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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HubSpot CRM

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AHubSpot’s CRM enables growth-minded businesses to optimize their relationships with leads and customers. Through harnessing the power of carefully crafted sales, marketing, customer service, content management, and operations tools, the software aims to make it easy to unify team strategy and drive conversion. Additionally, the software allows users to connect with over 875 integration apps, APIs, and solutions partners to create a customizable user experience that suits the way teams work.…

    $0

    Per Month [Unlimited Users]

    Really Simple Systems

    Score7.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Really Simple Systems is a customer relationship management (CRM) software deployed via cloud with built-in features like email marketing, pipeline management, and case management.

    $8

    per month

    Pricing
    HubSpot CRMReally Simple Systems
    Editions & Modules
    Free Forever
    $0
    Per Month [Unlimited Users]
    CRM Bundle
    $50
    per month
    Free CRM
    $0
    2 Users and 100 Company Records
    Starter
    $15
    per User, 1000 Company Records, Unlimited Contacts, 1 GB Document Storage, MailSync, Custom Settings, Custom Reports, API Integration, Online ‘self-service’ Support Hub, Email and Online Chat Support, Optional Marketing Module
    Professional
    $33
    per User, 5000 Company Records, Unlimited Contacts, 5 GB Document Storage, MailSync, Custom Settings, Custom Reports, API Integration, Advanced User Permission Levels, Online ‘self-service’ Support Hub, Free Email, Chat and Phone Support, Priority Technical Support, Optional Marketing and Service Desk Modules
    Enterprise
    $50
    per User, Unlimited Company Records, Unlimited Contacts, Unlimited Document Storage, MailSync, Advanced Reporting, Custom Settings, Advanced User Permission Levels, API Integration, Online ‘self-service’ Support Hub, Free Email, Chat and Phone Support , Top Priority Technical Support, Dedicated Account Manager, Free Online Team Training , Optional Marketing and Service Desk Modules
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HubSpot CRMReally Simple Systems
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—All plans include free customer support and setup help.
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    Community Pulse
    HubSpot CRMReally Simple Systems
    Considered Both Products
    HubSpot
    No answer on this topic
    Really Simple Systems
    Chose Really Simple Systems
    simpler, less expensive, default organization is by company instead of by contact. RSS does not overcomplicate things. You don't have to take a 20 hour course before you can start using RSS to good effect.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    1522 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    1135 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    1530 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    973 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    939 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    HubSpot CRMReally Simple Systems
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of HubSpot CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    HubSpot CRM
    7.5
    1588 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Really Simple Systems
    7.2
    33 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.71530 Ratings7.833 Ratings
    Workflow management6.51501 Ratings7.113 Ratings
    Territory management4.9184 Ratings6.98 Ratings
    Opportunity management7.51434 Ratings7.727 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)7.71545 Ratings6.325 Ratings
    Contract management7.9185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management7.61048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.61489 Ratings7.525 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management8.2186 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of HubSpot CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    HubSpot CRM
    7.8
    1059 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    7.2
    25 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Case management8.6985 Ratings7.423 Ratings
    Call center management6.1854 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management8.8907 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of HubSpot CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    HubSpot CRM
    7.3
    1398 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Really Simple Systems
    7.1
    27 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Lead management7.81319 Ratings7.024 Ratings
    Email marketing6.81330 Ratings7.220 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of HubSpot CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    HubSpot CRM
    8.0
    1449 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    7.0
    29 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Task management9.21391 Ratings7.127 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management7.5722 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.11282 Ratings6.925 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of HubSpot CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    HubSpot CRM
    7.0
    1418 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Really Simple Systems
    6.5
    25 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Forecasting7.01118 Ratings6.320 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization7.01347 Ratings6.321 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.11307 Ratings6.824 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of HubSpot CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    HubSpot CRM
    6.7
    1354 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Really Simple Systems
    6.8
    28 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Custom fields7.81327 Ratings7.128 Ratings
    Custom objects5.11153 Ratings6.824 Ratings
    Scripting environment6.3132 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.6943 Ratings6.517 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of HubSpot CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    HubSpot CRM
    7.9
    1311 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Really Simple Systems
    7.7
    28 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Single sign-on capability8.01172 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions7.81248 Ratings7.728 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of HubSpot CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    HubSpot CRM
    5.6
    896 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Really Simple Systems
    -
    Ratings
    Social data5.5878 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement5.7868 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of HubSpot CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    HubSpot CRM
    8.0
    1004 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation6.7997 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management9.4655 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of HubSpot CRM and Really Simple Systems
    Feature
    HubSpot CRM
    8.2
    1191 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Really Simple Systems
    6.8
    21 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Mobile access8.21191 Ratings6.821 Ratings
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    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HubSpot CRMReally Simple Systems
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.5
    (1632 ratings)
    7.6
    (34 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (29 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1480 ratings)
    7.8
    (18 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.1
    (23 ratings)
    8.0
    (17 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HubSpot CRMReally Simple Systems
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HubSpot
    I am giving it a 9 rating out of 10 because it has saved my job and helped my team to cracks very big deals. Last year, we were supposed to give a presentation to a client as we were about to sign him for a project. The client asked for our numbers in a real meeting, but we hadn't prepared them for our presentation. I logged in to HubSpot CRM and created a small report that included the relevant numbers. This turned out to be a very good decision for our company, as we subsequently signed that client.
    Incentivized
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    Really Simple Systems
    If you have a customer/job where there are steps to be followed such as quotes, follow up, purchase orders received, etc. You can set reminders for a member of the team with their next step and they will be sent reminders. Works well as long as it is kept updated.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    HubSpot
    • Timeline view and conversation log is extremely helpful and an underrated feature; this is in addition to the entire user profile view.
    • Task management is simple but effective.
    • Deal and company tracking with stakeholder management inside companies / deals is very handy; we know what is happening even though we might not be directly working on it.
    • Gmail integration is quite smooth along with email tracking.
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    Really Simple Systems
    • Can send out marketing emailers within 5 minutes of an industry-specific update from any device
    • Sales dashboard [can be] built how I want it using the Really Simple Systems widgets
    • Activity integration from email accounts included
    • Manage my sales pipeline opportunities effectively
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    Cons
    HubSpot
    • More of an integration issue I think than a problem with HubSpot CRM, but we have AirCall integrated for direct phone lines and synching with individual users for outbound calls. Opening Aircall to make an outbound call automatically generates a new client - unattached to a company record as an orphan.
    • Historical records with activities is awesome but when creating a deal it isn't always a choice to capture last 30 days of history. When it is an option and you click to add that to a deal you can see all the activity items and people who have done anything with the "file".
    • I would like to see more native options for automation.
    Incentivized
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    Really Simple Systems
    • Resends - I would like a simple [one-click] function to resend email campaigns to [non-openers.]
    • [Emails] that have been created but not sent or attached to a campaign I would like to see a place that they could be in [the] draft so I can come back to them at a later date without them appearing on the email list[.]
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    Likelihood to Renew
    HubSpot
    Thus far, our company has found HubSpot CRM to be a reliable service that serves its purpose well: a centralized business contacts database, accessible remotely, with a simple and visually-pleasing interface. Issues are non-existent or resolved quickly, and when the service is experiencing interruptions, notifications and/or updates are sent regularly.
    Incentivized
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    Really Simple Systems
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    HubSpot
    I am giving it this rating because it has helped us keep track of leads, it saved us a lot of time by automating tasks, and it makes it easy for different teams to work together. It is user-friendly and has improved our approach to communicating with customers and closing deals.
    Incentivized
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    Really Simple Systems
    Simple systems is great for smaller sales and marketing teams to log their territories and report on progress on their opportunities. There are many useful features such as tasks and reporting to show to management how opportunities are progressing and when the estimated close date would occur. The two main issues are scalability within larger [organizations] and the ease to duplicate contacts.
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    Support Rating
    HubSpot
    Because when I needed help HubSpot responded immediately and provided me with the information I needed which enabled me to realize that HubSpot was even more customizable and easier to use than I thought! And I already thought HubSpot was very user friendly and easy to use, and then Support showed me how to manipulate the settings, columns and the appearance of the tool.
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    Really Simple Systems
    Whenever I have had any issues, which is probably only 3 times in 10 years, the back office support has been fantastic and got me up and running again in a very short time. Cannot fault them at all. But as I stated, problems have been very few and far between.
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    Implementation Rating
    HubSpot
    If you've had any prior experience with cloud based marketing automation or group communication tools, you can do the implementation without paid outside support. Though getting to a SLA (service level agreement) would be best achieved with the help of a third party who can facilitate
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    Really Simple Systems
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    HubSpot
    We've been using Hubspot for years and don't foresee making any changes away from it. It has been fully integrated into how our business operates. We ultimately selected HubSpot CRM because it had all the features and functions that our marketing, sales, and operations teams wanted. And it offered those features and functions at the right price point for our organization.
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    Really Simple Systems
    We choose RSS due to cost. We are a startup and needed a great solution that did not cost [a lot]. RSS [fits] all our needs at the perfect price. We could not be more thrilled with our choice and it has simplified our client interaction[.]
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    HubSpot
    • We were able to track good quality leads and push them to closure.
    • The leads were contacted within 24 hours so lead drops were minimum.
    • The sales and marketing team were accountable for generating leads and driving revenue becasue of AI-generated Targets.
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    Really Simple Systems
    • A very positive effect on our understanding of our customers and what kind of events are working well at the venue and which aren't. This will allow us to work more smartly when responsive to enquiries, improving our overall productivity.
    • Very positive impact on our current review of marketing and sales strategy.
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    ScreenShots

    HubSpot CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Store, track, manage, and report on the deals (sometimes referred to as “opportunities”) your sales team is working.Screenshot of Our contact record enables your team to record and retrieve information on anyone your business interacts with, helping everyone to stay on the same page.Screenshot of The product library gives you visibility into the goods and services you sell, then associates them with individual deals. With products, you can easily track what you're selling to your customers and from what channels.

    Really Simple Systems Screenshots

    Screenshot of Accounts PageScreenshot of Tasks PageScreenshot of Marketing Dashboard