Features
Top Performing Features
Role-based user permissions
Permissions to perform actions or access or modify data are assigned to roles, which are then assigned to users, reducing complexity of administration.
Category average: 8
Customer data management / contact management
The software acts as a single source for all customer data and enables users to access that data efficiently.
Category average: 8.5
Billing and invoicing management
This includes automated invoice creation and billing.
Category average: 7.6
Mobile access
Users can access the CRM system via mobile or tablet device, and potentially leverage the unique capabilities of mobile devices, such as GPS and voice.
Category average: 7.7
Sales Force Automation
This is the technique of using software to automate certain sales-related tasks.
Customer data management / contact management
The software acts as a single source for all customer data and enables users to access that data efficiently.
Category average: 8.5
Workflow management
The software helps automate parts of the sales process, such as sending emails, updating contact records, and following approval processes.
Category average: 7.4
Marketing Automation
This component of CRM software helps to automate and scale marketing tasks and the subsequent analysis of those efforts.
Email marketing
This involves the ability to send mass email to groups of people based on particular qualifications.
Category average: 7.2
CRM Project Management
This component of CRM software helps users initiate, plan, collaborate on, execute, track, and close projects.
Billing and invoicing management
This includes automated invoice creation and billing.
Category average: 7.6
Reporting
Software provides a broad range of standard and the ability to build custom reports.
Category average: 7.6
Customization
This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.
Custom fields
Users can create custom fields to store additional information on standard and custom objects.
Category average: 7.8
API for custom integration
An API (application programming interface) provides a standard programming interface for connecting third-party systems to the software for data creation, access, updating and/or deletion.
Category average: 7.6
Security
This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.
Role-based user permissions
Permissions to perform actions or access or modify data are assigned to roles, which are then assigned to users, reducing complexity of administration.
Category average: 8
Platform
Mobile access
Users can access the CRM system via mobile or tablet device, and potentially leverage the unique capabilities of mobile devices, such as GPS and voice.
Category average: 7.7