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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BIGContacts

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/ABigContacts is a contact management solution built to help small businesses organize contacts, manage tasks, track opportunities, and manage email campaigns.

    $9.99

    per month per user

    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
    BIGContactsBigin by Zoho CRM
    Editions & Modules
    Business Plan
    $9.99
    per month per user
    Express
    $9.00
    per month per user
    Premier
    $15.00
    per month
    Bigin 360
    $21
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BIGContactsBigin by Zoho CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—20% discount for annual pricing.
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    BIGContactsBigin by Zoho CRM
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    ProProfs
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    Zoho
    Chose Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Ease of use. It was easy for me to navigate. I have a PhD from YouTube University (lol), but I did not have to refer to YouTube to learn how to use it. I just dug right in.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    98%
    Would buy again
    99 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    10 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    97 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    96 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    92 Answers
    Features
    BIGContactsBigin by Zoho CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of BIGContacts and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    BIGContacts
    9.6
    7 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.0
    79 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management9.87 Ratings8.471 Ratings
    Workflow management9.57 Ratings8.274 Ratings
    Territory management9.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management9.47 Ratings8.472 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.57 Ratings8.168 Ratings
    Contract management9.67 Ratings7.334 Ratings
    Quote & order management9.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking9.75 Ratings7.866 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of BIGContacts and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    BIGContacts
    9.7
    7 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Case management9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management9.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of BIGContacts and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    BIGContacts
    9.5
    6 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.6
    64 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Lead management9.76 Ratings8.061 Ratings
    Email marketing9.36 Ratings7.356 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of BIGContacts and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    BIGContacts
    9.9
    6 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    66 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Task management10.06 Ratings8.265 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting9.96 Ratings8.041 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of BIGContacts and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    BIGContacts
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    68 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Forecasting9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization9.64 Ratings8.668 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.74 Ratings7.761 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of BIGContacts and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    BIGContacts
    9.3
    4 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.8
    72 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Custom fields10.04 Ratings7.872 Ratings
    Custom objects9.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of BIGContacts and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    BIGContacts
    9.8
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.5
    69 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.53 Ratings8.555 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.03 Ratings8.467 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of BIGContacts and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    BIGContacts
    9.7
    3 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.3
    38 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Social data10.03 Ratings8.337 Ratings
    Social engagement9.53 Ratings8.237 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of BIGContacts and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    BIGContacts
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.9
    52 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Marketing automation8.53 Ratings7.952 Ratings
    Compensation management9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of BIGContacts and Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Feature
    BIGContacts
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Mobile access9.53 Ratings8.167 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BIGContactsBigin by Zoho CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (10 ratings)
    8.7
    (80 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (9 ratings)
    8.6
    (51 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (9 ratings)
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BIGContactsBigin by Zoho CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ProProfs
    BigContacts has helped us automate and personalize our marketing campaigns, which has resulted in an improvement in our bottom line. We have been able to create and deliver highly personalized experiences for our customers, which has contributed to improved satisfaction and reduced churn.
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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
    ProProfs
    • easy to track the performance of email campaigns with the help of detailed reports and analytics
    • BigContacts also allows us to define custom triggers for delivering emails
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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
    ProProfs
    • There have been some issues with the speed of the software after the upgrade.
    • Looking up contacts could be made easier.
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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.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ProProfs
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
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    Incentivized
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    Usability
    ProProfs
    BigContacts has stood out from all of them since it offers customization to a great extent. It is easy to customize the sales pipeline, reports, layouts, workflows, etc., to get the most out of them.
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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
    ProProfs
    . By eliminating repetitive activities such as follow-ups or data entry, BIGContacts saves a lot of time for us. Did not faced any difficulties while using the software . It is the perfect software to go for
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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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    ProProfs
    As a small business, we have benefitted significantly from the implementation of this easy-to-use CRM application. With all relevant data and tasks in one place, it is easier to meet deadlines and customer expectations. We also use the tool to assign tasks to team members and monitor their progress routinely. Moreover, the tool integrates with a number of business applications, enabling us to manage everything from the same platform.
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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
    ProProfs
    • The performance of the mobile version is one area that BigContacts can improve upon to become the most reliable CRM for small businesses.
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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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