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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/ASugar Sell from SugarCRM is a collaborative CRM, allowing users to track and monitor activities, map each customer’s journey. Sugar Sell replaces former editions of the SugarCRM product, including the SugarCRM Community Edition, the open source edition, which is discontinued.

    $19

    per month per user (3 users minimum, billed annually)

    Pricing
    PipedriveSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Essentials
    $19
    per month (billed annually) per user (3 user minimum, 9 user maximum)
    Standard
    $59
    per month (billed annually) per user (10 User Minimum)
    Advanced
    $85
    per month (billed annually) per user (10 user minimum)
    Premier
    $135
    per month (billed annually) per user (10 user minimum)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PipedriveSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMonthly plans are available. The Essentials monthly plan at $24 per month.—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    PipedriveSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Considered Both Products
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Chose Pipedrive
    Pipedrive stands ahead of SugarCRM in its ease of use, its simplicity and zero overhead information that is not needed in order to manage your leads. Pipedrive is our preferred tool since it has everything you would really need is a pretty simple, clean, and easy to use and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Pipedrive
    Cheaper than Salesforce and SugarCRM. Vtiger offers more for less cost.
    Incentivized
    SugarCRM
    Chose Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    SugarCRM is more stable and affordable.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    70%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    PipedriveSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Pipedrive and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    6.7
    61 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    4.8
    33 Ratings
    46% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management7.717 Ratings5.032 Ratings
    Workflow management5.714 Ratings6.028 Ratings
    Territory management6.09 Ratings6.026 Ratings
    Opportunity management8.359 Ratings7.026 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.057 Ratings7.029 Ratings
    Contract management5.010 Ratings3.026 Ratings
    Quote & order management5.08 Ratings4.024 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.014 Ratings3.030 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management6.711 Ratings2.025 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Pipedrive and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    2.9
    7 Ratings
    89% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    2.3
    24 Ratings
    106% below category average
    Case management4.76 Ratings3.024 Ratings
    Call center management1.15 Ratings2.019 Ratings
    Help desk management3.16 Ratings2.017 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Pipedrive and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    6.0
    42 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    5.5
    25 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Lead management5.742 Ratings6.022 Ratings
    Email marketing6.46 Ratings5.023 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Pipedrive and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    5.9
    60 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    3.0
    28 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Task management7.757 Ratings4.026 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management4.15 Ratings3.018 Ratings
    Reporting6.056 Ratings2.024 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Pipedrive and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    6.8
    62 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    3.3
    28 Ratings
    79% below category average
    Forecasting6.313 Ratings3.024 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.062 Ratings2.025 Ratings
    Customizable reports6.010 Ratings5.027 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Pipedrive and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    4.8
    58 Ratings
    44% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    5.5
    29 Ratings
    31% below category average
    Custom fields5.458 Ratings6.029 Ratings
    Custom objects6.048 Ratings5.026 Ratings
    Scripting environment1.04 Ratings6.019 Ratings
    API for custom integration6.741 Ratings5.025 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Pipedrive and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    5.9
    56 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    5.5
    27 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Single sign-on capability6.112 Ratings5.021 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions5.754 Ratings6.026 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Pipedrive and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    1.1
    5 Ratings
    148% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    3.0
    19 Ratings
    84% below category average
    Social data1.15 Ratings3.019 Ratings
    Social engagement1.15 Ratings3.016 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Pipedrive and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    3.6
    7 Ratings
    68% below category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    4.5
    19 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Marketing automation3.67 Ratings5.019 Ratings
    Compensation management3.54 Ratings4.013 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Pipedrive and Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Feature
    Pipedrive
    7.4
    55 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    4.0
    20 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Mobile access7.455 Ratings4.020 Ratings
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    PipedriveSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Small Businesses
    Salesflare
    Score6 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zendesk Sell
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Zendesk Sell
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PipedriveSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (65 ratings)
    2.0
    (59 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.2
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    9.7
    (18 ratings)
    3.0
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (15 ratings)
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PipedriveSugar Sell (SugarCRM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    SugarCRM
    Sugar CRM is a good tool, but it's complex to customize. It often requires expensive 3rd partners to implement more complex scenarios that SugarCRM struggles to support; coming back with explanations was usually time-consuming and unsupported. The back end is overly complex in terms of what it needs to be, with many redundant database tables and columns.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    SugarCRM
    • Great way to keep myself organized. I do not miss appointments with clients since within the system I can input my appointment time and also send out a reminder to my clients.
    • It has a nice layout [that] does not seem to be cluttered. I find it to be very user friendly.
    • It has customizable dashboards which I find beneficial
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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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    SugarCRM
    • The back-end programming (logical hooks) for advanced customizations could benefit from a more user-friendly interface
    • General layout could be improved by the addition of modern templates to customize the standard look and feel
    • Support communities could be further improved with the addition of videos on how to do specific configuration, modules.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Pipedrive Inc.
    -2 for Its cost and +8 for the need of tracking of leads and monitoring of team.
    Incentivized
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    SugarCRM
    Our organization will continue to use Sugar as long as it remains cost effective and it addresses the majority of our needs. I will, however, recommend looking into other options once our needs increase and there is additional budget for some bigger named and more robust platform options. I feel if the application was friendlier to end users we would get better productivity as well.
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    Usability
    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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    SugarCRM
    There's a learning curve associated with Sugar. Right away, it's not as easy as an out-of-the-box CRM. Once you learn how to use Sugar, the system fits what your needs are. With any other CRM, you'd be trying to figure out how your company can best fit the CRM. You don't want to change your business cycle for your CRM, the CRM should fit your business cycle.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    SugarCRM has never been down for us.
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    Performance
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    No response time issues ever. Very productive due to its ease of use.
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    Support Rating
    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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    SugarCRM
    The support overall at least for us has been phenomenal. Anytime that the system has any Issues at all IT gets in contact from someone from support to get the system back up and running. Have never gone more than 30 minutes with the system not working. So overall I will be definetely recommending this system in any other company that I may work for in the future.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    We feel clasroom training is essential to ensure user adoption and buy-in. Video and on-line training courses gave their place but being in a classroom setting enables the Team to make any potential CRM issues visble right up front.
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    Online Training
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    Only part of an implemementation as noted previously.
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    Implementation Rating
    Pipedrive Inc.
    Experiment is the only way to start
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    SugarCRM
    Study, study, and study. Be prepared to train everyday until all processes are flowing nicely. The CRM is the elephant and figuring out where to take the first bite can be a challenge. But there is only one way to eat this elephant, one bite at a time. Systematic planning is very important.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
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    SugarCRM
    SugarCRM is a lot better in many ways then LogicsCRM which I started using when I started as a sales rep at Community Tax. Yet there is still room for a lot of improvements to accommodate a steady workflow. They integration of old CRM files seems to have worked great from Logics to Sugar.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Pipedrive Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    SugarCRM
    Works from 2-300 Users in our experience.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    SugarCRM
    • Overall seems to be more expensive than other subscription based CRMs.
    • Has positively impact our sales team to make more efficient and accountability among sales teams. Also allows for high level aggregated reporting
    • Has been impactful for all teams, not only sales to track individual activity on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
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    Sugar Sell (SugarCRM) Screenshots

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