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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Less Annoying CRM

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/ALess Annoying CRM is a customer relationship management (CRM) solution built specifically for small businesses to help clients manage contacts and track leads.

    $15

    per month per user

    Workbooks

    Score4.9 out of 10
    N/AWorkbooks offers cloud-based CRM, marketing automation and business applications to the mid-market. Workbooks includes order management and fulfillment, invoicing, and supplier management. Workbooks aims to provide a single 360° view of customers, where the information is accessible anytime, anywhere.

    $30

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    Less Annoying CRMWorkbooks
    Editions & Modules
    Always
    $15
    per month per user
    Workbooks CRM Edition
    $30
    per user/per month
    Workbooks Business Edition
    $65
    per user/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Less Annoying CRMWorkbooks
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsThe system is $15 per user per month. No hidden costs or fees, or paying unused functionality. No long-term contracts. The first 30 days with the product are free, and the vendor won’t ask for payment information until that trial period ends.—
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    Community Pulse
    Less Annoying CRMWorkbooks
    Considered Both Products
    Less Annoying CRM
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    Workbooks Online
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    45 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    45 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    45 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    44 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    43 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Less Annoying CRMWorkbooks
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Less Annoying CRM and Workbooks
    Feature
    Less Annoying CRM
    9.2
    49 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Workbooks
    7.7
    9 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management10.048 Ratings8.59 Ratings
    Workflow management8.541 Ratings8.27 Ratings
    Territory management8.819 Ratings7.79 Ratings
    Opportunity management10.036 Ratings8.89 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.939 Ratings6.49 Ratings
    Contract management9.019 Ratings7.29 Ratings
    Quote & order management8.915 Ratings7.68 Ratings
    Interaction tracking10.033 Ratings6.48 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.119 Ratings8.48 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Less Annoying CRM and Workbooks
    Feature
    Less Annoying CRM
    10.0
    41 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Workbooks
    6.3
    8 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Case management10.036 Ratings6.28 Ratings
    Help desk management10.037 Ratings5.88 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Less Annoying CRM and Workbooks
    Feature
    Less Annoying CRM
    8.8
    29 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Workbooks
    7.3
    7 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Lead management9.028 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Email marketing8.616 Ratings6.67 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Less Annoying CRM and Workbooks
    Feature
    Less Annoying CRM
    9.0
    40 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Workbooks
    7.5
    9 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Task management10.039 Ratings7.77 Ratings
    Reporting8.128 Ratings7.87 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Less Annoying CRM and Workbooks
    Feature
    Less Annoying CRM
    9.1
    27 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Workbooks
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Forecasting9.213 Ratings8.28 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization9.024 Ratings8.88 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.020 Ratings8.88 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Less Annoying CRM and Workbooks
    Feature
    Less Annoying CRM
    9.0
    41 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Workbooks
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Custom fields9.140 Ratings8.48 Ratings
    Scripting environment8.97 Ratings7.56 Ratings
    API for custom integration9.16 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings7.67 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Less Annoying CRM and Workbooks
    Feature
    Less Annoying CRM
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Workbooks
    6.9
    6 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Marketing automation8.25 Ratings6.76 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Less Annoying CRM and Workbooks
    Feature
    Less Annoying CRM
    9.6
    26 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Workbooks
    4.2
    7 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Mobile access9.626 Ratings4.27 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Less Annoying CRM and Workbooks
    Feature
    Less Annoying CRM
    9.9
    25 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Workbooks
    7.5
    8 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Role-based user permissions9.925 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Less Annoying CRM and Workbooks
    Feature
    Less Annoying CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Workbooks
    6.6
    3 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Social data00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
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    Less Annoying CRMWorkbooks
    Small Businesses
    Salesflare
    Score6 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zendesk Sell
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Zendesk Sell
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Less Annoying CRMWorkbooks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (49 ratings)
    7.0
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (35 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (29 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Less Annoying CRMWorkbooks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Less Annoying CRM
    Less Annoying CRM is an excellent system for us as we log everything we do with a customer and has easy access to the imfromation later. May sound "of course" but this is by far the easiest CRM I've ever worked with during my 30 years in sales. Follow-up and scheduling is easy managable as well as designing forms and fields our selves. Less Annoying CRM has a good list of plug'ins to other software for integrational puposes. Most important to us is support when needed. Less Annoying CRM excels in its support. Don't hesitate, it doesn't do everything, but get started and get surprised
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    Workbooks Online
    It's a really great system for small to medium organizations that are willing to spend some time thinking about how their workflow can be improved by designing processes which will allow them to streamline and automate their business. For people who are not serious about making a commitment to bettering their business, Workbooks may not be a correct fit. For instance there are a lot of features which many people think they don't need, but they haven't really spent the time to figure out what the needs of the business are. The nice thing about Workbooks is that you can turn off things you don't need, and then when the business demands, they will be there for you to utilize.
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    Pros
    Less Annoying CRM
    • Simple, intuitive usage
    • Daily agenda emails
    • Ease of moving calendar / action items around, closing out
    • Customer service is extremely responsive, they don't hide behind a "contact us" form on their website as so many companies seem to do. You can readily reach them by phone!
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    Workbooks Online
    • Sales process management from enquiry to delivery of product
    • This was previously on as many as 4 systems using excel and legacy applications such as the written word in log books
    • Automatic reporting for financial compliance: once built, the reporting process reduced the workload on a monthly basis from 2 days to 20 minutes
    • The FD loved it
    • The overall capability of the package enabled the sales force to rapidly pull our pertinent data for a sales call, plus managing time and resources better for increased efficiency
    • Business development and focussed marketing became so much easier, we noted that the process paid for itself many times over
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    Cons
    Less Annoying CRM
    • The one thing I was looking for is a place to manage multiple businesses with one project. Like if I am selling a "summer camp guide," I would like to have info for sales in one place with multiple contacts and businesses. LACRM customer service provided a workaround for me by suggesting I set up a specific pipeline for each project and them put each business in there. It is working great and, actually, a much better way to manage the project than I have originally intended.
    • I really don't have anything else to add. LACRM is perfect for us.
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    Workbooks Online
    • There really isn't all that much, what I would like to see is an app to use on iDevices. Our sales team all have iPads for presentations etc.
    • While Workbooks works rather well with HTML 5, I would still like to see an app. I know it's in the making, but haven't seen anything of this as of yet.
    • I am sure that would increase productivity even further (if it's of the same standard as the main environment).
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Less Annoying CRM
    Excellent product which meets my needs of a complex industry
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    Workbooks Online
    the product works. support has been good or great so far all has been great and we hope to get more from the product. we purchased for an initial year then renewed for a longer term, we have no regrets with this.
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    Usability
    Less Annoying CRM
    The biggest reason I came to Less Annoying CRM was how simple it was to use and how powerful it is. The learning curve is very small, and I was able to start using it in a productive way right from the beginning. When I had questions or asked for suggestions the CRM Coaches at the company responded immediately and made sure my questions were answered.
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    Workbooks Online
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Less Annoying CRM
    No answers on this topic
    Workbooks Online
    Workbooks CRM never let me down.
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    Support Rating
    Less Annoying CRM
    I can't stress enough, how Less Annoying CRM's Customer Service is the absolute best thing. You're never going to be waiting weeks for a response. You're always going to know someone will call you back. They don't forget you or lose your ticket. And If you don't THINK something can be done with Less Annoying CRM, write or call Customer Service, and they are sure to have a wealth of information and ideas to offer you. They really are about helping you find simple solutions that work! They are SMART about workflows and productivity!
    Incentivized
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    Workbooks Online
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Less Annoying CRM
    No answers on this topic
    Workbooks Online
    Workbooks online trianing does what it needs to; but some training will always be better suited to face to face..
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    Implementation Rating
    Less Annoying CRM
    After explaining that I was moving from Salesforce and the problems I was encountering, they took over and implemented the data in such a quick and efficient way, I was looking for the other shoe to drop but they did an amazing job so very impressed
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    Workbooks Online
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Less Annoying CRM
    HubSpot has a huge selection of tools, reports, integrations and supports that Less Annoying does not have. It is not comparable in price or functionality - but I am comparing it because it was the last CRM I used before I used Less Annoying, and it made me realize that if you don't need all the bells and whistles, but you just need to track your Customers and manage your leads and you don't want to spend a lot of money, Less Annoying CRM is the way to go.
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    Workbooks Online
    We felt the high amount of customisation available from Workbooks was much more beneficial to us than the offerings from the larger CRM companies. We also liked the smaller company mentality of Workbooks as it reminded us of ourselves. Ultimately the price also paid a factor as Workbooks was more affordable for what we needed.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Less Annoying CRM
    • Not just storage of information, but utilizing that information to build stronger relationships with clients
    • Because it's web-based, we can be at our desk or on the road and still have the full functionality of the CRM at our fingertips, which helps us keep focusing on sales!
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    Workbooks Online
    • Allows us easy management of leads and clear visibility of opportunities for the sales team
    • User levels allows us to lock down various parts of the system to only allow them to view or edit certain areas
    • Allows us to manage customers in one piece of software and avoid having to use separate software for support, sales and operations
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Less Annoying CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of The full-customizable Lead Report keeps you updated on every opportunity in your pipeline.Screenshot of Every contact and company has a profile that shows your entire history, along with any leads, files, events, to-dos, and more.Screenshot of Your Workspace is your homepage for your CRM. It give you a quick overview of everything that's going on.Screenshot of The full-customizable Lead Report keeps you updated on every opportunity in your pipeline.Screenshot of Our powerful web calendar allows you to stay on top of your events and to-dos and those of your co-workers.Screenshot of Our fully-featured mobile site means you can access your CRM from anywhere you have an internet connection.

    Workbooks Screenshots

    Screenshot of Activity ManagementScreenshot of Dashboard for Customer ServiceScreenshot of Dashboard for SalesScreenshot of Marketing CampaignsScreenshot of Organisation RecordScreenshot of Person Record