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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Zendesk Sell

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AZendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM) is a CRM that aims to give reps access to integrated tools that provide the full context of a customer account. This keeps them in the loop and allows them to capitalize on opportunities. Zendesk Sell can be extended with Reach, a lead generation and engagement tool that automates the process of finding and keeping leads interested, so reps can focus more on building relationships and crushing their quotas. Base CRM was founded in 2009, and acquired by Zendesk…

    $19

    per seat/month billed annually

    Zoho CRM

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AZoho CRM is a simple, very low-cost CRM option for the smaller end of the SMB segment. The product has several useful integrations with other products, including QuickBooks, and Google Apps and Google Docs. The product also has an integrated project management module.

    $14

    per month

    Pricing
    Zendesk SellZoho CRM
    Editions & Modules
    Sell Team
    $19.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Reach prospecting enrichment add-on (requires a Sell Subscription)
    $27.00
    Per User Per Month (billed annually)
    Sell Professional
    $49.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Sell Enterprise
    $99.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Sell Elite
    $199.00
    per seat/month billed annually
    Standard
    $14.00
    Per User/Per Month
    Professional
    $23.00
    Per User/Per Month
    Enterprise
    $40.00
    Per User/Per Month
    Ultimate
    $52.00
    Per User/Per Month
    Plus
    $57.00
    Per User/Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Zendesk SellZoho CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$14 /user/month
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    Community Pulse
    Zendesk SellZoho CRM
    Considered Both Products
    Zendesk
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    Chose Zoho CRM
    Salesforce was too expensive at 3x the cost, not as customizable, couldn't meet our project needs and developers were +2x the cost. MS Dynamics, although customizable, was larger than our.
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho CRM
    Zoho knocks these folks out of the park, hands down
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho CRM
    Quickly managing our customer support and interactions with the customer is made more accessible by Zoho CRM. It's simple to use and has helped us generate leads from our marketing funnel. Using the Zoho Suite add-ons, you can extend its functionality for a minimal additional …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoho CRM
    We looked at both HubSpot and Zendesk. And we liked both of them. They had the right features and enough customization options to fit our use case scenario. But we liked the pricing and the flexibility of Zoho CRM more. The other really major factor for picking Zoho CRM for us …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Would buy again
    226 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    228 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    232 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    185 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    180 Answers
    Features
    Zendesk SellZoho CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    6.6
    15 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.5
    288 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.914 Ratings8.5279 Ratings
    Workflow management6.115 Ratings8.3266 Ratings
    Territory management4.98 Ratings8.8196 Ratings
    Opportunity management7.913 Ratings8.7253 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)6.915 Ratings8.8248 Ratings
    Contract management5.410 Ratings8.8203 Ratings
    Quote & order management3.97 Ratings8.1203 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.915 Ratings8.2249 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management7.811 Ratings8.4192 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    9.0
    12 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.4
    221 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Case management9.07 Ratings8.5213 Ratings
    Call center management9.08 Ratings8.1172 Ratings
    Help desk management9.011 Ratings8.5189 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    6.9
    12 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.6
    266 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Lead management6.012 Ratings8.6261 Ratings
    Email marketing7.89 Ratings8.5219 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    5.3
    13 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.5
    263 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Task management8.013 Ratings8.6248 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management1.05 Ratings8.3180 Ratings
    Reporting7.013 Ratings8.5242 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    8.2
    15 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.5
    258 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Forecasting7.812 Ratings8.5216 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization7.914 Ratings8.4235 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.014 Ratings8.6249 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    4.2
    15 Ratings
    56% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.3
    277 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Custom fields7.815 Ratings8.4275 Ratings
    Custom objects4.910 Ratings8.2222 Ratings
    Scripting environment1.16 Ratings8.3178 Ratings
    API for custom integration3.08 Ratings8.4203 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    9.5
    14 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.4
    266 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.912 Ratings8.4231 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.011 Ratings8.5261 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    4.0
    5 Ratings
    59% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.4
    165 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Social data1.04 Ratings8.4164 Ratings
    Social engagement6.95 Ratings8.4156 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    5.4
    7 Ratings
    30% below category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.7
    210 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Marketing automation9.87 Ratings8.8207 Ratings
    Compensation management1.03 Ratings8.6138 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Zendesk Sell and Zoho CRM
    Feature
    Zendesk Sell
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Zoho CRM
    8.7
    230 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Mobile access8.013 Ratings8.7230 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    Salesflare
    Score6 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Pipeliner CRM
    Score8.7 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
    Zendesk SellZoho CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (15 ratings)
    8.6
    (312 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.6
    (42 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    7.8
    (172 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    6.1
    (69 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.5
    (8 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.6
    (16 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.1
    (114 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (21 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (5 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.7
    (6 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (13 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.7
    (13 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Zendesk SellZoho CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Zendesk
    Zendesk sell is best for organizations that want a clean and simple, yet powerfully effective CRM tool. It's intuitive, extremely user-friendly, supplies lots of video tutorials and access to the California team for FAQ's, and has all the features other, more complicated, expensive CRM's have. Great for institutions that have a need to tailor their database to fit your needs; and track sales, tasks, and pipeline projects in graphic form. It's affordable and has a great app for mobile phones that allows access to contacts, notes, tasks, and a workable platform while on the go in real time. It's simple to teach new users how to navigate and utilize. Adding or deleting users is simple, and access to the CRM information can be limited/private or made public for the entire team to access. Not as costly as some of the competing products, so if you are on a tight budget this may be the tool for you.
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    Zoho
    Interfacing with our target clients at the correct minute is crucial in today's society. Another valuable include is its capacity to coordinated with other programs. It helps me in keeping track of the every day work emails I send to my colleagues or get. Zoho CRM makes it straightforward to consequence or send out information agreeing to our needs. Zoho makes a difference keep in mind individuals by means of e-mail and pop-ups, which dispenses with the issue of overlooking follow-ups and reminders. This not as it were helps within the organization of this incredible instrument but moreover within the execution of data.
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    Pros
    Zendesk
    • My favorite piece is the Tasks connected to the Clients OR the Deals themselves that keep the process moving with the right steps, and helps our team from doubling our work, or missing a piece that is crucial for the completion of the sale.
    • The email integration helps to keep all things housed in one place also, so that you're not bouncing back and forth in multiple platforms to stay on top of the orders.
    • Customizations are a HUGE part of why we use Base CRM right now. We can make sure we are recording all of the right information, and not wasting time by having to fill in or skip over content that doesn't apply to our business model.
    • I also like the ability to tied Deals to multiple people, especially as Referrals come across, so we don't forget how we got in touch with different clients.
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    Zoho
    • Hooks into our website and can import data from forms.
    • Has great automation tools built in.
    • Reporting features are great.
    • Easy to learn, makes it easy for us to onboard new users onto it.
    • Fairly customizable. We have fine tuned it to work the way we need it to.
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    Cons
    Zendesk
    • There was no ability to add prospects from a company domain or email to auto-fill any data.
    • You had to type in all of the data you gathered about that prospect.
    • The default only gave you two phone numbers for the company, too few.
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    Zoho
    • Need some way to switch a field type without losing the pre-existing data.
    • The settings controls should be broken out differently - I don't like that I can't keep some users from exporting all contact records (i.e., the entire Contacts module) because if the export function is turned off, the export function of Reports for those same modules is also blocked.
    • Frustrating that only 3 custom lookup fields are allowed per module in our license.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Zendesk
    The integration with the other Zendesk products is key. Allows other people in the company, such as support, to be involved in the sales process.
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    Zoho
    i have already renewed my subscription twice. I am in the 3rd Year now. I have been using it for a while and have been recommending to my friends as well.. have attended ZOHOLICs the annual program of zoho and it gave me new insights of managing the crm solutoin.
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    Usability
    Zendesk
    I received about two hours worth of training on Zendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM). I will say it's a clean look and the ability to change views is extremely helpful. I do wish there were other features that allowed the views to be more simplistic. Some views can be overwhelming to look at. Nevertheless with the minimum training, I am still able to navigate through Zendesk Sell (formerly Base CRM) successfully due to the ease of usability.
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    Zoho
    The methodology of the 'out of the box' user interface is fairly easy to learn. In some cases however, the interface is not consistent throughout the software. Upgrades to the interface has certainly improved some of this--- but now we are seeing the same kinds of inconsistencies across Zoho apps, particularly those more recently added to their platform. This issue is not major in that everybody on staff seems able to learn how to work the programs--- it's just annoying and less than efficient when inconsistent user interfaces or inconsistent terms are used in the programs and/or the requisite documentation.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Zendesk
    Always available and easy connection from Zendesk Support
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    Zoho
    In my many years using Zoho, I think there were only 1 or 2 days when there was something happening and I was not able to log in. Sure, it wasn't fun and we all panicked a bit, but right after that, all was well and work-life continued. Being cloud based, I'm never worried about losing my iPhone, iPad or Laptop as I know I can log in anywhere on any device and workflow won't stop.
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    Performance
    Zendesk
    Never any latency issues
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    Zoho
    I don't recall every having any issues with a page not loading due to it being a Zoho issue. Anytime I've had any issues with something being wonky, I clear cache and that has always solved the problem. Or a simply computer reboot and we're back, hard at work. Look, I don't expect any product to delivery 100%, 100% of the time but if I had any consistent ongoing issues, I would have left many years ago. I still keep my eyes open to what is new but after a quick evaluation, I know Zoho will long be my home.
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    Support Rating
    Zendesk
    Due to the ease of the product, I have not had the chance to reach out to support yet. I’ve had no reason. The resources provided to clients are extremely helpful and detailed. So far my questions have been pretty basic and I generally just ask my colleague or teammate. They're able to assist with the answer.
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    Zoho
    We did the training and that was a huge waste of money. The information provided was basic and the instructor was sloppy (he even forgot to turn off his mic when he used the restroom - no one should ever hear what we heard). I offered up a 9 because we were able to find what we needed on your website.
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    In-Person Training
    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    I attended a Zoho-Holics event in Austin, TX, several years ago, and it blew my mind. So many industries were represented using Zoho in so many different ways. It was unbelievable all that I learned from that experience, as there were features that I wasn't aware of that I immediately started using. Best of all, the trainers were patient and knowledgeable
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    Online Training
    Zendesk
    This product has a great backing of users, but needs more options direct from Base CRM on all operations of the software. YouTube videos do a great job of helping implement, and the back end support is a great help as well. The CRM is a great free option, and should be treated as such.
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    Zoho
    There is an endless supply of YouTube videos from Zoho and the many Zoho partners/consultants. Plus, Zoho has it's own library of training videos and webinars to learn from plus an entire community at the ready to answer any questions. While Zoho has been available for many years, there are constantly new training videos and webinars available for the novice and the experienced users.
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    Implementation Rating
    Zendesk
    Simple, and straight forward.
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    Zoho
    When you switch CRMs, you can automatically assume everything isn’t going to match up correctly. We had used Salesforce for 10+ years and had a ton of data and customizations. It was not a clean transfer, but we were able to sort it all out. The only issue that really bothered me was Zoho support. Even simple questions couldn’t be answered over chat, and we would have some team members try for hours to find the right answer
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    Alternatives Considered
    Zendesk
    Simpler than most CRMs, which can be good if your sales team is not very tech savvy. We switched to HubSpot which provides a lot more value than Base did, but it isn't right for everyone. HubSpot is focused on capturing in-bound leads and has its own flaws and limitations, but overall it's a better fit for our needs.
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    Zoho
    Free user access was one reason to use it more than any other software. Also, for a mid-size organization, the Salesforce cost was a little higher, and Pipedrive was almost similar to Zoho. As we were already using Zoho, we found no urgency to switch.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    I think Zoho CRM is priced at a reasonable amount. Simply put, you get what you pay for and Zoho does not disappoint. My organization is comfortable with what we pay and pleased with continually renewing the software. The billing frequency is just right. There are no complaints on our end
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    Scalability
    Zendesk
    Always on, always available.
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    Zoho
    We're still in the early stages of scaling this across departments. We have high aspirations of doing this, but it takes time to migrate to the new system and to help people get acquainted of doing their work in a different way thru Zoho.
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    Professional Services
    Zendesk
    No answers on this topic
    Zoho
    In addition to being a user of Zoho CRM, we are a reseller as well. Often, at times our Partners request for on-boarding the platform configuration for them. During such requirements, we have utilized the Professional services team directly from the Zoho CRM team. Our partner feedback was quite positive, throughout.
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    Return on Investment
    Zendesk
    • Using Base has allowed us to double the number of active sales and partner engagements that we can keep track of and make progress on.
    • This has led to us being able to follow up on many smaller deals that were falling through the cracks.
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    Zoho
    • because we are new to the CRM world, we wanted a product that was reasonably priced, yet had the features we were looking for
    • we have found a much higher customer engagement rate and ROI
    • we used to "lose" customers in our makeshift process. Now, all customers are being attended to.
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    ScreenShots

    Zoho CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Deals - Cash in on all opportunities. Close more deals. Great sales management is all about prioritizing, tracking, and monitoring the deals in your pipeline. Zoho CRM gives you everything you need to manage deals across territories and sales structures.Screenshot of Activities - Keep track of all the tasks, meetings, calls, events, or activity records. Neatly organize the numerous records along with the activities associated to them such as follow-up, pre sales and post sales activities, phone conversations etc.