Sage CRM vs. SAP Sales Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
SAP Sales Cloud
Score 8.2 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
Sage CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Editions & Modules
Sage CRM (cloud)
$45
Per User per Month
Sage CRM (on premise)
Lifetime License per Seat
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sage CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsTiered pricing is available for multiple users.
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Features
Sage CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
8.8
17 Ratings
14% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.9
101 Ratings
3% above category average
Customer data management / contact management9.017 Ratings8.399 Ratings
Workflow management8.616 Ratings8.299 Ratings
Territory management8.517 Ratings8.287 Ratings
Opportunity management8.917 Ratings8.695 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.016 Ratings8.192 Ratings
Contract management8.514 Ratings7.394 Ratings
Quote & order management9.016 Ratings7.991 Ratings
Interaction tracking9.216 Ratings8.294 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management8.716 Ratings6.792 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
8.1
16 Ratings
8% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.3
85 Ratings
3% below category average
Case management8.016 Ratings6.382 Ratings
Call center management8.215 Ratings7.777 Ratings
Help desk management8.214 Ratings7.978 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
8.7
16 Ratings
14% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.5
89 Ratings
1% below category average
Lead management8.816 Ratings7.388 Ratings
Email marketing8.715 Ratings7.878 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
9.0
17 Ratings
17% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.3
95 Ratings
4% below category average
Task management9.016 Ratings7.691 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management9.015 Ratings6.978 Ratings
Reporting9.113 Ratings7.386 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
8.6
17 Ratings
12% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.4
95 Ratings
3% below category average
Forecasting8.716 Ratings7.488 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.416 Ratings6.889 Ratings
Customizable reports8.717 Ratings8.092 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
8.6
17 Ratings
13% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.6
92 Ratings
0% above category average
Custom fields8.517 Ratings7.992 Ratings
Custom objects8.516 Ratings7.489 Ratings
Scripting environment9.016 Ratings8.080 Ratings
API for custom integration8.314 Ratings7.383 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
8.7
17 Ratings
5% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.6
96 Ratings
3% above category average
Single sign-on capability8.717 Ratings9.092 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.813 Ratings8.290 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
9.4
13 Ratings
25% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.4
67 Ratings
2% above category average
Social data9.513 Ratings8.067 Ratings
Social engagement9.313 Ratings6.965 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
9.0
14 Ratings
23% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.1
82 Ratings
12% above category average
Marketing automation9.114 Ratings8.078 Ratings
Compensation management8.912 Ratings8.366 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
7.8
16 Ratings
4% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
82 Ratings
9% above category average
Mobile access7.816 Ratings8.282 Ratings
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User Ratings
Sage CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(28 ratings)
8.5
(112 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
5.1
(11 ratings)
9.0
(7 ratings)
Usability
8.9
(11 ratings)
6.8
(7 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.9
(8 ratings)
8.8
(10 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(72 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sage CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
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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SAP
SAP Sales CLoud is not useful in cases where it needs zero downtime upgrades or new monthly releases or micro frontends.Although it is great for any cloud deployments, provides a unified view for the customers. Helps in AI insights recommendations and analytics. It is also optimised for mobile . It is robust and a highly scalable cloud plaform
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Pros
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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SAP
  • Help sales teams decide based on relevant data
  • Provide a framework to guide sales teams on activities such as status updates, customer success, sales qualification, etc
  • Reduce manual work by predictive analysis, that is, by understanding when a template can be helpful, updating a manager on a finished task, etc
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Cons
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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SAP
  • One area of concern is the many data silos that are present within SAP sales cloud
  • While creating filters for accessing sales lead reports, the accuracy is missing sometimes.
  • The product is quite vast and a lot more learning material and knowledge base documents are required.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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SAP
SAP sales enables organizations to manage their sales activities, such as inquiries, quotations, orders, deliveries, billing, and payments. Also integrates with other SAP modules, such as finance, logistics, and marketing, to provide a comprehensive solution for managing the entire sales cycle. thats makes SAP a good choice
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Usability
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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SAP
In short, SAP CRM is a complete service that will help improve marketing strategy and productivity. It covers various topics, from big data analytics to resource management and housing sales data. SAP CRM has a long list of features and can do them all.
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Reliability and Availability
Sage
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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Performance
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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SAP
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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SAP
SAP's customer service is quick and efficient, with a response time of fewer than some minutes. In either case, you'll get instant help from the vendor or online forums. In addition, the vendor provides excellent global support for this tool. Like Salesforce, SugarCRM, etc., it's probably fine as a standalone CRM option.
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In-Person Training
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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SAP
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Sage
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
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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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
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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SAP
We went with SAP Sales Cloud over Oracle Sales Cloud because it just clicks better with our way of doing things. SAP is like the superhero of sales software – it plays super well with all our other systems, grows with us as we get bigger, and gives us really smart insights into our sales. Plus, it's easy for our team to use, and we can tweak it to fit exactly how we work. While Oracle is good, SAP is like the perfect fit for our sales superhero team.
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Scalability
Sage
No answers on this topic
SAP
As a cloud-based solution, SAP Sales Cloud provides the flexibility to scale resources based on demand. Organizations can easily adjust their usage and storage requirements without the need for significant infrastructure changes. SAP Sales Cloud is designed to integrate seamlessly with other SAP solutions, such as ERP systems and marketing automation tools. This integration ensures a cohesive ecosystem across various business functions, contributing to overall scalability.
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Return on Investment
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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SAP
  • Positive Impact: SAP Sales Cloud can lead to increased sales efficiency by automating manual tasks, streamlining workflows, and providing real-time access to customer data. This can result in sales teams spending more time on revenue-generating activities.
  • Negative Impact: The initial costs associated with implementing SAP Sales Cloud, including licensing, customization, and training, can be significant. If not managed properly, this may impact the short-term financials and the expected payback period.
  • Negative Impact: The comprehensive features of SAP Sales Cloud might result in a steeper learning curve for users. If not addressed through adequate training and change management, this complexity can temporarily impact productivity.
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