SAP Sales Cloud vs. Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SAP Sales Cloud
Score 8.5 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
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Sugar Sell from SugarCRM is a collaborative CRM, allowing users to track and monitor activities, map each customer’s journey. Sugar Sell replaces former editions of the SugarCRM product, including the SugarCRM Community Edition, the open source edition, which is discontinued.
$19
per month per user (3 users minimum, billed annually)
Pricing
SAP Sales CloudSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Essentials
$19
per month (billed annually) per user (3 user minimum, 9 user maximum)
Standard
$59
per month (billed annually) per user (10 User Minimum)
Advanced
$85
per month (billed annually) per user (10 user minimum)
Premier
$135
per month (billed annually) per user (10 user minimum)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SAP Sales CloudSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
SAP Sales CloudSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Considered Both Products
SAP Sales Cloud
Chose SAP Sales Cloud
The biggest advantage of choosing SAP is that it integrates well with other SAP applications and provides many more options as compared to others in terms of functionality. The SAP Sales Cloud solution also integrates external apps and services. This can be easily done with the …
Chose SAP Sales Cloud
I did not select SAP Sales Cloud.
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)

No answer on this topic

Features
SAP Sales CloudSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.3
137 Ratings
7% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
4.8
33 Ratings
47% below category average
Customer data management / contact management8.4133 Ratings5.032 Ratings
Workflow management8.5133 Ratings6.028 Ratings
Territory management8.0118 Ratings6.026 Ratings
Opportunity management8.6130 Ratings7.026 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.1125 Ratings7.029 Ratings
Contract management8.1125 Ratings3.026 Ratings
Quote & order management8.5123 Ratings4.024 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.5124 Ratings3.030 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management8.3122 Ratings2.025 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.5
117 Ratings
11% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
2.3
24 Ratings
107% below category average
Case management8.3112 Ratings3.024 Ratings
Call center management8.8103 Ratings2.019 Ratings
Help desk management8.5105 Ratings2.017 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.1
122 Ratings
5% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
5.5
25 Ratings
34% below category average
Lead management8.1121 Ratings6.022 Ratings
Email marketing8.1105 Ratings5.023 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
131 Ratings
7% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
3.0
28 Ratings
87% below category average
Task management8.1125 Ratings4.026 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management8.2106 Ratings3.018 Ratings
Reporting8.3121 Ratings2.024 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.3
130 Ratings
9% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
3.3
28 Ratings
79% below category average
Forecasting8.2121 Ratings3.024 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.6122 Ratings2.025 Ratings
Customizable reports8.1126 Ratings5.027 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.1
127 Ratings
6% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
5.5
29 Ratings
33% below category average
Custom fields8.0127 Ratings6.029 Ratings
Custom objects7.9121 Ratings5.026 Ratings
Scripting environment8.4104 Ratings6.019 Ratings
API for custom integration8.0113 Ratings5.025 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
9.0
130 Ratings
7% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
5.5
27 Ratings
41% below category average
Single sign-on capability9.1123 Ratings5.021 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.9124 Ratings6.026 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.7
91 Ratings
16% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
3.0
19 Ratings
85% below category average
Social data8.691 Ratings3.019 Ratings
Social engagement8.988 Ratings3.016 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.3
108 Ratings
11% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
4.5
19 Ratings
49% below category average
Marketing automation8.2104 Ratings5.019 Ratings
Compensation management8.589 Ratings4.013 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
112 Ratings
9% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
4.0
20 Ratings
61% below category average
Mobile access8.2112 Ratings4.020 Ratings
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User Ratings
SAP Sales CloudSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(148 ratings)
2.0
(59 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(14 ratings)
8.2
(26 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(9 ratings)
3.0
(10 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(13 ratings)
9.1
(12 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
9.1
(3 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.9
(3 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Configurability
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(1 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.5
(108 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.2
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
SAP Sales CloudSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Likelihood to Recommend
SAP
It is appropriate to have analysis, forecasts, and sales automation that allow the advisor to focus on other things because SAP Sales Cloud helps to capture potential clients, having a complete and detailed history of each one, their tastes and preferences can be validated, which helps to turn them into potential clients.
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SugarCRM
The way Community Tax uses Sugar from a users point of view is, it can house a lot of information for either a company or individual with the option of adding additional sub cases . The down side is there are licenses issued per user and 1 per user is not enough because most of the time we are multitasking. Therefore a program/software would be more suitable instead of using a URL.
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Pros
SAP
  • I love its ability to automate the entire sales process for us.
  • Another thing I love is how it combines data from different touchpoints to provide a 360-degree view of the customer.
  • What I like best about SAP Sales Cloud is the real-time analytics it provides for my organization.
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SugarCRM
  • Great way to keep myself organized. I do not miss appointments with clients since within the system I can input my appointment time and also send out a reminder to my clients.
  • It has a nice layout [that] does not seem to be cluttered. I find it to be very user friendly.
  • It has customizable dashboards which I find beneficial
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Cons
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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SugarCRM
  • The back-end programming (logical hooks) for advanced customizations could benefit from a more user-friendly interface
  • General layout could be improved by the addition of modern templates to customize the standard look and feel
  • Support communities could be further improved with the addition of videos on how to do specific configuration, modules.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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SugarCRM
Our organization will continue to use Sugar as long as it remains cost effective and it addresses the majority of our needs. I will, however, recommend looking into other options once our needs increase and there is additional budget for some bigger named and more robust platform options. I feel if the application was friendlier to end users we would get better productivity as well.
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Usability
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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SugarCRM
There's a learning curve associated with Sugar. Right away, it's not as easy as an out-of-the-box CRM. Once you learn how to use Sugar, the system fits what your needs are. With any other CRM, you'd be trying to figure out how your company can best fit the CRM. You don't want to change your business cycle for your CRM, the CRM should fit your business cycle.
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Reliability and Availability
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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SugarCRM
SugarCRM has never been down for us.
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Performance
SAP
No answers on this topic
SugarCRM
No response time issues ever. Very productive due to its ease of use.
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Support Rating
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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SugarCRM
The support overall at least for us has been phenomenal. Anytime that the system has any Issues at all IT gets in contact from someone from support to get the system back up and running. Have never gone more than 30 minutes with the system not working. So overall I will be definetely recommending this system in any other company that I may work for in the future.
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In-Person Training
SAP
No answers on this topic
SugarCRM
We feel clasroom training is essential to ensure user adoption and buy-in. Video and on-line training courses gave their place but being in a classroom setting enables the Team to make any potential CRM issues visble right up front.
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Online Training
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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SugarCRM
Only part of an implemementation as noted previously.
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Implementation Rating
SAP
I would rate the implementation a 7. While the process overall was successful, there were challenges related to data migration, integration with other systems, and initial user adoption. However, the support from SAP during the implementation phase was helpful, and we were able to resolve the major issues as the process progressed.
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SugarCRM
Study, study, and study. Be prepared to train everyday until all processes are flowing nicely. The CRM is the elephant and figuring out where to take the first bite can be a challenge. But there is only one way to eat this elephant, one bite at a time. Systematic planning is very important.
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Alternatives Considered
SAP
Sap sales cloud has boosted the supply chain network . Sap Sales cloud has seamlessly unified the backend business processes into more transparent effective ones.The customer satisfaction have also increased with better customer collaboration and relationship.The vendor management process has also been significantly impacted and all for good. Customers are really happy with it
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SugarCRM
Sugar Sell is the only product we found that met the needs of everyone involved in the evaluation process. It can be customized to accomplish just about anything you need, and trust me....we pushed the limits on that. It is a product that our users actually enjoy using which in itself contributes to productivity. We used other CRM tools in the past, and the discontent from our users resulted in consistently declining use and ultimately dropping those products.
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Scalability
SAP
We can effectively manage sales and achieve scalable segmentation and targeting with SAP Sales Cloud, all with little training required. The program is incredibly user-friendly and enables additional ERP system integration. The automated authorization system, which has made permissions management easier and can be implemented in the cloud by several cloud service tenants—each of whom is a cloud service provider—was something I really appreciated. For users who don't want to click on three links to launch each relevant CRM program, this is quite helpful.
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SugarCRM
Works from 2-300 Users in our experience.
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Return on Investment
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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SugarCRM
  • Overall seems to be more expensive than other subscription based CRMs.
  • Has positively impact our sales team to make more efficient and accountability among sales teams. Also allows for high level aggregated reporting
  • Has been impactful for all teams, not only sales to track individual activity on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
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ScreenShots

SAP Sales Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of the SAP Sales Cloud dashboard, where users can can automate critical selling processes and give sellers AI-based recommendations. The dashboard features:
Cloud deployment
A unified view of customers
An optimised mobile selling experience
AI-driven insights, recommendations, and analytics
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Sugar Sell (SugarCRM) Screenshots

Screenshot of a view of Sugar Sell's contacts listScreenshot of Sugar Sell's analyticsScreenshot of a Sugar Sell dashboard