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What is Act! CRM?

Act! CRM (formerly Swiftpage) aims to empower small businesses to build and manage client relationships and leads, so the user always has a pipeline of new, repeat, and referral business under control. Users can manage their businesses with Act! CRM…

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Act! CRM has been used by businesses and non-profit organizations for over 20 years, functioning as a reliable CRM system to track …
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Pricing

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Essentials

$22

Cloud
per user, per month

Act! Premium - Basic

$37.50

On Premise
per user, per month (billed annually)

Standard

$40

Cloud
per user, per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.act.com/products/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $22 per month
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Product Details

What is Act! CRM?

Act! CRM (formerly Swiftpage) aims to empower small businesses to build and manage client relationships and leads, so the user always has a pipeline of new, repeat, and referral business under control. Users can manage their businesses with Act! CRM every day, since it’s more than a CRM – it’s designed to present everything needed to stay on top of relationships, see what’s most important and actionable, and run sales and marketing in one place.

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Act! CRM Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating Systems,
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Act! CRM starts at $22.

Reviewers rate Customer data management / contact management highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of Act! CRM are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Act! CRM has been used by businesses and non-profit organizations for over 20 years, functioning as a reliable CRM system to track prospects, activities, and milestones across the entire organization. With its integration capabilities, Act! CRM seamlessly integrates with Sage Quantum, allowing for efficient management of the sales prospecting process and integration with the Sales Invoicing Customer module.

Act! CRM serves as a valuable tool for managing business and marketing activities, keeping communications organized between the company and potential and existing patrons, vendors, and colleagues. It acts as a repository of history, enabling users to refer to past events and interactions. This software is particularly useful in direct mail marketing and lead generation initiatives, utilizing Swiftpage Connect for email marketing. With its user-friendly interface and available templates for auto mailers, Act! CRM makes it easy to streamline sales development and current client processes. The convenience of mobile applications further enhances productivity by allowing business tasks to be managed on the go.

Act! CRM is widely adopted by sales and marketing teams alike. Marketing teams find value in using Act! CRM for mailing lists, while the software's ability to track activities of outside sales reps effectively manages day-to-day business operations. It also serves as a primary CRM solution used across the entire organization, functioning as a comprehensive database for storing information. Act! CRM is especially beneficial in industries such as insurance, where it facilitates sending targeted emails to agents with information about senior health insurance products.

Moreover, Act! CRM features robust contact management capabilities that allow users to capture details of customers and prospects. It empowers businesses by enabling them to manage contacts effectively, group them by customer type or other criteria, and maintain ongoing notes and updated documents. Additionally, Act! CRM facilitates contact segmentation based on company affiliation, membership status, and participation in committees or work groups. This makes it an invaluable tool for managing communications with various stakeholders such as membership organizations, allied industries, government entities, and product users. The integration with SwiftPage email marketing solution further enhances Act! CRM's functionality by providing lead call lists and integration with surveys and databases.

By leveraging Act! CRM, organizations can track metrics, generate meaningful reports, and make data-driven decisions. With its web-based version allowing multiple users to sign in simultaneously, Act! CRM fosters collaboration by enabling teams to update records and add notes in real-time. Its customizable reporting capabilities also make it a preferred sales database tool for businesses looking to tailor the system to their specific reporting needs.

In summary,

Highly Customizable: Users have praised Act! CRM for its high level of customization, allowing them to tailor the software to their specific business requirements. This flexibility has been appreciated by numerous reviewers, who find it valuable in adapting the software to their unique needs and workflows.

Excellent Sales Pipeline Tracking: Many users have expressed satisfaction with Act! CRM's ability to track activity details in the sales pipeline process. The feature has been described as excellent by multiple reviewers, enabling them to stay organized and effectively monitor their prospecting activities. This functionality ensures that no leads are missed or opportunities overlooked.

Outdated Interface: Some users have expressed dissatisfaction with the dated interface of ACT CRM, stating that it is not as easy to use compared to newer products.

Limited Social Media Marketing Capabilities: Several reviewers have mentioned that the software lacks strong social media marketing capabilities, which can be a drawback for businesses looking to effectively engage with their audience on various platforms.

Issues with Email Campaigns and EMarketing: Users have reported experiencing issues with email campaigns when using the third-party service provided by Swiftpage called EMarketing. Changes made in the software are not always reflected accurately in email campaigns, leading to frustration and inefficiencies in marketing efforts.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I use it to manage all day-to-day activities within the business. It keeps track of all my enquiries, opportunities as well as clients. I use Act! to schedule all of the work for all of my clients and team members. It is an integral part of the business that I couldn't live without.
  • Opportunity management.
  • Client history.
  • Google synchronisation.
  • Software development response time.
Whilst the software is incredible, Google synchronisation is absolutely vital to my business. When I upgraded to the cloud system I was promised that Google synchronisation would work. It is even advertised on the website that Google synchronisation works. Google Calendar synchronisation is critical to the way my new enquiries come into the business, new enquiries book discovery calls with me on Google. For the last 4 months I have been unable to allow any new enquiry to book online as the calendar synchronisation is not working. I spent countless hours on the phone to the software support team, I'm completely at my wit's end. This problem has been going on for four months and they just don't seem interested in fixing it! I'm left feeling bitterly disappointed as I have purchased a product (it's cost me £1000 for three licenses) that just doesn't work the way it was promised or advertised.
Sales Force Automation (5)
64%
6.4
Customer data management / contact management
100%
10.0
Opportunity management
100%
10.0
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
10%
1.0
Interaction tracking
100%
10.0
Channel / partner relationship management
10%
1.0
Customer Service & Support (3)
56.66666666666667%
5.7
Case management
10%
1.0
Call center management
80%
8.0
Help desk management
80%
8.0
Marketing Automation (2)
10%
1.0
Lead management
10%
1.0
Email marketing
10%
1.0
CRM Project Management
N/A
N/A
CRM Reporting & Analytics (2)
25%
2.5
Pipeline visualization
50%
5.0
Customizable reports
N/A
N/A
Customization (4)
22.5%
2.3
Custom fields
80%
8.0
Custom objects
N/A
N/A
Scripting environment
N/A
N/A
API for custom integration
10%
1.0
Security (2)
N/A
N/A
Role-based user permissions
N/A
N/A
Single sign-on capability
N/A
N/A
Social CRM (2)
N/A
N/A
Social data
N/A
N/A
Social engagement
N/A
N/A
Integrations with 3rd-party Software (2)
5%
0.5
Marketing automation
10%
1.0
Compensation management
N/A
N/A
Platform (1)
10%
1.0
Mobile access
10%
1.0
  • Since I've had a problem with Google synchronisation, new enquiries have virtually stopped! This is now a serious issue which still hasn't been fixed!
Sometimes the cloud version needs to have the browser window refresh continuously, it also sometimes logs me out which is frustrating.
There has been an ongoing problem with Google synchronisation which no one seems to be bothered about fixing, even though it clearly states on the website that the software synchronises with Google. When the customer-facing support team are on the phone, they are brilliant, it's the back-end development support which is severely lacking.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
ACT! CRM is our primary CRM across the entire organization. The service is really more used as a database (store of information) though than CRM (sales follow ups, etc.). The database of information is mission critical to every department.
  • User Fields provide organized space for KEY info outside of just contact info
  • Search feature within the database / CRM
  • A bit clunky / old school looking compared to other platforms out there
  • Running reports is a bit confusing
  • Would like to see more direct user-customization capabilities
Well suited for a small company database (store of information), but I think [in my opinion] it lacks in value on a full fledge CRM system.
Sales Force Automation (8)
56.25%
5.6
Customer data management / contact management
80%
8.0
Workflow management
50%
5.0
Territory management
70%
7.0
Opportunity management
50%
5.0
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
70%
7.0
Quote & order management
40%
4.0
Interaction tracking
40%
4.0
Channel / partner relationship management
50%
5.0
Customer Service & Support
N/A
N/A
Marketing Automation (2)
50%
5.0
Lead management
50%
5.0
Email marketing
50%
5.0
CRM Project Management (2)
55%
5.5
Task management
60%
6.0
Reporting
50%
5.0
CRM Reporting & Analytics (3)
56.66666666666667%
5.7
Forecasting
50%
5.0
Pipeline visualization
60%
6.0
Customizable reports
60%
6.0
Customization (4)
27.5%
2.8
Custom fields
40%
4.0
Custom objects
30%
3.0
Scripting environment
20%
2.0
API for custom integration
20%
2.0
Security (2)
75%
7.5
Role-based user permissions
80%
8.0
Single sign-on capability
70%
7.0
Social CRM
N/A
N/A
Integrations with 3rd-party Software (1)
50%
5.0
Marketing automation
50%
5.0
Platform (1)
50%
5.0
Mobile access
50%
5.0
  • Quick access to key database information is critical to our business
  • Strong value overall with not needing a bunch of bells and whistles
ACT! CRM is more cost effective than like a Salesforce, but that is for a reason, it lacks a lot of the functionality that a Salesforce has. Pipedrive is actually another cost effective platform I've been evaluating as a potential ACT! CRM replacement. I like it's modern day look and feel versus ACT!.
Overall it's very easy to use. Whether a new employee to a company or just not tech savvy, the ACT! CRM user experience is simple.
Haven't heard to use direct support too often. Experience has been fine though when needed.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use ACT! CRM daily. ACT! is the software used for each of our clients and is used for company marketing. ACT! has templates available for auto mailers and is very user-friendly. I have been using ACT! since 2004 and find its feature to be exactly what is needed to manage marketing tasks.
ACT! has mobile applications that help with business tasks on the go. I would highly recommend this software.
  • Keeps prospect contact info
  • Documents history
  • Calendar features
  • Connection with a VOIP type system
  • Integration with other email applications
  • Analytics
ACT! is best used in a marketing call center type situation. We have many clients on board and can assign our marketing reps different ACT! databases based on need for scheduling purposes. I would not recommend ACT! for a single salesperson scenario since the set up process is more suited for a company situation.
Sales Force Automation (9)
47.77777777777778%
4.8
Customer data management / contact management
100%
10.0
Workflow management
100%
10.0
Territory management
100%
10.0
Opportunity management
100%
10.0
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
30%
3.0
Contract management
N/A
N/A
Quote & order management
N/A
N/A
Interaction tracking
N/A
N/A
Channel / partner relationship management
N/A
N/A
Customer Service & Support (3)
66.66666666666667%
6.7
Case management
100%
10.0
Call center management
100%
10.0
Help desk management
N/A
N/A
Marketing Automation (2)
100%
10.0
Lead management
100%
10.0
Email marketing
100%
10.0
CRM Project Management (3)
40%
4.0
Task management
100%
10.0
Billing and invoicing management
10%
1.0
Reporting
10%
1.0
CRM Reporting & Analytics (3)
30%
3.0
Forecasting
30%
3.0
Pipeline visualization
10%
1.0
Customizable reports
50%
5.0
Customization (4)
27.5%
2.8
Custom fields
100%
10.0
Custom objects
10%
1.0
Scripting environment
N/A
N/A
API for custom integration
N/A
N/A
Security (2)
50%
5.0
Role-based user permissions
100%
10.0
Single sign-on capability
N/A
N/A
Social CRM (2)
N/A
N/A
Social data
N/A
N/A
Social engagement
N/A
N/A
Integrations with 3rd-party Software (2)
30%
3.0
Marketing automation
60%
6.0
Compensation management
N/A
N/A
Platform (1)
100%
10.0
Mobile access
100%
10.0
  • The computer based application is cost effective
  • Reporting is minimal for client purposes
  • maintenance is minimal
Salesforce is a cloud based application. If you are using an internet based product and you lose internet services, you lose the ability to work. If you are using a computer based/desktop program and lose internet, you still have the program to work.
Its a great software with just enough features to manage our marketing team and help with marketing responsibility.
ACT! does not have great support. They outsource it overseas and continually upgrade the software and discontinue support for certain versions.
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