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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

    SMTP Email Relay Solutions

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASMTP Email Relay Solutions is a transactional email service formerly from SharpSpring and now a J2 Global company.

    $25

    per month

    Pricing
    PipedriveSMTP Email Relay Solutions
    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
    ESSENTIAL
    $25
    per month
    STARTER
    $80
    per month
    GROWTH
    $300
    per month
    BUSINESS
    $500
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PipedriveSMTP Email Relay Solutions
    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.—
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    Community Pulse
    PipedriveSMTP Email Relay Solutions
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    Pipedrive Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
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    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
    PipedriveSMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Pipedrive and SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    7.9
    68 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    -
    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 SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    2.9
    7 Ratings
    91% below category average
    SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    -
    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 SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    7.5
    49 Ratings
    3% below category average
    SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management7.549 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.613 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Pipedrive and SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    6.7
    67 Ratings
    14% below category average
    SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    -
    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 SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    7.8
    68 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting7.719 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.268 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.516 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Pipedrive and SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    6.4
    64 Ratings
    18% below category average
    SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    -
    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 SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    6.7
    62 Ratings
    23% below category average
    SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    -
    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 SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    1.1
    5 Ratings
    149% below category average
    SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    -
    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 SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    3.6
    7 Ratings
    71% below category average
    SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation3.67 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management3.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Pipedrive and SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    8.2
    61 Ratings
    7% above category average
    SMTP Email Relay Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access8.261 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    PipedriveSMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Small Businesses
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Postmark
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Postmark
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PipedriveSMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (72 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (25 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PipedriveSMTP Email Relay Solutions
    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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    SMTP Email Relay Solutions is a great service if you are in a field where sending out bulk information, such as monthly statements to clients, invoices, or any back-to-back emails that would normally get flagged for "spam" is required.
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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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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • It allows us to send email through the secure email gateway.
    • We are able to track and scan all email communications
    • It provides a way for legacy and current applications to send out notification and mass email communications.
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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.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • As with any technology on a server, we sometimes see issues with downtime related to network changes or firewall updates.
    • It can be a challenge to work with some of our older applications when the TLS feature is used.
    • I wish there was a more direct way to reliably use SMTP for mass email sends without the fear of being blacklisted.
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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.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
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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.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    I have yet to encounter any hiccups with their services. I send a large volume of emails monthly and have yet to experience any delay in my work.
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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.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Experiment is the only way to start
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    Office 365 does use secure non-standard ports for SMTP connectivity causing a problem with older programs. SMTP Email Delivery from Exchange solves this problem by giving the network admin full control over ports and specific program connections. While we do use both Office 365 and the SMTP Email Delivery we find that a mix is needed in order to meet all expectations for our end users. The majority of our SMTP communications, for users, go through Office 365 while the majority of our applications and servers do go through the SMTP Email Delivery service.
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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.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • It's the easiest way to send mail out. No worries about complex configurations.
    • It can be finicky when used in a hybrid Office 365 environment to get the proper pathways secured and working.
    • I wish there were a better way to send out mass emails, on-site, without our domain or server IP being blacklisted.
    Incentivized
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