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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Soffront CRM

    Score7 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

    Zoho Desk

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AZoho Support is a Saas help desk / ticketing system aimed at SMBs. I competes most often with Zendesk, and Desk.com.

    $9

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Soffront CRMZoho Desk
    Editions & Modules
    1,000 Emails
    $4.00
    per month
    5,000 Emails
    $15.00
    per month
    10,000 Emails
    $25.00
    per month
    Free
    $0
    Express
    $9
    per month per user
    Standard
    $20
    per month per user
    Professional
    $35
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $50
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Soffront CRMZoho Desk
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional Details—A discount is offered for yearly billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Soffront CRMZoho Desk
    Considered Both Products
    Soffront
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    Soffront CRMZoho Desk
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Soffront CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Soffront CRM
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Soffront CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Soffront CRM
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    43% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Case management5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Soffront CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Soffront CRM
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Soffront CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Soffront CRM
    6.1
    2 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Task management8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Soffront CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Soffront CRM
    4.7
    2 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Soffront CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Soffront CRM
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Soffront CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Soffront CRM
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Soffront CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Soffront CRM
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Social data7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Soffront CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Soffront CRM
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Zoho Desk
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Soffront CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Soffront CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Desk
    8.5
    5 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Soffront CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Soffront CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Desk
    9.8
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    External knowledge base00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Soffront CRM and Zoho Desk
    Feature
    Soffront CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Desk
    6.6
    5 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Customer portal00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings6.83 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings5.44 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Soffront CRMZoho Desk
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.8
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (11 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Soffront CRMZoho Desk
    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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    Zoho
    Zoho Desk is a great customer service tool. It is very easy to track the ability to receive tickets and send responses in Zoho Desk. There are lots of options for customization. The knowledge base feature is very extensive and powerful. It makes creating internal and external FAQs easy.
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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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    Zoho
    • It provides a simple widget code with a few clicks once you decide to integrate it with your website or application.
    • There is a very user friendly dedicated mobile application for Zoho Desk for Android and IOS devices.
    • You can easily track all of your tickets and agents from the dashboard interface.
    • You can insert tags with each ticket to group them into specific categories for analysis and troubleshooting.
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    Cons
    Soffront
    • Reporting
    • Loyalty features
    • Social media integration
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    Zoho
    • The biggest drawback that I am facing while using the platform is that their ticketing system is not that great [in my opinion]. It does not give us the option to add sales tax and other charges in the invoices which leads to a big problem for us.
    • [I feel] its customer support needs improvement.
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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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    Zoho
    I give [Zoho Desk] [an] overall usability score of 9. This is partly due to the search functionality needs improvement. There are several times where I am left unable to find a ticket and have to generate a new one. I am hoping in the future that they will make some changes!
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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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    Zoho
    As Zoho Support is based in a different timezone to ours it can be an issue that we cannot get an immediate response to an issue. But I will say that once their Support is in the office they are fairly good to respond. they have resolved almost all issues I have told them about, but Zoho have also made system changes and not communicated these beforehand which means we are faced with something new and cannot get support on this until their support team is in the office
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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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    Zoho
    We selected Zoho Desk as we needed a platform that was going to allow the business to grow through both usage and staffing numbers. We wanted something cost-effective but still offered standard features in an effective cloud-delivered solution but would still allow customization by our internal dev team, to derive better value from the service where it natively didn't do what we needed it to. FreeAgent was okay for a while, but Zoho Desk has allowed a vast improvement in our service offering to end customers.
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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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    Zoho
    • Zoho Desk has created an organised sytem of support which alows me to help my customers more efficiently.
    • By saving resolutions as articles, Zoho Desk has provided a training resource for current customers and support staff as part of solving problems.
    • All new customers become part of a database of customers who continue to receive support and education from forums created by the articles and customer questions.
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    ScreenShots

    Soffront CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Customer Service Dashboard

    Zoho Desk Screenshots

    Screenshot of Log and monitor phone conversations, convert them into new tickets, or attach them to existing ones. Convert social media interactions and live chat into tickets at the click of a button.Screenshot of Bring a Help Center directly into a website to strengthen self-service. Chat with Zia, an AI-powered conversation assistant. Customers can chat with Zia right from a mobile app or website. Zia processes their questions and suggests appropriate solutions from the Knowledge Base.Screenshot of With advanced process automation, internal processes can be setup within the help desk, implement them automatically, and make sure that all processes are followed precisely.Screenshot of Instant responses for instant happiness. Respond to customers the minute they reach out with Zoho Desk's embeddable chat widget. Customers can get in touch with agents instantly, right from the Help Center, so agents can respond and help them find answers faster.Screenshot of Monitor a team's performance, customize and schedule reports. Custom dashboards can be created.Screenshot of Zia brings together predictions across anomalies, sentiment, trending ticket tags, and more into a common dashboard for decision-makers to consume. They can drill down further into the details from the same dashboard to investigate further.