Node.io (discontinued) vs. Sugar Connect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Node.io (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Node.io was a sales intelligence platform, providing access to correlative insights and "cloned" ideal customers built upon Node's database of companies and individuals, acted upon by AI. Node.io was acquired by SugarCRM August 2020, to bolster the company's CX capabilities and predictive insights. Node.io is no longer available standalone.N/A
Sugar Connect
Score 6.2 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
SugarCRM’s Sugar Connect (formerly Collabspot) is a sales email tracking tool specifically targeting Gmail’s integration with SugarCRM. Sugar Connect offers email syncing, archiving, and tracking to help sales reps track and manage customer data. It also provides some automation within the interactions between Gmail and SugarCRM, and sales reporting and analytics on prospects’ interactions with emails. The platform can also track prospects’ social media activity data.N/A
Pricing
Node.io (discontinued)Sugar Connect
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Node.io (discontinued)Sugar Connect
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
Node.io (discontinued)Sugar Connect
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Node.io (discontinued)Sugar Connect
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
8.2
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Advanced search8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Identification of new leads9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
List quality6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
List upload/download6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Load time/data access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
9.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Contact information8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Company information10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Industry information9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
7.7
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Lead qualification process7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Salesforce integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts and reminders8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data hygiene5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Tags9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Filters and segmentation5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
10.0
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Sales email templates10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Append emails to records10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Node.io (discontinued)Sugar Connect
Small Businesses
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10
Mailtrack
Mailtrack
Score 8.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10
Mailtrack
Mailtrack
Score 8.2 out of 10
Enterprises
D&B Hoovers
D&B Hoovers
Score 8.7 out of 10
Groove, a Clari company
Groove, a Clari company
Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Node.io (discontinued)Sugar Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Node.io (discontinued)Sugar Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Earlier this week, we had a mishap where a client's birth certificate went missing while being transferred between departments. This could have been disastrous for both our employees and the client, but Sugar allowed for quick detective work that let us track the document's passage between specific employees, and the item was located and returned!
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SugarCRM
It is a fantastic and very useful application. It has many customization options, but it does not have the power that a giant company requires.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • Customer profile and sales analyst features provide relevant information for sales calls.
  • Node allows me to bring more vendors and more contacts in, allowing me to expand lists and connect with more accurate contacts.
  • Node's collaborative nature is very appreciated when they keep on asking for feedback for improvement.
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SugarCRM
  • Makes saving emails in SugarCRM really easy
  • Flexible as to which types of records you can save to
  • Accurate reporting on opens and clicks
  • Easily add new records to SugarCRM from Gmail inbox
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • More focus on the display of scanned documents
  • Easier recall and presentation of scanned documents
  • Lag times between entering an Action and seeing it appear
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SugarCRM
  • The payment plan that Collabspot provides does not have many advantages over the free plan.
  • The scores do not reflect the true assessment towards clients and candidates.
  • Mail templates have an outdated design.
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
Node excels when it comes to lead intelligence like account-level and market insights. Its lead management module gives better segmentation and account identification. It is a good choice for mid-size companies (50-1000 employees) and their quality of support is very satisfactory. Its searchable data gives accurate results and its ease of integration with Salesforce is an added advantage over its competitors.
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SugarCRM
Very similar. Two different layouts for two totally different systems. Collabspot/Sugar is my primary system, but when I was an SDR, I used HubSpot for prospecting primarily because of email automation. Now that I'm a Territory Manager, I don't use HubSpot much anymore as my time is filled up with partners and clients--I do less "hunting" these days than I did as an SDR. Our company uses SugarCRM and Collabspot is integrated so I use Collabspot almost exclusively now. Right tool for the right job, I guess.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Our company has increased profits 20% from last year after implementing Sugar
  • Our transfer to largely remote work has been hugely simplified by Sugar
  • Despite an industry-wide "pandemic slump", the ease of use brought by Sugar has allowed us to remain a major player in tax assistance even as other companies have struggled
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SugarCRM
  • The staff that enters is of guaranteed quality.
  • Customers can respond to our requests quickly.
  • The staff of the administration is much more committed to their work.
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ScreenShots

Sugar Connect Screenshots

Screenshot of Salesforce in Gmail SidebarScreenshot of Sugar CRM in Gmail SidebarScreenshot of Email TemplatesScreenshot of Sales Reporting and AnalyticsScreenshot of Email Reminders