Apptivo vs. Pobuca

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apptivo
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Apptivo provides small and medium sized businesses with applications that include CRM, project management and invoicing solutions.
$10
Per User per Month
Pobuca
Score 8.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Pobuca Connect is a cloud app that turns multiple, overlapping and non-connected business contact lists into one unified company address book that’s easy to access from everywhere and ready to share with co-workers or business associates. It also includes the built-in Pobuca Bot, a virtual assistant to help keep business contacts up to date.
$0
Pricing
ApptivoPobuca
Editions & Modules
Premium
$10
Per User per Month
Ultimate
$25
Per User per Month
Starter
Free
Per User per Month
Enterprise
N/A
Free
$0.00
Pro
$3.00
per user/per month
Enterprise
$5.00
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ApptivoPobuca
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ApptivoPobuca
Considered Both Products
Apptivo
Chose Apptivo
Although Constant Contact, Robly, and Mailchimp are more email based, they deal with contacts in a similar manner. Apptivo has more options for things like adding time limits to subscription, assigning leads to certain contacts, etc. Also, exporting addresses is a lot easier …
Chose Apptivo
Apptivo is very comfortable and easy to use. It allows you to obtain a vision of what is happening with the business and control the sales, marketing and customer service processes from a single point. It also has a large number of integrations and administrative facilities …
Chose Apptivo
The price was right for what we needed to use Apptivo for (the CRM and the contact management/project management models). And, we needed something basic and easy to implement so we could get up and running with little down time. The other systems we evaluated didn't seem to …
Chose Apptivo
Sellsy is the app that comes closest in terms of feature set. It is a lot more expensive but even with its flaws and terrible Google integration is still is a measurably better product in terms of taking care of your business. Unfortunately for Apptivo it tries to do everything …
Pobuca
Chose Pobuca
BizConnect’s customer service was not good and was a bit slow in searching contacts. But Pobuca is the best choice in this regard--from customer service to the ease with which we can add contact into it is amazing. Its flexibility is another major factor in choosing Pobuca. …
Chose Pobuca
We've used Outlook contacts and Office 365, but we couldn't dial from within the app, so Pobuca is a better option all around.
Features
ApptivoPobuca
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
7.7
Ratings
0% below category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management6.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Territory management4.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Quote & order management7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking1.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
9.7
Ratings
25% above category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Case management9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Call center management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
10.0
Ratings
27% above category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Lead management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
8.9
Ratings
16% above category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Task management8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
10.0
Ratings
28% above category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Forecasting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
7.2
Ratings
4% below category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Custom fields5.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom objects6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
10.0
Ratings
18% above category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Apptivo
7.9
Ratings
7% above category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Mobile access7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ApptivoPobuca
Small Businesses
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Salesmate
Score 10.0 out of 10
Salesmate
Salesmate
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.7 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.7 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
ApptivoPobuca
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.9
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
3.6
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ApptivoPobuca
Likelihood to Recommend
If you need a CRM system to help manage projects, this is a great option. Some of the other apps we didn't use such as accounting, etc. Because we only needed a basic system, we chose Apptivo. Also, because the price was right. Also if you need immediate support, Apptivo is great! If it's complicated though, it did get a bit challenging.
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Pobuca works well with small businesses. Your whole company can have access to contacts and can easily share contacts. It's easy to use and input information. It's simple to set up for all your employees. Having access to business cards with simply taking a picture is a nice feature. It's overall ease of use and simple interface makes it an effective program
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Pros
  • Allows for various address lists to make sure contacts are in the correct category.
  • Can assign contacts to different leads.
  • Allows you to add notes and personal information for each contact.
  • Program is all online, so it doesn't take up any space on your computer.
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  • We can add any contact into it easily.
  • It has the option to edit any contact.
  • It allows us to manage our contacts in any order of our choice--either alphabetically or any other way according to our ease.
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Cons
  • Homescreen claims to be the center of the application however the sub sections are mostly flawed or do not function as one would expect.
  • The built in email client kinda works but depending on which section of the app you are in the default font will be different from your signature. Also you cannot add a cell phone to staff signatures. I asked about this for months. It was never fixed. When will CRM companies learn that email is STILL the center of many business. It is unacceptable to have different fonts in the same mail and signatures that change from client to client.
  • They frequently messed up our contact data.
  • Multi currency exists on invoices but not on other apps.
  • Fragmentation with their apps....some apps are still on version 3 some on 4 and some on version 5. This means you are forced to deal with 2 or more different user interfaces within the same app.
  • No consistency between the apps.
  • Often there is little or no integration between the apps inside Apptivo.
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  • It forces you to fill out information when you may not have it.
  • It separates by organization and person which isn't useful.
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Usability
Without a doubt, the best thing about Apptivo is that it has become a perfect internal and external communication platform. This platform will allow you to know who is taking care of certain tasks with clients and control all projects with your clients. With very affordable plans for your pocket, it has a free version for up to 3 users. It far surpasses quite a few CRMs in the same category. Apptivo CRM allows you to customize many details and work with it does not consume time or resources. You are faced with a very comfortable software to use, simple and well designed.
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Support Rating
Apptivo is always quick to respond whenever we have had a problem over out time of using the program. The customer service reps are always very polite and professional in their responses and are very knowledgeable! I have never gone to them with a problem that they don't do everything in their power to help solve, and most times they have (abbreviating states is the only issue we weren't able to solve).
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Implementation Rating
If you are starting a business and want a free app or nearly free app that can grow with you....then apptivo could be for you. However if you grow faster than them then you will be quickly seeking alternatives
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Alternatives Considered
Although Constant Contact, Robly, and Mailchimp are more email based, they deal with contacts in a similar manner. Apptivo has more options for things like adding time limits to subscription, assigning leads to certain contacts, etc. Also, exporting addresses is a lot easier which comes in great handy for mailings and for CASS certifying the addresses
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BizConnect’s customer service was not good and was a bit slow in searching contacts. But Pobuca is the best choice in this regard--from customer service to the ease with which we can add contact into it is amazing. Its flexibility is another major factor in choosing Pobuca. Finding any contact through this software is very simple, but its scanning feature is a bit slow and takes time.
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Return on Investment
  • It allows me to get a vision of what is happening with the business
  • control sales, marketing and customer service processes from a single point
  • facilitates administrative tasks
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  • Shortened time looking for leads
  • Practicality in dialing direct from the app
  • Our custom fields help us a lot job-wise
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ScreenShots

Apptivo Screenshots

Screenshot of Customize each app by dragging and dropping each attributeScreenshot of Project management gantt chartScreenshot of Convert a lead into a contact, customer, and/or opportunity

Pobuca Screenshots

Screenshot of Pobuca-where teams share contactsScreenshot of Import business contacts in one placeScreenshot of Link contacts to related organizationsScreenshot of Smart search finds  the user is looking forScreenshot of Capture email signaturesScreenshot of Access contacts everywhere with Pobuca mobile app