Redtail CRM vs. Zinnia SmartOffice

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Redtail CRM
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Redtail CRM is a cloud-based CRM soluton specifically for financial advisors. Redtail is offered as a subscription service and, unlike most of the other CRM providers available, is priced per database, rather than per user, allowing up to 15 database users for one monthly subscription cost.
$20
per month
Zinnia SmartOffice
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Formerly from Ebix, Zinnia SmartOffice is a practice and agency management solutions for financinal service providers and banking institutions, offering CRM features, client engagement, note logging, financial document and data management, and related features.
$70
per month Single User
Pricing
Redtail CRMZinnia SmartOffice
Editions & Modules
Starter
$20
per month
Basic
$30
per month
Pro
$50
per month
Single User Performance License
$70
per month Single User
Advisor Bundle
$135
per month Up to 2 user licenses
Producer Bundle
$275
per month Up to 5 user licenses
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Redtail CRMZinnia SmartOffice
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Redtail CRM
Chose Redtail CRM
Sales force is much more robust and programmable. Very involved and almost need a degree in computer science in order to get it functional. Companies like the ability to customize it to their requirements. Part of the problem however is that they are not users in the field and …
Chose Redtail CRM
We actually use both Redtail CRM and Constant Contact. Constant Contact is primarily for sending out client emails while Redtail CRM is primarily the way that we store client information and related documents for easy access. We are very happy with both Redtail CRM and with …
Chose Redtail CRM
Quite honestly, I have visibility into a number of CRM systems and Redtail stands alone as the strongest contender. It has the most thorough and customizable interface of any I have encountered. There are few other tools that offer the unmatched flexibility and the depth that …
Chose Redtail CRM
Redtail is intuitive! I love how Redtail tends to be geared specifically towards financial advisors. There are some great CRMs out there, but nothing that takes care of a niche group like Redtail does. Redtail is built to make advisors successful and comply with FINRA. If you …
Chose Redtail CRM
First off. I have a love-hate relationship with Salesforce. It's a jack of all trades, master of none. That being said, maybe you run a bigger company and need different reports for different departments... It may make sense. To be 100% honest, I rejoice every day that I am …
Zinnia SmartOffice
Chose Zinnia SmartOffice
While we have considered making a change we did not see the merit in considering any other companies. Additionally, the pricing is so attractive it is hard for other companies to compete for our business. At no point in the last 10 years have we seriously considered making a …
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Small Businesses
Affinity CRM
Affinity CRM
Score 9.3 out of 10
Affinity CRM
Affinity CRM
Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Redtail CRMZinnia SmartOffice
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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7.5
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Usability
9.0
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User Testimonials
Redtail CRMZinnia SmartOffice
Likelihood to Recommend
It is extremely well suited to client management in the insurance and financial services industries. I think it would not be nearly as useful in a retail setting as many of the features would be irrelevant.
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Great if you're looking for a helpful and interactive CRM. It will allow you to stay on task and make important notes for your clients and their accounts. It allows your whole team to work together effectively and easily. There is obviously some room for improvement but overall we have no complaints and will continue to use this program!
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Pros
  • Redtail organizes all our client data so we can find it without missing a beat.
  • Redtail CRM allows us to find important client information for any location.
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  • organized
  • user friendly
  • effective
  • helpful
  • transparent
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Cons
  • The aesthetics of the page could use a facelift. The grey-on-white serves as a subtle clue that I should not be having fun.
  • The workflow for searching for clients could be improved/made easier.
  • The integrations management page could certainly be easier to find in my opinion. It is in an unusual spot nestled beneath my name, rather than another location.
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  • The interface could be more user friendly
  • Some of its functionality is hard to use and/or hard to find
  • There are alot of field that we do not use that do not appear to be able to be deleted
  • It can sometimes be difficult to add new functionality
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Likelihood to Renew
The platform is easy to use and train on. It is a one stop shop with all the information needed to maintain a clean client relationship. We recently had our scheduled audit done and Redtail was helpful in pulling the different reports we needed to produce for the audit
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Usability
Was good and still is good. Seems like when a company acquires another they try to squeeze out more profit and forget what made them successful in the first place. Reducing staff and support seems inevitable, even though the number of users has increased significantly over the past 10 years
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Reliability and Availability
Generally speaking, Red Tail has been available whenever needed. there was a time period however where it was down and not available, giving 500 errors when trying to log in. They explained that it was due to upgrades they were making and it has virtually disappeared. Has now been available 99% of the time.
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Performance
Overall general performance is quite satisfactory. Some of the automation factors that other products have available are slowly migrating to Red Tail. When these add ons are available and fully implemented, it greatly increases the power and usability of the CRM. Occasionally there are products that will not intergrade due to the nature of how they are set up
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Support Rating
We use the HELP section of Redtail often. If it is taking you more than 5 minutes to figure out than go to the HELP desk. We have had only great experiences when reaching out for help. We also LOVED the Redtail University we attended.
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Alternatives Considered
We actually use both Redtail CRM and Constant Contact. Constant Contact is primarily for sending out client emails while Redtail CRM is primarily the way that we store client information and related documents for easy access. We are very happy with both Redtail CRM and with Constant Contact, for different reasons in that we use each one differently.
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While we have considered making a change we did not see the merit in considering any other companies. Additionally, the pricing is so attractive it is hard for other companies to compete for our business. At no point in the last 10 years have we seriously considered making a change
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Scalability
The biggest problem seems to have been with the email module. connection issues, sync issues, compliance updates, etc. The concept is great however there seems to be issues in getting it to work consistently. When it works, it works well. It seems that the frequency of downtime had been greatly reduced however.
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Return on Investment
  • It has helped us get more organized with our data and lead sources
  • Ability to easily input client data, notes, and documents into a single area
  • Ability to integrate across the entire company easily
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  • For the money, it is a well priced CRM
  • The best thing I can say is that it has not had a significant negative effect on business
  • The familiarity with the product by all employees lends itself well to continuity and cuts down on errors.
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