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We performed a comparison between Freshsales and Sage CRM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two CRM solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Freshsales vs. Sage CRM Report (Updated: March 2024).
768,578 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The solution is a low-cost CRM product compared to other CRM alternatives.""I like Freshsales because it's integrated with Shopify which we use to host our website.""Freshsales is user-friendly, scalable and stable.""Freshsales is very simple to use, but it's fairly limited in its functionalities, and it's very cheap.""One of the most valuable features is the ability to divert deals based on the potential revenue or specific market to certain sales teams."

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"The Sage Accpac solution has definitely been the most valuable because the finance features are excellent.""The part I like the most is the reporting.""The most useful aspect of Sage CRM is the capability to keep track of each staff member's communication and bill processing activities. The ability to track both customers and employees is a useful tool.""The solution's technical support is fast to respond.""We have found the solution to be stable.""It has been helpful for opportunity management and lease management.""Sage CRM is flexible, customizable, and user-friendly."

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Cons
"It lacks customizability for complex and larger use cases.""The solution needs to improve the user experience and leads capture.""The price of this solution could be improved as well as the reporting functionality.""The reporting for this solution across all their products could be improved. Currently, we have clients who export their data from Freshservices to third party solutions such Power BI to create more comprehensive reports.""We have a problem with the time to delivery for our customers, although this is not specific to this solution. Time to delivery can be 90 days."

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"From an improvement perspective, the ability to make modifications to the product needs to be more user-friendly.""Sage CRM doesn't have a dashboard for dynamic reporting.""With regards to monitoring the transaction with alerts, it could be better.""Its user interface could be better.""The scalability of this solution depends on whether you have a team that can configure it for scale.""Sage CRM would benefit from improving its interaction with email communication sites and social media platforms in order to gather more leads.""I would like Sage to improve their UI."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price for this solution is good in general, but in Brazil we do pay additional taxes."
  • "The basic price is affordable. The add ons are expensive."
  • "Freshsales is an economical product."
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  • "We have a yearly license."
  • "We pay for eight core modules and 20 user licenses and this costs us $1500 per year."
  • "From an African perspective, the solution is relatively expensive."
  • "Though my company has to have a perpetual license per user, there is a need to make annual payments towards the costs attached to the support my organization receives from Sage CRM's technical team."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Freshsales is very simple to use, but it's fairly limited in its functionalities, and it's very cheap.
    Top Answer:The tags or processes that are codified are too rigid. We want more freedom to update labels, tags, and the process flows within the product. It's too rigid and not customizable enough for even a… more »
    Top Answer:I use the solution to manage my sales pipeline.
    Top Answer:The part I like the most is the reporting.
    Top Answer:From an African perspective, the solution is relatively expensive.
    Top Answer:We used to face downtime, in which some of our other platforms had issues synchronizing with Sage. I don't know whether it's an API or design issue somewhere, but there are these interfacing issues… more »
    Ranking
    20th
    out of 169 in CRM
    Views
    445
    Comparisons
    273
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    333
    Rating
    7.8
    21st
    out of 169 in CRM
    Views
    343
    Comparisons
    226
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    294
    Rating
    7.8
    Comparisons
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    Overview

    Freshsales is a single solution CRM designed for high-growth, high-velocity sales teams. The software includes integrated phone and email, user behaviour tracking, and lead scoring on one platform. Users can track events and manage a visual sales pipeline, as well as view custom reports and analytics. Email tracking features enable users to know when and how many times an email was opened, or a link was clicked on. Users can effectively engage with prospects by targeting the next set of email actions, and create personalised sales campaigns from email templates. Insightful email metrics tell users which emails are performing well and which aren’t. The Awaiting Response feature automatically lists contacts that need to be replied to. Freshsales enables direct calling with a simple click on a contact’s phone number. The solution records the entire conversation history including email conversations in one place. Users can add notes, schedule tasks, as well as make appointments. Freshsales also offers personalised welcome and voicemail messages for greeting customers. In-depth customer insights on prospects allow users to plan relevant conversations, and keep track of touch points using the activity timeline. Freshsales collects data and segments activities based on a contact’s behaviour. Users can get perspective on leads with advanced lead scoring, and prioritises important follow-ups. The visual sales pipeline provides complete visibility of deals across various stages. Users can sort and filter by close dates, helping to make more guided decisions for climbing up the sales ladder. Freshsales’ drag and drop navigation tool enables users to move deals across the sales pipeline into any stage. Users can call or email prospects directly from the deals dashboard for a non-interruptive workflow. Visual sales reports and revenue analytics monitor sales progress and identify successful campaigns by source, sales rep, territory, and more. Freshsales mobile apps for iOS and Android let users access deals while on-the-move and stay up-to-date on prospects at all times. Freshsales is part of the Freshworks product family, whose products include Freshdesk Customer Support Software, Freshservice IT Service Management Software etc. – with more than 100000 customers worldwide, including Cisco, Honda, 3M, The Atlantic, and QuizUp.

    SageCRM software automates sales tasks such as creating quotes and orders, forecasting sales, progressing leads, and converting them to opportunities using sales workflows. Using CRM software, your marketing team can identify the sources of leads, opportunities and closed sales. They can also find customer information for upcoming campaigns and send targeted email marketing campaigns. When customers place orders for your products or services after these marketing campaigns, you can track these orders using an ERP or business management solution. It can be fully integrated CRM or Sage Sales, Marketing, Service modules to suit your business needs.
    Sample Customers
    Caratlane, Pykih, Buying Show, INTUO, WallyPark, Exploring Vacations, Raved, Forest, Ascendore, MagePlaza, Vacasa,
    Avis, Fuji Xerox, Formula 1
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Government9%
    Educational Organization9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company38%
    Real Estate/Law Firm8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise70%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise43%
    Large Enterprise29%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise56%
    Buyer's Guide
    Freshsales vs. Sage CRM
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Freshsales vs. Sage CRM and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,578 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Freshsales is ranked 20th in CRM with 5 reviews while Sage CRM is ranked 21st in CRM with 7 reviews. Freshsales is rated 7.8, while Sage CRM is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Freshsales writes "Helps to manage sales pipeline". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sage CRM writes "Useful employee and client monitoring, reliable, and good online support database ". Freshsales is most compared with monday.com, Blackbaud CRM and Apollo.io, whereas Sage CRM is most compared with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Oracle CX Sales. See our Freshsales vs. Sage CRM report.

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