Salesforce vs Zoho vs OPAL CRM – Pick the one which suits best

by | Dec 12, 2018

Being a Business owner, we wonder which CRM to choose and which CRM software best suites our requirements. Here is a brief comparison about 3 widely used CRMs available in the market. Hope this article makes your decision-making process easy.
Features Salesforce CRM Zoho CRM OPAL CRM
Who is this software for? Salesforce is designed for small to mid-sized businesses and large enterprises. Zoho is designed for small businesses to large enterprises. OPAL CRM software is designed for small and medium-sized enterprise. Startups and established organizations.
Ease of use Salesforce CRM is inconvenient at the beginning as there are several options to navigate and requires proper training from the consultant. The Interface is cluttered and is hard to navigate. Configuration and setup are difficult and time-consuming. Zoho CRM has lots of features but the depth of features can be limited, it requires lots of customization for set up. OPAL CRM set up is very convenient and learning the application takes hardly any time. All the modules are self-explanatory. The support team is 24/7 available for live demo.
Features Salesforce offers the following features Web to lead, customizable and tracked emails, email sync, chat functionality, customizable dashboard, mobile app, ‘lightning dialer’ for tracking calls, lead scoring, a separate marketing tool to optimize outbound email and social media. Zoho offers the following features Web to lead, email templates and tracking, email sync, mobile app, chat and collaboration, ‘Sales Signals’ from on social media, ‘Telephony’ allows for call tracking, trend analysis. OPAL CRM offers the following features Lead Capture – Online/Offline channels, Detailed Reports, Approve & Reject Lead Quotations, Invoice Management, two lines of Code Integration to capture leads from Website, e-commerce leads, mobile app, Send email from the application, API integration for Enterprises.
Customization Salesforce has the ability to customize, add third-party extensions and integrate with the apps. In Zoho CRM Customization is possible and the ability to add additional modules but not at the scale of Salesforce CRM. OPAL CRM is open for customization to suit any kind of business. The support team always looks forward to the business progression of the clients by designing a suitable CRM solution.
Pricing Salesforce CRM has four Editions – SalesforceIQ Starter, Lightning Professional, Lightning Enterprise and Lightning Unlimited. The price ranges from $25 to $300, billed annually for per user/month. Zoho CRM has four Editions – Standard, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate which are designed to sever various sized organizations. The price ranges from $12 to $100, charged per user/month billed annually. OPAL CRM offers the most economical pricing $9.99 for up to 5 users (4+1 Admin)/month and any additional users would cost $9.99/user/month. There are 3 package editions available-Individual, Professional and Enterprise, the price ranging from $9.99 to $39.99 billed monthly.
Customer Support Customer service support through phone and email is available between 8 and 8 Mon- Fri (24/7 is payable) Worldwide toll-free support for 24/7 is included in the subscription fee. Customer support from the experienced team is available through phone, email and video call during the business working hours Mon-Fri.
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About The company The company was founded by Marc Benioff, Parker Harris, Dave Moellenhoff, and Frank Dominguez in 1999. It was established as a company specializing in software as a service (SaaS) Zoho corporation was founded by Sridhar Vembu and Tony Thomas in 1996. Apart from Zoho CRM they also offer .com services,  Manage Engine, WebNMS etc. OPAL CRM is developed by KloudPortal, Mobile App and SaaS Product Experts. Being a successful software company for 5 years, KloudPortal is passionate to bridge the gap between Technology and Businesses. Apart from CRM they also offer mobile apps, Digital marketing and Magento services.

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