Pipeliner CRM vs. Sage CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Pipeliner CRM
Score 8.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Pipeliner CRM is a sales enablement tool focusing on pipeline management, sales processes, and analytics designed to empower sales professionals. Pipeliner CRM provides a visual sales process, profiles, and charts, all of which aim to help users take the right actions with their buyers and even helps identify key contacts within an organization. Pipeliner CRM Cloud is the latest addition to a product line that already includes Pipeliner CRM Hybrid, an…
$65
Sage CRM
Score 7.6 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Sage CRM is an SMB-oriented CRM platform offered in both SaaS and on-premise editions. Unlike the Sage SalesLogix product, the SaaS version is a true multi-tenant offering. The platform offers excellent integration with Sage ERP and accounting products. It is also a good global solution and is available in many languages and is used by over 12,000 customers worldwide, with many customers in Europe.
$33
per month
Pricing
Pipeliner CRMSage CRM
Editions & Modules
STARTER - Basic sales management, tracking and collaboration
$65.00 per user per month
STARTER - Basic sales management, tracking and collaboration
$65 per user per month
BUSINESS - Full CRM functionality, customization and unique productivity features.
$85 per user per month
BUSINESS - Full CRM functionality, customization and unique productivity features.
$85 per user per month
ENTERPRISE - Full CRM functionality with advanced reporting, customization and services.
$115 per user per month
ENTERPRISE - Full CRM functionality with advanced reporting, customization and services.
$115 per user per month
UNLIMITED - Full CRM functionality with advanced reporting, customization and services.
$150 per user per month
UNLIMITED - Advanced CRM functionality including advanced features
$150 per user per month
Sage CRM (cloud)
$45
Per User per Month
Sage CRM (on premise)
Lifetime License per Seat
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Pipeliner CRMSage CRM
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsTiered pricing is available for multiple users.
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Features
Pipeliner CRMSage CRM
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Pipeliner CRM
9.0
18 Ratings
16% above category average
Sage CRM
8.8
17 Ratings
14% above category average
Customer data management / contact management8.218 Ratings9.017 Ratings
Workflow management8.818 Ratings8.616 Ratings
Territory management8.916 Ratings8.517 Ratings
Opportunity management9.018 Ratings8.917 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.617 Ratings9.016 Ratings
Contract management8.816 Ratings8.514 Ratings
Quote & order management9.62 Ratings9.016 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.917 Ratings9.216 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.014 Ratings8.716 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Pipeliner CRM
9.3
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Sage CRM
8.1
16 Ratings
8% above category average
Case management9.11 Ratings8.016 Ratings
Call center management9.11 Ratings8.215 Ratings
Help desk management9.62 Ratings8.214 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Pipeliner CRM
8.6
19 Ratings
13% above category average
Sage CRM
8.7
16 Ratings
14% above category average
Lead management8.919 Ratings8.816 Ratings
Email marketing8.22 Ratings8.715 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Pipeliner CRM
8.8
19 Ratings
15% above category average
Sage CRM
9.0
17 Ratings
17% above category average
Task management8.319 Ratings9.016 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management9.11 Ratings9.015 Ratings
Reporting9.018 Ratings9.113 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Pipeliner CRM
8.3
19 Ratings
9% above category average
Sage CRM
8.6
17 Ratings
12% above category average
Forecasting9.019 Ratings8.716 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.319 Ratings8.416 Ratings
Customizable reports7.519 Ratings8.717 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Pipeliner CRM
8.3
19 Ratings
9% above category average
Sage CRM
8.6
17 Ratings
13% above category average
Custom fields8.219 Ratings8.517 Ratings
Custom objects8.018 Ratings8.516 Ratings
Scripting environment9.11 Ratings9.016 Ratings
API for custom integration8.117 Ratings8.314 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Pipeliner CRM
8.2
18 Ratings
1% below category average
Sage CRM
8.7
17 Ratings
5% above category average
Single sign-on capability8.317 Ratings8.717 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.218 Ratings8.813 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Pipeliner CRM
8.4
17 Ratings
14% above category average
Sage CRM
9.4
13 Ratings
25% above category average
Social data8.017 Ratings9.513 Ratings
Social engagement8.717 Ratings9.313 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Pipeliner CRM
8.5
17 Ratings
17% above category average
Sage CRM
9.0
14 Ratings
23% above category average
Marketing automation7.917 Ratings9.114 Ratings
Compensation management9.11 Ratings8.912 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Pipeliner CRM
8.2
17 Ratings
9% above category average
Sage CRM
7.8
16 Ratings
4% above category average
Mobile access8.217 Ratings7.816 Ratings
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User Ratings
Pipeliner CRMSage CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(20 ratings)
8.9
(28 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(1 ratings)
5.1
(11 ratings)
Usability
9.7
(10 ratings)
8.9
(11 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(10 ratings)
7.9
(8 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Pipeliner CRMSage CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
Pipelinersales
Pipeliner CRM is very flexible, easy to work with, data capturing is at [its] best, its integration to other major software’s and it aids in the monitoring of the core work process. One distinctive feature is it is very easy to learn without extensive training. This really helps in the [execution] of the task in our organization.
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Sage
as it is a very flexible software that can be adapted to any business model, other functions human resource management, manufacturing and supply chain planning, all these functions are housed in a highly technological interface. I liked this system because it made automating accounts payable so much easier.the control of the basic accounting of any type of company
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Pros
Pipelinersales
  • Clear and easy visualisation of Sales Process
  • Great capability in reporting both in-app with 'filter' and reporting module built-in is easy to use
  • Reporting into pivot table is also easy and very useful
  • Mobile app has always been very good and easy to use since 2015
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Sage
  • When in client profile, it is very intuitive, allowing you to easily transcribe notes in the clients profile.
  • Sage allows 3rd party plugins, so if you utilize a particular phone services or would like to import something as simple as google drive, its compatible.
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Cons
Pipelinersales
  • The product development team at Pipeliner CRM always seems to be a step or two ahead of what I'm experiencing. Therefore they've already addressed improvements I could have suggested. They are really in touch with their users and overall user experience.
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Sage
  • Reliance on Apache Tomcat causes a lot of headaches. There are common issues trying to start up the server, resulting from Apache Tomcat misconfigurations, or Java. Some forum posts on Sage City address common issues, but digging into server logs seems to be an often occurrence.
  • Support is somewhat lacking, less user install base means error messages are sometimes hard to find quick answers for. Most of the knowledge found on the internet is in the Sage City forum.
  • Integration with Microsoft 365 causes you to have to turn off some security features. This will result in your 365 tenants running lower security standards than recommended, it may put you at risk for targeted attacks.
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Likelihood to Renew
Pipelinersales
Currently the company is using the Pipeliner CRM because we believe it is a tool that puts the customer as the main focus of business processes in order to understand and anticipate their needs, and then serve them in the best way.
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Sage
There are really no other words to say, it is a very easy to use application that is more straightforward and has provided better results with the bulk of features that appeal to a very broad amount of users. There may be other CRM platforms out there that are more prevalent, but I have found them to be much more clunky and less intuitive than Sage CRM.
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Usability
Pipelinersales
I gave that rating level because it reflects both my satisfaction and expectations about PipelinerCRM.Plus, the adoption rate of this software. I mean the usability rate is very low. It just takes, for learning, a couple of hours less than three days roughly. Return on time investment is low also.
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Sage
Excellent integration with the most important social networks (LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) to get leads. The mobile app is quite useful for speeding up the tasks at hand and not relying on the computer or being in the office to get them done.
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Performance
Pipelinersales
No answers on this topic
Sage
Sage works very quickly based on the network you are using it on. It is internet based so if your network is slow, it will perform slowly. Reports seem to run reasonably fast, if there is too much information it is trying to populate that could slow it down a little. When Sage CRM is integrated with a Sage ERP product it doesn't tend to slow down either system at all
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Support Rating
Pipelinersales
The support from Pipeliner CRM is superb; they have instant customer support and they are on time. They also give enough knowledge of sales and other material for the knowledge. They also have AI in the support by talking with customer support directly from the web or app and so on.
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Sage
Support team is really slow and they need to work on this really. Sometimes it takes days to resolve a simple query and there is no way to get it expedited. Rest the product is is amazing but the team should look into the costumer support and get it working
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In-Person Training
Pipelinersales
No answers on this topic
Sage
Most training would come after a upgrade. Otherwise we would self teach new employees. Training was with a Sage Software partner SWK technologies.
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Implementation Rating
Pipelinersales
No answers on this topic
Sage
The implementation and upgrades were rather quick and straight forward. Attempting to link Sage CRM with Sage 100 ERP however was a nightmare and will be avoided by us in the future due to numerous issues.
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Alternatives Considered
Pipelinersales
The most important reason for selecting pipeliner CRM:-exceptional user engagement through its sales-friendly interface. With its uniform navigation and visual approach, users can learn the system quickly. Users can easily customize what they see to make the system their own. Best user interface & fast to learn.
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Sage
Whilst SAGE CRM was selected around 10 years ago and we became a partner, the main contenders would have been at the time Sales Logix and MS CRM 4.0. However, we had extensive experience of the mid-market CRM's and decided on SAGE CRM since it had a clean, easy to understand interface and importantly offered both workflow automation and Self Service capability, all of which across both the Case and Sales and Marketing functionality was seamless and saved time. As it was pure browser based, access was from anywhere we wanted. In my view, SAGE CRM still stacks up well against all the other mid-market CRM systems and offers good value for money, but more importantly, it is an easy to operate and customisable solution which user like. Again, we can teach administration users very quickly to support and customise themselves since the admin. function are clear as well.
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Return on Investment
Pipelinersales
  • As a VisualCRM tool, our clients sales teams seem to accelerate their deal closes.
  • The visual tools allow those "no good deals" to be spotted and resource usage limited.
  • A great tool to manage those "pipelines" within the company. A pipe is really a series of actions that constitute a planned result.
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Sage
  • It is very affordable in pricing, compared to competitors
  • Lead management and convertion into prospects is also a very easy process
  • Lead capture from web pages should be available, and better ways to capture leads from tradeshows by uploading directly from scanned business cards
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ScreenShots

Pipeliner CRM Screenshots

Screenshot of Pipeliner CRM — A sales enablement tool focused  on pipeline management, sales process & analytics.Screenshot of Can be used with email such as MS Outlook, gmailScreenshot of The pipeline view, to review and forecast sales, manage revenue risk, collaborate with a sales teamScreenshot of Pipeliner CRM opportunity viewScreenshot of Analytics: analyse win/loss rates, review sales person/team/territory performance, set key sales metrics & goals, leading & lagging indicatorsScreenshot of Visual Sales Tool: designed to cut through the noise, focuses on high value activities, everything in one place (no need for multiple tools)