InsideSales Playbooks vs. Pipedrive

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
InsideSales Playbooks
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
InsideSales Playbooks (formerly XANT Playbooks) aims to help SDRs and AEs quickly build closeable pipeline, by helping salespeople get a hold of more of the right people. InsideSales.com uses their A.I.-platform called Neuralytics to target likely buyers combined with their cadence engine to help sales reps consistently engage all of their prospects in a personalized way. Just like Waze from Google helps drivers get to their destination quickly based on the data from other drivers,…N/A
Pipedrive
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Pipedrive is a customer relationship management (CRM) software built to help small teams to drive sales.
$24
per month
Pricing
InsideSales PlaybooksPipedrive
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Essential
$14
per month (billed annually)
Advanced
$29
per month (billed annually)
Professional
$49
per month (billed annually)
Power
$64
per month (billed annually)
Enterprise
$99
per month (billed annually)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
InsideSales PlaybooksPipedrive
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsMonthly plans are available. The Essentials monthly plan at $24 per month.
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Community Pulse
InsideSales PlaybooksPipedrive
Top Pros
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Features
InsideSales PlaybooksPipedrive
Sales Force Automation
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InsideSales Playbooks
-
Ratings
Pipedrive
6.3
59 Ratings
20% below category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings6.515 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings7.812 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings6.68 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings8.857 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.355 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings3.09 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings5.17 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings7.113 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings4.39 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
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InsideSales Playbooks
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Ratings
Pipedrive
2.9
7 Ratings
89% below category average
Case management00 Ratings4.76 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings3.16 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
InsideSales Playbooks
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Ratings
Pipedrive
8.5
40 Ratings
12% above category average
Lead management00 Ratings8.440 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
InsideSales Playbooks
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Ratings
Pipedrive
7.1
58 Ratings
7% below category average
Task management00 Ratings9.055 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings4.15 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.254 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
InsideSales Playbooks
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Ratings
Pipedrive
5.1
60 Ratings
40% below category average
Forecasting00 Ratings5.111 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.660 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings1.78 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
InsideSales Playbooks
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Ratings
Pipedrive
6.1
56 Ratings
22% below category average
Custom fields00 Ratings7.256 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings7.746 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings1.04 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.539 Ratings
Security
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InsideSales Playbooks
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Ratings
Pipedrive
7.3
54 Ratings
13% below category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings6.112 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.552 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
InsideSales Playbooks
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Ratings
Pipedrive
1.1
5 Ratings
147% below category average
Social data00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings1.15 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
InsideSales Playbooks
-
Ratings
Pipedrive
3.6
7 Ratings
66% below category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings3.67 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings3.54 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
InsideSales Playbooks
-
Ratings
Pipedrive
8.2
53 Ratings
9% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings8.253 Ratings
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User Ratings
InsideSales PlaybooksPipedrive
Likelihood to Recommend
1.3
(127 ratings)
8.9
(63 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
3.3
(101 ratings)
8.9
(16 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(15 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
InsideSales PlaybooksPipedrive
Likelihood to Recommend
Aurea
It is well suited for any sales department, to try to get ahold of the person you are trying to get ahold of. Playbooks has increased the number of decision makers that I can get ahold of on a day to day basis. This tool would probably be less suited for people that do not have calls to make outside of the company.
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Pipedrive Inc.
Pipedrive's lead management features are top-notch, particularly the ability to automate email correspondence and receive alerts when necessary. It has an excellent pipeline, opportunity management, and sales automation without coding: —Exceptional cost-effectiveness. —User-friendliness. —Usability. —Top-notch search filter. However, its speed could be increased because adding new actions requires numerous taps and swipes.
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Pros
Aurea
  • Playbooks does a great job of letting reps know when phone numbers are not a working number.
  • Playbooks does a great job being able to be tailored to your specific organization or business.
  • Playbooks does a great job of having a very friendly user experience.
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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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Cons
Aurea
  • The ability to filter specific plays or pieces of information so that it's more user-friendly for the overall organization. Essentially, more room to customize the organization of accounts and how you're working them.
  • The initial onboarding process of accounts results in high levels of tasks - the ability to break these down in an easier way to help with time management would be helpful.
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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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Likelihood to Renew
Aurea
No answers on this topic
Pipedrive Inc.
-2 for Its cost and +8 for the need of tracking of leads and monitoring of team.
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Usability
Aurea
It only took a day to get comfortable with Playbooks. The ease of use and overall usability is fantastic in the sense that it's pretty straightforward once you get enough repetitions in the tool. I also like all of the videos and resources available if support is needed
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Pipedrive Inc.
There is a learning curve that caused a slow adoption but overall the UI looks great and the support is helpful when there is an issue that you need to be addressed. The marketplace integrations (developed by Pipedrive) could definitely use some work as they're not as seamless as we'd hoped for!
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Support Rating
Aurea
No answers on this topic
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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Implementation Rating
Aurea
No answers on this topic
Pipedrive Inc.
Experiment is the only way to start
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Alternatives Considered
Aurea
The Insidesales Playbooks is by far more intuitive and organized than other programs I have used in the past. Unfortunately I have not had experience with other products that are available out there. I would hope we will see more improvements from the ISDC tool as we all use it more and provide feedback
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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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Return on Investment
Aurea
  • 100's of hours back in our week due to Salesforce Integration!
  • We have more clients answering the phone due to creative caller ID solutions.
  • We can standardize our messaging by partnering with Marketing to help build plays and auto-enroll certain contacts based on messaging.
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Pipedrive Inc.
  • Pipedrive has had an extremely positive impact on our overall business objectives. More specifically, the return on investment has been magnified by the fact that it is fairly inexpensive.
  • I can recall 2-3 conversations which prompted my boss and myself to note how convenient Pipedrive is.
  • Like most companies, it can often feel like we are spinning many plates at once. Even when our team is not able to connect in person every day, our projects are capable of progressing. Pipedrive has allowed us to press forward where we (normally) would have lacked the communication necessary in doing so.
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ScreenShots

InsideSales Playbooks Screenshots

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Pipedrive Screenshots

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