Pipeline CRM vs. SAP Sales Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Pipeline CRM
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Founded 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
SAP Sales Cloud
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
SAP Sales Cloud (formerly SAP Cloud for Sales) is a cloud sales application with sales automation, enterprise resource planning (ERP) integration, and collaboration capabilities.N/A
Pricing
Pipeline CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Editions & Modules
Start
$300
per year per user
Develop
$396
per year per user
Develop
$588
per year per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Pipeline CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Pipeline CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Pipeline CRM
6.9
5 Ratings
14% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.3
54 Ratings
5% above category average
Customer data management / contact management8.05 Ratings8.953 Ratings
Workflow management8.05 Ratings8.254 Ratings
Territory management7.04 Ratings8.346 Ratings
Opportunity management8.05 Ratings8.550 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)4.05 Ratings7.847 Ratings
Contract management5.05 Ratings8.048 Ratings
Quote & order management6.03 Ratings8.147 Ratings
Interaction tracking9.05 Ratings9.348 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management7.04 Ratings7.948 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Pipeline CRM
7.8
3 Ratings
1% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.7
43 Ratings
0% below category average
Case management7.03 Ratings7.341 Ratings
Call center management8.21 Ratings8.141 Ratings
Help desk management8.21 Ratings7.840 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Pipeline CRM
5.0
4 Ratings
44% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.0
43 Ratings
2% above category average
Lead management8.04 Ratings7.943 Ratings
Email marketing2.02 Ratings8.236 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Pipeline CRM
4.5
5 Ratings
53% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
48 Ratings
6% above category average
Task management3.04 Ratings8.743 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management5.53 Ratings7.639 Ratings
Reporting5.03 Ratings8.241 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Pipeline CRM
6.7
5 Ratings
14% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.8
51 Ratings
1% above category average
Forecasting8.03 Ratings7.445 Ratings
Pipeline visualization5.05 Ratings8.144 Ratings
Customizable reports7.05 Ratings7.950 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Pipeline CRM
9.5
5 Ratings
20% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.0
51 Ratings
2% above category average
Custom fields10.05 Ratings8.351 Ratings
Custom objects10.05 Ratings7.449 Ratings
Scripting environment8.21 Ratings7.744 Ratings
API for custom integration10.05 Ratings8.444 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Pipeline CRM
6.0
3 Ratings
34% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.6
52 Ratings
2% above category average
Single sign-on capability6.02 Ratings8.851 Ratings
Role-based user permissions6.02 Ratings8.447 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Pipeline CRM
8.1
2 Ratings
8% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.1
30 Ratings
8% above category average
Social data8.12 Ratings8.330 Ratings
Social engagement8.21 Ratings8.029 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Pipeline CRM
4.6
3 Ratings
47% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.3
42 Ratings
12% above category average
Marketing automation2.03 Ratings8.539 Ratings
Compensation management7.31 Ratings8.031 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Pipeline CRM
8.0
5 Ratings
5% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.3
43 Ratings
4% below category average
Mobile access8.05 Ratings7.343 Ratings
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User Ratings
Pipeline CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(6 ratings)
8.6
(64 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.5
(7 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(14 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(24 ratings)
User Testimonials
Pipeline CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
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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SAP
It Instantly accesses the actual analytical data. What I like the most is the great possibility to manage the marketing expenditure or all the marketing tasks under the tool. Everything works particularly well because the front end is always very clearly structured and you always have a glimpse. However, complexity can be reduced in upcoming versions.
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Pros
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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SAP
  • The platform makes it easy to monitor progress and generate and view reports, which helps us better understand the data we've gathered.
  • Case management from beginning to end is excellent, and the mobile application is incredible but somewhat limited in functionality, although it is well worth using.
  • Intuitive and easy to use, it is possible to manage multiple emails and establish a pattern for automated responses.
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Cons
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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SAP
  • Their customer support is very difficult to reach out to - there needs to be a better option to chat with customer support than to constantly be transferred to different departments.
  • The help pages could be more informational and user friendly.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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SAP
I know what SAP CRM can do in the future. We are very happy with the product and think it is a great choice for both SAP ERP users and even those who do not use other SAP products. We have both Salesforce and SAP CRM, and we feel that Salesforce is a good product for a few years, but SAP CRM is a more fully-featured product and is a better choice for complex organizations capable of running installed software of this complexity. It is often just a question of budget.
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Usability
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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SAP
Using SAP CRM can help boost productivity, efficiency, and marketing strategy. Improvements are needed to make the architecture more user-friendly. Training is required, which is never easy when a new employee joins. It's not just for a single domain but for multiple threads that run simultaneously in companies.
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Reliability and Availability
PipelineDeals
No answers on this topic
SAP
Product was mostly available. A couple accessibility issues did exist when sending API calls, and there was either no response, or a delayed response.
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Support Rating
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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SAP
I never asked for support from SAP people and it was just our internal colleagues who were trained for this. Not sure if there is an option for them to help us in case of day-to-day issues we might face. I wish they had a better UI which would need lesser support.
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Online Training
PipelineDeals
No answers on this topic
SAP
Training was mostly completed over a couple conference calls, and reading the API documentation. Our developers were able to implement quickly after reading the documentation.
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Implementation Rating
PipelineDeals
No answers on this topic
SAP
The API documentation is good. Development team was able to implement in under two weeks, and normally we were told it was a 12-14 week process.
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Alternatives Considered
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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SAP
The main reason we decided to change the service is that the one we had previously had flaws in some of its functionalities such as sending email marketing and that is why we decided to make a change and adopt a new service to eliminate any persistent problems. Before acquiring "SAP CRM", we first evaluated all its functionalities and it seemed like a very good alternative since it has everything we need to address various job roles within our company.
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Scalability
PipelineDeals
No answers on this topic
SAP
The platform is simple to use in many departments, and performance can be monitored effectively. The majority of channels have been digitalized, which has boosted output and enhanced consumer experiences. The majority of applications from different departments have been integrated with the ERP system, which has improved teamwork and standardized processes. Sales representatives may go deeper and give potential customers the most helpful information by monitoring performance.
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Return on Investment
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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SAP
  • Fast user adoption due to easy of use web based user interface compared to traditional SAP transaction codes.
  • Streamlining of business processing due to consolidation of functionality within SAP Sales Cloud screens.
  • Lower cost of integration to SAP ERP ECC or S/4HANA using prebuilt seamless connectors.
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