Method:CRM vs. Nimble

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Method:CRM
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Method:crm is a QuickBooks-integrated, cloud-based CRM platform.
$25
per month per user
Nimble
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Nimble is a social customer relationship management (CRM) system with features such as contact management and data-driven analytics.
$19
Per User Per Month
Pricing
Method:CRMNimble
Editions & Modules
Contact Management
$25
per month per user
CRM Pro
$44
per month per user
CRM Enterprise
$74
per month per user
CRM Multi-Entity
Custom Quote
Business
$19.00
Per User Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Method:CRMNimble
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Method:CRMNimble
Considered Both Products
Method:CRM
Chose Method:CRM
Method:CRM is a more affordable and user-friendly CRM. It is easier to manage Method:CRM without having to purchase a bunch of add-ons like you do with Salesforce. You get what you see in the demonstration without hidden costs. The ability to create custom fields is great. …
Chose Method:CRM
Method communicates with QuickBooks better than Salesforce did. Method also provides better tools for notes and opportunities than Business Central or ACT!
Chose Method:CRM
Easier to use than Autorask or Manage. Less expensive than Salesforce while still delivering a lot of functionality, 8n a slightly less elegant fashion.
Chose Method:CRM
We were using Quickbooks Desktop Enterprise for a very long time. However, the software is archaic and dated. Method allows us to step into the 21st century. We now have much more online / automated interactions with our customers. We like that Method also lets us customize a …
Chose Method:CRM
We chose Method over Salesforce because we felt as though they were not tailored to our size of the company and our specific needs overall. They offered many things that we found very appealing but at the end of the day, we knew that with most importantly we needed a CRM to …
Chose Method:CRM
Work is essentially a calendar and a set of tasks. Method allows me to set up recurring onboarding task lists and keep track of all customer touchpoint in one place.
Chose Method:CRM
I am not familiar with any other products
Chose Method:CRM
We chose Method:CRM for the QuickBooks integration. It was important for us to have integrations that allowed us to view payments, organize our contacts, and manage our sales force. There were some learning curves, however, such as creating activities, leads, customers and …
Chose Method:CRM
Method is by far the easiest of all platforms. It brings a lot of great features that salesforce has as well as email campaign features like constant contact, all in one. The only thing I would add would be more reporting and custom report capability.
Chose Method:CRM
Method is really designed for those who use QuickBooks. I like there is no cost to integrate with the software. Like other crm the user would have to an additional to integrate, but all features of QuickBooks would not able to integrate especially payments. Method has all …
Chose Method:CRM
I believe that Method:CRM is far superior to Salesforce and the others mentioned above for the following reasons:
  1. It is scalable and affordable.
  2. It doesn't take an engineering degree to learn how to use it.
Chose Method:CRM
I have not used other similar products.
Chose Method:CRM
It's highly customizable and user friendly.
Chose Method:CRM
We also have used a few other tools such as Insightly. Hands down Method: CRM lead management, quickbook automation & notifications wins the game.
Chose Method:CRM
I was not a part of the selection process of Method:CRM but I was part of the decision to cancel the service and I was a part of the decision-making group that found the alternative solution to what Method was doing for us. The thing that set the others apart from Method was …
Chose Method:CRM
Connectwise was a great product it was just not cost effective for our company. We actually really liked how Connectwise worked, it was just WAY too expensive.
Chose Method:CRM
I love the infinite customization available in Method CRM. No other CRM offers as much ROI and flexibility of design of the user interface. However Method's built-in feature set doesn't include many of the extras that might be found in a more niche product. Furthermore, while …
Nimble
Chose Nimble
I used to use Workdesk and it was fantastic, you could easily work out what was needed and help desk would support you not just give you the tips to read.
Chose Nimble
To help track products for the most demanding clients, Nimble has been an inspiration. With this tool, we can easily manage our customers and leads. This tool has many themes and templates for sending emails and notifications. In contrast to other CRM programs, Nimble is a …
Chose Nimble
I believe that Nimble is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software that is beyond conventionalism. I feel that when a business will implement Nimble’s channel then you will be able to have much more professional access to customer contact. I would say it is one of the …
Chose Nimble
I really like Nimble because it has always been influential and inspiring in fostering product tracking for the most influential and demanding clients. Other than that, Nimble has allowed me in choosing the correct moment to intervene and offer the required information to …
Chose Nimble
I cannot regard Salesforce as a perfect tool for CRM. I found Salesforce lacks many important features that we were looking for. Moreover, [the] email marketing feature of Salesforce wasn’t working well and I didn’t like that feature. But on the other side, the email marketing …
Chose Nimble
CRM tools need to be proactive, but unfortunately Agile didn’t fit well with our business demands, and we found Agile buggy and sometimes it results in slowing down our system, so that was a big issue for us. Luckily with Nimble, we haven't faced any such issue and it fit well …
Chose Nimble
Nimble is best of all. It has more reliable features than Freshdesk. I was using a lot of contact software for organization and it easily integrated with them effectively. Easily integrate with Google products, outlook and email
Chose Nimble
Nimble is mainly used for contact management and email tracking, linking companies and people into a single database, and using the database as a communication panel.
Chose Nimble
Nimble was either on par or much better than most platforms we evaluated in the initial stage of shortlisting the top 2 or 3 platforms.
Chose Nimble
Nimble has a straightforward setup, [is] easy to use, and has a fast and intuitive interface. This was the plus point for their choice.
Chose Nimble
Nimble has given me the tools I need to get the data from potential customers and use it to transform them into potential customers.
Chose Nimble
Nimble is a good CRM for someone who wants to use it for what it can do out of the box. Someone who doesn't need social media links in the client records. If you want to customize a CRM to look and feel like you want it to, I'd suggest you go someplace else. Nimble does not …
Chose Nimble
Nimble is more cost effective than both. Easier to use than Salesforce. It's built for the user and the person in the customer facing role to make their lives easier. The others are built for making managers lives easier and can get frustrating for end users.
Chose Nimble
I think they are neck in neck. Nimble might be cheaper and their customer support might be just a smidge better. I would be happy with both products.
Chose Nimble
Nimble is much better than Salesmate as it's user interface having many features and helping me to manage all day-to-day activities easily without any interruption.
Chose Nimble
Both Insightly and HubSpot are very capable systems in terms of CRM capabilities. However, Nimble is indispensable to us for its data enrichment feature that gives us the advantage of intel that is crucial for getting responses from our email campaigns We love how smart the …
Chose Nimble
I haven't used another CRM for at least 8 years. While I keep up to date on key CRMs, I feel it would be unfair to Nimble and the other CRMs of me to compare them here.
Chose Nimble
Every CRM has about 80% of what I need so there is always a few details that don't work exactly how we need them.
Chose Nimble
I selected Nimble for the group message integration and social media integration. The other tools that I looked at had restrictions that kept me from the ease of managing my customers. Prospecting is a big part of my business, and having the triggers for contact from Nimble is …
Chose Nimble
Google Apps combined with Communication History and the Social portion of Nimble places it in a category by itself, in my opinion.
It is very cost effective.
I have found other tools cannot compete on pricing and the social aspect.
Chose Nimble
Nimble has proven to be a positive and well-respected application within our company for setting us up for success at building personal and meaningful associations with decision makers. It has been a significant reason why we have gained acceptance and trust from those who we …
Chose Nimble
We checked out Hubspot CRM. You get a lot for free from them but it seems that to get the functions contained in Nimble you'd have to spend 2X per user to get the sales pro. To get the marketing aspects you'd really need the HS marketing package which is far more expensive than …
Chose Nimble
See my previous comments in my first answer. I've detailed this answer with a comparison of Insightly vs Nimble.
Features
Method:CRMNimble
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Method:CRM
8.0
Ratings
4% above category average
Nimble
8.5
Ratings
10% above category average
Customer data management / contact management8.30 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Workflow management8.30 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Territory management1.80 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Opportunity management8.30 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.80 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Contract management8.70 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Quote & order management9.20 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Interaction tracking9.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management10.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Method:CRM
10.0
Ratings
28% above category average
Nimble
8.1
Ratings
7% above category average
Case management10.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Call center management9.90 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Help desk management10.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Method:CRM
8.9
Ratings
16% above category average
Nimble
8.7
Ratings
14% above category average
Lead management8.80 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Email marketing9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Method:CRM
7.5
Ratings
1% below category average
Nimble
8.2
Ratings
8% above category average
Task management9.20 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management10.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Reporting3.50 Ratings7.70 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Method:CRM
7.7
Ratings
2% above category average
Nimble
8.9
Ratings
16% above category average
Forecasting8.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Pipeline visualization9.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Customizable reports6.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Method:CRM
7.5
Ratings
0% above category average
Nimble
8.6
Ratings
14% above category average
Custom fields6.50 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Custom objects6.50 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Scripting environment9.20 Ratings8.50 Ratings
API for custom integration8.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Method:CRM
8.2
Ratings
1% below category average
Nimble
9.3
Ratings
11% above category average
Single sign-on capability8.20 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.30 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Method:CRM
10.0
Ratings
31% above category average
Nimble
8.8
Ratings
18% above category average
Marketing automation10.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Compensation management10.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Method:CRM
7.5
Ratings
2% above category average
Nimble
8.3
Ratings
12% above category average
Mobile access7.50 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Method:CRM
-
Ratings
Nimble
8.4
Ratings
13% above category average
Social data00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Method:CRMNimble
Small Businesses
Salesmate
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
Method:CRMNimble
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.5
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.8
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Method:CRMNimble
Likelihood to Recommend
Method[:CRM] is well suited when you have a large company that needs to keep track of customers. It also connects with Quickbooks and that has really been nice for our organization. Our company is small so this really helps us stay on track and build our data base of customers.
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[Nimble] has been the best platform for us to manage contacts and information from the
contacts. Great dashboard, fast UI, and complete package with all features
helping us a lot. I would definitely recommend this software to other
businesses to have this in their ecosystem to be more productive.
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Pros
  • The customization team is brilliant!
  • The various integrations, QBO & Gmail, help me keep track of all customer interactions.
  • The more organized I am, the more time I have to take care of my clients!
  • I have nothing but praise for the support team and the rest of the crew at Method.
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  • Nimble is the CRM solution used to strengthen business relationships with our frequent and potential customers.
  • We like that it allows us to follow up with our customers.
  • Its integration with email tools, social networks, and other programs allows me to keep in touch with customers and prospects.
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Cons
  • I believe there is room for improvement with scaling down on the customizing (sometimes having too much isn't always a good thing)
  • The estimate creator in Method is not as fluid as making an estimate in QB. (moving lines around, adding lines, etc.)
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  • I dont like the functionality aspect of how one of the controllers is always on standby, they dont load balance, meaning you can be on the same controller for the life of the appliance
  • The 4.x firmware was pretty buggy and it gave off a lot of temp alarms
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Likelihood to Renew
The things Method does well - QuickBooks data integration and extreme customization - it does very, very well. If you are looking for a CRM product or any business process automation software that integrates with QuickBooks, you have to look at Method CRM
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It's truly a great system if you get it for the right reasons. Don't expect it to do everything a mid market organization would require but for any small business or mid to large organizations which would like to integrate to it for the social insights capabilities this is a leading solution which can add value immediately
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Usability
I'm fairly new to the company and have only been using Method for the last year and the ease of use has been a blessing for me. I've self trained on most of the aspects and have incorporated new operations in the company, based on what Method has to offer, that have enhanced the productivity for all associates.
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The platform has more advantages and positives as compared to challenges or negatives in comparison to other comparable products and platforms available in the marketplace. It was extremely easy to get started with the initial deployment which makes the choice much clearer. Finally its tight integration not just with Microsoft O365 suite, but also with [the] most popular social media platforms available makes it a very favorable platform in its domain.
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Support Rating
The support is great. They are on the line within minutes and share screen to figure out the problem immediately. I would highly recommend this product for that reason. I do wish the customization was a bit easier to use; however, with fewer settings that are available to the end user and an easier way to read the customization.
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Nimble customer service is enjoyable. With great patience, they work tirelessly to help their customers. It was highly beneficial to employees to have access to remote support sessions. We decided to get in touch with them to learn more about any previously mentioned features. Because of this, Nimble has a strong foundation. I think it's a fantastic option.
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Implementation Rating
Be available to learn! There is a huge learning curve to this program. You have to be willing to take it all in. Be available to the Method expert and be patient.
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Alternatives Considered
We were using QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise for a very long time. However, the software is archaic and dated. Method allows us to step into the 21st century. We now have much more online / automated interactions with our customers. We like that Method also lets us customize a great deal of the software to our exact needs and wants
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I cannot regard Salesforce as a perfect tool for CRM. I found Salesforce lacks many important features that we were looking for. Moreover, [the] email marketing feature of Salesforce wasn’t working well and I didn’t like that feature. But on the other side, the email marketing feature of Nimble works excellently and Nimble is a complete package for CRM.
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Return on Investment
  • Method:CRM has probably saved me about 6-10 hours per week over the past few years.
  • It has likely saved our company several hundred hours in the last 10 years.
  • It has specifically saved us countless hours with better data management vs. having separate spreadsheets for keeping track of things.
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  • As the investment made with nimble is only 15 dollars per month, it is easy to return it and double profits in a short time, but this is totally relative to the number of people that are working on the platform account.
  • Based on the above, it is easy to deduce that nimble is a little better suited to small businesses that require a smaller number of sellers, since it does not ensure that all sellers can cover their quota.
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ScreenShots

Method:CRM Screenshots

Screenshot of Simplifies sales process and provides organization with a shared customer list.Screenshot of Strengthens customer relationships to provide better service.Screenshot of Stops sales from slipping through the cracks.Screenshot of Streamlines business processes to make teams happier and more productive.Screenshot of Automates sales processes.Screenshot of Method can be customized to fit a business.