Soffront CRM vs. Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Soffront CRM
Score 7.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Soffront offers Soffront CRM Software for Sales, Marketing and Service, which the vendor says is a comprehensive, yet user-friendly platform. All submitted, assigned and resolved cases are tracked within a customizable dashboard. Customer support ticket submissions are automatically routed to the most knowledgeable reps, ensuring the best support. Service Level Agreement (or SLA) Alerts make sure support never falls below committed levels of service. According to the vendor, the product…
$20
per month
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Score 7.5 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.
$684
per year 3 users (minimum users for the Essentials plan)
Pricing
Soffront CRMSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Editions & Modules
1,000 Emails
$4.00
per month
5,000 Emails
$15.00
per month
10,000 Emails
$25.00
per month
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)
Sugar Enterprise
$85
per month per user (billed annually)
Advanced
$85
per month (billed annually) per user (10 user minimum)
Sugar Enterprise+
$135
per month per user (billed annually)
Premier
$135
per month (billed annually) per user (10 user minimum)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Soffront CRMSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Soffront CRMSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Features
Soffront CRMSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Soffront CRM
7.8
2 Ratings
1% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
4.8
33 Ratings
47% below category average
Customer data management / contact management9.02 Ratings5.032 Ratings
Workflow management6.02 Ratings6.028 Ratings
Territory management7.31 Ratings6.026 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.02 Ratings2.025 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings7.026 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings7.029 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings3.026 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings4.024 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings3.030 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Soffront CRM
5.0
2 Ratings
42% below category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
2.3
24 Ratings
107% below category average
Case management5.02 Ratings3.024 Ratings
Help desk management5.02 Ratings2.017 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings2.019 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Soffront CRM
9.5
2 Ratings
21% above category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
5.5
25 Ratings
34% below category average
Lead management10.02 Ratings6.022 Ratings
Email marketing9.02 Ratings5.023 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Soffront CRM
6.1
2 Ratings
22% below category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
3.0
28 Ratings
87% below category average
Task management8.21 Ratings4.026 Ratings
Reporting4.02 Ratings2.024 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings3.018 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Soffront CRM
4.7
2 Ratings
47% below category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
3.3
28 Ratings
79% below category average
Forecasting4.02 Ratings3.024 Ratings
Pipeline visualization6.02 Ratings2.025 Ratings
Customizable reports4.02 Ratings5.027 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Soffront CRM
7.0
2 Ratings
9% below category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
5.5
29 Ratings
32% below category average
Custom fields7.02 Ratings6.029 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings5.026 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings6.019 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings5.025 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Soffront CRM
7.0
2 Ratings
18% below category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
5.5
27 Ratings
41% below category average
Single sign-on capability6.02 Ratings5.021 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.02 Ratings6.026 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Soffront CRM
6.0
2 Ratings
21% below category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
3.0
19 Ratings
85% below category average
Social data7.02 Ratings3.019 Ratings
Social engagement5.02 Ratings3.016 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Soffront CRM
7.0
2 Ratings
8% below category average
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
4.0
20 Ratings
62% below category average
Mobile access7.02 Ratings4.020 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Soffront CRM
-
Ratings
Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
4.5
19 Ratings
49% below category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings5.019 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings4.013 Ratings
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User Ratings
Soffront CRMSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(2 ratings)
2.0
(59 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(26 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
3.0
(10 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(12 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Soffront CRMSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
Likelihood to Recommend
Soffront
Lead generation and follow-up with sales are well suited. Social media integration and reporting/dashboards for insights can be improved.
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SugarCRM
Sugar CRM is a good tool, but it's complex to customize. It often requires expensive 3rd partners to implement more complex scenarios that SugarCRM struggles to support; coming back with explanations was usually time-consuming and unsupported. The back end is overly complex in terms of what it needs to be, with many redundant database tables and columns.
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Pros
Soffront
  • The email marketing platform is wonderful. It allows for tracking and you can do AB testing with it as well.
  • Landing page and form placement with other companies have also been easy. Regardless of website or landing page that you use the forms integrate and you get an email notification whenever a new lead is added to the database.
  • The overall layout of the CRM is also nice to use. You can open up different tabs with information on and then go back to a previous tab without having to use the browser controls. It makes navigating and comparing information very easy to do.
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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
Soffront
  • Reporting
  • Loyalty features
  • Social media integration
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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
Soffront
No answers on this topic
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
Soffront
Intuitive UI. Responsive. Features can be accessed very easily. Not a lot of big white spaces between fields and buttons. Straightforward.
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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
Soffront
No answers on this topic
SugarCRM
SugarCRM has never been down for us.
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Performance
Soffront
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
Soffront
Reaction times and relationship with vendor is very good. Good answers and solutions to problems/issues logged.
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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
Soffront
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
Soffront
No answers on this topic
SugarCRM
Only part of an implemementation as noted previously.
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Implementation Rating
Soffront
No answers on this topic
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
Soffront
Soffront performs many of the same functions as both of these providers but it offers a great deal more all in one place. I do not have to log into different programs or switch programs to get the information that I need. This has greatly increased efficiency. The pricing for Soffront is also better when you add in the other features that it comes with, in fact it saved me money when I switched.
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SugarCRM
SugarCRM is a lot better in many ways then LogicsCRM which I started using when I started as a sales rep at Community Tax. Yet there is still room for a lot of improvements to accommodate a steady workflow. They integration of old CRM files seems to have worked great from Logics to Sugar.
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Scalability
Soffront
No answers on this topic
SugarCRM
Works from 2-300 Users in our experience.
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Return on Investment
Soffront
  • The software has been positive for especially on the email marketing side. I have seen about a 23% increase in revenue and new contacts by using the email marketing feature.
  • The landing page and form integration has averaged me about 20 new leads a month for my business which is plenty to keep us busy and on track for growth of the business.
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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

Soffront CRM Screenshots

Screenshot of Customer Service Dashboard

Sugar Sell (SugarCRM) Screenshots

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