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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sage CRM

    Score8.9 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 Customer Data Solutions

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AThe SAP Customer Data Cloud, based on Gigya (acquired by SAP in 2017) is a product suite that allows users to identify consumers, business customers, or partners across devices and channels to drive registrations and engagement; manage access, permission, and consent; and transform data into unified customer profiles.N/A
    Pricing
    Sage CRMSAP Customer Data Solutions
    Editions & Modules
    Sage CRM (cloud)
    $45
    Per User per Month
    Sage CRM (on premise)
    $0
    Lifetime License per Seat
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    Pricing Offerings
    Sage CRMSAP Customer Data Solutions
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    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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    Sage CRMSAP Customer Data Solutions
    Considered Both Products
    Sage
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    98%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    44 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    51 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    37 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    39 Answers
    Features
    Sage CRMSAP Customer Data Solutions
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    8.8
    17 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.616 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management8.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management8.614 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking9.216 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management8.716 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    8.1
    16 Ratings
    5% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Case management8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management8.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management8.214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    8.7
    16 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management8.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing8.715 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    9.0
    17 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Task management9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management9.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting9.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    8.6
    17 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting8.716 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports8.717 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    8.6
    17 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields8.517 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects8.516 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment9.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.314 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    8.7
    17 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.717 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.813 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    9.4
    13 Ratings
    22% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Social data9.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement9.313 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    9.0
    14 Ratings
    18% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation9.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management8.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    2% above category average
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access7.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag Management
    Comparison of Tag Management features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    7.8
    27 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Tag library00 Ratings7.826 Ratings
    Tag variable mapping00 Ratings7.824 Ratings
    Ease of writing custom tags00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Rules-driven tag execution00 Ratings7.825 Ratings
    Tag performance monitoring00 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    Page load times00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
    Mobile app tagging00 Ratings7.524 Ratings
    Library of JavaScript extensions00 Ratings7.623 Ratings
    Audience Segmentation & Targeting
    Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    7.5
    28 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Standard visitor segmentation00 Ratings8.028 Ratings
    Behavioral visitor segmentation00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
    Traffic allocation control00 Ratings4.227 Ratings
    Website personalization00 Ratings9.926 Ratings
    Customer Data Management
    Comparison of Customer Data Management features of Sage CRM and SAP Customer Data Solutions
    Feature
    Sage CRM
    -
    Ratings
    SAP Customer Data Solutions
    6.4
    29 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Account Scoring00 Ratings8.027 Ratings
    Customer Data Governance00 Ratings8.928 Ratings
    Data Connectors00 Ratings4.329 Ratings
    Data Enhancement00 Ratings5.229 Ratings
    Data Ingestion00 Ratings6.129 Ratings
    Data Storage00 Ratings2.529 Ratings
    Data Visibility00 Ratings8.029 Ratings
    Event Data00 Ratings6.127 Ratings
    Identity Resolution00 Ratings8.927 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Sage CRMSAP Customer Data Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (28 ratings)
    9.0
    (58 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    5.1
    (11 ratings)
    9.5
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (57 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.9
    (8 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (7 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sage CRMSAP Customer Data Solutions
    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
    It's best suited for business business to turn digital interaction in to richer and high value and experience that reach across computing platform also it offers a holistic and integrated approach to managing customer data and enhancing and personalized experience.it also draw actionable insights.because it offers wide range of products . perfect customer insight data solutions
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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
    • SAP's Customer Data Solutions provide a comprehensive customer view by collecting detailed data, including age, web activity, and buying history.
    • The software's strong analytics features give valuable information about how customers use content and products, so we can enhance our strategies.
    • SAP Customer Data Solutions offers insights to create specific marketing campaigns that sort audiences by preferences, browsing, and purchase behavior.
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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
    • I find the interface a bit complex and challenging to navigate. I remember having difficultly grasping it completely especially when I was new to the system. Simplifying the user experience would make it more accessible for everyone, making tasks quicker and more intuitive.
    • integrating it seamlessly with other software and platforms could enhance its functionality. I would really really love an integration between BenchMark email marketing tool.
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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
    On the whole I am really impressed with SAP Customer Data Solutions and would highly recommend that other professionals look at this software to enhance their B2C and B2B sales
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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
    We mostly work with the API which is of very good quality and is well documented.However, some of our success is also due to having very talented developers on staff, and also understanding advanced gamification design. The tool supports a talented team! It won't actually do everything for you automatically.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    The platform pulls data from multiple sources, cleaning, and restructuring it allowing us to expand our growth opportunities by providing highly tailored suggestions on each page for our visitors which made it tremendously simple for us to provide rich and customized experiences to our visitors in the best way possible.
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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
    There are some latency issues. The 24 hour caching problem mentioned earlier is a problem. Sometimes the Gigya system makes two calls instead of a single call if we go directly to the social platform. For this reason, it's sometimes more efficient to go direct rather than use Gigya.
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    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
    We have had multiple instances of help from Gigya to get our custom implementation working, including detailed technical assistance to a third party. We have found Gigya to be thorough and timely in their responses to all queries, which are consistently excellent.
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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
    because it was made directly in the company
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    Online Training
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    They trained me in a train the trainer model. I then trained the internal team. Total training was about two hours, with an additional two hours for system setup.
    Training was maybe a little thin, but the system was fairly easy to learn and this wasn't really a problem.
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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
    There was a bit of a learning curve in the beginning, and perhaps we were unclear on some of our requirements. Once they figured out what we wanted though, things went pretty smoothly. Just some minor hiccups in the beginning
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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
    Resources and specialized IT personnel is needed for the effective administration and deployment of Informatica Customer 360. This resource-intensive for smaller organizations. Although Informatica has the ability to integrate, the process of setting up and establishing these integrations can be difficult and may call for programming experience.
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    Scalability
    Sage
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    because the platform actually allows you to scale at any time if designed following best practices
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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
    • Having a single, stremlined point of entry for the customers improves the overall customer experience
    • By the same reason, maintenance costs are reduced because interventions focus on a single object
    • It's versatile in its integration so there is no need to change the surrounding software ecosystem
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    ScreenShots

    SAP Customer Data Solutions Screenshots

    Screenshot of Customer Login in SAP Enterprise Consent and Preference ManagementScreenshot of User Identities report dashboardScreenshot of Search by Custom Fields windowScreenshot of Customer Data DataflowScreenshot of Account InformationScreenshot of SAP Customer Data Platform