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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Demandforce

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ADemandforce is a solution available to the medical, veterinarian, lifestyle and automotive industries. Demandforce offers a variety of communication and office workflow solutions from appointment reminders and two-way text to marketing solutions like email campaign templates and online reputation management tools. Demandforce helps attract, retain, and grow a customer base.N/A

    Microsoft Dynamics 365

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Dynamics 365 is a CRM providing sales, marketing, and service functionality. It is offered as SaaS and on-premise. Dynamics 365 is part of the larger Dynamics suite of business intelligence and ERP products.

    $44

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    Pricing
    DemandforceMicrosoft Dynamics 365
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    DemandforceMicrosoft Dynamics 365
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    DemandforceMicrosoft Dynamics 365
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    88%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    88%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    Features
    DemandforceMicrosoft Dynamics 365
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Demandforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365
    Feature
    Demandforce
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.9
    70 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.02 Ratings8.069 Ratings
    Workflow management9.01 Ratings8.067 Ratings
    Territory management7.01 Ratings6.051 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.01 Ratings7.063 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.01 Ratings7.066 Ratings
    Contract management7.01 Ratings7.052 Ratings
    Quote & order management7.01 Ratings6.048 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.01 Ratings7.060 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management8.01 Ratings6.051 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Demandforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365
    Feature
    Demandforce
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.7
    55 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Case management9.02 Ratings6.051 Ratings
    Call center management9.02 Ratings7.045 Ratings
    Help desk management9.02 Ratings7.049 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Demandforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365
    Feature
    Demandforce
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.5
    67 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Lead management9.01 Ratings8.061 Ratings
    Email marketing9.03 Ratings7.062 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Demandforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365
    Feature
    Demandforce
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    8.3
    64 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Task management9.01 Ratings8.059 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management9.01 Ratings8.044 Ratings
    Reporting9.01 Ratings9.053 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Demandforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365
    Feature
    Demandforce
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.0
    65 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Forecasting9.01 Ratings7.055 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization9.01 Ratings5.061 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.01 Ratings9.064 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Demandforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365
    Feature
    Demandforce
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.8
    67 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Custom fields9.02 Ratings8.165 Ratings
    Custom objects9.02 Ratings8.060 Ratings
    Scripting environment9.02 Ratings7.048 Ratings
    API for custom integration9.01 Ratings8.052 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Demandforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365
    Feature
    Demandforce
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.5
    62 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Single sign-on capability9.02 Ratings7.056 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings6.057 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Demandforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365
    Feature
    Demandforce
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.5
    37 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Social data9.01 Ratings8.036 Ratings
    Social engagement9.01 Ratings7.037 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Demandforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365
    Feature
    Demandforce
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.5
    56 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Marketing automation9.01 Ratings7.056 Ratings
    Compensation management9.01 Ratings6.029 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Demandforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365
    Feature
    Demandforce
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.0
    48 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Mobile access9.02 Ratings7.048 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DemandforceMicrosoft Dynamics 365
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (7 ratings)
    6.4
    (90 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (20 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.8
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DemandforceMicrosoft Dynamics 365
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Demandforce
    We use Demandforce to reach out to 'old' customers. If they have not had an invoice generated in X number of days/weeks/months/years, we can create a custom campaign via email/text to reach out to them and attempt to re-engage with those customers to generate new 'existing business' or entirely new leads for our Sales team to run.
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    Microsoft
    Provides our company access to manage and customize the folds tailored to our needs. We needed to have certain paragraphs on certain paperwork per customer. MD 365 has those options to customize where needed and remove when not. The system is easy to navigate, and training can be done in a matter of days, even without prior knowledge of the system or similar systems.
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    Pros
    Demandforce
    • Aesthetics has been updated in last few months for organization and is easier to see: colors, grid lines on front page, and font style.
    • Allowing our office to include specific items in reminder appointment emails allows personalization to make confirming appointments easier.
    • Allowing patients to write reviews allows us to know what the office is doing well and what we can improve on.
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    Microsoft
    • Best to use for AP - like in our organization, there are plenty of AP bills, so with Dynamics, we can quickly enter the same into the Excel utility, which means CSV-based upload, and then we can easily upload the same to the software. It's a time saver.
    • Best for Bank reconciliation - MS Dynamics makes Bank reconciliation easy. Banks can easily sync with software and easily get reconciled.
    • Generating invoices to customers and directly sending them to their inbox is easy with this software.
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    Cons
    Demandforce
    • Flexibility in Design!
    • Overall Look & Feel of Templates (look at what Squarespace is doing, it is possible!)
    • Usability (it's a bit clunky)
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    Microsoft
    • Small learning curve, obviously. You won't figure this out in a day, a week, or even a month. But given time, you can learn to be an expert. Or you can always get a consultant or hire in somebody. But learning the tool isn't out of the questions by any means.
    • Licensing can be confusing at times and isn't cheap, but it is cheaper than Salesforce. Plus no additional fees for data calls to better integrate your D365 CE data with other systems.
    • The Classic user interface left a bit to be desired, but now with the much-improved Unified Interface, the web client and the mobile client look the same, much more modern, and have more flexibility and power behind them for customizers as well.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Demandforce
    We are constantly being contacted by comparable organizations. If Mindbody Online integrated a feature like Demandforce, we'd move over there to keep everything in one platform.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    CRM has allowed us to keep all of our data in one place that is easy for all users within the company to view. I came into the company after they had been using CRM for about 4 years. They have all said that since we have used this it has helped us control work processes better, it has allowed us to be able to track things so much better, and has been something that has helped unite many processes that used to be all over the place. We are currently using CRM 4.0 and are planning on upgrading in the next 18 months to the 2011 version. Support for 4.0 is almost all but dried up. Understandably so. Some of the customization we have done, and a plugins we use, are now contained within the 2011 version so we are looking forward to that upgrade. We use an email marketing company as well, and they primarily support the 2011 version, but their product connects and is integrated within CRM. This is a great benefit as well so that all of our marketing information can be contained in one location.
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    Usability
    Demandforce
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    Microsoft
    The usability is easily adopted for users familiar with other Microsoft products. Dynamics 365 has several interfaces that cross over browsers and tablets. These multiple interfaces will be phased out and updated to a single unified interface eventually to provide the same usability across all devices. The backend configurations is slowly improving with the introduction of PowerApps compared to pre-D365 Online versions
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    Support Rating
    Demandforce
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    Microsoft
    Our partner, Ledgeview Partners has been FANTASTIC to work with. They are always timely in their response and have taken time to understand our business and our specific needs. We've made a lot of advanced customizations and they have been a great help in making those updates.
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    Implementation Rating
    Demandforce
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    We used a data warehouse to house our data, and our IT team and implementation vendor worked diligently ahead of time to construct idea implementation plans. Out of millions of records- we had less than a dozen errors, which is remarkable. My major insight is simply having a group of completely devoted individuals working towards your goal who fully understand the desired outcome. Focused resources for implementation season are critical to success.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Demandforce
    I do not have any alternative products to compare this service too. It was in place when I came aboard this company and I have no say in its continuation or replacement. As from what I can gather, there are many alternatives to this platform, but Demandforce is the only one I am aware of that runs in your system tray and is passively ran in conjunction with your accounting database.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Dynamics was part of a system overhaul for a local school, and we looked at many products. If we had used it for a company with low turnover, then it might have been more feasible. They needed something a new person could learn quickly, someone who might also be learning marketing terms at the same time - especially if there is nobody to train the individual now expected to know the system. Similar issues occurred with all of these programs (we called it being too big for their britches), and one of the bigger things we liked was that it is more compatible with MS Office products in both technical and visual appeal. If you have a steady employees who use a CRM consistently, low turnover, and those who are very familiar with Office products, Dynamics would be the smartest option for you. Unfortunately, this was just not true for the school environment
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Demandforce
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    On our purchase, I'd been interrogated about our usage. Our needs are met by Microsoft Dynamics 365, which is simple to use. With so much data and information available, we must ensure that it is presented correctly to managers. Due to a lack of use, we don't have to spend as much money on Salesforce.
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    Professional Services
    Demandforce
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    My company's preferred program right now is Microsoft Dynamics 365. We use it to keep track of customers and important sales metrics in a streamlined manner. Anyone familiar with CRMs will find the tool extremely useful. Considering that we have a good turnover, this product will be used for its basic segments. As a result, there are few chances of error with Microsoft dynamics because it is so easy to use. Many options for recording data on these leads are available. It meets our needs and pays off.
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    Return on Investment
    Demandforce
    • It's taken a lot of the reporting and guesswork out of the equation. That has saved us a lot of money.
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    Microsoft
    • For those without a centralized, all in one solution for major HR, Finance and other departments, Microsoft Dynamics 365 has vastly improved employee time utilization and profit.
    • Migrating clients from on-premise to the cloud has reaped benefits including better security, no unscheduled downtime and frequent updates to functionality.
    • Those transferring from cheaper solutions have lost money in the aim to be better integrated with other Microsoft products and AI they don't really utilize.
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Demandforce's email campaign studio solution to communicate with customers via email marketing with unique and customizable templates.Screenshot of Demandforce's phone solution to communicate with customers.Screenshot of Demandforce's mobile app to manage the business while on the go.Screenshot of Demandforce's online booking solution allows customers to book without having to communicate directly with the front office.Screenshot of Demandforce's appointment reminder solution made to increase workflow and reduce no shows.Screenshot of Demandforce's online reputation management tools made to help gain new customers.