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    Capsule CRM

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ACapsule is a CRM solution for businesses of up to 1,000 employees. The vendor boasts over 10,000 businesses globally as customers, who choose it as the platform to deliver success across their sales and customer facing teams. Capsule is presented as easy to use and quick to adopt. It also integrates with a growing range of popular apps, including Google G Suite, QuickBooks, MailChimp and Zapier. A free trial is available, and paid plans are available from $18 per user, per month.

    $18

    per month per user

    Agentforce Sales

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce' Agentforce Sales (formerly Salesforce Sales Cloud) is the company's flagship CRM platform. The AI CRM for Sales features data built right in.

    $25

    per month

    Pricing
    Capsule CRMAgentforce Sales
    Editions & Modules
    Professional
    $18
    per month per user
    Teams
    $36
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $54
    per month per user
    Starter
    $25.00
    per month per user
    Professional
    $80.00
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $165.00
    per month per user
    Unlimited
    $330.00
    per month per user
    Agentforce 1 Sales
    $550
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Capsule CRMAgentforce Sales
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Capsule CRMAgentforce Sales
    Considered Both Products
    Zestia
    Chose Capsule CRM
    UNLIKE OTHER CRM, Capsule CRM incorporates the latest business technologies into a single solution. It is the best application for promoting our business. The level of communication with clients is outstanding. We can get a quick and accurate read on anything by simply …
    Incentivized
    Chose Capsule CRM
    Capsule CRM feels modern, quick and on-the-ball with its layout, features and integration options. It also has an intuitive feel making it easy to adopt from an alternative system.
    Incentivized
    Chose Capsule CRM
    It stacks up pretty well in basic features but lags behind in terms of CRM features and support, there is a lack of features as compared to the multitude of these software and support only exists over mail, a live chat feature would be much appreciated, integration with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Capsule CRM
    Salesforce was a complete failure for us because it did way too much. The learning curve was too steep, it was too expensive, and it didn't fit us overall (we're a very small business).
    Insightly was clumsy and didn't have the flexibility (and huge amount of integrations) that …
    Salesforce
    Chose Agentforce Sales
    We used Capsule CRM when the business started. It was a great tool for a small business, but as our customer base and sales team grew, we wanted to glean insights quicker, manage customers better and to do so without the use of spreadsheets. Salesforce Sales Cloud with its …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    209 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    179 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    216 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    143 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    125 Answers
    Features
    Capsule CRMAgentforce Sales
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Capsule CRM and Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    7.1
    16 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    8.2
    268 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.016 Ratings8.6268 Ratings
    Workflow management7.014 Ratings8.6258 Ratings
    Territory management6.09 Ratings7.5211 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.016 Ratings9.0258 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.015 Ratings7.7243 Ratings
    Contract management8.013 Ratings8.0214 Ratings
    Quote & order management6.012 Ratings7.6197 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.014 Ratings8.9228 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management6.012 Ratings8.0190 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Capsule CRM and Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    8.4
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    7.7
    104 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Case management8.68 Ratings8.3102 Ratings
    Call center management8.17 Ratings7.782 Ratings
    Help desk management8.58 Ratings7.286 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Capsule CRM and Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    8.5
    12 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    7.8
    243 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Lead management8.011 Ratings7.8238 Ratings
    Email marketing9.010 Ratings7.9205 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Capsule CRM and Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    7.7
    15 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    8.0
    247 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Task management9.013 Ratings8.3235 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management7.011 Ratings7.078 Ratings
    Reporting7.013 Ratings8.7200 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Capsule CRM and Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    7.0
    15 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    8.3
    260 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Forecasting7.013 Ratings7.8228 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.015 Ratings8.5247 Ratings
    Customizable reports6.012 Ratings8.7257 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Capsule CRM and Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    7.4
    14 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    8.5
    251 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Custom fields7.014 Ratings9.0248 Ratings
    Custom objects6.012 Ratings8.7238 Ratings
    Scripting environment8.68 Ratings7.7175 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.010 Ratings8.5209 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Capsule CRM and Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    9.0
    12 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    9.0
    282 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.011 Ratings9.0220 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.012 Ratings9.0254 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Capsule CRM and Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    7.0
    13 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    7.7
    160 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Social data7.013 Ratings8.0158 Ratings
    Social engagement7.012 Ratings7.4156 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Capsule CRM and Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    7.5
    12 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    7.9
    216 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Marketing automation8.012 Ratings7.9212 Ratings
    Compensation management7.010 Ratings7.9146 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Capsule CRM and Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    Feature
    Capsule CRM
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Salesforce Agentforce Sales
    8.3
    231 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access8.013 Ratings8.3231 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Capsule CRMAgentforce Sales
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (16 ratings)
    8.9
    (470 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (61 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    8.4
    (166 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (29 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (98 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (15 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (19 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (9 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (85 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Capsule CRMAgentforce Sales
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Zestia
    It is difficult to beat the simplicity of use and design of Capsule CRM. Add to the fact that they offer the best free plan which is great to sign up our clients with so that they can see how valuable having a CRM is. Getting newbies to use CRM with ease helps us with our CRM projects and to sign up more clients seamlessly. Hence, it is perfect place to start with for a small business. Based on feedback from clients, who already have some premium apps to manage their sales and work orders, it can get tricky to integrate them with Capsule CRM and hence it's not that favourable in the complex IT solution use case for specific clients. Support is through messages only and it can get a bit frustating if one is in a hurry to get the setup done. It's preferred to take your time and raise support tickets as and when necessary.
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    Salesforce
    Obviously, for any business, there are two main areas to focus on — the sales path and the service path. Sales Cloud wouldn’t be suited for a company that’s primarily into support services. For those kinds of companies, Salesforce has a different product — Service Cloud. So, for anyone in the support or service space, Sales Cloud isn’t the right fit.
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    Pros
    Zestia
    • Capsule is very easy to use. You can just jump in and learn as you go. There are advantages to really learning the ins and outs, but for those who aren't sold on a CRM to begin with it's good for just getting them started. It is what you make of it--you can use the most basic features or really dive in to the many functionalities.
    • The UI is clean and intuitive. We don't get easily overwhelmed while using it.
    • Capsule has a very robust contact management system. It allows for the generation of very specific lists within existing contacts, which is good if the user has to keep track of thousands of individuals and companies. There is a tagging feature that is great for further organizing contacts.
    • I like that there is a simple workflow option. I encourage the sales guys to make use of this "Tracks" feature, and they often do (but if they don't, it's not the end of the world, which is nice). It provides custom sets of tasks that are created as soon as you start an opportunity or a case.
    • Capsule has a LOT of integrations, which is great if you're looking to expand what you do with your CRM. We got Capsule just to keep track of the sales pipeline, but now that everyone's on board with the concept of a CRM (they weren't sold at first!) we can look into implementing more robust programs that can "talk to" Capsule.
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    Salesforce
    • The customizations - We have an organization that operates differently from most companies, so we’ve had to implement quite a few customizations — and Salesforce allows us to do that quite quickly. Most of the time, delays come from dependencies on other internal parties rather than the system itself.
    • From my perspective as a consultant, one of the biggest advantages is that everything is in Salesforce — all the details, all in one place. The ability to customize it easily is a big plus; there’s really a lot you can do with it.
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    Cons
    Zestia
    • Its integration with Mail chimp is not smooth. Also, it does not allow to list contacts alphabetically which is a great downside of this tool. It does not contain some essential marketing features.
    • It needs to improve the user interface and make it more productive especially on the calendar view.
    • The contact sorting is quite disappointing. It would be nice if it allows users to set screen filters.
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    Salesforce
    • We still need to include the production part. We started using Salesforce to sell the seeds — our inventory is in SAP — and from there we handle sales and track the process of planting, harvesting, selling, and then collecting payments. But we don’t yet manage the earlier production processes, like production planning. We handle allocation, but not full production planning, and that’s an area where we still have room for improvement.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Zestia
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    There are days when I wish we hadn't switched, but I know that if we put in the time, we will get to where we want to be with the software and that it has many more capabilities than anything else we looked at. However, the amount of time and onboarding we need to do is also far greater than we realized/were told when we originally bought the product. They told us we should hire onboarding support, but at the end, after we had already reached our budget maximum for this, so it's been slower than we had hoped.
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    Usability
    Zestia
    As a well-rounded business tool, Capsule CRM is an excellent choice. It fulfills our requirements and aids in the operation of our business. One of the most effective tools for managing our business solutions and supply chains is adding this tool to our system to see the fantastic results of effective management. Capsule CRM could try and see what they're offering to get the best results.
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    Salesforce
    Because I think it could be easier. We have different standards today since we’re used to interacting with consumer apps like Starbucks, where all you do is scan your card. Then, when you use Sales Cloud, there are still a lot of manual inputs. So my mission with AI is really about figuring out how to make that easier.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Zestia
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Salesforce is always available securely from any internet-capable device anywhere in the world, UNLESS you choose to set security measures so that ONLY trusted IP ranges may access the system at certain times of the day. It's all about choice and flexibility with Salesforce products.
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    Performance
    Zestia
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Salesforce performance in general is excellent. "The cloud infrastructure beneath Force.com has been fine-tuned over the past 10 years. It powers nearly 100,000+ businesses running more than 185,000 applications that 3 million users count on every day."
    Points per Salesforce -
    1) Multitenant kernel - With a multitenant platform, each business that uses the app doesn’t have its own copy. Instead, all businesses share a single copy and then customize it for their specific needs.
    2) ISO 27001 certified security - You can’t compromise when it comes to enterprise-level security. Force.com is road-tested and trusted by nearly 100,000+ companies, including many of the world’s most security-conscious organizations, such as banks and health care providers.
    3) Proven reliability - All Force.com apps run on world-class data centers with backup, failover, and disaster-recovery facilities. Force.com has had a proven 99.9 percent uptime record for years.
    4) Proven, real-time scalability - Force.com is used by many of the world's largest enterprises, including Cisco, Japan Post Network, and Symantec. Applications can automatically scale from a few users to millions of page views, as needed.
    5) Real-time query optimizer - You need fast access to your data. The Force.com query optimizer delivers under 300ms response time, at a massive scale.
    6) Real-time transparent system status - You can always see real-time system performance, availability, and security information at trust.salesforce.com.
    7) Real-time upgrades - Unlike traditional software platforms, our upgrades never break your customizations, code, or integrations. We upgrade the platform for you 3 to 4 times each year. As a result, you’re always on the latest version, with access to the latest features, performance, and security enhancements.
    8) Real-time sandbox environments - With a single click, you can create copies of your applications, configuration, and data in separate environments for development, testing, and training.
    9) Three global production data centers and disaster recovery - Force.com runs on three geographically dispersed, mirrored data centers with built-in replication, disaster recovery, a redundant network backbone, and no single points of failure
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    Support Rating
    Zestia
    Capsule CRM is the best application in allocating the problems and reasons for any project drawback. Your solution will be there within seconds. It controls business empowerment with its authentic approach and we can use this application without any problem. Our employees are on a single platform and we can decide and implement things at once. There is no need to wait for any meeting, as everything is just a click away. Our promotions are technical and easy to understand for clients and they can communicate well to deliver their ideas.
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    Salesforce
    The overall support has been good. More and more features are being released quite frequently. Very small features are also making big difference in how the tool can be adapted and used better. If there is anything we need or are stuck, the support team sets up a call and helps in resolving the issue/provides workarounds.
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    In-Person Training
    Zestia
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I attended two training sessions. I would rate them a 4 as an advanced user. It was very basic – great for someone new – would give 8+ for new person.

    I had 3 years of experience at the time. I skipped basic and went onto advanced and still not helpful. A lot of it was best practices that didn’t feel relevant for our business
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    Online Training
    Zestia
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    I have gone through multiple. The content that’s delivered is quite basic – I wish they had more advanced training.

    We are grandfathered into premium support plus training. We get unlimited access to instructor led and online training for free. We have taken advantage of this
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    Implementation Rating
    Zestia
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Just from an organizational standpoint - we standardized our data prior to moving to Salesforce. But we essentially standardized it wrong. That's created a big disgusting mess for us know that I'll have to deal with as the Admin. Be sure you think through use cases prior to doing something like that - seek outside opinions on how the data will work best, especially depending on what else you're going to integrate with Salesforce.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Zestia
    We chose Capsule CRM over Zoho CRM due to the various modules that it would take for Zoho CRM to work for our firm. Additional Zoho modules would have been needed (Zoho CRM and Projects) to make it work for us which in turn requires additional management. With Capsule CRM, there was only one app that needed to be integrated within our app ecosystem
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    Salesforce
    So I've evaluated, implemented Microsoft Dynamics in the past. I've used Oracle CRM solutions. I've used Daylight, which is a very niche CRM system the last couple of years. And I've evaluated a variety from Legacy Microsoft Ones to Zoho and Sugar when making implementation decisions at other companies. But usually I've gone with Salesforce. I'd say it's better than most. The only one that I generally prefer, and last time I chose an implementation from scratch, I did Microsoft Dynamics. And the reason is for small mid-size organization, Microsoft Dynamics, if you already have Microsoft Office products, it's much better integrated to all of the Excel, Word, OneNote, Outlook email than what you get from Salesforce. And so that's the only one that if someone's a Microsoft organization and small sized company, it'll save a lot of integration things, a lot of security, a lot of login and access and IT management by just sticking within the Microsoft ecosystem. But outside of that, if you don't use Microsoft or if you're a large organization or have other needs that you want, Salesforce I'd say is better than all of the other CRM offerings out there. It's the easiest to use and the most robust and the most vendors and products for the ecosystem.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Zestia
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Salesforce is the most widely used CRM system. Professionalism tends to increase when things go wrong for market leaders. Salesforce considers us as users because they own the market. Having all of our data in one place and all of our teams working within Salesforce. Anyone who uses Salesforce is impacted by it, even if they don't.
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    Scalability
    Zestia
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    It's very scalable as it has a ton of features (but you do need an admin who understands how to leverage these features). Because of the various features, we've also needed to host onboarding sessions with our users so that they can familiarize themselves with the platform, which isn't always super user-friendly or intuitive.
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    Professional Services
    Zestia
    No answers on this topic
    Salesforce
    Using Salesforce.com has made my daily routines more efficient and simplified the manual tasks I had to perform independently. I can now access data from any device, online or offline, and provide better guidance to my team about the forecasts provided by the built-in artificial intelligence (AI). A chat with a Salesforce support specialist would be great. The knowledge base has a community forum where Salesforce users can ask questions and learn more about the product.
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    Return on Investment
    Zestia
    • It's enabled us to have a cloud-based live database, rather than living off spreadsheets or an antiquated Access database
    • It's hard to really quantify ROI on a small startup, but it's been very helpful to have a small scale but powerful CRM as we grow the company.
    • Since we don't use it entirely as it's intended, the terminology and shortcuts are a bit confusing.
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    Salesforce
    • It allows me to keep a close eye on all of my performance metrics through the Dashboard Reporting, ie what my sales pipeline looks like, how much it's changed in the last 60 days, new opportunities created in the last 7 days, # of emails sent for the week, etc. The ease of the design and output make it really easy to check my progress throughout the day to find where I have holes and am falling short on my personal and work goals. It's resulted in greater transparency with my Mgmt Team and shorter 1-on-1 mtgs with my boss as he can see exactly where I am at all times (to be fair, I'm a senior sales rep, so he pretty much lets me do my job completely unfettered), but it does prove that I am continually producing which recently resulted in a raise I didn't even ask for.
    • The SF repository is so detailed that I don't have to spend tons of time finding frequently used websites attached to a client or see what all interactions with the company look like. Even though I don't use SF for my bulk emails and email sequences, SF provides me with an email to use in the bcc of these emails which links everything back to SF. I find that extremely helpful. This really impacts my efficiency and I can honestly say that once I started using all the functionality of data management, it saved me about 20% of my time/week that I could then allocate towards other revenue-generating tasks like prospecting and account management. The more time I have for those, the better. My year-over-year on accounts 1 year and older just grew by 17% this last year.
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