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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Apptivo

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AApptivo provides small and medium sized businesses with applications that include CRM, project management and invoicing solutions.

    $10

    Per User per Month

    Bigin by Zoho CRM

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ABigin by Zoho CRM is a simplified customer relationship management (CRM) software designed specifically for small businesses, startups and teams. Bigin helps small businesses unify customer-facing operations— marketing, sales, onboarding, delivery, and support, and it offers features that help to manage these customer relationships effectively.

    $9

    per month per user

    Pricing
    ApptivoBigin by Zoho CRM
    Editions & Modules
    Premium
    $10
    Per User per Month
    Ultimate
    $25
    Per User per Month
    Starter
    Free
    Per User per Month
    Enterprise
    N/A
    Express
    $9.00
    per month per user
    Premier
    $15.00
    per month
    Bigin 360
    $21
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ApptivoBigin by Zoho CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—20% discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    ApptivoBigin by Zoho CRM
    Considered Both Products
    Apptivo Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Would buy again
    99 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    97 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    96 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    92 Answers
    Features
    ApptivoBigin by Zoho CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Apptivo and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Apptivo
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.0
    79 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management10.04 Ratings8.471 Ratings
    Workflow management6.82 Ratings8.274 Ratings
    Territory management4.51 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management10.03 Ratings8.472 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.14 Ratings8.168 Ratings
    Contract management10.02 Ratings7.234 Ratings
    Quote & order management7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking1.81 Ratings7.866 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Apptivo and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Apptivo
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Case management9.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Apptivo and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Apptivo
    10.0
    3 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.7
    64 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Lead management10.03 Ratings8.061 Ratings
    Email marketing10.03 Ratings7.356 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Apptivo and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Apptivo
    8.9
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    66 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Task management8.34 Ratings8.265 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting9.14 Ratings8.141 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Apptivo and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Apptivo
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    68 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Forecasting10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization10.02 Ratings8.668 Ratings
    Customizable reports10.02 Ratings7.761 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Apptivo and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Apptivo
    7.2
    3 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.8
    72 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Custom fields5.73 Ratings7.872 Ratings
    Custom objects6.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Apptivo and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Apptivo
    10.0
    4 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.5
    69 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Single sign-on capability10.04 Ratings8.555 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.04 Ratings8.467 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Apptivo and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Apptivo
    7.9
    4 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Mobile access7.94 Ratings8.167 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Apptivo and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Apptivo
    -
    Ratings
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.3
    38 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings8.337 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings8.237 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Apptivo and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Apptivo
    -
    Ratings
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.9
    52 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings7.952 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ApptivoBigin by Zoho CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.8
    (80 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    8.6
    (51 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ApptivoBigin by Zoho CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apptivo Inc
    I would absolutely recommend Apptivo! We have used Apptivo for years, and we wouldn't consider another platform to keep all of our contacts together in one place. It's easy to export certain lists for certain mailings and to add/remove new contacts and move things around as needed over time. There's freedom to adding new contacts and the pricing is phenomenal
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    Zoho
    - Multiple pipelines let me organize processes like sales, marketing, customer support, and assets clearly. - The forms builder allows me to gather leads, sign-ups, and customer requests from my website directly into the Bigin by Zoho CRM. - Integrations with Zapier and Make connect website orders and data from other sources smoothly. - Email templates make it easy to send professional, branded communications. - Automations handle repetitive tasks like managing customers, orders, and team tasks, saving me time.
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    Pros
    Apptivo Inc
    • Built in support for new users.
    • Basic crm works...just dont expect it do anything well beyond the basic.
    • Price.
    • Google Apps integration is better than a lot of the competition who charge and anwful lot more.
    • They are open to and try adapt quickly based on customer feedback.
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    Zoho
    • Manage big databases. We have a large database of contacts and partners (more than 5,000 contacts), which are updated day by day, as a result of our participation in conferences, webinars, etc. For this reason, we needed a platform that would allow us to always have our database up to date, and accessible and editable by any member of the company.
    • Pipelines. Pipelines are very necessary in our daily lives, since we present many service proposals to different clients, and until now we control the status very manually. With Bigin by Zoho CRM, we can have all this information centralized in a single place, and know at all times the status of the service proposals we present (sent, pending decision, lost, won...).
    • Product definition. The product definition block has allowed us to further structure our typologies of products and services. At least, it has allowed us to reflect on them and what is the best way to package the service offered.
    • Control panel. The control panel has been very useful for us to be able to quickly see the main indicators (offers presented, next actions to be taken, etc.).
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    Cons
    Apptivo Inc
    • Dashboard and interface subsections are a bit clunky re: functionality.
    • Built-in email client isn't always a feasible option for efficiency (signatures are different, contacts don't always update accordingly).
    • Consistency and integration between apps is not always optimal.
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    Zoho
    • No multi-select bulk move in pipeline After a webinar we had 42 cold leads that qualified → wanted to drag them all to “Interested” in one go. You can’t; moved them one-by-one like playing Solitaire.
    • Workflows hidden behind pay-wall We needed an auto-survey when deal = “Won”. Works in trial, the day licence dropped back to free the rule simply stopped – zero warning.
    • Offline mobile = read-onlyMentor met founder in co-working basement (no Wi-Fi). Took paper notes, re-typed into Bigin back at office → duplicate risk.
    • Pick-list values can’t be deactivated, only deletedWe miss-typed “Refferal” instead of “Referral”. To fix, must delete; history of 60 old records then shows empty source.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Apptivo Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
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    Usability
    Apptivo Inc
    Without a doubt, the best thing about Apptivo is that it has become a perfect internal and external communication platform. This platform will allow you to know who is taking care of certain tasks with clients and control all projects with your clients. With very affordable plans for your pocket, it has a free version for up to 3 users. It far surpasses quite a few CRMs in the same category. Apptivo CRM allows you to customize many details and work with it does not consume time or resources. You are faced with a very comfortable software to use, simple and well designed.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Bigin has really helped us with selling our monitoring services to our customers, which is primarily farmers in the UK. We often need to talk to customers before, during and after a sale, and Bigin helps us keep our contacts and leads organised as we track all these interactions. We recommend it very strongly
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Apptivo Inc
    Apptivo is always quick to respond whenever we have had a problem over out time of using the program. The customer service reps are always very polite and professional in their responses and are very knowledgeable! I have never gone to them with a problem that they don't do everything in their power to help solve, and most times they have (abbreviating states is the only issue we weren't able to solve).
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    Zoho
    The support is all international and it takes a while to get support as you have to go through chats and set up times, not as easy to just call and get the support you need. They are very nice when you do finally connect with someone and they are knowledgeable, just challenging being international sometimes.
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    Implementation Rating
    Apptivo Inc
    If you are starting a business and want a free app or nearly free app that can grow with you....then apptivo could be for you. However if you grow faster than them then you will be quickly seeking alternatives
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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Apptivo Inc
    The price was right for what we needed to use Apptivo for (the CRM and the contact management/project management models). And, we needed something basic and easy to implement so we could get up and running with little down time. The other systems we evaluated didn't seem to have the exact pricing and features/functionality we were looking for so we made the determination that Apptivo would be the best fit.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Simplicity Without Sacrificing Core Features
    Unlike full-scale CRMs that often feel overwhelming, Bigin by Zoho CRM provides a focused set of features that are perfect for managing deals, contacts, and activities. It’s not bloated, and that was exactly what we needed for a lean, fast-moving team.
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    Return on Investment
    Apptivo Inc
    • It allows me to get a vision of what is happening with the business
    • control sales, marketing and customer service processes from a single point
    • facilitates administrative tasks
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    Zoho
    • I was able to migrate from Hubspot CRM easily saving me hours of time
    • I have recieved 5 x replies to the email sequence i set up since i started using it
    • I have improved lead conversion by 5% so far
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    ScreenShots

    Apptivo Screenshots

    Screenshot of Customize each app by dragging and dropping each attributeScreenshot of Project management gantt chartScreenshot of Convert a lead into a contact, customer, and/or opportunity

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