Daylite vs. vCita

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Daylite
Score 7.6 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Daylite is a project management solution built around features such as contact management, scheduling, and sales pipeline tracking.
$20.83
per month billed yearly per user
vCita
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
vCita is a marketing-focused CRM for service providers. According to the vendor, the product helps service providers move clients through every stage of the sales cycle: from the first point of contact to closing, upselling and follow-up. vCita is a lightweight CRM with the following features: - Manage appointments, payments, and clients - Access info & respond to clients on the go with a mobile app - Invite clients to…
$29
per month
Pricing
DaylitevCita
Editions & Modules
CRM
$20.83
per month billed yearly per user
CRM
$25
per month per user
Sales
$33.33
per month billed yearly per user
Projects
$33.33
per month billed yearly per user
Sales
$40
per month per user
Projects
$40
per month per user
Business
$45.83
per month billed yearly per user
Business
$55
per month per user
Essentials
$29
per month
Business
$59
per month
Platinum
$99
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DaylitevCita
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
DaylitevCita
Considered Both Products
Daylite
Chose Daylite
I wasn't a part of the selection process, so I can't speak to why.
Chose Daylite
We have a middle-sized organization and we cannot afford a tool with such a high price even still the price of Daylite seems unfair to us and we were just paying twice for Asana and that was highly unaffordable for us. Moreover, Asana didn’t fit well with the organization and …
Chose Daylite
Helping me to track the daily tasks, maintain good flow and keep a record of every single project. I have a lot of soft wares already in my organization which we are using to handle different processes in the organization, Daylite easily gets integrated with them and gives me …
Chose Daylite
Daylite is one of the best CRM available in the market dealing in more engagement of clients, helping in closing more deals, and finishing more projects. I have been using this software for a very long time in my organization, it is very easy to use with having the interface …
Chose Daylite
Daylite is dragging us towards success and giving reliable features. The developer and technical team listen to the feedback about the platform and correct the errors and bugs in the limited time frame. It helps in managing the project's progress, track the overall completion …
Chose Daylite
Daylite provides authentic services and features with excellent programming. I have also collaborated on the Daylite calendar with Apple Calendar so that I can never leave behind any updates of the future. Moreover, it keeps on updating its feature for giving better services.
Chose Daylite
I actually jumped to Daylite when the company managing Now Contact & Now Up to Date (which was a pretty good software) collapsed. I tried several solutions, from File Maker to others, but several of these companies are disappearing one after the other, which is a real problem …
Chose Daylite
As noted earlier, we're abandoning Daylite and moving to another project management system that a. allows both Mac and PC users b. is cloud-based. We think we could benefit with an company-wide system, and Daylite 6 won't fit the bill. Our group is currently vetting different …
vCita
Chose vCita
vCita has been very responsive to our needs and desires for improvement in certain areas. We have appreciated the level of support we receive when a problem arises. Our biggest gain when moving was the reliability of this product's teleconferencing integration with Zoom. …
Chose vCita
I think only Acuity Scheduling rivals vCita. One weak point for vCita is that the others have a better link for reviews on social media and beyond than vCita.
Chose vCita
vCita is a platform which is still developing and falls short of dedicated CRM platforms in some ways however it shines where it counts for any business wanting to provide more power to their customer to make bookings and manage their profile. Other platforms such as Insightly …
Chose vCita
It's been two years since I looked at other programs, I don't remember them.
Chose vCita
vCita is a much more simple than Zoho. Zoho is a full-blown CRM which we didn't need.
Chose vCita
We were satisfied with TimeTrade and probably wouldn't have made the switch if we were able to integrate with our new Duda website as well as vCita does. They do not offer as many features as vCita, but for scheduling only, they work well and are very affordably priced.
Chose vCita
I liked vCita a lot more for my home services company mainly because it handled scheduling through the software which was terrific.
Features
DaylitevCita
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Daylite
9.3
Ratings
19% above category average
vCita
8.8
Ratings
13% above category average
Customer data management / contact management10.00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Workflow management8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Opportunity management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Daylite
9.0
Ratings
17% above category average
vCita
7.0
Ratings
8% below category average
Lead management9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Daylite
8.0
Ratings
5% above category average
vCita
8.0
Ratings
5% above category average
Task management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Daylite
9.0
Ratings
17% above category average
vCita
-
Ratings
Pipeline visualization9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Daylite
8.5
Ratings
13% above category average
vCita
6.8
Ratings
10% below category average
Custom fields10.00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Custom objects7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Daylite
10.0
Ratings
31% above category average
vCita
8.6
Ratings
16% above category average
Mobile access10.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Daylite
9.0
Ratings
8% above category average
vCita
9.7
Ratings
15% above category average
Role-based user permissions9.00 Ratings9.70 Ratings
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User Ratings
DaylitevCita
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(0 ratings)
9.7
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DaylitevCita
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited for any size company which needs CRM management. Easy to use. Great for individuals or teams that use Apple products. Daylite and ios expert integration has been key in capturing leads from our website into the Daylite database, plus then if they opt into email marketing, they are entered into the MailChimp database. The web forms also automate the creation of opportunities and are linked with the contacts/companies. Sales Managers with geographical responsibilities can easily filter contacts or projects based on these regions so they only see what they need. Daylite is not appropriate for Windows users.
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It makes client communication extremely easy - we can message and schedule online appointments. Clients really like those options. We also like the online payment portal. That way clients can pay at their convenience, and we don't end up with credit card information that requires PCI compliance. It also helps with payments. It would also help with invoicing, but unfortunately, there are only 3 linked payment options (Square, Stripe, and PayPal). If you don't use one of those payment processors, you cannot link to billing.
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Pros
  • Now I can easily process my emails, I can store them even I can pin them and make a sticky note so that whenever I have a meeting I can better assist the client.
  • This tool provides me numerous integrations to associate with Mac.
  • It is very easy to customize as I have customized the notification and alerts.
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  • Very easy implementation of a contact/scheduling widget.
  • Allows for scheduling of appointments with clients. The setup is easy and the allotted times can be changed as needed. Easy for the client to use as well.
  • Managing communication between individual clients is easy as well.
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Cons
  • Its scheduling feature needs to be fixed as it fails in alerting us.
  • Data migrations are miserable.
  • Its price is quite unfair and unjust.
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  • Syncing with our google calendars has some flaws or is just not clear
  • Messages show unread when they have been read
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Likelihood to Renew
While we have enjoyed using Daylite, we have been looking into more expanded services that allow us to integrate our technologies further.
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Usability
Easy to use for Mac OS users. Not possible for Windows Users. I will still give a rating of 10, though.
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Overall - easy to use. There are some missing features (like fillable pdf forms), and it also requires using certain credit card processors to link billing (otherwise it doesn't work).
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Reliability and Availability
It's been great for us and we have not had any major issues with accessing Daylite when needed
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Performance
I have not noticed any loading or performance issues specifically with Daylite
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Support Rating
The team at Marketcircle has always been good at support and usually quick to respond and usually under 1 hour. Keep up the good work here!
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I do miss the days when I could easily call up a rep and talk to them about any issues I had with the service. But I still do hear back from the customer service rep during the week within 24 hours.
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Implementation Rating
I was not involved
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Alternatives Considered
Daylite is dragging us towards success and giving reliable features. The developer and technical team listen to the feedback about the platform and correct the errors and bugs in the limited time frame. It helps in managing the project's progress, track the overall completion of project, plan, creates and performs with having a feature of adding a reminder to the task and helps in easily managing the finances too.
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vCita has been very responsive to our needs and desires for improvement in certain areas. We have appreciated the level of support we receive when a problem arises. Our biggest gain when moving was the reliability of this product's teleconferencing integration with Zoom. With OnCall we had trouble onboarding people, difficulty with the app they used going down, etc. We also had expectations about progress with Forms that we unmet.
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Scalability
Daylite has worked well for our small company trying to get a client base, but as we grow we are wanting more integrations that are unavailable
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Return on Investment
  • Daylite has been very helpful for new employees to answer their own questions about contacts/passwords, etc.
  • We found the tiny notification bell to be weak, sometimes a project comes in with a tight deadline and we have to double-check and ask an employee if they saw the notification. More time would be saved by just chatting about the project and its expectations.
  • A huge benefit is the institutional knowledge that can be had by reading past projects. We've tracked everything, so the history is there.
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  • The initial cost was high compared to other options but the features in the base level allowed even the smallest of business to grow into the paid version of the service.
  • The time saved with self service bookings and profile management for customers has been a big plus and made the purchase of the service worthwhile.
  • The constant improvements to the platform have been enough to continue to use the service as it develops into a competent CRM.
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ScreenShots

Daylite Screenshots

Screenshot of Daylite app shown on both iPhone and Mac

vCita Screenshots

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