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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

    Sage CRM

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Sage CRM is an SMB-oriented CRM platform offered in both SaaS and on-premise editions. Unlike the Sage SalesLogix product, the SaaS version is a true multi-tenant offering. The platform offers excellent integration with Sage ERP and accounting products. It is also a good global solution and is available in many languages and is used by over 12,000 customers worldwide, with many customers in Europe.

    $33

    per month

    Pricing
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Sage CRM
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Sage CRM (cloud)
    $45
    Per User per Month
    Sage CRM (on premise)
    $0
    Lifetime License per Seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Sage CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsTiered pricing is available for multiple users.
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Sage CRM
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Sage
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    18 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Sage CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.9
    70 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Sage CRM
    8.8
    17 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.069 Ratings9.017 Ratings
    Workflow management8.067 Ratings8.616 Ratings
    Territory management6.051 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Opportunity management7.063 Ratings8.917 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)7.066 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Contract management7.052 Ratings8.614 Ratings
    Quote & order management6.048 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.060 Ratings9.216 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management6.051 Ratings8.716 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.7
    55 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Sage CRM
    8.1
    16 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Case management6.051 Ratings8.016 Ratings
    Call center management7.045 Ratings8.215 Ratings
    Help desk management7.049 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.5
    67 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Sage CRM
    8.7
    16 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Lead management8.061 Ratings8.816 Ratings
    Email marketing7.062 Ratings8.715 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    8.3
    64 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Sage CRM
    9.0
    17 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Task management8.059 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management8.044 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Reporting9.053 Ratings9.113 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.0
    65 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Sage CRM
    8.6
    17 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Forecasting7.055 Ratings8.716 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization5.061 Ratings8.416 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.064 Ratings8.717 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.8
    67 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Sage CRM
    8.6
    17 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Custom fields8.165 Ratings8.517 Ratings
    Custom objects8.060 Ratings8.516 Ratings
    Scripting environment7.048 Ratings9.016 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.052 Ratings8.314 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.5
    62 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Sage CRM
    8.7
    17 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Single sign-on capability7.056 Ratings8.717 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions6.057 Ratings8.813 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.5
    37 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sage CRM
    9.4
    13 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Social data8.036 Ratings9.513 Ratings
    Social engagement7.037 Ratings9.313 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    6.5
    56 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Sage CRM
    9.0
    14 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Marketing automation7.056 Ratings9.114 Ratings
    Compensation management6.029 Ratings8.912 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Sage CRM
    Feature
    Microsoft Dynamics 365
    7.0
    48 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Sage CRM
    7.8
    16 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Mobile access7.048 Ratings7.816 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Microsoft Dynamics 365Sage CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.3
    (90 ratings)
    8.9
    (28 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (20 ratings)
    5.1
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    6.3
    (20 ratings)
    8.9
    (11 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (11 ratings)
    7.9
    (8 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 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 365Sage CRM
    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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    Sage
    as it is a very flexible software that can be adapted to any business model, other functions human resource management, manufacturing and supply chain planning, all these functions are housed in a highly technological interface. I liked this system because it made automating accounts payable so much easier.the control of the basic accounting of any type of company
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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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    Sage
    • When in client profile, it is very intuitive, allowing you to easily transcribe notes in the clients profile.
    • Sage allows 3rd party plugins, so if you utilize a particular phone services or would like to import something as simple as google drive, its compatible.
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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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    Sage
    • Reliance on Apache Tomcat causes a lot of headaches. There are common issues trying to start up the server, resulting from Apache Tomcat misconfigurations, or Java. Some forum posts on Sage City address common issues, but digging into server logs seems to be an often occurrence.
    • Support is somewhat lacking, less user install base means error messages are sometimes hard to find quick answers for. Most of the knowledge found on the internet is in the Sage City forum.
    • Integration with Microsoft 365 causes you to have to turn off some security features. This will result in your 365 tenants running lower security standards than recommended, it may put you at risk for targeted attacks.
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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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    Sage
    There are really no other words to say, it is a very easy to use application that is more straightforward and has provided better results with the bulk of features that appeal to a very broad amount of users. There may be other CRM platforms out there that are more prevalent, but I have found them to be much more clunky and less intuitive than Sage CRM.
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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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    Sage
    Excellent integration with the most important social networks (LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) to get leads. The mobile app is quite useful for speeding up the tasks at hand and not relying on the computer or being in the office to get them done.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Sage works very quickly based on the network you are using it on. It is internet based so if your network is slow, it will perform slowly. Reports seem to run reasonably fast, if there is too much information it is trying to populate that could slow it down a little. When Sage CRM is integrated with a Sage ERP product it doesn't tend to slow down either system at all
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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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    Sage
    Support team is really slow and they need to work on this really. Sometimes it takes days to resolve a simple query and there is no way to get it expedited. Rest the product is is amazing but the team should look into the costumer support and get it working
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Sage
    Most training would come after a upgrade. Otherwise we would self teach new employees. Training was with a Sage Software partner SWK technologies.
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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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    Sage
    The implementation and upgrades were rather quick and straight forward. Attempting to link Sage CRM with Sage 100 ERP however was a nightmare and will be avoided by us in the future due to numerous issues.
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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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    Sage
    Whilst SAGE CRM was selected around 10 years ago and we became a partner, the main contenders would have been at the time Sales Logix and MS CRM 4.0. However, we had extensive experience of the mid-market CRM's and decided on SAGE CRM since it had a clean, easy to understand interface and importantly offered both workflow automation and Self Service capability, all of which across both the Case and Sales and Marketing functionality was seamless and saved time. As it was pure browser based, access was from anywhere we wanted. In my view, SAGE CRM still stacks up well against all the other mid-market CRM systems and offers good value for money, but more importantly, it is an easy to operate and customisable solution which user like. Again, we can teach administration users very quickly to support and customise themselves since the admin. function are clear as well.
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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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    Sage
    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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    Sage
    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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    Sage
    • It is very affordable in pricing, compared to competitors
    • Lead management and convertion into prospects is also a very easy process
    • Lead capture from web pages should be available, and better ways to capture leads from tradeshows by uploading directly from scanned business cards
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