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Microsoft Dynamics CRM vs Siebel Contact Center comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (1st), CRM (2nd), Local Government CRM (1st), Marketing Management (2nd), Sales Force Automation (2nd)
Siebel Contact Center
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Contact Center Platforms (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Contact Center solutions, they serve different purposes. Microsoft Dynamics CRM is designed for CRM Customer Engagement Centers and holds a mindshare of 13.6%, down 18.1% compared to last year.
Siebel Contact Center, on the other hand, focuses on Contact Center Platforms, holds 2.1% mindshare, down 2.1% since last year.
CRM Customer Engagement Centers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Microsoft Dynamics CRM13.6%
Salesforce Service Cloud10.3%
Zendesk8.9%
Other67.2%
CRM Customer Engagement Centers
Contact Center Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Siebel Contact Center2.1%
Genesys Cloud CX10.6%
Amazon Connect8.9%
Other78.4%
Contact Center Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Muhammad Sohaib Abbasi - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal Consultant at Systems Limited
Unified customer journeys have boosted analytics-driven sales and simplified global implementations
Analytics features of Microsoft Dynamics CRM are good. When we are implementing chatbot and Co-pilot with Microsoft Dynamics CRM on their Omni-channels where we have to analyze all the incoming data coming from different multiple social media platforms, WhatsApp, Facebook, or anything else, and then create proper reporting on the dashboard with proper analytical reports using analytics. It is good, but sometimes it is laggy or crashy or just hangs. Sometimes it does lag and is a little bit buggy. But it works most of the time very fine, but sometimes it gets laggy. I think that might be an issue of the API link being down or something like that, but sometimes it takes time to get the graphs ready. However, it is a very good option where I personally design dashboards using mostly pie charts and bar charts for the client side. I can give a proper generic report to the clients and for pre-sales in multiple projects that I have done. It is a very good selling point for the clients. We can know how many clients we are having and how much data flow we are having. We can explain to them from which channel and where they are getting the higher footsteps into their business, whether it is their social media accounts, their website, or their walk-in customers. The analytics part is a very good helpful part as well because this is the main thing that interests mostly the top tier management of any company. The management can see the complete sales, what the profit is, what the quarterly profit is, what the investment is, what the stock left is, and all those things that we can manage here. Specifically we were working on a Telco project for Malaysia for a Telco company. We created them a complete product catalog on Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The product catalog was handling it very well as we were creating multiple small configurations of the business rules such as this promotion going on for the airtime and this promotion going on for products. The management was able to see that a certain age group of people were interested and what age group wanted what type of cellular products. It is a very helpful tool as well.
reviewer2492265 - PeerSpot reviewer
Freelancer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Has efficient automation features and the ability to integrate with multiple systems
The initial setup is quite difficult for the latest versions from 2020 and beyond and can take about four to five hours. It can now be deployed on the cloud. Oracle offers the same images for on-premise and cloud deployments, making it easy to switch between the two. I created the docker image using VM and completed the setup in a few hours.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We use Microsoft Dynamics for all of our general CRM functions, including lead generation activity and leveraging the database with integration for sending out automated emails."
"The solution's return on investment is worth it."
"It is a good platform for sales and service maintenance, I strongly recommend using it, many integration tools are available, and various upgrades are coming, and its ROI is also good."
"It ensures that there's continuity, and you don't have to start asking the customer about what happened. From CRM, you can easily see all the interactions and events in the record and take it from there."
"The Outlook calendar has been very helpful for us."
"The stability is excellent."
"The solution is rock solid and very stable."
"Our clients appreciate that the solution can be used to monitor everything their customer interacts with in their business."
"You can integrate it with various systems for batch processing and other configurations."
 

Cons

"The approvals component of Dynamics is complex. It isn't very easy to generate approvals between different departments."
"It would be a little bit easier if there were better ways to configure and modify native add-ins or plugins."
"More complicated to manage when using with Outlook and SharePoint."
"One area for improvement in Microsoft Dynamics CRM is its end user feedback. It's still not that great compared to Salesforce. They also need to improve on the look and feel of the solution, because those are still slightly better on Salesforce."
"Sometimes Microsoft's support can be difficult to contact, and it can take a while to get a response to a ticket."
"The options for customizing Microsoft Dynamics CRM are very limited or highly complex."
"The solution's interface has room for improvement."
"Sometimes the technical support for Microsoft Dynamics CRM is not qualified enough, and in some situations, we know the tool better than they do."
"The product can be complicated to develop, as many methods exist to achieve solutions."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost depends on a number of factors, so whoever is implementing it will need to take that into consideration before it is done."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a little expensive solution."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM is an expensive solution. However, most good CRMs are expensive."
"The price of the solution is good but could be cheaper."
"I'm not aware of any licensing costs for Microsoft Dynamics CRM."
"The customers that have Microsoft Office 365, the license price is competitive. It is competitive because the next solution above it is Salesforce, which is licensed quite high. The price annually was approximately $55 per user but we did a combination of users with some of them having the higher range of approximately $85."
"The cost varies on multiple factors including customization and the number of users."
"The solution is open source and is free. However, it does require a Dynamics 365 subscription."
"The platform is expensive."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise21
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Questions from the Community

What are the pros and cons of MS dynamics vs. Salesforce CRM?
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Is it advisable to purchase Dynamics CRM in addition to NAV 2016?
Short answer: depends on your sales needs. NAV 2016’s built-in CRM is very basic. It’s fine for simple contact management and basic sales tracking, but it lacks: Proper pipeline management Adva...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
A few areas where Dynamics CRM can improve: User experience → Still feels complex for non-technical users, especially for daily tasks Customization vs complexity → Easy to customize, but quickl...
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