Really Simple Systems vs. Salesflare

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Really Simple Systems
Score 7.6 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Really Simple Systems is a customer relationship management (CRM) software deployed via cloud with built-in features like email marketing, pipeline management, and case management.
$0
2 Users and 100 Company Records
Salesflare
Score 6.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Salesflare headquartered in Antwerp offers their small business intelligent CRM, providing automated event tracking and related features designed to aid the operations of SMBs.
$39
per month per user
Pricing
Really Simple SystemsSalesflare
Editions & Modules
Free CRM
$0
2 Users and 100 Company Records
Starter
$15
per User, 1000 Company Records, Unlimited Contacts, 1 GB Document Storage, MailSync, Custom Settings, Custom Reports, API Integration, Online ‘self-service’ Support Hub, Email and Online Chat Support, Optional Marketing Module
Professional
$33
per User, 5000 Company Records, Unlimited Contacts, 5 GB Document Storage, MailSync, Custom Settings, Custom Reports, API Integration, Advanced User Permission Levels, Online ‘self-service’ Support Hub, Free Email, Chat and Phone Support, Priority Technical Support, Optional Marketing and Service Desk Modules
Enterprise
$50
per User, Unlimited Company Records, Unlimited Contacts, Unlimited Document Storage, MailSync, Advanced Reporting, Custom Settings, Advanced User Permission Levels, API Integration, Online ‘self-service’ Support Hub, Free Email, Chat and Phone Support , Top Priority Technical Support, Dedicated Account Manager, Free Online Team Training , Optional Marketing and Service Desk Modules
Growth
$39
per month per user
Pro
$64
per month per user
Enterprise
$124
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Really Simple SystemsSalesflare
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAll plans include free customer support and setup help.Discount available for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
Really Simple SystemsSalesflare
Considered Both Products
Really Simple Systems
Chose Really Simple Systems
Really Simple Systems has less features than Zoho [CRM] but is a lot easier to use and therefore more suitable for our smaller business with employees using it who also have many other tasks.
Chose Really Simple Systems
It's like it takes the best bits from the above and puts it all into one easy-to-use system. Nowhere near as complicated. A couple of tweaks to be perfect but [it] certainly does the job I need it to.
Chose Really Simple Systems
[Really Simple Systems is a] good price for package value, [and we] can add more users.
Chose Really Simple Systems
Really simpler systems [are] a lot more simple to use for employees are not as confident with computers/technology, in comparison Zoho CRM was a lot more complicated to use. Really Simple Systems was the better option for our business.
Chose Really Simple Systems
We like it as it's good value for the price, [a lot] of us like to use it and it's a great location everyone knows to access for contacts[.]
Chose Really Simple Systems
Active campaign - much more expensive and hosting issues for us based in JSY[.]
Chose Really Simple Systems
We choose RSS due to cost. We are a startup and needed a great solution that did not cost [a lot]. RSS [fits] all our needs at the perfect price. We could not be more thrilled with our choice and it has simplified our client interaction[.]
Chose Really Simple Systems
I originally used Zoho CRM, but made the switch to REally Simple Systems and haven't looked back. Really Simple Systems at the time provided a more comprehensive customer database management and task tool than Zoho. Easier to use and nicer to look at. Never regretted the …
Chose Really Simple Systems
I was placing all my client information on Trello by using an excel file and adding to the upload documents cards on the Marketing Moon office board. This was all for the employees to see what going on with clients. The problem is, it was so frustrating excel UX was not as …
Chose Really Simple Systems
Goldmine was an older technology platform [that] became outdated in look, feel, and functionality.
Sage CRM was really built for Sage account users and is well integrated but limited in its marketing functionality.
Microsoft Dynamics took too long to build and implement. [We] got …
Chose Really Simple Systems
I have tried several other customer database programs and none have been as user friendly and at the same time very comprehensive on its capability.
Chose Really Simple Systems
We evaluated multiple products, and for our purposes Really Simple Systems appeared to be the best fit. Other than a couple of little quirks, we are not disappointed at all.
Chose Really Simple Systems
Really Simple is lower in cost and provides better customer support. salesforce doesn't provide a lot of back office support and is very expensive.
Chose Really Simple Systems
While Really Simple Systems doesn't have an APP Exchange like Sales Force does, most small businesses will find Really Simple Systems easy to use, affordable, and most of all their customer service is EXCELLENT! When you wear multiple hats like I do, Really Simple Systems …
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I'm very familiar with salesforce.com and frankly speaking, they place a high mark for anyone in the space. I like the simplicity of Really Simple but I'm concerned that it comes at a price (giving a more comprehensive CRM).
Chose Really Simple Systems
Easier to use. Customer Service better. Better Value.
Chose Really Simple Systems
RSS was just significantly cheaper, I was able to manage everything myself, and I didn't get bogged down with an implementation team. I spent probably 5% of what I would have spent on these larger systems. I also really like the fact that I am not "tied" to RSS, and can switch …
Chose Really Simple Systems
simpler, less expensive, default organization is by company instead of by contact. RSS does not overcomplicate things. You don't have to take a 20 hour course before you can start using RSS to good effect.
Chose Really Simple Systems
I selected because of ease of use.
Chose Really Simple Systems
Really Simple Systems has the ability to be tailored by the user to the needs of the business with help if required provided very quickly and efficient processing and if very much part of our culture not simply a tool to process data. THe key selling point is the fact that we …
Chose Really Simple Systems
We were limited in terms of budget and our IT department wanted the data hosted in the UK. RSS fit with all of our requirements. We looked very closely at Kinetix as this also has an integrated event booking system which would have been ideal for us but it was too expensive.
Salesflare
Chose Salesflare
Salesflare has BOTH the dedicated web platform and the integrated side-bar in my google inbox that acts intuitively to mine for contacts in my emails and linkedIN. Monday.com requires all manual input and though well laid out and has some fun pizzaz, is less helpful. Salesflare …
Chose Salesflare
The learning curve and ease of use are virtually non-existent, and the interface is straightforward. Other products we've tried or evaluated have been too complicated and customizable. It's easy to start using Salesflare right away. Salesflare can be thought of as a better …
Chose Salesflare
Much cheaper and has almost the same functionality, plus Salesflare has an integrated task section.
Chose Salesflare
You can think of Salesflare as a smarter Pipedrive. It rocks the same kind of intuitive user experience that is very low-barrier to get going with, but turns it up a notch when it comes handling, enriching and automating data. I've also find it more flexible to integrate with …
Chose Salesflare
Other products we've tried or evaluated have been too complex and/or been "too customizable" in that they do not offer an easy and intuitive path to enabling your sales team right out of the box.
Chose Salesflare
Salesflare does its own thing compared to the others I've tried. It's unique even though it shares many of the main features a CRM should have. Salesforce Lightning is amazing and feature-packed but can often get overwhelming depending on your use case. I never experience any …
Chose Salesflare
Pipedrive was another option but I chose Salesflare for the seamless integration into my regular everyday workflow as well as its ability to integrate with just about any app you can think of. It plays nice with all of my other apps and makes using a CRM actually fun. I love …
Features
Really Simple SystemsSalesflare
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Really Simple Systems
7.2
Ratings
7% below category average
Salesflare
8.1
Ratings
5% above category average
Customer data management / contact management7.80 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Workflow management7.10 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Territory management6.90 Ratings5.10 Ratings
Opportunity management7.70 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)6.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Interaction tracking7.50 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Really Simple Systems
7.2
Ratings
5% below category average
Salesflare
8.3
Ratings
10% above category average
Case management7.40 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Help desk management7.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Call center management00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Really Simple Systems
7.1
Ratings
7% below category average
Salesflare
8.7
Ratings
14% above category average
Lead management7.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Email marketing7.20 Ratings8.80 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Really Simple Systems
7.0
Ratings
8% below category average
Salesflare
8.0
Ratings
5% above category average
Task management7.10 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Reporting6.90 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Really Simple Systems
6.5
Ratings
15% below category average
Salesflare
8.2
Ratings
8% above category average
Forecasting6.30 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Pipeline visualization6.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Customizable reports6.80 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Really Simple Systems
6.8
Ratings
10% below category average
Salesflare
8.7
Ratings
15% above category average
Custom fields7.10 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Custom objects6.80 Ratings10.00 Ratings
API for custom integration6.50 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Really Simple Systems
6.8
Ratings
8% below category average
Salesflare
8.9
Ratings
19% above category average
Mobile access6.80 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Really Simple Systems
7.7
Ratings
8% below category average
Salesflare
8.1
Ratings
3% below category average
Role-based user permissions7.70 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Really Simple Systems
-
Ratings
Salesflare
8.5
Ratings
15% above category average
Social data00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Social engagement00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Really Simple Systems
-
Ratings
Salesflare
8.9
Ratings
19% above category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Really Simple SystemsSalesflare
Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.8
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Really Simple SystemsSalesflare
Likelihood to Recommend
I think one of the plus points is the simplicity of sending a simple email to your database and managing your prospects list. However, if you wanted to manage your sales pipeline in more depth it might not be right for you.
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Salesflare is recommendable for any business that runs a lean sales setup with a website for lead generation, empowered with maybe cold outreach and/or lead nurturing. Mostly so for small-to-medium sized businesses: they can save a ton of time/money generating more revenue with their human sales efforts, while Salesflare does the rest of the job.
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Pros
  • Customer Service is EXCELLENT! Fast response time, professional, and helpful.
  • Platform is very intuitive and love the FREE WEBINARS they offer. Really Simple Systems gave us some ideas of how to use their product that we hadn't thought of ourselves.
  • Very reasonably priced even at the Enterprise level, which we have chosen for our company.
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  • Workflows are easy to create and very effective for bulk messaging.
  • I like the email templates that I can set up and re-use - very convenient!
  • The phone app is good - I can access a contact right from my phone and call them. When I make a call, it automatically opens a note for me to create a time-stamped record of the call.
  • I also like that fact that I can add customized contact and account fields. This is a big help in allowing me to do pretty precise "sorts".
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Cons
  • Wish I could sort by tags a bit easier. I manage this by using their Reports feature. But I would like to assign the same task to a list of prospects with the same tag, and the only way I can do that is to either add the task one-by-one or export a report with all the accounts with that tag, add the task in excel, and then import it. Not ideal.
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  • Salesflare automatically captures and organises data about leads so it can effectively surface the ones that require your attention. It also provides you with the tools to do just that. What it doesn't cover as much right now is feeding top of the funnel: I would for example happily pay extra to have a website visitor identification functionality into the mix.
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Usability
Simple systems is great for smaller sales and marketing teams to log their territories and report on progress on their opportunities. There are many useful features such as tasks and reporting to show to management how opportunities are progressing and when the estimated close date would occur. The two main issues are scalability within larger [organizations] and the ease to duplicate contacts.
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The pipeline, which is the core of the platform, is very clear and full of features. On top of that Salesflare added automations, integrations, plugins and emails. You can easily get your leads there from any platform and nurture your leads until you get the deal done. I think any business can benefit from using this sales CRM.
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Support Rating
Whenever I have had any issues, which is probably only 3 times in 10 years, the back office support has been fantastic and got me up and running again in a very short time. Cannot fault them at all. But as I stated, problems have been very few and far between.
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Hit them on Chat support, and you are gonna get a response within a few minutes (if not in a few hours, during weekends) But they are gonna keep following with you till they make sure that your query has been resolved. Keep it up!
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Alternatives Considered
Really simpler systems [are] a lot more simple to use for employees are not as confident with computers/technology, in comparison Zoho CRM was a lot more complicated to use. Really Simple Systems was the better option for our business.
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The learning curve and ease of use are virtually non-existent, and the interface is straightforward. Other products we've tried or evaluated have been too complicated and customizable. It's easy to start using Salesflare right away. Salesflare can be thought of as a better Pipedrive. With the same easy-to-use, low-barrier approach to getting started, it ups the ante when dealing with data, enriching and automating it.
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Return on Investment
  • Moved away from Excel based worksheets to an on-line system
  • Multi-device used on laptop, iPad, and iPhone effectively and up to the minute access
  • I can simply review my opportunities, companies, and contacts regularly and do ongoing reviews at my own leisure having built the CRM system and committed the right quality of data
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  • I save dozens of hours each month managing new clients and leads, Salesflare easily pays for itself each month
  • Between the great mobile app and integration with Gsuite, Salesflare is the perfect CRM for the mobile user. I no longer feel chained to a desktop to manage my leads.
  • I used to have a Love-Hate relationship with CRMs but now actually enjoy using a CRM since using Salesflare and feel like I actually realize the value of using a CRM.
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ScreenShots

Really Simple Systems Screenshots

Screenshot of Accounts PageScreenshot of Tasks PageScreenshot of Marketing Dashboard

Salesflare Screenshots

Screenshot of the visual, drag-and-drop sales pipeline used to track leads.Screenshot of the centralized dashboard to visualize conversations with leads.Screenshot of an example of the sales reporting.Screenshot of where to send email sequences or automated email campaigns from within a CRM.Screenshot of how a connected CRM can be used from within an email inbox, to stop switching tabs.Screenshot of where to add and track leads straight from LinkedIn, with a built-in email finder.