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
VerticalResponse
Score10 out of 10
N/A
VerticalResponse is an email campaign management software and services platform from Deluxe. In addition to providing email marketing tools, VerticalResponse offers fully managed email marketing services from campaign launch and management to reporting and analysis.
$9
per month
Pricing
Pipeline CRM
VerticalResponse
Editions & Modules
Start
$300
per year per user
Develop
$396
per year per user
Develop
$588
per year per user
Basic
$11.00
per month
Pro
$16.00
per month
Pro Plus
$196.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Pipeline CRM
VerticalResponse
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Pipeline CRM
VerticalResponse
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
Feature
Pipeline CRM
6.9
5 Ratings
13% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management
8.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Workflow management
8.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Territory management
7.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Opportunity management
8.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
4.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Contract management
5.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Quote & order management
6.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Interaction tracking
9.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management
7.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
Feature
Pipeline CRM
7.8
3 Ratings
1% above category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Case management
7.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Call center management
8.21 Ratings
00 Ratings
Help desk management
8.21 Ratings
00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
Feature
Pipeline CRM
5.0
4 Ratings
43% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Lead management
8.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email marketing
2.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
Feature
Pipeline CRM
4.5
5 Ratings
52% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Task management
3.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management
5.53 Ratings
00 Ratings
Reporting
5.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
Feature
Pipeline CRM
6.7
5 Ratings
13% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Forecasting
8.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization
5.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customizable reports
7.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
Feature
Pipeline CRM
9.5
5 Ratings
22% above category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Custom fields
10.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Custom objects
10.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Scripting environment
8.21 Ratings
00 Ratings
API for custom integration
10.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
Feature
Pipeline CRM
6.0
3 Ratings
33% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability
6.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions
6.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
Feature
Pipeline CRM
8.1
2 Ratings
8% above category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Social data
8.12 Ratings
00 Ratings
Social engagement
8.21 Ratings
00 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
Feature
Pipeline CRM
4.6
3 Ratings
48% below category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Marketing automation
2.03 Ratings
00 Ratings
Compensation management
7.31 Ratings
00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
Feature
Pipeline CRM
8.0
5 Ratings
5% above category average
VerticalResponse
-
Ratings
Mobile access
8.05 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
Feature
Pipeline CRM
-
Ratings
VerticalResponse
9.9
8 Ratings
21% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor
00 Ratings
10.07 Ratings
Dynamic content
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content
00 Ratings
10.04 Ratings
Landing pages
00 Ratings
10.04 Ratings
A/B testing
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Mobile optimization
00 Ratings
10.05 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting
00 Ratings
10.08 Ratings
List management
00 Ratings
10.08 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
Feature
Pipeline CRM
-
Ratings
VerticalResponse
10.0
9 Ratings
27% above category average
Dashboards
00 Ratings
10.09 Ratings
Standard reports
00 Ratings
10.09 Ratings
Custom reports
00 Ratings
10.06 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Pipeline CRM and VerticalResponse
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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For businesses requiring advanced email marketing features like sophisticated automation, in-depth analytics, and extensive customization, VerticalResponse might fall short due to its limited featuresVerticalResponse is ideal for small businesses or freelancers who need a simple, straightforward email marketing tool. Its ease of use and basic features make it suitable for those without extensive technical expertise in email marketing
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I love the ease of list builder because we often times have a lot of data to import. It would be simply impossible without this tool, considering the amount of customer data we have for any one given email.
We really enjoy the ease of use of the HTML wizard as well. It helps even a novice be able to make a beautiful and attention grabbing email.
The dashboard is functional and easy to find when you need with a quick search.
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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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The type face is small. Not sure if this is to avoid overwhelming the reader, but I could see this being an issue with vision-impaired people or people who don't see small print well.
Sometimes I find it takes multiple clicks to make one simple change. I wish there was a search field at the top of the screen that allowed me to jump directly to a client's entry to update it there.
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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Product is easy for both technical and non-technical people to use. A cost effective solution for sending out large number of messages. We can manage unsubscribes by individual accounts, so we can have multiple multiple accounts combined to maximize our buying power on credits. Effective API for sending/receiving data makes tool a valuable asset.
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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I truly love this product. We are moving to an all-in-one system next year and my greatest fear in doing so is how much I will miss this platform. Although we are excited for things ahead, I will always keep Vertical Response in my back pocket incase I don't love the new platform as much
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At Vertical Response the help desk associates are courteous, knowledgeable and helpful. You can tell they enjoy what they do. And clearly, they are well trained because most times, the first point of contact is able to resolve any issue you may have. There have been very few times where an associate has needed to get back to me or escalate me to a supervisor
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Basic functions and online help...we used what was needed, at the time, and will continue to explore other online trainings as our functional needs expand
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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In addition to using Vertical Response personally I also manage email marketing for clients that already use Mailchimp, Robly and Constant Contact. While most of these platforms all offer similar features I choose Vertical Response first if the client does not have a platform in place. Typically I am also teaching the client how to use this tool and the Vertical Response visual interface is very easy for me to teach a client how to navigate and create their own campaigns.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info