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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Salesmate

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Salesmate is a single platform that helps create personalized experiences across marketing, sales, and service touchpoints across all channels – email, text, chat, web, calls, and eCommerce. It is designed to enable users to generate more leads, close more deals, and build lasting customer relationships. It replaces many disjointed systems to save users time and money. Salesmate offers businesses: …

    $29

    per month per user

    VanillaSoft

    Score3.7 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    VanillaSoft is a lead optimization platform designed to assist fast-response sales teams in maximizing their conversion rates. By providing a structured and efficient approach to lead management, VanillaSoft aims to ensure that every potential customer receives the attention they deserve. This platform is beneficial for sales teams that operate in high-pressure environments where timely follow-ups can significantly impact sales outcomes. The primary audience for VanillaSoft…N/A
    Pricing
    SalesmateVanillaSoft
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $29
    per month per user
    Pro
    $49
    per month per user
    Business
    $79
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SalesmateVanillaSoft
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsWe offer built-in calling: Starting at $1.10 per month for your phone line & pay as you go creditsVanillaSoft offers several add-ons to use in conjunction with our base platforms including: Auto Dialing Call Recording VoIP SmartCaller ID SMS
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    Community Pulse
    SalesmateVanillaSoft
    Considered Both Products
    Rapidops, Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    48 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    46 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    47 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    44 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    43 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    SalesmateVanillaSoft
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Salesmate and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Salesmate
    8.0
    46 Ratings
    4% above category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management10.045 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management9.945 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management9.941 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)7.345 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management6.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management5.626 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.839 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management6.930 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Salesmate and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Salesmate
    7.7
    19 Ratings
    2% above category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Case management7.417 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management7.918 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Salesmate and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Salesmate
    6.3
    44 Ratings
    18% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management6.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing6.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Salesmate and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Salesmate
    8.4
    41 Ratings
    10% above category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Task management8.941 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.937 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Salesmate and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Salesmate
    7.6
    43 Ratings
    0% above category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting7.831 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization7.843 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports7.137 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Salesmate and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Salesmate
    6.9
    45 Ratings
    8% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields7.344 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects6.733 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment6.521 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Salesmate and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Salesmate
    8.0
    41 Ratings
    4% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability7.834 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.239 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Salesmate and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Salesmate
    7.0
    35 Ratings
    5% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation7.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Salesmate and VanillaSoft
    Feature
    Salesmate
    6.3
    42 Ratings
    15% below category average
    VanillaSoft
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access6.342 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SalesmateVanillaSoft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (46 ratings)
    8.3
    (88 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (45 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.4
    (42 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SalesmateVanillaSoft
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Rapidops, Inc.
    Salesmate gives us everything we need as a small business, with a clear interface, and can adapt to any business. If I was being ultra picky, I would perhaps suggest the ability to remove or hide certain modules not applicable to our niche, e.g., we are a B2C business, so the company module is not really useable for us, but this is not a negative by any means.
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    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft is well suited for any marketing operations or sales operations team looking for a tool to help them efficiently reach prospects and engage with them through a streamlined method. This can be a great way to manage that engagement, measure it, and keep track of various aspects of prospects.
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    Pros
    Rapidops, Inc.
    • For each client, it tracks emails, text messages, activities, files, calendar events, phone calls, to-do items.
    • Customization is quite good -- you add fields you need. Like was discovery received, full payment, partial payment, etc. You can later run reports.
    • Integration with other apps is good; I use QuickBooks and DocuSign.
    • Customer service is very good.
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    VanillaSoft
    • Our employees love it - very user friendly, easy to grasp, very little down time to learn it. They feel very confident immediately.
    • Great technical support - I can get solutions to customer problems that make our company look more responsive to our clients. Our clients appreciate our solving their problems immediately.
    • Because of the real time analytics - we can address immediate issues with marketing campaigns to make our client's personnel look great to their superiors.
    • Because of all the functionality - we can provide a turnkey approach from a small company with big company capabilities.
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    Cons
    Rapidops, Inc.
    • The search feature can be buggy and does not allow for highlighted text to be typed on. You must clear the box or hit backspace before typing. The only app in my life that does this.
    • The dashboard button is pointless if it still makes you choose between legacy or classic.
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    VanillaSoft
    • It really needs an "undo" button. I can't tell you how many times I was typing notes etc and hit a wrong button and all was gone so I had to start over.
    • This may be the way we have it set up....we have term codes which are how the callers terminate a call they were on. They finish the call, then type notes in the notepad section of what happened, then they terminate the call. But there are times that I need to go onto a record and just leave a note but don't need to terminate it as anything. If there is a way to do that, it would make my life a lot easier.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Rapidops, Inc.
    Very happy with the customer service and the overall functionality of the program. With new features always being launched and discussed I'm looking fwd to growing with them
    Incentivized
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    VanillaSoft
    We have no reason not to renew. VanillaSoft has been the best CRM (for us) that we have ever used. The value is great, we love the system, and it's easy to get assistance from VanillaSoft team when needed. Our team is so used to the calling and admin functions there is no desire to change.
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    Usability
    Rapidops, Inc.
    It's so easy, and the support is top notch and I love Salesmate. Seriously the best CRM on the market right now, which I was able to customize exactly the way I needed to, with their support with me every step of the way. I will be working with SalesMate for a long time if not forever.
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    VanillaSoft
    The entire system is set up so perfectly. It makes training callers much quicker, and admin tools are so easy to navigate when you get used to using it. Also, if there is ever something I cannot figure out, I can get support from VanillaSoft very quickly to resolve and get my task accomplished.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Rapidops, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It is very rare that we have system issues. Maybe a handful of times over the years, we had to contact support about being unable to access. It was always a quick response from the VanillaSoft team, and they would clearly explain the issue and usually give time frame on fixing, or have it fixed immediately.
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    Performance
    Rapidops, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    I work on all aspects for VanillaSoft for our company. The pages overall do load very quickly. Reports are amazing, I can get quick report, customized reports, and anything I may need to present to client in very little time. It has made my job so much simpler. As far as I know, integration goes smoothly as well.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Rapidops, Inc.
    The support team at Salesmate is top-notch. They provide live chat support within the platform and answer typically in under a minute. They are always incredibly quick to respond to questions and provide insightful information. Getting started on the platform is easy as you always have support nearby.
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    VanillaSoft
    Response time was acceptable for the relatively few problems any of our users may have encountered. Fortunately, such occasions were rare.
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    In-Person Training
    Rapidops, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It was very helpful and informative. The learning of the tool is something anyone can do, as the setup is so well thought out.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Rapidops, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    It was very thorough. VanillaSoft team did not rush us. They explained the various functions clearly and were open to any and all questions we had as we began to learn the system. Also, once training completed, if we encountered anything we could not figure out, the support team was fantastic in helping us out.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Rapidops, Inc.
    No - All very straightforward and simple.
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    VanillaSoft
    Our implementation was very easy.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Rapidops, Inc.
    Very similar in overall layout and user experience...but the features blow these others out of the water. Where alternative solutions had features either lacking or as an upgrade (ie having to spend an extra $10-$30/month/user) Salesmate has these features out-of-the-box
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    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft stacks up against Microsoft Power BI very well by allowing the data visualization in a more effective way, Power BI has positioned itself as one of the more robust and intuitive tools for business intelligence and data presentation. VanillaSoft and Microsoft Power BI are a great bundle for the report and analytics team.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Rapidops, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    VanillaSoft
    VanillaSoft has been great. The flexibility of the system is wonderful. The scalable software options are impressive as well. I would strongly support VanillaSoft's capabilities in this area. You really can do just about anything to get the setup and or integrations you may desire for your company needs.
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    Return on Investment
    Rapidops, Inc.
    • It saved me so much time following up with leads. I move them to the next stage, and Salesmate does the rest.
    • It does a whole load of outreach for me. It's seamless.
    • I get a lot more responses from people in my pipeline - especially using SMS to follow up.
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    VanillaSoft
    • Ability to contact more clients each day.
    • The ability to save my correspondence and notes on each interaction allowing for the appearance to the customer that I am very engaged when we are speaking.
    • Increased sales from the calendar setting and saving my notes.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Salesmate Screenshots

    Screenshot of Track your deals through a sales pipeline. Close more deals by staying focused and organized.Screenshot of With our mobile applications, your reps can enjoy using Salesmate on the road.Screenshot of Workflow automation can automate touchpoints, outreach, and more. Keep your team focused on what they need to do without having them to complete manual tasks.Screenshot of Understand your sales team's productivity. We have reports that will show your top and lowest performers. This will give management actionable insights to help the team perform better.Screenshot of Built-in calling and texting makes Salesmate a turnkey solution to onboard any new sales rep in your office or remote.

    VanillaSoft Screenshots

    Screenshot of the VanillaSoft Call Activity Dashboard, used to to monitor sales campaigns.Screenshot of where to build reports using the VanillaSoft Web Reports Wizard.Screenshot of where VanillaSoft offers the ability to arrange modules into four panels for access to almost everything in one screen.Screenshot of VanillaSoft's caller screens, which can be displayed in three panels.