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Act! Advantage is a full front-office CRM solution with all-new functionality that unites sales, marketing, and customer management in one intuitive, affordable platform to help you stay organized, attract new customers, and turn relationships into results. Act! Advantage includes Interactive Quotes and Payments, Website Chat, Accounting Integration, Appointment Scheduling, Project Management, Web Forms, Online Surveys, and more, broadening Act!'s footprint across your entire front office, and reducing your need for costly, third-party tools. Additionally, you can select the perfect fit, cost-effective tier to meet your current needs with peace of mind knowing that Act! will grow with you. For 38 years, Act! has partnered with small and midsize businesses - listening, learning, and building alongside them and Act! Advantage is the culmination of nearly four decades of their feedback. Every feature is designed to reflect how today’s SMBs run their businesses.

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Put the power of the #1 CRM to work, at a price that works for you. Launch and grow quickly with the leading AI CRM built for small businesses in any industry - available through the Starter Suite or Pro Suite. Connect marketing, sales, service, and commerce on one easy platform. Save time with quick setup and smart guidance. Harness unified data and AI to fuel your growth. Start simple with Starter Suite — an all-in-one CRM for small businesses. Scale smoothly with AI agents, integrated data, and apps in one platform. No installation needed, just sign up and go from your browser. Advance further with Pro Suite, the complete CRM that scales with your business. Automate tasks and customize your tools to deepen customer relationships and drive growth.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Entrepreneurs, sales teams, and small and mid-sized businesses that thrive on customer relationships

Audience

Businesses and growing companies seeking flexible CRM solutions with scalable marketing, sales, service, and commerce tools tailored to evolving business needs

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$30.00/month/user
Act! Advantage Standard $30/mo/user billed annually
Act! Advantage Professional $45/mo/user billed annually
Act! Advantage Ultimate $60/mo/user billed annually
Act! Premium Desktop (On-Premises) $37.50/mo/user billed annually
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$25.00/month/user
Starter - $25 per user per month
Professional - $100 per user per month
Enterprise - $165 per user per month
Unlimited - $330 per user per month
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.3 / 5
ease 4.1 / 5
features 4.4 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 4.4 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.7 / 5
ease 4.3 / 5
features 4.7 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 4.5 / 5

Pros from Real Users

Pros

  • With Act!, our nonprofit was able to manage vast amounts of data efficiently, which was crucial for our research and training programs aimed at addressing diversity challenges in fire departments.
  • I first started using ACT many years ago when I was managing all the sales and marketing for my computer software company. It did the job I needed done, making it easy for me to look up interactions with individuals and companies. I never used more than 20% of the features, I must admit. Once I left that business I continued to use ACT in a personal/private manner. Life is complicated. I depend on ACT to track my friends, relatives, and all the companies and professionals I interact with. Again, I don't probably even use 20% of the features anymore, but what it does for me is priceless. Easy to use and dependable. Best software I know.
  • I can import online registrations direction into ACT!, manage students, send weekly lessons, all from one program.
  • Act! is pretty easy to use, and to navigate through. It is great to help me organize the tasks that need to be done. I LOVE that I can prioritize my tasks, set alerts/reminders, and roll over any tasks that I couldn't get done today, into tomorrow's list, and they will all be prioritized again tomorrow!
  • I thought I had lost all my contacts and the Act! Support Team was very quick to respond. My call was answered in under 3 minutes and they did everything they promised. I would highly recommend Act!
  • That my IT guy handled it and your IT guy worked with my IT guy. I pretty much listened like a canine would when humans talk.
  • Changes are not significant every year, they listen to the customers. Integration is good with other products.
  • Act! is an infallible platform when it comes to communicating with the client, this platform is essential to be able to have a constant retention of negotiations, one of the first features that I liked about this platform is the ability it has to do automatic analysis, This platform offers me a system which allows me to generate automated analysis, it is capable of collecting all the information regarding the negotiations and the potential client registered within the platform, in this way it offers you a detailed report on the rate of satisfaction with clients. , the total deals completed, the total deals canceled and many other statistics, I consider that these automatic statistics help me a lot to save time when it comes to obtaining detailed reports. The platform has mobile access, through an application, this application is quite beneficial when it comes to organizing your sales automation system, in addition, you can also perform marketing automation through this application, I consider this application to be quite functional and beneficial . This platform has a drag and drop system, which allows you to create an automated system in a matter of seconds, you just have to drag and drop each of the actions that have to be executed when the client requires it, so that this can be executed quickly. through the marketing system. This pretty perfect CRM system offers you constant communication with your potential client so that you can retain them for as long as possible, also offers an immediate registration to your contacts page for each potential client, so that you can have privileged contact information, in addition , you will have a system that will help you follow up on each potential client to meet all the requirements during the negotiation process.
  • It's easy to use (if you're a dedicated Windows user), the Search function is fabulous, you can build your own template layout, put fields where you want them, create your own background design, keep detailed records about transactions/communications. It truly is ALMOST the single greatest database ever made.
  • Customer and sales process tracking, along with document templates are the functions I use on a daily basis.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The perfect integration with many other platforms such as Zoho, Outlook or Google make me choose this platform for CRM management within my work environment. Having a connection with these platforms and others to have my clients' contacts connected allows me to make the sales funnel more efficient and at the end of the day I can reach potential clients that drive more sales. With the integrations, it allows me to leave Salesforce as little as possible without having to go back and forth from platform to platform, so for example I can check the email that comes to me from my clients without having to go to Outlook. The report panel is very complete, and I like the customization of it, besides that it is available in any plan that I choose, so no user would have limits in the customization of their reports. Creating a list to be able to filter more easily is not a complicated task, everything I need to know is included in a single panel, you just need to know how to read and understand the data that Salesforce provides to get the most out of the information that this platform is providing. The information that I can store from each client is very detailed, so it will not be difficult for me to keep track of the clients that I have handled before, making this practical to be able to determine whether a sale is successful or not. In addition, I can easily import all the customer data from another platform so that I do not have to make manual entries, but simply follow an order from a template that Sales Cloud provides me so that when importing everything is satisfactory and there are no errors in the process.
  • Onboarding on the Salesforce CRM platform is easy. There is no technical learning curve on this platform. It visualizes every potential leads pretty well. Its sales navigator helps to extract data and potential leads with a few clicks.
  • º I can create detailed customer profiles to maintain the best relationships by knowing what to look for in a market like the one my company is in. This makes things much easier when it is necessary to take into account what are the aspects and characteristics that some clients need when contracting a service, thus being able to provide all the best support to clients since with their profiles we can recognize the recurrence of the client. and understand who we are dealing with when managing the company's sales, whether it is a natural person or a company wanting to contract the services of mine. º The technical support has been one of the most friendly and understandable I have ever had. Thanks to your help I have been able to boost certain areas of my company that I had neglected, so with some Salesforce tools and the technical support team I have been able to successfully implement this platform to boost sales of the services that my company offers and not be left behind with competition by using the same platform. º It is very customizable, I can configure everything for a specific group of users or in a general way, so I really like that I can have freedom with a platform as robust as this one. It is super convenient to be able to work in this way without any limitations, since if the implementation is difficult, it is not expected that it will not be configurable, but on the contrary, that it can be customized to the level of the needs of each company. º I can manage client accounts in order to obtain the sales that I have generated with that client. This helps me a lot to speed up the billing process when making cuts each month. I like it because the reports I generate on client accounts are very detailed, thus allowing me to have everything clearer both for myself and for my clients and to maintain a stable and reliable relationship. º I like that I can have an application for iOS, it is very comfortable when I can have the platforms that I use for work within the palm of my hand. With Salesforce on devices I can immediately have the contacts of the clients and their accounts. In addition, I can see the opportunities that arise in the market without having to go to my desktop computer, but I see everything through the mobile application.
  • Salesforce is very easy to use and love the dashboard reporting. Also the integration with Outlook makes it easier to manage.
  • Easy to use, information is in one place, can access it anywhere - laptop, phone etc. You can attach documents, emails etc. It's like a one-stop shop for secure client information.

Cons

  • It requires a high degree of specialization for the correct handling of this platform, since the number of tools available becomes overwhelming for someone who is not an expert or not trained, so first any user who has never used this type of platform must first go through a big learning curve to get the most out of it and have a good connection with potential customers to have smarter sales. I recommend that you take at least a full training course on this platform before you can apply the planned strategies and connect with customers, since the performance that Sales Cloud offers depends not only on the platform itself, but also on how it works. the user will carry out the sales management. Therefore, my recommendation that I am giving is more accurate for a company or a person who wants to take sales and customer management to another level. The interface should be more polished so that it is more intuitive to use, even having prior knowledge of the use of Sales Cloud since there are functions that are difficult to locate and that I sometimes get lost in the search. Also improving performance would not be bad, every time I want to enter Sales Cloud, I have to wait for a large amount of data to load before I can start my daily management of my contacts and sales, so it is easier for me to leave the computer turned on to have everything ready without having to wait for all the data to load so I can use this platform. To attach you also need mobile applications of this Salesforce tool, there is currently an application, but it does not focus on what I need Sales Cloud to be, so what is in the application store is the general version of Salesforce which I don't need. I understand that it's a cloud-based feature, but that's not to say that it can't be easily converted into cloud-connectable applications like virtually all SaaS platforms do today.
  • I am happy with this platform, with no downside experience.
  • º I have a synchronization problem that sometimes happens that not all the data entered is reflected to the entire sales team of the company. This is a huge headache because I require everything to be in sync and I also need everything to be in real time when I want everyone to have the same information on their screens. º I would like the user interface to be more friendly so that new users have the ability to integrate more easily into the platform. Currently I can say that it is not for everyone to be able to use Salesforce tools, so a great deal of training is required to be able to fully understand the system without getting lost along the way. They could also include good tutorials to explain all the tools and make the learning process easier for new users. º The prices are not the best or they are not so competitive. I have seen many more affordable options, but less professional or simpler. However, it seems that the prices are inflated because I have also seen platforms with similar or the same functions, simpler, but with a lower percentage of price compared to Salesforce. Although it is a negative point, I can be calm since I integrate many Salesforce platforms and even when I think about it, it is much cheaper than just having a Salesforce platform individually and not interconnected. º If I want to make changes within the platform that do not harm the work that is done with this platform within my company, then I have to contact support to guide me since there are things that are not fully understood and so as not to stop the process It's best to contact Salesforce support if any changes are going to be implemented without breaking anything. Also, in case something goes wrong, do not go through cumbersome waiting times since this platform is very difficult to handle in all aspects.
  • No cons that I can think of as this is really a great product!
  • Compiling Reports can be difficult with knowing which filters are best for different ones.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Act!
Founded: 1987
United States
www.act.com

Company Information

Salesforce
Founded: 1999
United States
www.salesforce.com

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Categories

Categories

Automotive CRM Features

Call Logging
Contact Management
Customer Support
Inventory Management
Lease Management
List Management
Marketing Automation
Product Catalog
Quotes / Proposals
Service Department Management
Showroom Management
Territory Management

CRM Features

Calendar/Reminder System
Call Logging
Document Storage
Email Marketing
Internal Chat Integration
Lead Scoring
Marketing Automation Integration
Mobile Access
Quotes / Proposals
Segmentation
Social Media Integration
Task Management
Territory Management

Construction CRM Features

Client Tracking
Contract Management
Forecasting
Project Management
Quote Management
Sales Management
Scheduling
Time Management

Contact Management Features

Activity Management
Appointment Management
Contact Database
Contact History
Contact Import/Export
Customer Pipeline
Email Marketing
Group Management
Interaction Tracking
Lead Management
Prospecting Tools
Sales Pipeline Management
Search / Filter
Segmentation
Shared Contacts
Social Media Integration

Financial CRM Features

Account Alerts
Asset Management
Expense Tracking
Household Tracking
Influence Tracking
Lead Management
Marketing Management
Relationship Tracking
Team Assignments
Territory Management

Healthcare CRM Features

Audience Targeting
Campaign Management
Marketing Automation
Medical History Records
Patient Communications
Patient Management
Physician Management
Predictive Analytics

Lead Management Features

Activity Tracking
Campaign Management
Lead Capture
Lead Distribution
Lead Nurturing
Lead Scoring
Lead Segmentation
Pipeline Management
Prospecting Tools
Source Tracking

Real Estate CRM Features

Campaign Management
Client / Property Matching
Contact Management
Dashboard
Email Marketing
Interaction Tracking
Lead Management
Property Alerts
Referral Tracking
Segmentation

Business Management Features

Billing & Invoicing
CRM
Employee Management
Financial Management
Inventory Management
Marketing Management
Order Management
Point of Sale (POS)
Project Management
Purchasing
Scheduling
Time & Expense Tracking
Training Management
Vendor Management

Email Marketing Features

A/B Testing
Artificial Intelligence
Auto-Responders
CAN SPAM Compliance
Customer Surveys
Drip Campaigns
Dynamic Content
Event Triggered Email
Image Library
Landing Pages/Web Forms
Mailing List Management
Mobile Optimized Emails
Reporting/Analytics
Subscriber Management
Template Management
WYSIWYG Email Editor

Landing Page Features

A/B Testing
Analytics
Drag & Drop
Form Creation
Real Time Editing
Responsive
SEO Management
Templates

Lead Capture Features

Business Card / Badge Scanning
Dashboard
Data Extraction
Lead Distribution
Lead Notifications
Lead Nurturing
Lead Qualification
Lead Scoring
Online Forms

Marketing Automation Features

A/B Testing
Analytics / ROI Tracking
Artificial Intelligence
Content / Blogging Platform
Customizable CTAs
Drip Campaigns
Dynamic Content
Landing Pages / Web Forms
Lead Scoring
Sales Intelligence
Search Marketing
Segmentation
Social Marketing
Website Visitor Tracking

Online Form Builders Features

Artificial Intelligence
Assign Roles / Permissions
Collaboration Tools
Conversational Forms
Data Tables
Drag & Drop / No Code
Export to PDF
HIPAA Compliant
Import Existing Forms
Mobile Forms
Offline Forms
Pre-made Templates
Quizzes / Questionnaires
Reporting / Data Visualization
Signup Forms
Surveys

Sales Tracking Features

Activity Dashboard
Alerts / Notifications
Appointment Scheduling
Call Logging
Comments / Notes
Custom Reports
Document Management
Email Templates
Interaction Tracking
Lead Management
Lead Scoring
Pipeline Management
Reporting / Analytics
Task Management

Social CRM Features

Calendar/Reminder System
Customer Support
Email Marketing
Lead Capture
Lead Nurturing
Live Chat
Marketing Automation Integration
Multi-Channel Social Integration
Social Media Monitoring
Task Management

CRM Features

Calendar/Reminder System
Call Logging
Document Storage
Email Marketing
Internal Chat Integration
Lead Scoring
Marketing Automation Integration
Mobile Access
Quotes / Proposals
Segmentation
Social Media Integration
Task Management
Territory Management

Construction CRM Features

Client Tracking
Contract Management
Forecasting
Project Management
Quote Management
Sales Management
Scheduling
Time Management

Contact Management Features

Activity Management
Appointment Management
Contact Database
Contact History
Contact Import/Export
Customer Pipeline
Email Marketing
Group Management
Interaction Tracking
Lead Management
Prospecting Tools
Sales Pipeline Management
Search / Filter
Segmentation
Shared Contacts
Social Media Integration

Lead Management Features

Activity Tracking
Campaign Management
Lead Capture
Lead Distribution
Lead Nurturing
Lead Scoring
Lead Segmentation
Pipeline Management
Prospecting Tools
Source Tracking

Real Estate CRM Features

Campaign Management
Client / Property Matching
Contact Management
Dashboard
Email Marketing
Interaction Tracking
Lead Management
Property Alerts
Referral Tracking
Segmentation

Inside Sales Features

Auto-Dialing
Call List Management
Call Recording
Campaign Management
Dashboard
Data Management
Lead Capture
Lead Distribution
Lead Scoring
Performance Management

Sales Enablement Features

Collaboration
Contact Management
Content Management
Document Management
Goals / Quota Management
Lead Management
Meeting Management
Performance Management
Presentation Management
Proposal Management
Territory Management
Training Management

Sales Force Automation Features

Call Management
Campaign Management
Channel Management
Commission Management
Contact Management
Contract Management
Customer Database
Email Marketing
Field Sales Management
Lead Management
Opportunity Management
Performance Metrics
Proposal Generation
Referral Tracking
Sales Forecasting
Territory Management

Sales Forecasting Features

Competitor Analysis
Correlation Analysis
Dashboard
Dynamic Modeling
Exception Reporting
Graphical Data Presentation
Modeling & Simulation
Performance Metrics
Sales Trend Analysis
Statistical Analysis

Integrations

Cognito Forms
Cyfe
DataMatch
Dropbox
Eventbrite
Flow XO
Google Workspace
HubSpot Operations Hub
Insider One
Mobile Locker
OutboundEngine
QuickBooks Online
QuickMail
Robly
Slack
Sonetz
Spotler
VoIPstudio
Windward Hub
Zendesk

Integrations

Cognito Forms
Cyfe
DataMatch
Dropbox
Eventbrite
Flow XO
Google Workspace
HubSpot Operations Hub
Insider One
Mobile Locker
OutboundEngine
QuickBooks Online
QuickMail
Robly
Slack
Sonetz
Spotler
VoIPstudio
Windward Hub
Zendesk
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