PipedriveMiCloud Connect / ShoreTel (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Pipedrive is a fantastic tool to help monitor and track lead generation and referral sources. It helps maintain accountability with the sales team and helps ensure that we are doing appropriate marketing to maintain a steady influx of cases. The weekly and quarterly sales reports that it can generate are incredibly helpful and insightful. They help inform us of what we need to focus on each quarter/year.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Mitel is excellent at allowing me as a user to setup up custom call routing in response to rapidly changing work flows. If I need to work from home for a period due to medical or other reasons, logging into Mitel and setting my office phone to ring through to my home or cell is quick and simple. Changing back is just as quick.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Pipedrive Inc.
    • Great visual visibility of the funnel plus easy to drag the deals across the stages
    • The email integration that collects all relevant communication (also through the possibility of adding a deal-specific Pipedrive address on BCC)
    • The integration with Pandadoc, which we use a lot, so that Pipedrive keeps a really handy overview of the documents we have sent out / which have been signed
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    Discontinued Products
    • The system up-time has been 100% over 3 years.
    • With separate systems and two locations we used to have to fake the system into 4 digit dialing by forwarding all remote extensions to DIDs. Now with Shortel extended to the remote location we have true 4 digit dialing.
    • The Shortel desktop application makes managing calls and call routing a breeze for even our most novice users.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Pipedrive Inc.
    • Showing the customers name on the pipeline page. Right now I can only get it to show the brand name twice. I wish it would replace the second brand name with the main point of contact.
    • Better reporting tools. Their reporting tools are not easy to pick up. I've spent time trying to figure it out and it isn't something I can pick up on quickly.
    • Better training options. I wish I had a personal trainer to walk me through the best way to use Pipedrive so I can get the most out of it.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • There are persistent problems with the app's functionality on mobile devices.
    • At times, the web conferencing service may have delays. It appears to be less stable than competing approaches.
    • Using a headset instead of the microphone and speakers integrated into a desktop computer slows down the softphone's performance.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Pipedrive Inc.
    -2 for Its cost and +8 for the need of tracking of leads and monitoring of team.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Although the price is higher than some of the other Hosted systems out there, the value is definitely worth a renewal. Everything is relative: there are some companies out there who need phones, but don't necessarily care how they work, the functionality/features available/durability etc., they just care that they have phones that make and receive calls. There are other companies that are completely reliant on phones and certain functionality that is provided by the system. There are even some companies who are straight up dependent on the phone system and are losing tons of money anytime they are down, ShoreTel is the perfect fit for theSMB client who sees value in a solid,robust, reliable and high functioning phone system
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Pipedrive is easy to use and has a clean interface so we can follow up accurately. Its custom features help manage leads and evaluate team performance. It saves time and improves efficiency. Pipedrive is stable and supports integrations and automation.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I have not used a wide array of communication software, but this far ShoreTel/MiCloud has been the simplest and easiest to get into. My work employs several temps at certain points throughout the year, and they use this piece of software frequently, and new hires seem to have little to no issue using this software. Additionally, this is our primary telephone communication infrastructure, and I have yet to encounter any issues when signed in and regularly using it handling external calls to our department.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    The system has gone down on us MULTIPLE times. We asked them to move us to a different cluster. Shoretel declined. Basically we had problems or outages every month of the year from June 2012 to date. Our old phone system was just that: OLD, no bells or whistles. But it was up every day and I never had to think about it much until it was time for an upgrade. That's how I want Shoretel to be. I want it so reliable that I never have to think about it.
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    Performance
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Even though the system uses a lower bandwidth connection we have experienced a higher call quality than our previous system which required a T1 line and back up broadband connection.
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    Support Rating
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Between quick video tutorials and having very quick feedback from their support teams, it is one of the main reasons I would recommend Pipedrive. It is critical, especially when setting up the platform to meet your companies needs, that a solid support team like Pipedrive has is there to make the transition easier.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    ShoreTel Sky's support is amazing. The only reason why I didn't give it a 10 is that we still need to contact them for stuff that we should be able to do, for ourselves, within the management portal. I know their portal is being worked on, so hopefully they will get the "little things" included for self-management.
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    In-Person Training
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I attended the first ShoreTel installer class in Austin,TX. It was a week of intensive study with a live lab and having hands on experience made the class worthwhile. I have taken all of the sales courses and remaining technical courses either online or self study to keep costs down. I send my techs to the first installer course in Austin as I feel it gives them a solid foundation and most of teh other courses they have taken have been online.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    The training identified some things M5 (ShoreTel's cloud division) could provide, however it was only using it every day and asking the Shoretel support several questions that I got the hang of it. The training was able to highlight functions but I did not learn how to use the phone from the training.
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    Implementation Rating
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Experiment is the only way to start
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    Discontinued Products
    Each of our locations has a dedicated ShoreTel router and managed QoS. With full management, it provides us a breath of space and bandwidth to use our resources in other means. Strongly consider the managed solution as you have to maintain more technical issues when hosting with your ISP. You have to make sure your ISP can provide you the best service for voice and data. Plug and 'hope' doesn't work with just routing your phones over any Internet connection....especially when your handsets run int he 100's
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    Alternatives Considered
    Pipedrive Inc.
    I much prefer the interface of Pipedive when compared to Zoho. Much more user friendly and the team is always readily available when we need them. Pipedrive allowed for many custom integrations to be added, as Zoho was a tad more complicated to manipulate. We would not go back to Zoho in any case.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Aptela. I chose M5 (ShoreTelSky) because their platform puts call quality first. Their system also uses Cisco endpoints, which are very compatible with the rest of my Cisco network. I also liked the fact that ShoreTelSky uses the internet only as a backup for transport; I use MPLS as my primary connectivity.
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    Scalability
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I believe that ShoreTel can be used by a minimum company size of about 25 to almost any size of a company and this can be achieved while the company grows, hence makes it pretty scalable when required. For companies which are smaller in size i.e. smaller than 25, I am not sure how useful it would be, it may be depending upon the type of business
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    Return on Investment
    Pipedrive Inc.
    • Great on setup which made our work easier and less technically equipped people can manage a lot of things(compared to SalesForce where you need to hire a developer to set it up)
    • We were able to integrate our calling system easily and get things going on the lead calling aspect.
    • Great multipipeline option where we were able to manage both organisations under one roof.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • At my branch alone, we are saving over $500 a month using Shoretel Sky versus the phone company we were using before them.
    • Shoretel Sky has increased customer service by allowing our employees to easily transfer a call to the proper department or branch no matter where they are located instead of giving the caller a phone number to call.
    • Most of our locations did not have caller ID before Shoretel Sky. That feature has increased employee efficiency because when they know who is calling before they answer allows them to professionally greet their caller and have their info up on their computer as they answer.
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