How is something so good free? Almost feel guilty using it.
May 28, 2021

How is something so good free? Almost feel guilty using it.

Doug Mancosky | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Free

Modules Used

  • Insightly iOS / Android Mobile App

Overall Satisfaction with Insightly

We sell machinery to multiple industries ranging from breweries to biofuels. We are frequently working with dozens of potential customers with a sales cycle that can measure from 3 months to a year or even more. With these long cycles it is very helpful to have a tool to manage the often multiple contacts at a company and multiple events from trials to proposals.
  • Good iPhone app
  • Free option to try it
  • Very simple intuitive interface
  • About the same price as Salesforce now
  • Free version has very limited storage
  • No middle ground, either free or full price
  • Great to produce sales projections
  • Don't let customers fall through the cracks
  • Easy to hand off a customer to someone else
For most users Insightly will be comparable to Salesforce. Salesforce has some high end functionality Insightly won't have, but for the basics it has it all. Salesforce has way better email integration into Gmail, but I actually find the Insightly interface a little more intuitive and easier to customize.

Do you think Insightly delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Insightly's feature set?

Yes

Did Insightly live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Insightly go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Insightly again?

Yes

Insightly is so easy to setup and so intuitive. Easy to generate your reports and the iPhone app is very easy to use. Wish the email was a little more tightly integrated into Gmail, but Insightly does everything you would expect a CRM to do. Great t-shirts too!
I give this a 9 in spite of the fact that I've never needed support. That's why I give it a 9 as it is that easy to use and its help sections are so good that I've had no need to reach out for support. The support for the free appears it might be a little light though if you do need it.
Insightly is a great first CRM for people. Rather than just being a free 30 day trial, the free version lets you ease into trying a CRM without any real limits in functionality. Very simple to use, but perhaps without all the high end stuff you find for a super advanced Salesforce user looking to use AI.

Insightly Feature Ratings

Customer data management / contact management
9
Workflow management
9
Territory management
9
Opportunity management
9
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
6
Quote & order management
6
Interaction tracking
8
Lead management
9
Email marketing
6
Task management
9
Reporting
9
Pipeline visualization
9
Customizable reports
9
Custom fields
8
Custom objects
5
API for custom integration
6
Role-based user permissions
8
Single sign-on capability
8
Marketing automation
7
Mobile access
9