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    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

    Brevo

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ABrevo, formerly known as Sendinblue, is the leading customer relationship management (CRM) suite designed to fully cultivate long-term customer relationships and to empower businesses to expand in a fast changing digital world. With Brevo, businesses have a unified view of the customer journey in one easy-to-use platform thanks to intuitive and scalable marketing and CRM tools such as Email, SMS, WhatsApp, Chat, Marketing Automation, Meetings, and much more.

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    Pricing
    Bigin by Zoho CRMBrevo
    Editions & Modules
    Express
    $9.00
    per month per user
    Premier
    $15.00
    per month
    Bigin 360
    $21
    per month per user
    Free
    $0
    per month
    Lite
    $25
    per month
    Premium
    $65
    per month
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bigin by Zoho CRMBrevo
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.SendinBlue pricing is based on the number of email messages sent, rather than the number of contacts you keep in your account. Try SendinBlue with a free account and send up to 9,000 emails per month (300 emails per day). As your business grows, you can upgrade to a plan that meets your needs without breaking the bank! Send up to 40,000 emails per month for just $7.37 -- or send even more emails at great prices.
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    Community Pulse
    Bigin by Zoho CRMBrevo
    Considered Both Products
    Zoho
    Chose Bigin by Zoho CRM
    Simple to use, beginner-friendly, affordable
    Incentivized
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    Chose Brevo
    Zoho was good but they have a lead list contact limit and what we found with Brevo is unlimited contact limit.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    99 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    152 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    97 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    147 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    96 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    151 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    137 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    92 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    134 Answers
    Features
    Bigin by Zoho CRMBrevo
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Brevo
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.0
    79 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Brevo
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.471 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management8.274 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.472 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.168 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management7.334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.866 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Brevo
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.7
    64 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Brevo
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management8.061 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing7.356 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Brevo
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    66 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Brevo
    -
    Ratings
    Task management8.265 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Brevo
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    68 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Brevo
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.668 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.761 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Brevo
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.8
    72 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Brevo
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields7.872 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Brevo
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.5
    69 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Brevo
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.555 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.467 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Brevo
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.3
    38 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Brevo
    -
    Ratings
    Social data8.337 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement8.237 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Brevo
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.9
    52 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Brevo
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation7.952 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Brevo
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Brevo
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access8.167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Brevo
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Brevo
    7.9
    198 Ratings
    1% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings5.9177 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings8.7160 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings8.8153 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings6.510 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings7.7177 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings9.5194 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings9.3191 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings8.7111 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Brevo
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Brevo
    8.1
    189 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.5188 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.810 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Brevo
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Brevo
    8.5
    128 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Link Tracking00 Ratings8.5128 Ratings
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    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Bigin by Zoho CRMBrevo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (80 ratings)
    9.0
    (218 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (51 ratings)
    8.3
    (15 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bigin by Zoho CRMBrevo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    I wanted to pull a publication from MailChimp and park it elsewhere. Brevo was a bit of a pain to set up, but after I invested the onboarding time, it's been a cost-effective way to produce this newsletter. I would encourage someone to build in the time with both templates and editor. After that, using Brevo is as easy as using other services.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    • Sendinblue allows you to send emails that do not arrive in spam
    • Sendinblue, through its security measures and filters, helps keep contact databases well organized and up to date
    • Sendinblue offers an easy-to-use newsletter creation tool and, in case of lack of inspiration, many templates
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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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    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    • not easy to move/duplicate sections. much easier to just drag and drop. still working this out.
    • don't like the logo or text included with the newsletter sign up form. have now upgraded, but think this should not be included for lower pricing plans
    • not getting issues completely answered by support team. currently have an issue with email sign up not working on mobile. have been told it is not working, but not given any suggestions on how to fix this.
    • have had unusual issue come up with a link. On 2 separate occasions, with 2 separate newsletters that went out, and 2 different images/articles/links, the link was wrong. Even though we checked it, previewed it and sent test email before we sent out these newsletters and these links were correct. It is the section at the bottom of our current newsletter. On both these occasions, when the customer has forwarded the email they received to us, the link was was to an old link - and it was the same old link on both occasions. We have asked for this to be looked into and are waiting on reply. We are going to try to delete this section this week and re-create. It is not a good look for us.
    • We have another issue with how our newsletter is previewing in Outlook. The images and the text are not lining up - not on every section, but on 2 sections out of the 5 sections. Also, the Read Full Article text in the button is not showing properly. Again, not a professional look for us which we are not happy with.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Zoho
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    Incentivized
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    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    SendinBlue is providing an excellent value to my business by simplifying and speeding up the way that we interact with our customers
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    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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    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    Very user-friendly. I don't know how to code, but the program allows me to create visually appealing things with numerous options. Fairly intuitive. I have used it for a few years and have been happy. Works well for what we need.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    I have never had any planned outages in the time I have been using the software and have had no issues with accessing it.
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    Performance
    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    Everything loads very quickly, it saves as you go along so you're unlikely to loose work if your computer fails. Reports are there immediately too so you're able to act quickly on customer engagement.
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    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    These people helped me identify errors when setting up DKIM and were more than helpful in trying to diagnose low open rates with a few campaigns identifying where improvement can be made and how to more effectively manage contact lists. The support is excellent.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    If you follow all the steps of the setup process they give you, any one can set this up in about 1 - 2 hours.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    I selected Sendinblue because my users and customers don't speak and read English, so the french version of an email solution was the best way to answer them. Since 2017, I always recommended Sendinblue to my customers and partners, even if they use another solution, I convert them and never go back again.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    They have multiple options for upgrading bigger senders or if you need more emails sent in a month.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    • Saved us over 80% of what we used to pay aWeber for the exact same services
    • Maintained similar effectiveness in email blast/newsletter open rates (slightly less than aWeber but within margins)
    • Saves us an incredible amount of time in content creation using Brevo content editor
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