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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Zendesk Sell

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AZendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM) is a CRM that aims to give reps access to integrated tools that provide the full context of a customer account. This keeps them in the loop and allows them to capitalize on opportunities. Zendesk Sell can be extended with Reach, a lead generation and engagement tool that automates the process of finding and keeping leads interested, so reps can focus more on building relationships and crushing their quotas. Base CRM was founded in 2009, and acquired by Zendesk…

    $19

    per seat/month billed annually

    Zoho Projects

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AZoho Project is online project management and planning software that provides project teams with a web-based collaborative environment. Zoho Projects can also include a bug tracking module specifically design to support software development project. It is integrated with other Zoho products including Zoho CRM.

    $5

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Zendesk SellZoho Projects
    Editions & Modules
    Sell Team
    $19.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Reach prospecting enrichment add-on (requires a Sell Subscription)
    $27.00
    Per User Per Month (billed annually)
    Sell Professional
    $49.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Sell Enterprise
    $99.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Sell Elite
    $199.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Free
    $0
    Premium
    $5
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $10
    per month per user
    Project Plus
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Zendesk SellZoho Projects
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Discount offered for annual billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Zendesk SellZoho Projects
    Considered Both Products
    Zendesk
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    75%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Zendesk SellZoho Projects
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    6.6
    15 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management6.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management4.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management7.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)6.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management5.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management3.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management7.811 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    9.0
    12 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Case management9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    6.9
    12 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management6.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    5.3
    13 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Task management8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management1.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting7.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization7.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    4.2
    15 Ratings
    58% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields7.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects4.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment1.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration3.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    9.5
    14 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.912 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    4.0
    5 Ratings
    61% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Social data1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement6.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    5.4
    7 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation9.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Zoho Projects
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Projects
    6.6
    20 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Resource Management00 Ratings7.019 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings5.518 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
    Team Collaboration00 Ratings7.520 Ratings
    Support for Agile Methodology00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Support for Waterfall Methodology00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Document Management00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Email integration00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings5.018 Ratings
    Timesheet Tracking00 Ratings7.519 Ratings
    Change request and Case Management00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Budget and Expense Management00 Ratings6.014 Ratings
    Professional Services Automation
    Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho Projects
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Projects
    5.0
    13 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Quotes/estimates00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Invoicing00 Ratings5.012 Ratings
    Project & financial reporting00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Integration with accounting software00 Ratings3.013 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Zendesk SellZoho Projects
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    6.5
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    5.6
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    7.4
    (9 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Zendesk SellZoho Projects
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Zendesk
    Zendesk sell is best for organizations that want a clean and simple, yet powerfully effective CRM tool. It's intuitive, extremely user-friendly, supplies lots of video tutorials and access to the California team for FAQ's, and has all the features other, more complicated, expensive CRM's have. Great for institutions that have a need to tailor their database to fit your needs; and track sales, tasks, and pipeline projects in graphic form. It's affordable and has a great app for mobile phones that allows access to contacts, notes, tasks, and a workable platform while on the go in real time. It's simple to teach new users how to navigate and utilize. Adding or deleting users is simple, and access to the CRM information can be limited/private or made public for the entire team to access. Not as costly as some of the competing products, so if you are on a tight budget this may be the tool for you.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    My work involves projects of 5-15 people with numerous projects running simultaneously. Prior to Zoho, I did not have a central location from which to view all project statuses at once. Zoho looks to provide this and also looks like it will deliver. I am anxious to see how our organization's use of it develops. At this time, I feel I am likely to recommend Zoho Projects because my organization has made great software decisions in the past so I have a level of trust already that the research has been done that Zoho is the best solution for our line of work.
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    Pros
    Zendesk
    • My favorite piece is the Tasks connected to the Clients OR the Deals themselves that keep the process moving with the right steps, and helps our team from doubling our work, or missing a piece that is crucial for the completion of the sale.
    • The email integration helps to keep all things housed in one place also, so that you're not bouncing back and forth in multiple platforms to stay on top of the orders.
    • Customizations are a HUGE part of why we use Base CRM right now. We can make sure we are recording all of the right information, and not wasting time by having to fill in or skip over content that doesn't apply to our business model.
    • I also like the ability to tied Deals to multiple people, especially as Referrals come across, so we don't forget how we got in touch with different clients.
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    Zoho
    • We use it to manage our sales orders as there are lots of moving parts which are necessary to get client orders done properly.
    • I use it anytime I have a new idea I want to put into motion. As I can create a list for brainstorming, feedback, specific actions necessary in order to test and or implement the idea.
    • Unrelated to business, it's a great way to plan travel in order to make sure you don't forget those important things like passport, flight arrangement, client meeting confirmation, and meeting prep as far as what specific documents or things do you need to bring with you.
    • And since everyone is on the go and expected to keep up with work, the mobile/tablet app makes it a breeze to keep up, work on, and create new projects.
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    Cons
    Zendesk
    • There was no ability to add prospects from a company domain or email to auto-fill any data.
    • You had to type in all of the data you gathered about that prospect.
    • The default only gave you two phone numbers for the company, too few.
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    Zoho
    • There is no ability to add custom fields in the "Bugs" module - for example, if we want to add fields such as Version Number.
    • Reporting is not integrated - its a fairly expensive add-on.
    • There is no easy way to track actual and completed dates for tasks - so historical variance analysis is not easy.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Zendesk
    The integration with the other Zendesk products is key. Allows other people in the company, such as support, to be involved in the sales process.
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    Zoho
    I've reviewed about 8 other project management solutions and Zoho Projects is the best I've seen without being overly complicated. Zoho Projects keeps getting better! Recent new enhancements makes it even easier to navigate. There are new keyboard shortcuts that cut my time way down. The tools are very easy to use.
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    Usability
    Zendesk
    I received about two hours worth of training on Zendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM). I will say it's a clean look and the ability to change views is extremely helpful. I do wish there were other features that allowed the views to be more simplistic. Some views can be overwhelming to look at. Nevertheless with the minimum training, I am still able to navigate through Zendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM) successfully due to the ease of usability.
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    Zoho
    Zoho Projects is an easy project management tool to use. It provides all the functionality that we required for handling projects. We can easily create personal forms for projects and tasks, allowing us to add and report on our own desire. Apart from this we can create and edit documents in real time which saves our time. This allows us to share text docs, presentations, tables with the whole team and we can work on them together
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    Reliability and Availability
    Zendesk
    Always available and easy connection from Zendesk Support
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    Zoho
    Has not been down to my knowledge.
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    Performance
    Zendesk
    Never any latency issues
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    Zoho
    Speed meets my expectations.
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    Support Rating
    Zendesk
    Due to the ease of the product, I have not had the chance to reach out to support yet. I’ve had no reason. The resources provided to clients are extremely helpful and detailed. So far my questions have been pretty basic and I generally just ask my colleague or teammate. They're able to assist with the answer.
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    Zoho
    Although it might lack intuitiveness, once you get a hang of how Zoho Projects works, you can do a LOT. The impact good project management has on profitability is huge, and it has helped not only improve communication and coordination when working on a project, but more importantly have adequate tracking of time, due dates and potential bottle necks
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    Online Training
    Zendesk
    This product has a great backing of users, but needs more options direct from Base CRM on all operations of the software. YouTube videos do a great job of helping implement, and the back end support is a great help as well. The CRM is a great free option, and should be treated as such.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Zendesk
    Simple, and straight forward.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Zendesk
    Simpler than most CRMs, which can be good if your sales team is not very tech savvy. We switched to HubSpot which provides a lot more value than Base did, but it isn't right for everyone. HubSpot is focused on capturing in-bound leads and has its own flaws and limitations, but overall it's a better fit for our needs.
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    Zoho
    Zoho Projects provides a more limited set of functionality and customization options than other task/bug trackers on the market, but what it lacks in functionality it makes up for in ease of use. It probably has 80-90% of the features of its competitors but takes about a third of the time to get up and running and realizing value.
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    Scalability
    Zendesk
    Always on, always available.
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Zendesk
    • Using Base has allowed us to double the number of active sales and partner engagements that we can keep track of and make progress on.
    • This has led to us being able to follow up on many smaller deals that were falling through the cracks.
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    Zoho
    • We needed a system to organize our growing business, so anything was better than what we had, which was nothing.
    • Recording time spend is a huge reason for using project software. It has made me aware of the tasks that are taking too long and where we are not being profitable as a company.
    • It has kept our team accountable for what needs to get completed and when projects are not in motion or completed timely. It's helpful to know in order to get billing out faster.
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    ScreenShots

    Zoho Projects Screenshots

    Screenshot of Task Automation with Blueprint - Map out your entire workflow with no code as flowcharts. Automate your tasks and notifications and set approval criteria with blueprint.Screenshot of Intuitive Gantt Charts - Say what, say who, say when. And done. Zoho Projects' Gantt chart comes feature loaded with advanced operations such as Critical path and Baseline.Screenshot of Inbuilt Issue Tracker - You can log, organize, track, and fix any problems. Features such as status and workflow, can be customized to suit the exact needs of your project.Screenshot of Drag, Drop and Done - A view of your tasks as cards placed along columns. Helps you identify bottlenecks and reorganize quickly using drag and drop.Screenshot of A quick pulse of all your work - The Portfolio dashboard, is a compact overview of all the work that's been happening across projects with widgets that address the project level timeline, status, ownership, budget health, and clients.Screenshot of Looks that matter - A refreshing UI that supports multiple themes, including an eye-catching dark mode.