Really Simple Systems CRM

Cost effective CRM for small business

Comments: We have grown our business with this CRM, and when we were starting out it gave us a lot of "bang for our bucks", the experience has been excellent.

Pros:

Having an awareness of the cost of some of the well known CRM platforms e.g. salesforce, dynamics, the thing that strikes you is that the cost of these is prohibitive for an SME with @30 light CRM users. RSS is different. The bottom line is that they offer excellent value for small businesses. I would view this as their USP. They have a responsive team and have constantly improved the CRM over the years. Key features I like are the permissions system which lets us give bespoke access to the teams in our business with everyone given the access to the client records that they require. The integration with Kashflow (accounting) is incredibly useful and reduces unnecesary duplication in our business processes. The marketing module has been a significant driver for new business, and again is very cost effective. The activity section enables us to keep good records of client contacts, as does the ability to bcc email comunications into the client record. The layout of fields is very easy to modify to your business requirements, adding extra fields with dropdowns as required. Document storage is straightforward with drag & drop functionality.

Cons:

Nothing to complain about, happy. Maybe preferred the earlier version which let you know the last time a record was updated and by who.

Easy to use and implement

Comments: I am currently working towards switching to Really Simple Systems CRM after a very successful trial.
Switching from my current user made me look at which functions I actually use and allowed me to streamline our requirements, which I believe will make us more efficient.

Pros:

This software appealed to me instantly because it is so intuitive and adaptable. The custom fields creation was very easy to pick up.

Cons:

Time will tell but at the moment it looks good.

An inexpensive alternative.

Pros:

It is inexpensive compared to the competition and easy to use.

Cons:

The Mail marketing tool lacksin customization options. You can drag and drop some premade sections, but can't do much more than that.

Exactly as the name suggsets

Comments: RSS has given us the ability to view and track our customer pipeline at a very reasonable cost. Something we haven't been able to do with our previous CRM system.

Pros:

RSS was extremely easy to deploy into the business, allowing us to view and track our customer pipeline.

Cons:

Some aspects of the reporting can be quite limiting, such as not being able to include contact information on an Opportunity report

Good software for smaller companies

Pros:

Easy to use and train staff on. Support is excellent

Cons:

as the company grows it is becoming an expensive CRM, so may not be cost effective for much longer