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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

    Pipedrive

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/APipedrive is a customer relationship management (CRM) software built to help small teams to drive sales.

    $24

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Pipedrive
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essential
    $24
    per month per seat
    Advanced
    $49
    per month per seat
    Professional
    $69
    per month per seat
    Power
    $79
    per month per seat
    Enterprise
    $129
    per month per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Pipedrive
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Monthly plans are available. The Essentials monthly plan at $24 per month.
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    Microsoft Dynamics 365Pipedrive
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Chose Pipedrive
    Pipedrive has an excellent UI, email tracking features, and the ability to display contact information and notes about each individual. It allows us to integrate other systems with a high degree of automation, which is crucial to our workflow. Easy to pick up and use, with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pipedrive
    We switched from Microsoft Dynamics to Pipedrive because Pipedrive was more cost effective and gave us more control over the custom fields we could make that applied directly to our company. It also was a much easier software to navigate and the sales team was using it a lot …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Pipedrive
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.9
    70 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Pipedrive
    6.7
    61 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.069 Ratings7.717 Ratings
    Workflow management8.067 Ratings5.714 Ratings
    Territory management6.051 Ratings6.09 Ratings
    Opportunity management7.063 Ratings8.359 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)7.066 Ratings8.057 Ratings
    Contract management7.052 Ratings5.010 Ratings
    Quote & order management6.048 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.060 Ratings8.014 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management6.051 Ratings6.711 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.7
    55 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Pipedrive
    2.9
    7 Ratings
    89% below category average
    Case management6.051 Ratings4.76 Ratings
    Call center management7.045 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Help desk management7.049 Ratings3.16 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.5
    67 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pipedrive
    6.0
    42 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Lead management8.061 Ratings5.742 Ratings
    Email marketing7.062 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    8.3
    64 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Pipedrive
    5.9
    60 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Task management8.059 Ratings7.757 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management8.044 Ratings4.15 Ratings
    Reporting9.053 Ratings6.056 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.0
    65 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Pipedrive
    6.8
    62 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Forecasting7.055 Ratings6.313 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization5.061 Ratings8.062 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.064 Ratings6.010 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.8
    67 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pipedrive
    4.8
    58 Ratings
    44% below category average
    Custom fields8.165 Ratings5.458 Ratings
    Custom objects8.060 Ratings6.048 Ratings
    Scripting environment7.048 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.052 Ratings6.741 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.5
    62 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Pipedrive
    5.9
    56 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Single sign-on capability7.056 Ratings6.112 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions6.057 Ratings5.754 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.5
    37 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Pipedrive
    1.1
    5 Ratings
    148% below category average
    Social data8.036 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Social engagement7.037 Ratings1.15 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.5
    56 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Pipedrive
    3.6
    7 Ratings
    68% below category average
    Marketing automation7.056 Ratings3.67 Ratings
    Compensation management6.029 Ratings3.54 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Pipedrive
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.0
    48 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Pipedrive
    7.4
    55 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Mobile access7.048 Ratings7.455 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Pipedrive
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.4
    (90 ratings)
    7.6
    (65 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    6.4
    (20 ratings)
    9.7
    (18 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    8.5
    (15 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    8.2
    (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 365Pipedrive
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pipedrive Inc.
    Pipedrive is a fantastic tool to help monitor and track lead generation and referral sources. It helps maintain accountability with the sales team and helps ensure that we are doing appropriate marketing to maintain a steady influx of cases. The weekly and quarterly sales reports that it can generate are incredibly helpful and insightful. They help inform us of what we need to focus on each quarter/year.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pipedrive Inc.
    • Great visual visibility of the funnel plus easy to drag the deals across the stages
    • The email integration that collects all relevant communication (also through the possibility of adding a deal-specific Pipedrive address on BCC)
    • The integration with Pandadoc, which we use a lot, so that Pipedrive keeps a really handy overview of the documents we have sent out / which have been signed
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pipedrive Inc.
    • Showing the customers name on the pipeline page. Right now I can only get it to show the brand name twice. I wish it would replace the second brand name with the main point of contact.
    • Better reporting tools. Their reporting tools are not easy to pick up. I've spent time trying to figure it out and it isn't something I can pick up on quickly.
    • Better training options. I wish I had a personal trainer to walk me through the best way to use Pipedrive so I can get the most out of it.
    Incentivized
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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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    Pipedrive Inc.
    -2 for Its cost and +8 for the need of tracking of leads and monitoring of team.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Pipedrive Inc.
    Pipedrive is easy to use and has a clean interface so we can follow up accurately. Its custom features help manage leads and evaluate team performance. It saves time and improves efficiency. Pipedrive is stable and supports integrations and automation.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pipedrive Inc.
    Between quick video tutorials and having very quick feedback from their support teams, it is one of the main reasons I would recommend Pipedrive. It is critical, especially when setting up the platform to meet your companies needs, that a solid support team like Pipedrive has is there to make the transition easier.
    Incentivized
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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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    Pipedrive Inc.
    Experiment is the only way to start
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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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    Pipedrive Inc.
    I much prefer the interface of Pipedive when compared to Zoho. Much more user friendly and the team is always readily available when we need them. Pipedrive allowed for many custom integrations to be added, as Zoho was a tad more complicated to manipulate. We would not go back to Zoho in any case.
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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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    Pipedrive 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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    Pipedrive 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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    Pipedrive Inc.
    • Great on setup which made our work easier and less technically equipped people can manage a lot of things(compared to SalesForce where you need to hire a developer to set it up)
    • We were able to integrate our calling system easily and get things going on the lead calling aspect.
    • Great multipipeline option where we were able to manage both organisations under one roof.
    Incentivized
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