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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Aline

    Score8.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Aline, a product formed from the merger of Sherpa CRM, Glennis, and Enquire, provides a senior living operating system created to meet the industry’s challenges. The company serves sales, operations, and clinical teams across the senior living, post-acute, and home care sectors.N/A

    Sage CRM

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Sage CRM is an SMB-oriented CRM platform offered in both SaaS and on-premise editions. Unlike the Sage SalesLogix product, the SaaS version is a true multi-tenant offering. The platform offers excellent integration with Sage ERP and accounting products. It is also a good global solution and is available in many languages and is used by over 12,000 customers worldwide, with many customers in Europe.

    $33

    per month

    Pricing
    AlineSage CRM
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Sage CRM (cloud)
    $45
    Per User per Month
    Sage CRM (on premise)
    $0
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AlineSage CRM
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Tiered pricing is available for multiple users.
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    Features
    AlineSage CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Aline and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Aline
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.8
    17 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings8.616 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings8.917 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings9.216 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Aline and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Aline
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.1
    16 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings8.215 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Aline and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Aline
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.7
    16 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.816 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings8.715 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Aline and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Aline
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    9.0
    17 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings9.113 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Aline and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Aline
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.6
    17 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings8.716 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings8.717 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Aline and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Aline
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.6
    17 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings8.516 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings8.314 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Aline and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Aline
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    8.7
    17 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.717 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.813 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Aline and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Aline
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    9.4
    13 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings9.513 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Aline and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Aline
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    9.0
    14 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings9.114 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.912 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Aline and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Aline
    -
    Ratings
    Sage CRM
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings7.816 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    AlineSage CRM
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    Salesflare
    Score6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Zendesk Sell
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    AlineSage CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (12 ratings)
    8.9
    (28 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (12 ratings)
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (12 ratings)
    7.9
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AlineSage CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Aline
    Aline is suited for scenarios where it is crucial to gather and document a large amount of key information from prospects and their influencers in order to move the sales process forward. Aline is only as effective as the user chooses to utilize the tools provided. A great CRM should be one that, if another individual needs to access and take the lead over, should be seamless and informative.
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    Sage
    as it is a very flexible software that can be adapted to any business model, other functions human resource management, manufacturing and supply chain planning, all these functions are housed in a highly technological interface. I liked this system because it made automating accounts payable so much easier.the control of the basic accounting of any type of company
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    Pros
    Aline
    • Helps me keep track of my daily, monthly and annual progress
    • Keeps me organized and on task
    • Shows me our business progress
    Incentivized
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    Sage
    • When in client profile, it is very intuitive, allowing you to easily transcribe notes in the clients profile.
    • Sage allows 3rd party plugins, so if you utilize a particular phone services or would like to import something as simple as google drive, its compatible.
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    Cons
    Aline
    • Amount of calls in the team progress section
    • Team productivity report fixing so as to not have to scroll through
    • In the calendar option the ability to move tasks more than a month at a time, if it could scroll down so I could move it to a few months ahead
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    Sage
    • Reliance on Apache Tomcat causes a lot of headaches. There are common issues trying to start up the server, resulting from Apache Tomcat misconfigurations, or Java. Some forum posts on Sage City address common issues, but digging into server logs seems to be an often occurrence.
    • Support is somewhat lacking, less user install base means error messages are sometimes hard to find quick answers for. Most of the knowledge found on the internet is in the Sage City forum.
    • Integration with Microsoft 365 causes you to have to turn off some security features. This will result in your 365 tenants running lower security standards than recommended, it may put you at risk for targeted attacks.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Aline
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    There are really no other words to say, it is a very easy to use application that is more straightforward and has provided better results with the bulk of features that appeal to a very broad amount of users. There may be other CRM platforms out there that are more prevalent, but I have found them to be much more clunky and less intuitive than Sage CRM.
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    Usability
    Aline
    I think it is a very user-friendly platform where you can find all the information that you need within a few clicks. It is important to be able to navigate the system quickly to communicate with the prospect quickly, and Aline helps in this process.
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    Sage
    Excellent integration with the most important social networks (LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) to get leads. The mobile app is quite useful for speeding up the tasks at hand and not relying on the computer or being in the office to get them done.
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    Performance
    Aline
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Sage works very quickly based on the network you are using it on. It is internet based so if your network is slow, it will perform slowly. Reports seem to run reasonably fast, if there is too much information it is trying to populate that could slow it down a little. When Sage CRM is integrated with a Sage ERP product it doesn't tend to slow down either system at all
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    Support Rating
    Aline
    We have utilized Aline's customer support in the past when we were having difficulty curating a list for a needed report. The customer support team was very responsive and followed up to ensure that we were not having any issues following the call. The product training has been very helpful with new hire training.
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    Sage
    Support team is really slow and they need to work on this really. Sometimes it takes days to resolve a simple query and there is no way to get it expedited. Rest the product is is amazing but the team should look into the costumer support and get it working
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    In-Person Training
    Aline
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Most training would come after a upgrade. Otherwise we would self teach new employees. Training was with a Sage Software partner SWK technologies.
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    Implementation Rating
    Aline
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    The implementation and upgrades were rather quick and straight forward. Attempting to link Sage CRM with Sage 100 ERP however was a nightmare and will be avoided by us in the future due to numerous issues.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Aline
    I worked with Sales Force Assistant for a short time Thus far, Aline has not disappointed me in any way both CRMs are top notice and incredibly user friendly I could not perform my role effectively with Aline
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    Sage
    Whilst SAGE CRM was selected around 10 years ago and we became a partner, the main contenders would have been at the time Sales Logix and MS CRM 4.0. However, we had extensive experience of the mid-market CRM's and decided on SAGE CRM since it had a clean, easy to understand interface and importantly offered both workflow automation and Self Service capability, all of which across both the Case and Sales and Marketing functionality was seamless and saved time. As it was pure browser based, access was from anywhere we wanted. In my view, SAGE CRM still stacks up well against all the other mid-market CRM systems and offers good value for money, but more importantly, it is an easy to operate and customisable solution which user like. Again, we can teach administration users very quickly to support and customise themselves since the admin. function are clear as well.
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    Return on Investment
    Aline
    • When we implemented Aline the team occupancy was 76% by year end we were at 86.4%, this took 10 months.
    • The platform saves me countless hours each month for datamining for board reports. The system has paid for itself several times over
    • We can now compare year of year marketing campaigns to find out which campaigns to keep or no longer suit our market.
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    Sage
    • It is very affordable in pricing, compared to competitors
    • Lead management and convertion into prospects is also a very easy process
    • Lead capture from web pages should be available, and better ways to capture leads from tradeshows by uploading directly from scanned business cards
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