Sage CRM vs. SAP Sales Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sage CRM
Score 8.9 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.
$45
Per User per Month
SAP Sales Cloud
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
SAP Sales Cloud (formerly SAP Cloud for Sales) is a cloud sales application with sales automation, enterprise resource planning (ERP) integration, and collaboration capabilities.N/A
Pricing
Sage CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Editions & Modules
Sage CRM (cloud)
$45
Per User per Month
Sage CRM (on premise)
$0
Lifetime License per Seat
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sage CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsTiered pricing is available for multiple users.
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Sage CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Features
Sage CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
8.8
Ratings
13% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
Ratings
6% above category average
Customer data management / contact management9.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Workflow management8.60 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Territory management8.50 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Opportunity management8.90 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Contract management8.60 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Quote & order management9.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Interaction tracking9.20 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management8.70 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
8.1
Ratings
7% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
Ratings
8% above category average
Case management8.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Call center management8.20 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Help desk management8.20 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
8.7
Ratings
14% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.5
Ratings
1% below category average
Lead management8.80 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Email marketing8.70 Ratings7.60 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
9.0
Ratings
17% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
Ratings
8% above category average
Task management9.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management9.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Reporting9.10 Ratings8.60 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
8.6
Ratings
13% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.4
Ratings
10% above category average
Forecasting8.70 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.40 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Customizable reports8.70 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
8.6
Ratings
14% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.7
Ratings
3% above category average
Custom fields8.50 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Custom objects8.50 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Scripting environment9.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
API for custom integration8.30 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
8.7
Ratings
5% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.6
Ratings
3% above category average
Single sign-on capability8.70 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.80 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
9.4
Ratings
25% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.2
Ratings
2% below category average
Social data9.50 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Social engagement9.30 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
9.0
Ratings
20% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.7
Ratings
5% above category average
Marketing automation9.10 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Compensation management8.90 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Sage CRM
7.8
Ratings
6% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
7.5
Ratings
2% above category average
Mobile access7.80 Ratings7.50 Ratings
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User Ratings
Sage CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
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8.5
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Likelihood to Renew
5.1
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8.6
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Usability
8.9
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6.7
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Availability
-
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8.0
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Performance
8.2
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8.0
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Support Rating
7.9
(0 ratings)
8.8
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In-Person Training
7.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Sage CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
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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1. Better understanding of customer choice and sales insights. 2. High chance that we can convert the lead into sales as SAP analyzes the customer's need and behavior. 3. As it analyzes the data behind the scenes, a better price deal closing is possible, as it gives that level of insight.
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Pros
  • Sage CRM is very intuitive and easy to use. The benefit to organizations using this system is that users will find executing daily tasks seamless and accessing historical information easily while selling or servicing customers and prospects.
  • The dashboards and reporting are extensive at both a global and a client level. In addition, these reports and dashboards are available through any interface (smartphone, tablet, browser). This makes accessing real time information in a meaningful way available to users easy through any device wherever the user is located.
  • Escalations and workflow are also very powerful. Sage CRM uniquely provides the ability for users to execute workflow from within the context of the dashboards. What this means is that every day tasks can be executed quickly without lots of time searching through client records.
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  • Help sales teams decide based on relevant data
  • Provide a framework to guide sales teams on activities such as status updates, customer success, sales qualification, etc
  • Reduce manual work by predictive analysis, that is, by understanding when a template can be helpful, updating a manager on a finished task, etc
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Cons
  • 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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  • One area of concern is the many data silos that are present within SAP sales cloud
  • While creating filters for accessing sales lead reports, the accuracy is missing sometimes.
  • The product is quite vast and a lot more learning material and knowledge base documents are required.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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I know what SAP CRM can do in the future. We are very happy with the product and think it is a great choice for both SAP ERP users and even those who do not use other SAP products. We have both Salesforce and SAP CRM, and we feel that Salesforce is a good product for a few years, but SAP CRM is a more fully-featured product and is a better choice for complex organizations capable of running installed software of this complexity. It is often just a question of budget.
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Usability
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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In short, SAP CRM is a complete service that will help improve marketing strategy and productivity. It covers various topics, from big data analytics to resource management and housing sales data. SAP CRM has a long list of features and can do them all.
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Reliability and Availability
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Product was mostly available. A couple accessibility issues did exist when sending API calls, and there was either no response, or a delayed response.
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Performance
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
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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SAP's customer service is quick and efficient, with a response time of fewer than some minutes. In either case, you'll get instant help from the vendor or online forums. In addition, the vendor provides excellent global support for this tool. Like Salesforce, SugarCRM, etc., it's probably fine as a standalone CRM option.
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In-Person Training
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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Online Training
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Training was mostly completed over a couple conference calls, and reading the API documentation. Our developers were able to implement quickly after reading the documentation.
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Implementation Rating
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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I would rate the implementation a 7. While the process overall was successful, there were challenges related to data migration, integration with other systems, and initial user adoption. However, the support from SAP during the implementation phase was helpful, and we were able to resolve the major issues as the process progressed.
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Alternatives Considered
Sage is an awesome CRM and has several functionalities that several small business can take advantage of however for a small start up business that is trying to get its legs, Hubspot has affordable pricing and complete customization of the backend, meaning that you can create the perfect CRM for your own unique business
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One of the most outstanding features of SAP Sales Cloud is its easy integration with our existing SAP ecosystem. This was essential because we used SAS/4HANA in our operations. Its ability to have a single platform that easily integrates sales data with other company operations was a huge advantage for us. In contrast, some of the other systems we explored required significant changes or integration work, which would have raised our overall costs and level of complexity.
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Scalability
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I choose this rating because the sales and supply chain network has been strengthened by the use of this product. Sap Sales cloud has seamlessly unified the backend business processes into more transparent effective ones.The customer satisfaction have also increased with better customer collaboration and relationship.The vendor management process has also been significantly impacted and all for good
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Integration with additional sales tools, such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator, greatly improves the speed and efficiency of our entire process.
  • Standard templates facilitate easy and efficient lead interaction.
  • The time is reduced and representative job productivity increases when SAP Sales Cloud is used.
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ScreenShots

SAP Sales Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of the SAP Sales Cloud dashboard, where users can can automate critical selling processes and give sellers AI-based recommendations. The dashboard features:
Cloud deployment
A unified view of customers
An optimised mobile selling experience
AI-driven insights, recommendations, and analytics
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