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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Pipeline CRM

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/AFounded 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

    Zoho Desk

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AZoho Support is a Saas help desk / ticketing system aimed at SMBs. I competes most often with Zendesk, and Desk.com.

    $9

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Pipeline CRMZoho Desk
    Editions & Modules
    Start
    $300
    per year per user
    Develop
    $396
    per year per user
    Develop
    $588
    per year per user
    Free
    $0
    Express
    $9
    per month per user
    Standard
    $20
    per month per user
    Professional
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $50
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Pipeline CRMZoho Desk
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for yearly billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Pipeline CRMZoho Desk
    Considered Both Products
    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    Pipeline CRMZoho Desk
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    6.9
    5 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)4.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management5.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Case management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    43% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing2.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    4.5
    5 Ratings
    52% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Task management3.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management5.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting5.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    6.7
    5 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization5.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Social data8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    4.6
    3 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation2.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Desk
    8.5
    5 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Desk
    9.8
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Pipeline CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Desk
    6.6
    5 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings6.83 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings5.44 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Pipeline CRMZoho Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    8.8
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (11 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Pipeline CRMZoho Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Pipeline CRM 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
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Zoho Desk is a great customer service tool. It is very easy to track the ability to receive tickets and send responses in Zoho Desk. There are lots of options for customization. The knowledge base feature is very extensive and powerful. It makes creating internal and external FAQs easy.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Pipeline CRM 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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    Zoho
    • It provides a simple widget code with a few clicks once you decide to integrate it with your website or application.
    • There is a very user friendly dedicated mobile application for Zoho Desk for Android and IOS devices.
    • You can easily track all of your tickets and agents from the dashboard interface.
    • You can insert tags with each ticket to group them into specific categories for analysis and troubleshooting.
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    Cons
    Pipeline CRM 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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    Zoho
    • The biggest drawback that I am facing while using the platform is that their ticketing system is not that great [in my opinion]. It does not give us the option to add sales tax and other charges in the invoices which leads to a big problem for us.
    • [I feel] its customer support needs improvement.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Pipeline CRM 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
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Pipeline CRM 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
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    I give [Zoho Desk] [an] overall usability score of 9. This is partly due to the search functionality needs improvement. There are several times where I am left unable to find a ticket and have to generate a new one. I am hoping in the future that they will make some changes!
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    Support Rating
    Pipeline CRM 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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    Zoho
    As Zoho Support is based in a different timezone to ours it can be an issue that we cannot get an immediate response to an issue. But I will say that once their Support is in the office they are fairly good to respond. they have resolved almost all issues I have told them about, but Zoho have also made system changes and not communicated these beforehand which means we are faced with something new and cannot get support on this until their support team is in the office
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    Alternatives Considered
    Pipeline CRM 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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    Zoho
    We selected Zoho Desk as we needed a platform that was going to allow the business to grow through both usage and staffing numbers. We wanted something cost-effective but still offered standard features in an effective cloud-delivered solution but would still allow customization by our internal dev team, to derive better value from the service where it natively didn't do what we needed it to. FreeAgent was okay for a while, but Zoho Desk has allowed a vast improvement in our service offering to end customers.
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    Return on Investment
    Pipeline CRM 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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    Zoho
    • Zoho Desk has created an organised sytem of support which alows me to help my customers more efficiently.
    • By saving resolutions as articles, Zoho Desk has provided a training resource for current customers and support staff as part of solving problems.
    • All new customers become part of a database of customers who continue to receive support and education from forums created by the articles and customer questions.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Pipeline CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Pipeline CRM main dashboardScreenshot of a Kanban viewScreenshot of a lead list viewScreenshot of the Pipeline CRM Help Center and Resources

    Zoho Desk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Log and monitor phone conversations, convert them into new tickets, or attach them to existing ones. Convert social media interactions and live chat into tickets at the click of a button.Screenshot of Bring a Help Center directly into a website to strengthen self-service. Chat with Zia, an AI-powered conversation assistant. Customers can chat with Zia right from a mobile app or website. Zia processes their questions and suggests appropriate solutions from the Knowledge Base.Screenshot of With advanced process automation, internal processes can be setup within the help desk, implement them automatically, and make sure that all processes are followed precisely.Screenshot of Instant responses for instant happiness. Respond to customers the minute they reach out with Zoho Desk's embeddable chat widget. Customers can get in touch with agents instantly, right from the Help Center, so agents can respond and help them find answers faster.Screenshot of Monitor a team's performance, customize and schedule reports. Custom dashboards can be created.Screenshot of Zia brings together predictions across anomalies, sentiment, trending ticket tags, and more into a common dashboard for decision-makers to consume. They can drill down further into the details from the same dashboard to investigate further.