Managing Director at Drebbel
Real User
Flexible, affordable solution with good support
Pros and Cons
  • "It's very flexible and we can really fit it into our business model."
  • "Reporting capabilities of the solution could be improved."

How has it helped my organization?

The solution has improved our organization as our CRM system. It's very flexible and we can really fit it into our business model.

What is most valuable?

We have found the core features to be valuable. There's no specific features, just the software in its whole.

What needs improvement?

Areas where the solution could improve are with the easiness of integration with other solutions, as well as the reporting capabilities.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for five years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution is fairly good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of the solution is fairly good. We are a small company of five people, and everybody is using the solution. The CEO, CFO, and three salespeople.

This solution is our core system. As we grow, we will increase usage.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is very good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We did use another solution previously, but we switched because the other solution did not fit our requirements.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup for the solution is very straightforward. It's just a matter of configuring the tool for our purpose. We did not need to code anything or do any integration.

What about the implementation team?

We did the deployment ourselves, and it took one person, one day. It's just configuring our business process in the platform.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I think our licensing costs about 20 Euro per user, per month for the solution.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Prior to choosing this solution, we had a local university team of students looking to find the best solution for us.

For us, the only thing that mattered was how well we can use the solution for our business. How we could match it with our business model and business process and fit that into it. This was perfect.

What other advice do I have?

Anyone thinking about using this solution should definitely look at it and seriously consider it because it's a very good product.

I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. It's a perfect fit for us and it's affordable and it's very good support.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Other
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Account Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Works pretty well, meets our current needs, and helps in tracking where we are
Pros and Cons
  • "The biggest and the best feature is the view that you get when you log in. You have a board like Kanban when you log in, and you've got a column on the left and several other columns that move to the right, depending on where you are in a particular deal. If it's a prospect or someone who is just looking, you move it along the process, and it really helps you keep track of where you are."
  • "We are using the lowest version of it. As we become more sophisticated, we might outgrow the tool, but there are features that are available in the higher-level versions, which I'm unfamiliar with, that might be able to meet the needs we would have in the future. They can maybe add some of the features to the basic version or make it more reasonably priced or free."

What is our primary use case?

It is a very basic CRM tool, and we basically use it to track deals. 

We are using its basic version. We are not using its Pro version.

How has it helped my organization?

We are using it to track deals. It collects all the communication that we have with a customer. When a deal comes in, we either get a phone call or an email from a client or a customer. We enter those into Pipedrive through the admin system on our website. Any communication that we have with the customer regarding a particular deal is basically put into a particular pipe. For a particular deal, you can blank copy a particular email address, and it basically collects all the emails and communication you have with the customer. It is set up in a way that we can just move from column to column as the deal progresses through the sale.

What is most valuable?

The biggest and the best feature is the view that you get when you log in. You have a board like Kanban when you log in, and you've got a column on the left and several other columns that move to the right, depending on where you are in a particular deal. If it's a prospect or someone who is just looking, you move it along the process, and it really helps you keep track of where you are.

It is stable, and it works pretty well.

What needs improvement?

We are using the lowest version of it. As we become more sophisticated, we might outgrow the tool, but there are features that are available in the higher-level versions, which I'm unfamiliar with, that might be able to meet the needs we would have in the future. They can maybe add some of the features to the basic version or make it more reasonably priced or free.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've only been using it for about a month.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not had any bugs or glitches.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It seems like it is easy to scale. We're just using the basic version of it. We're not using the Pro version, so we don't have any of the upgraded features.

We have about 15 people in our company who are using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

I have not used their technical support.

How was the initial setup?

It is very straightforward.

What other advice do I have?

I've never used any of the other tools, so I can't compare it with other tools, but I like it for the way we use it. It seems to fit our needs right now. We may have to move to something bigger and better later on as we get more complex and more sophisticated, but right now, it seems to work fine.

I would rate it an eight out of 10. 

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Tahsin Oksuz - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Customer Success Management at robusta
Real User
Simple customization, scalable, and responsive support
Pros and Cons
  • "Pipedrive's most valuable features are that you can keep the whole information that's related to managing your sales process and you can customize it easily. The person that we have who is customizing Pipedrive is very junior in means of software development or process development. He can easily use it, anyone can use the solution. It has a very easy user interface to customize your processes and apply them to the Pipedrive process."
  • "Pipedrive has some weaknesses against Salesforce. The documentation of Pipedrive could improve. They need more qualified documentation because I had to fix my colleague's work to correct the reports because they did not find how they can do it, or develop reports. There are some misunderstandings about how to do reporting."

What is most valuable?

Pipedrive's most valuable features are that you can keep the whole information that's related to managing your sales process and you can customize it easily. The person that we have who is customizing Pipedrive is very junior in means of software development or process development. He can easily use it, anyone can use the solution. It has a very easy user interface to customize your processes and apply them to the Pipedrive process.

The solution has an easy learning curve and can be understood very quickly by everyone. 

What needs improvement?

Pipedrive has some weaknesses against Salesforce. The documentation of Pipedrive could improve. They need more qualified documentation because I had to fix my colleague's work to correct the reports because they did not find how they can do it, or develop reports. There are some misunderstandings about how to do reporting.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Pipedrive within the past 12 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Pipedrive is a stable solution. However, there is a small refreshing delay in the solution. For example, if one of my colleagues changes something there are delays seeing the information.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Pipedrive is suitable for any size company.

We have approximately 10 people using the solution in my organization.

How are customer service and support?

My colleague handles the communication with support from Pipedrive and he receives answers from the support very quickly.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Salesforce previously for a couple of years and Zoho.

When comparing Salesforce to Pipedrive, they were very large, and modifications and configurations are difficult. They have many feature sets available. 

I did not like Zoho. In Turkey, the support services for Zoho are too expensive and slow while Pipedrive has very good, especially a company of our size.

What about the implementation team?

We have someone who does the implementation and maintenance of Pipedrive.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of Pipedrive has been reasonable.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Pipedrive to anyone.

I rate Pipedrive an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Gert Funke - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales director at ARPA Elastic Solutions
Real User
Top 10
A great solution for forecasting and KPIs
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup is straightforward."
  • "You must pay more if you need an additional feature."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for this solution ranges from using it for daily activities in sales to forecasting and KPIs and following up on every deal we are working on and every lease we are opening. So, the sales team activities are usually based on the Pipedrive functionalities.

What needs improvement?

The package of the integration can be improved. For example, you must pay more if you need an additional feature. It would be good to have varying license levels available in basic or basic plus or include many more things instead of point product or point feature pricing.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

We do not have experience with customer service and support.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

I don't have this information because Pipedrive was being used in our company before I was hired.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I can't provide specific information on licensing costs. As far as I know, it's an annual subscription, but I'm not aware of the specific costs because my CEO manages this. However, I believe that the minimum fee they have available in their pricing is the one we are using.

What other advice do I have?

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. The solution is good, but the package integration can be improved.

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