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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    per month

    Nutshell

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ANutshell offers a CRM with contact management, calendar sync, click-to-call, and collaboration features.

    $20

    per user, per month

    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Nutshell
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Starter
    $20
    per user, per month
    Pro
    $35
    per user, per month
    Pro+
    $70
    per user, per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Nutshell
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Nutshell
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Nutshell, Inc.
    Chose Nutshell
    We have used Dynamics CRM for many years. While the tool was indeed powerful, we found ourselves longing for something that has a lower "friction" to just getting things done.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Nutshell
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.9
    70 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Nutshell CRM
    5.6
    12 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.069 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Workflow management8.067 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Territory management6.051 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Opportunity management7.063 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)7.066 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Contract management7.052 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management6.048 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.060 Ratings1.010 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management6.051 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.7
    55 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Nutshell CRM
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Case management6.051 Ratings9.75 Ratings
    Call center management7.045 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Help desk management7.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.5
    67 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Nutshell CRM
    5.0
    11 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Lead management8.061 Ratings9.010 Ratings
    Email marketing7.062 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    8.3
    64 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Nutshell CRM
    8.9
    10 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Task management8.059 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management8.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting9.053 Ratings8.87 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.0
    65 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Nutshell CRM
    8.1
    11 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Forecasting7.055 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization5.061 Ratings7.810 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.064 Ratings8.610 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.8
    67 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Nutshell CRM
    8.3
    9 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Custom fields8.165 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    Custom objects8.060 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Scripting environment7.048 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.052 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.5
    62 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Nutshell CRM
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Single sign-on capability7.056 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions6.057 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.5
    37 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Nutshell CRM
    7.5
    8 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Social data8.036 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Social engagement7.037 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.5
    56 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Nutshell CRM
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Marketing automation7.056 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Compensation management6.029 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Nutshell CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.0
    48 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Nutshell CRM
    6.0
    12 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Mobile access7.048 Ratings6.012 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Nutshell
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.4
    (90 ratings)
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    6.4
    (20 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    3.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Nutshell
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Nutshell, Inc.
    This can be used for different industries, healthcare, IT, retail or any company with a customer service line, big or small. if i had to ask, i would say "Do you have any type of filing system that you use?" "anything where you are keeping track of personal/ business information." Do you need access to information on a day to day basis? If they do , then this can be used , especially if you need to keep track of the numbers; we like how we can see if are things going up or down.
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    Pros
    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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    Nutshell, Inc.
    • Customization - we are able to make Nutshell make the most sense for our company and processes
    • Scheduling - the ability to set tasks allows us to never forget a follow-up call or email
    • Tags - allow us to prioritize leads and segment our customers and potential customers
    • Communication - the ability to tag colleagues in notes for callbacks or updates to accounts is very helpful to keep everyone on the same page
    • Email History - being able to blind copy all our email communication to Nutshell, allows us to have email threads and notes all in one place
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    Cons
    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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    Nutshell, Inc.
    • integration with email doesn't work as advertised
    • would like integration with quickbooks
    • If there is a misspelling in any one email address, you can not send a mass email. You must go back and correct each error before it can send.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Nutshell, Inc.
    This is perfect for a small business / Home based business with SaaS. Nutshell constantly adds new features and the price is much better than more robust software like Salesforce.
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    Usability
    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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    Nutshell, Inc.
    It's a good system! However, it's not industry specific so we don have some workarounds to make it work for our company
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    Support Rating
    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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    Nutshell, Inc.
    Nutshell's support team has always been great and they tend to go above and beyond. They are polite, friendly, personable and great listeners. They are also great about sending follow up emails too.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Nutshell, Inc.
    Implementation is difficult everytime but this was relatively simple due to the small amount of data we moved
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Nutshell, Inc.
    When I first started with BCI, they were using ACT!. It was hard to navigate and there were a lot of spots for duplicate information that made it hard to know if you were in the right spot or not. Then if you had trouble, you would spend 3 hours on the phone with customer service and often they would not even be able to find a solution. I would not recommend ACT! to anyone. Since getting nutshell, I have learned a bit about Cosential and I know that it is more catered to the construction industry and can help with proposal creation, so I think that may be something we consider in the not-too-near future.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    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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    Nutshell, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    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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    Nutshell, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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.
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    Nutshell, Inc.
    • Nutshell CRM has had a major impact on ROI. The last program we used cost more and had fewer features and accessibility.
    • One negative impact is its email functions. As stated before in this review I need to be able to send large attachments and pics through email and Nutshell is very limited when it comes to that.
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