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vCita

Overview

What is vCita?

vCita is a marketing-focused CRM for service providers. According to the vendor, the product helps service providers move clients through every stage of the sales cycle: from the first point of contact to closing, upselling and follow-up. vCita is a…

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vCita is a winner!

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 31, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use vCita for the following: 1. Online payment portal - which allows us to accept payments faster. 2. Appointment scheduling - which makes appointment scheduling easier and...
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William Niffen
Partner - Legal
Partner
Barlow & Niffen P.C.
vCita2 years of experience

We LOVE vCita

Rating: 9 out of 10
December 29, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are a Christian nonprofit organization that offers life and spiritual coaching for adults who are dealing with issues that have become obstacles to the life they truly want...
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John Stroud
Project Manager - Information Technology
Senior Coach
Grace Ministries, Inc. Manassas
vCita1 year of experience

Easy-Peasy Client Management when it COUNTS~!

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 22, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
VCita Rocks My Business! I use this for communicating with EVERY bride, and bridal is a field in which perfect customer service is required. I integrated the VCita contact for...
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Janay Joy
Director - Customer Service
Owner/CEO
High Vibe Bride
vCita10 years of experience

vCita brings victory in business

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 21, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I have used vCita for nearly ten years, and I have been pleased with their products and services. They helped me with the flood of emails I used to get for booking sessions an...
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Samuel Reynolds
Consultant - Other
Chief consultant
UnlockAstrology
vCita9 years of experience

vCita Empowers your Customers and Gives You More Time

Rating: 8 out of 10
May 11, 2020
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
vCita was originally used as an appointment booking service for my computer training business. It was very good for allowing customers to book an appointment online without ha...
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David Cook
Consultant - Information Technology
Owner
Frontier PC Tutoring
vCita5 years of experience
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Pricing

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Essentials

$29

Cloud
per month

Business

$59

Cloud
per month

Platinum

$99

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

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

Offerings

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

vcita Demo Marketing Module

YouTube

vcita Demo Client portal

YouTube

vcita Demo Payments Module

YouTube

vcita Demo Business Management Platform for Small Businesses

YouTube

vcita Demo Clients Module

YouTube

vcita Demo Time Module

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Features

Sales Force Automation

This is the technique of using software to automate certain sales-related tasks.

8.8
Avg 7.7

Marketing Automation

This component of CRM software helps to automate and scale marketing tasks and the subsequent analysis of those efforts.

7
Avg 7.7

CRM Project Management

This component of CRM software helps users initiate, plan, collaborate on, execute, track, and close projects.

8
Avg 7.6

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

6.8
Avg 7.6

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

9.7
Avg 8.4

Platform

8.6
Avg 7.6
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Product Details

What is vCita?

vCita is a marketing-focused CRM for service providers. According to the vendor, the product helps service providers move clients through every stage of the sales cycle: from the first point of contact to closing, upselling and follow-up.

vCita is a lightweight CRM with the following features:

- Manage appointments, payments, and clients
- Access info & respond to clients on the go with a mobile app
- Invite clients to view information / perform actions on a personalized client portal
- Assign clients or leads to staff members
- Get instant notifications for every "red flag" - let nothing slip through the cracks
- Set follow-up reminders for future tasks
- Add tags, client custom-fields & notes
- Share and receive documents online
- Sync with Gmail, iCal and other calendars
- Build a client base with a lead-capturing widget
- Accept appointment requests from verified prospects 24/7
- Reduce no-shows with SMS & email reminders
- Send email, SMS & coupon marketing campaigns

vCita Features

Sales Force Automation Features

  • Supported: Customer data management / contact management
  • Supported: Workflow management

Marketing Automation Features

  • Supported: Email marketing

CRM Project Management Features

  • Supported: Billing and invoicing management
  • Supported: Reporting

Customization Features

  • Supported: Custom fields
  • Supported: API for custom integration

Security Features

  • Supported: Role-based user permissions

Platform Features

  • Supported: Mobile access

Additional Features

  • Supported: Online Scheduling
  • Supported: Client Portal
  • Supported: Online Payments
  • Supported: Lead Capturing Widget
  • Supported: SMS Marketing
  • Supported: Online Coupons
  • Supported: Automated Follow-Ups
  • Supported: Team Collaboration

vCita Screenshots

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vCita Integrations

vCita Competitors

vCita Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported CountriesWorldwide
Supported LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Hebrew

Frequently Asked Questions

Schedulicity, Calendly, and Agendize are common alternatives for vCita.

Reviewers rate Role-based user permissions highest, with a score of 9.7.

The most common users of vCita are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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vCita is a winner!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
December 31, 2021
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William Niffen
Partner
Barlow & Niffen P.C. (Law Practice, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
vCita
2 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use vCita for the following: 1. Online payment portal - which allows us to accept payments faster. 2. Appointment scheduling - which makes appointment scheduling easier and more efficient. 3. Messaging with clients - which allows us to communicate very quickly. 4. Exchanging documents with clients - which allows us to keep documents in one place. The online payment portal makes payments much easier and faster.
Pros
  • Online payments.
  • Appointment scheduling.
  • Messaging.
  • Receiving and sending documents.
Cons
  • Fillable pdf forms that don't require downloading and remain online.
  • More online payment link choices - currently only works with Square, Stripe, and PayPal.
  • Confirming user email addresses prior to accepting profile (rather than allowing incomplete or non-existent email addresses).
Likelihood to Recommend
It makes client communication extremely easy - we can message and schedule online appointments. Clients really like those options. We also like the online payment portal. That way clients can pay at their convenience, and we don't end up with credit card information that requires PCI compliance. It also helps with payments. It would also help with invoicing, but unfortunately, there are only 3 linked payment options (Square, Stripe, and PayPal). If you don't use one of those payment processors, you cannot link to billing.
vCita Feature Ratings
Sales Force Automation (2)
N/A
N/A
Customer data management / contact management
N/A
N/A
Workflow management
N/A
N/A
Customer Service & Support
N/A
N/A
Marketing Automation (1)
N/A
N/A
Email marketing
N/A
N/A
CRM Project Management (2)
N/A
N/A
Billing and invoicing management
N/A
N/A
Reporting
N/A
N/A
CRM Reporting & Analytics
N/A
N/A
Customization (2)
N/A
N/A
Custom fields
N/A
N/A
API for custom integration
N/A
N/A
Security (1)
N/A
N/A
Role-based user permissions
N/A
N/A
Social CRM
N/A
N/A
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
N/A
N/A
Platform (1)
100%
10.0
Mobile access
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • Positive - improves overall client satisfaction.
  • Positive - improves speed with which payments are received.
  • Negative - requires some modifications to incorporate with website.
Other Software Used
QuickBooks Desktop Pro, Time Matters, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365)
Usability
9
Overall - easy to use. There are some missing features (like fillable pdf forms), and it also requires using certain credit card processors to link billing (otherwise it doesn't work).
Support Rating
7
Relatively quick response times when we submit questions. Generally the answers are sufficient to address our questions.

vCita Has Some Great Features And A Few Software Glitches

Rating: 4 out of 10
Incentivized
August 21, 2018
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I use vCita on my website so clients can book appointments with me. I am a one man show so it's the whole organization. I needed to automate my bookings. Prior to vCita I did everything manually.
Pros
  • Make it easy for clients to book the variety of services I offer.
  • They make it easy for me to adjust my schedule. I can add hours or block out times I'm away.
  • Make it easy to offer special promotions
Cons
  • They have a problem with the interface with Paypal. Dozens of clients have been kicked off the transaction, not completing their appointment requests even though they entered their credit card information. Another colleague has this same issue.
  • I go around this issue by not requiring that they provide payment at the time of the booking. I send them a manual invoice from Paypal. It adds extra time but I can't take the chance their appointments won't go through.
  • I have clients that receive confirmation notices that are not for the time that they booked. Sometimes, it has to do with time zones. It used to happen frequently when someone has a phone number registered in a different time zone. It hasn't happened in the past few months so they may have corrected this.
  • I can't change an appointment if the client made a mistake and booked the wrong type of service. The client has to cancel and rebook the appointment themselves. I should be able to do that once a client notifies me.
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited to freelancers who have clients that book appointments with them. It's good when a freelancer offers a variety of services. When it's working, it's good for a client to be able to book an appointment and pay for it at any time of the day or night. I don't know the scenarios that would be less appropriate. There are many features, like for groups, that I don't use.
vCita Feature Ratings
Sales Force Automation (2)
N/A
N/A
Customer data management / contact management
N/A
N/A
Workflow management
N/A
N/A
Customer Service & Support
N/A
N/A
Marketing Automation (1)
N/A
N/A
Email marketing
N/A
N/A
CRM Project Management (2)
N/A
N/A
Billing and invoicing management
N/A
N/A
Reporting
N/A
N/A
CRM Reporting & Analytics
N/A
N/A
Customization (2)
25%
2.5
Custom fields
40%
4.0
API for custom integration
10%
1.0
Security (1)
40%
4.0
Role-based user permissions
40%
4.0
Social CRM
N/A
N/A
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
N/A
N/A
Platform (1)
90%
9.0
Mobile access
90%
9.0
Return on Investment
  • In the overall, by automating the appointment booking process, vCita saved hours of my time from having to book appointments myself.
  • It's user-friendly so it makes a positive impression on my clients.
Alternatives Considered
I haven't tried other products yet.
Other Software Used
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