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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Pipeline CRM

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/AFounded in 2006, Pipeline CRM (formerly PipelineDeals) is a CRM for small and midsize businesses, empowering sales teams across a breadth of industries to build game changing relationships. Pipeline is built around a customizable user experience, sales focused features, and customer support and service. The vendor, headquartered in Seattle, boasts 18,000 users in 60 countries who use Pipeline to gain visibility into their sales, accelerate opportunities, and close more deals.

    $29

    per month

    vCita

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AvCita is a marketing-focused CRM for service providers. According to the vendor, the product helps service providers move clients through every stage of the sales cycle: from the first point of contact to closing, upselling and follow-up. vCita is a lightweight CRM with the following features: - Manage appointments, payments, and clients - Access info & respond to clients on the go with a mobile app - Invite clients to…

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    Pipeline CRMvCita
    Editions & Modules
    Start
    $300
    per year per user
    Develop
    $396
    per year per user
    Develop
    $588
    per year per user
    Essentials
    $29
    per month
    Business
    $59
    per month
    Platinum
    $99
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Pipeline CRMvCita
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    Pipeline CRMvCita
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Pipeline CRM and vCita
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    6.9
    5 Ratings
    11% below category average
    vCita
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.05 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Workflow management8.05 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Territory management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)4.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management5.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Pipeline CRM and vCita
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    vCita
    -
    Ratings
    Case management7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Pipeline CRM and vCita
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    41% below category average
    vCita
    7.0
    3 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Lead management8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing2.02 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Pipeline CRM and vCita
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    4.5
    5 Ratings
    51% below category average
    vCita
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Task management3.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management5.53 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Reporting5.03 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Pipeline CRM and vCita
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    6.7
    5 Ratings
    12% below category average
    vCita
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization5.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Pipeline CRM and vCita
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    24% above category average
    vCita
    6.8
    7 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Custom fields10.05 Ratings6.67 Ratings
    Custom objects10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration10.05 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Pipeline CRM and vCita
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    32% below category average
    vCita
    9.7
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Single sign-on capability6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions6.02 Ratings9.76 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Pipeline CRM and vCita
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    vCita
    -
    Ratings
    Social data8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement8.21 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Pipeline CRM and vCita
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    4.6
    3 Ratings
    46% below category average
    vCita
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation2.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Pipeline CRM and vCita
    Feature
    Pipeline CRM
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    9% above category average
    vCita
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Mobile access8.05 Ratings8.67 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Zendesk Sell
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Pipeline CRMvCita
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.7
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Pipeline CRMvCita
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    If you have a small business where you are trying to keep things simple, then PipelineDeals is a perfect fit. Once you get to where you are wanting to tie your marketing efforts and create marketing campaigns that are tied to leads, it starts to miss the mark
    Incentivized
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    WiseStamp
    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.
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    Pros
    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    • Flexibility: It provides the flexibility to set it up how you want to use it. Customization is beyond what you probably want or need.
    • Reporting: We were able to setup all types of reporting and tracking.
    • Ease of Use: While the platform was powerful, it was always easy to use.
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    WiseStamp
    • Great for online appointment bookings.
    • Good for taking payments.
    • Good for onboarding new clients.
    • Integrates with your website.
    • Integrates with Facebook Pages.
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    Cons
    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    • I wouldn't say no areas for improvement exist, but I will say that PipelineDeals takes customer input, shared product roadmap, and supports what they have very nicely. What they provide works out-of-the-box. Improvements can always be made with respect to pre-packaged integration with 3rd party services/solutions, and with extended attributes, but you also want to avoid something that attempts to boil the ocean.
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    WiseStamp
    • Payment collection: We want to have an option to allow clients to choose the amount they wish to pay.
    • Improved ease of use with forms.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    If we can integrate and easily export and clean all of our data such that it can be used for multiple purposes, i.e. outreach to guests, sending out newsletters to subscribers, doing research and tracking progress, we will definitely renew
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    WiseStamp
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    The user interface is simple and easy to navigate. Anyone who is overwhelmed with some of the more complicated CRM systems will definitely enjoy the simplicity of what PipelineDeals has to offer
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    WiseStamp
    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).
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    Support Rating
    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    Any time I have had questions or issues that have come up I've always been able to get a quick response and a resolution to what I was needing.
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    WiseStamp
    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.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    The cost is much better and it is much easier to use. Salesforce was way too robust and I never want to hire a consultant to set up a CRM. PipelineDeals CRM has the best visibility of our sales efforts.
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    WiseStamp
    I liked vCita a lot more for my home services company mainly because it handled scheduling through the software which was terrific.
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    Return on Investment
    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    • Has made us understand sales tactics that are working
    • Easily create forecasting on growth in multiple categories
    • Understand our process and what we need to improve on in closing deals
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    WiseStamp
    • I have no clue
    • I'm assuming that we would not have people making appointments with us if we didn't have this service
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Pipeline CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Pipeline CRM main dashboardScreenshot of a Kanban viewScreenshot of a lead list viewScreenshot of the Pipeline CRM Help Center and Resources

    vCita Screenshots

    Screenshot of Exclusively designed for service providers & service-based businessesScreenshot of The only marketing-driven CRM for small businesses