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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Freshsales

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AFreshsales is a sales force automation solution for sales teams. It provides features that help salespeople to attract quality leads, engage in contextual conversations, drive deals with AI-powered insights, and nurture customer relationships. With built-in email, phone, chat, and telephony, Freshsales gives sales teams more time for selling by automating the sales process. It includes Freddy AI, salespeople can get insights into the best deals to go after and what actions to take and predict…

    $11

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Bigin by Zoho CRMFreshsales
    Editions & Modules
    Express
    $9.00
    per month per user
    Premier
    $15.00
    per month
    Bigin 360
    $21
    per month per user
    Growth
    $11
    per month per user
    Pro
    $47
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $71
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bigin by Zoho CRMFreshsales
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.A discount is offered for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    Bigin by Zoho CRMFreshsales
    Considered Both Products
    Zoho
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    Freshworks Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    99 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    97 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    96 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    92 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Bigin by Zoho CRMFreshsales
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.0
    79 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Freshsales
    10.0
    53 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.471 Ratings10.053 Ratings
    Workflow management8.274 Ratings10.051 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.472 Ratings10.045 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.168 Ratings10.052 Ratings
    Contract management7.234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.866 Ratings10.052 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings10.041 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings10.039 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.7
    64 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Freshsales
    10.0
    50 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Lead management8.061 Ratings10.048 Ratings
    Email marketing7.356 Ratings10.049 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    66 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Freshsales
    10.0
    51 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Task management8.265 Ratings10.048 Ratings
    Reporting8.141 Ratings10.050 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    68 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Freshsales
    10.0
    52 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Pipeline visualization8.668 Ratings10.052 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.761 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings10.044 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.8
    72 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Freshsales
    7.0
    50 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Custom fields7.872 Ratings6.050 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings5.040 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings10.038 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.5
    69 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Freshsales
    10.0
    46 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.555 Ratings10.040 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.467 Ratings10.046 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.3
    38 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Freshsales
    -
    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 Freshsales
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.9
    52 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Freshsales
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation7.952 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Freshsales
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Freshsales
    9.0
    47 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Mobile access8.167 Ratings9.047 Ratings
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    Zendesk Sell
    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
    Bigin by Zoho CRMFreshsales
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (80 ratings)
    10.0
    (53 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (51 ratings)
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bigin by Zoho CRMFreshsales
    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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    Freshworks Inc
    Generally speaking for small to mid sized team I really cannot recommend it enough. It has an excellent feature set, good amount of integrations, fairly customisable and backed by solid support. And the pricing is very competitive too. I feel like if your team is larger than that, you might want to look at other alternatives but for teams that size, its really perfect.
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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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    Freshworks Inc
    • It helps you automate your onboarding process for new leads.
    • It has lots of integrations with other apps, so you can interact with other things like calendars and calls.
    • It's pretty easy to set sequences so the platform automatically follows up with people for you. This is not only helpful for your sales pipeline, but also for client communication when working on a project that requires their input.
    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.
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    Freshworks Inc
    • Leads and Contacts do not seem to be adequately defined.
    • Reporting is not as robust as we would like it to be
    • Integration with FreshDesk is one way - we can see information from FreshDesk to FreshSales but not vice versa
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Zoho
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    Incentivized
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    Freshworks Inc
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Freshworks Inc
    I would give Freshworks CRM's overall usability a 7 out of 10. Although the software has improved since we first obtained it, it still could use improvements to make functionality more intuitive and easier for the average user. It is not that challenging but there is definitely a learning curve
    Incentivized
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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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    Freshworks Inc
    When you initially log in to Freshworks, you get snippets to guide you on how to set up. You have a chat option on every page so you can reach out to the support agent and get your issues resolved in real time. The agents are fast, responsive, and experienced in handling even a person who introduced CRM to the world...
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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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    Freshworks Inc
    We selected FreshSales because we needed something cheaper and more user-friendly than Salesforce, but we're now in the process of switching to HubSpot because it gives you the best of both worlds - ease of use + scale and reliability
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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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    Freshworks Inc
    • Increased visibility of open deals, as well as encouraging 'clean' data
    • Faster data updating (if Freshsales is used as our sole source of data)
    • Some follow-ups are missed, as sales staff forget to create new tasks after each follow up, depending on if the call was answered or not (for example)
    Incentivized
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