Lasso CRM vs. vCita

Lasso is a simple and easy-to-use CRM, above and beyond the daily tasks that the sales team or sales assistant complete, it allows our accounting department to generate reports and prepare invoices accordingly for commissions generated based on sales of condos.

Incentivized

It makes client communication extremely easy - we can message and schedule online appointments. Clients really like those options. We also like the online payment portal. That way clients can pay at their convenience, and we don't end up with credit card information that requires PCI compliance. It also helps with payments. It would also help with invoicing, but unfortunately, there are only 3 linked payment options (Square, Stripe, and PayPal). If you don't use one of those payment processors, you cannot link to billing.

Incentivized

• Sales reports.
• Traffic reports.
• Apply follow processes.

Incentivized

• Very easy implementation of a contact/scheduling widget.
• Allows for scheduling of appointments with clients. The setup is easy and the allotted times can be changed as needed. Easy for the client to use as well.
• Managing communication between individual clients is easy as well.

Incentivized

• Lasso is sometimes difficult to navigate for admins. As different options and permissions are divided between multiple access levels (sales, management, admin), and from there, options are often buried under other options, it's difficult at times to figure out how to make adjustments to things within the platform.
• The email marketing system is lacking. There aren't as many design and customization options for building out graphic-rich emails as there are with a dedicated email marketing system.

Incentivized

• Syncing with our google calendars has some flaws or is just not clear
• Messages show unread when they have been read

Incentivized

Overall - easy to use. There are some missing features (like fillable pdf forms), and it also requires using certain credit card processors to link billing (otherwise it doesn't work).

Incentivized

I do miss the days when I could easily call up a rep and talk to them about any issues I had with the service. But I still do hear back from the customer service rep during the week within 24 hours.

Incentivized

vCita has been very responsive to our needs and desires for improvement in certain areas. We have appreciated the level of support we receive when a problem arises. Our biggest gain when moving was the reliability of this product's teleconferencing integration with Zoom. With OnCall we had trouble onboarding people, difficulty with the app they used going down, etc. We also had expectations about progress with Forms that we unmet.

Incentivized

• Lasso has given us a cost-effective way to manage and nurture our clients, with extra homebuilding-related features to make our efforts more successful.
• We have an easy way to track the client prospecting and nurturing efforts of sales staff, even those located across the country from the corporate office.
• Lasso has lead to more effective sales efforts, as client nurturing processes are built right in to the platform for them to follow.

Incentivized

• The initial cost was high compared to other options but the features in the base level allowed even the smallest of business to grow into the paid version of the service.
• The time saved with self service bookings and profile management for customers has been a big plus and made the purchase of the service worthwhile.
• The constant improvements to the platform have been enough to continue to use the service as it develops into a competent CRM.

Incentivized