I just wish this worked as described!
June 23, 2022

I just wish this worked as described!

Mark Oborn | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

ACT! CRM Cloud-based Expert

Overall Satisfaction with Act! CRM

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.
  • 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!

Do you think Act! CRM delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with Act! CRM's feature set?

Yes

Did Act! CRM live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of Act! CRM go as expected?

No

Would you buy Act! CRM again?

No

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.
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.

Act! CRM Feature Ratings

Customer data management / contact management
10
Opportunity management
10
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
1
Interaction tracking
10
Channel / partner relationship management
1
Case management
1
Call center management
8
Help desk management
8
Lead management
1
Email marketing
1
Pipeline visualization
5
Customizable reports
Not Rated
Custom fields
8
Custom objects
Not Rated
Scripting environment
Not Rated
API for custom integration
1
Not Rated
Role-based user permissions
Not Rated
Single sign-on capability
Not Rated
Not Rated
Social data
Not Rated
Social engagement
Not Rated
Marketing automation
1
Compensation management
Not Rated
Mobile access
1