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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

    Keap

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AKeap is a small business-focused, comprehensive sales and marketing platform which combines basic contact management, CRM, marketing automation, and e-commerce capabilities into a single, subscription-based SaaS product.

    $199

    per month

    Pricing
    Bigin by Zoho CRMKeap
    Editions & Modules
    Express
    $9.00
    per month per user
    Premier
    $15.00
    per month
    Bigin 360
    $21
    per month per user
    Pro
    $199.00
    per month
    Max
    $289.00
    per month
    Max Classic
    Contact Us
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bigin by Zoho CRMKeap
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.All plans with 1 user and 500 contacts. The price is $30.00 for each additional user.
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    Community Pulse
    Bigin by Zoho CRMKeap
    Considered Both Products
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Keap
    Chose Keap
    Out of all the products we use I feel like Keap is the most feature-rich and most robust with the most tools out of the gate which allowed us to customize our campaigns more than ever, this also came with added difficulty in using keap which is something most businesses need to …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    99 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    71 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    97 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    70 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    96 Answers
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    71 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    88 Answers
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    63 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    92 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    66 Answers
    Features
    Bigin by Zoho CRMKeap
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.0
    79 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Keap
    -
    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 management7.234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.866 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.7
    64 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Keap
    -
    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 Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    66 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Keap
    7.7
    29 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Task management8.265 Ratings8.820 Ratings
    Reporting8.141 Ratings7.127 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings7.416 Ratings
    Automated CRM activity logging00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Sales pipeline management00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.2
    68 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Keap
    -
    Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.668 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.761 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.8
    72 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Keap
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields7.872 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.5
    69 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Keap
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.655 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.467 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.3
    38 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Keap
    -
    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 Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    7.9
    52 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Keap
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation7.952 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    8.1
    67 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Keap
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access8.167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    7.0
    150 Ratings
    16% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings9.050 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings8.947 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings5.9134 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings6.410 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings6.3124 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings7.5149 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings8.4147 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings9.049 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    7.3
    151 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings7.5146 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings6.2128 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings6.7129 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings7.3138 Ratings
    Automated follow-ups00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    7.7
    89 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings8.388 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    5.2
    148 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.255 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings3.6144 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings4.7136 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Bigin by Zoho CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Bigin by Zoho CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    5.5
    142 Ratings
    39% below category average
    API00 Ratings4.7126 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings6.4108 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings5.4138 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Mobile app for sales & marketing automation00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score7.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Bigin by Zoho CRMKeap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (80 ratings)
    7.2
    (209 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (40 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (51 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bigin by Zoho CRMKeap
    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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    Keap
    Keap is very good at contact management and automation creation but weaker at email campaign creation. I was particularly interested in a function where when manually entering a new contact, you are then able to email that contact using a premade HTML template. It will currently not do this. There is a workaround, but it is unnecessarily ponderous.
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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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    Keap
    • Pricing: Keap Max Classic (formerly Infusionsoft) is affordable for nonprofits and small businesses and includes all the automation features we need!
    • Customer Support: Our onboarding and success coaches have been so helpful, taking into account some unique processes we have and finding solutions.
    • Updates: Keap is constantly providing more and better solutions!
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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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    Keap
    • More articles and videos on how to use the various functions of Keap
    • Having representatives designated to certain regions or companies for a point of contact when help is needed
    • More options when building the emails. While the click and drop options can be a plus, they can also be negative because you are limited to image and text sizing and positions
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Zoho
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    Keap
    We have invested a lot into Infusionsoft and are using it to automate our processes and marketing. Changing CRMs would have a HUGE cost for us and based on our evaluations, the grass isn't greener elsewhere. Infusiosoft fits most of our needs and is slowly getting better each year. Their support is great and we will continue to use them until something much better comes around or our company outgrows a small business CRM.
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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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    Keap
    You do need to spend some time on-boarding and implementing the software in order to have full functionality. We were lucky - we had colleagues at the university with experience with Keap and then hired an intern familiar with the software to get us set up and ready to use it. We've had some functionality issues with it along the way and that has frustrated myself and the other uses in our department.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Keap
    There have been few outages since we became a customer, and when they have technical issues they are typically resolved rapidly.
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    Performance
    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Keap
    OMG, it's all in one and that compromises everything, fundamentally. If you want a race car, invest in a race car. If you want a dune buggy, get that. If you want a boat that floats, go for it.
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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.
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    Keap
    Generally, very responsive support for even our more complicated issues. We do have some open issues that we need resolutions on and that I understand are complicated and will take longer to resolve but the open issues are significantly impacting to our business.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Keap
    I have been to a number of in-person training sessions over the years with Keap and all of them have been FANTASTIC. They really put a lot of time and effort into these sessions. Staff and facilitators go out of their way to ensure that participants are getting what they need.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Keap
    The results of training online are often based on how people learn. The training was great but with feature updates, you just have to get in there sometimes and do it! The training definitely lays a firm enough foundation for you to be successful even if its can't be updated with every feature update.
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    Implementation Rating
    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Keap
    Don't let the fear of implementing a new software solution keep you from unleashing the power of automation that Infusionsoft provides. With the right implementation partner, the process can not only be smooth and painless, it can actually help you get a better understanding for how your current communication process can be improved upon.
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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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    Keap
    Keap is fast. The learning curve is shorter and they have an academy for learning with videos quite extensive that explain a lot of different scenarios, specially when you need to customize scenarios of automations and segments. Is cheaper if you consider that this services CRM + Mailing don´t come often in one package and the realiability to send mails is quite good.
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    Scalability
    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Keap
    You get a lot of features included, but you don't need to use them all at once to start seeing an effect. When you are ready to use them, they are there. It also scales without costing too much money.
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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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    Keap
    • Automation has allowed us to be more engaged and invested in our customers by reminding us about birthdays and other important events in their lives so that we can celebrate with them.
    • We lacked the manpower to sell and distribute orders online before setting up the payments and automation features. We now collect $5k+ a week in lost sales through online ordering.
    • List cleaning functionality and engagment settings have allowed us to run a 40-50% email open rate that allows us to create an engaged community around local events and opportunities as well as sales and special offerings.
    Incentivized
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