What is our primary use case?
My main use case for LeadSquared is to manage the leads, set up priorities, and maintain hygiene when it comes to sales conversion.
Usually, a lead comes to us through our CRM, and then I adjust that same lead in LeadSquared while making calls also from LeadSquared to ensure all possible notes and action items are captured properly. Through this process, we maintain hygiene, and we have seen better qualification in leads, with leads that were getting lost in the earlier stages now being addressed at the first stage with proper maintenance through LeadSquared.
What is most valuable?
The best features I have seen in LeadSquared include its capability for managing leads properly, as lead management and lead tracking capture multiple sources, track every interaction, and provide complete visibility. Additionally, automated lead assignment is one of its strongest capabilities, allowing leads to be automatically assigned based on geography, source, or product. The sales automation features enable us to automate follow-up tasks, creation, alerts, reminders, and escalations all from one platform. Lead scoring and prioritization stand out because they automatically score leads based on engagement and behavior, helping the sales team focus on conversion-ready prospects. The real-time dashboard and reporting capabilities are very helpful for me as a project manager, providing live visibility into the lead funnel, sales performance, and assisting in calculating conversions and revenue as well.
For me, the most used features are automated lead assignment and workflow automation, along with real-time reporting and dashboards. It stands out because, from my team's perspective, workflow automation transforms LeadSquared from a simple CRM into an automation platform, eliminating manual work. Without automation, the sales team would have worked manually on tasks such as assigning leads and creating follow-up tasks, which would have cost us more time. It also ensures no lead is missed, addressing a common problem of lead leakage, and has improved SLA compliance, alerting managers if leads are not contacted within fifteen minutes. It is highly customizable, and for me, workflow automation stands out by automating repetitive sales and operational activities, ensuring leads are acted upon within SLA timelines and reducing lead leakage. From a business perspective, it improves efficiency, accountability, and conversion rates, making it one of the most valuable capabilities in LeadSquared.
LeadSquared has positively impacted my organization by bringing greater visibility and control over the lead life cycle. Earlier, lead tracking and manual follow-ups were dependent on individual ownership and involved significant manual effort. With LeadSquared, the lead capture, assignment, and follow-up process became standardized and automated, turning it into a process-driven system. From a business perspective, it has improved response times, reduced the risk of lead leakage, and provided management with real-time reporting on pipeline health and team performance. The workflow automation capability has reduced manual efforts for sales and operations teams, allowing them to focus more on customer engagement rather than administrative tasks. The biggest positive impact, in my view as a project manager, is the value in reporting and dashboard capabilities, which provided clear visibility into KPIs, bottlenecks, and overall process effectiveness, thus enabling better stakeholder communication and decision-making, resulting in better operational efficiencies and stronger conversion management.
What needs improvement?
One area for further enhancement is advanced analytics and predictive insights. While the platform provides robust reporting, deeper AI-driven recommendations such as lead conversion predictions, risk identification, and next-best-action suggestions could help the sales team prioritize opportunities more effectively. Improving user experience is another area; as organizations scale and workflows become more complex, simplifying configuration and creating more customizable dashboards could enhance adoption across business users. Additionally, expanding native integrations and reducing reliance on custom configurations for certain enterprise systems could streamline implementation further.
Regarding support, I feel it should be more proactive, with spontaneous responses. Whenever I raised queries, I experienced longer wait times and had to wait for proper responses that were sometimes passed between multiple people. I believe when I ask a question, it should be assigned to the right person at the right time to reduce time consumption on both ends.
LeadSquared automates many sales and marketing processes effectively, and there is an opportunity to strengthen its AI capabilities in areas such as predictive lead scoring, conversion forecasting, and next-best-action recommendations. AI-powered conversion analysis from calls, emails, and WhatsApp interactions could help identify customer intent, sentiments, and common objections, providing valuable insights for both the team and managers. For compliance and governance, a proper API should be created and integration should be structured to prevent lead leakage and data manipulation, which needs to be addressed by LeadSquared.
I have noticed that it often does not provide accurate data and relies more on human intervention. When AI is integrated into any kind of software, it is expected to deliver the right outcomes and analyses. However, I have seen many cases where it provides only sixty-five to seventy percent accuracy, which I believe can be significantly improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using LeadSquared for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
LeadSquared is stable, though I have experienced some downtime while downloading reports and creating workflow automation, but those issues are resolved quickly. I can consider it a stable platform.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Regarding scalability, I feel LeadSquared has enough potential, having already helped the organization, and if they continue taking feedback and implementing it, I believe it can become the best tool.
How are customer service and support?
Regarding support, I feel it should be more proactive, with spontaneous responses. Whenever I raised queries, I experienced longer wait times and had to wait for proper responses that were sometimes passed between multiple people. I believe when I ask a question, it should be assigned to the right person at the right time to reduce time consumption on both ends.
Initially, my experience with customer support was quite poor, with long wait times, fuzzy responses, and the right person not being assigned to handle specific questions, often leading to time lost transferring chats. However, over time, I feel it has improved, though there is still significant room for improvement, particularly regarding execution times. Earlier, responses sometimes took up to twenty-four hours, but currently they are replying much faster.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used any other solution in the last three organizations; we have been using LeadSquared throughout. The integration may differ as some integrated LeadSquared through HubSpot and others through Salesforce, but LeadSquared itself was used consistently.
How was the initial setup?
For us, LeadSquared is typically deployed as a cloud-based SaaS CRM platform. The deployment starts with understanding our sales and marketing processes, lead journeys, and stakeholders. Based on the requirements, we implement lead stages, workflows, user roles, and permissions. After configuration, if data migration is necessary, it is performed, followed by user acceptance testing, training sessions, and going live. Post-deployment, we monitor adoption, optimize workflows, and implement enhancements based on business feedback.
What about the implementation team?
We use on-premises for LeadSquared; we do not utilize any cloud services, it is on-premise.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment with LeadSquared because earlier we needed many more employees due to significant manual intervention. Time was a crucial aspect for that; for B2B conversions, it used to take an average of fifty days, but it is now down to thirty days, which is a good sign. Therefore, I definitely observe a return on investment, which is why the company continues with LeadSquared since the past four years, and I hope it will continue for many years to come.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I do not have any idea about pricing, setup costs, or licensing because it was onboarded much before my time; however, in Indian currency, I think we are paying forty-five lakhs per year.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I believe they evaluated other options before choosing LeadSquared, specifically looking at Zoho CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365. I was not directly involved in the initial vendor evaluation process, which usually focuses on business requirements, ease of implementation, customization, and cost. They ultimately switched to LeadSquared after exploring options such as Zoho CRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
What other advice do I have?
I have mentioned everything about the features of LeadSquared that was possible. I would appreciate understanding the immediate priorities for this, such as what immediate changes LeadSquared can bring and how we can implement those for a customer delivery project.
While I do not have the exact organization-wide figure, based on team observations, we have noticeably improved lead response time and follow-up compliance. Lead assignment used to take two days, but now it is done within seven to ten minutes after we receive the lead. Operational efficiencies regarding tracking and conversion have also improved, with follow-ups that used to take at least two working days now reduced to twelve hours through automated emails, which I believe is a significant impact.
I advise organizations looking to automate manual tasks that are costing significant time and affecting conversions to consider LeadSquared, especially if they lack visibility as leadership on data and dashboards. Using LeadSquared can ease their job, reduce tracking time, and greatly improve sales conversion. I would rate my overall experience with this solution as eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises