Capsule Software

Contact management.

Pros

Setting and completing tasks is easy. The link to iCalander is good. Tags are great. The link to Xero is good .

Cons

Cannot print the contact name, address and notes on one report. No sync to Unleashed inventory software.

CRM management that works online and on mobile devices!

Pros

It does so much. This is good for a lot of businesses but for my usage I feel like a lot of the functions I am not interested in get in the way. Which I guess is a negative, but for the businesses who need a CRM tool that does EVERYTHING, this would be a great solution.

Cons

My CRM needs are probably not that big, which means that a lot of the tools get in the way, they don't feel easy or smooth to get to. Lots of click and different screens

Organizes my work and contacts with ease, but some features are more difficult to find.

Pros

Easy to use, basic CRM functions, well-organized system perfect for most small to medium businesses.

Cons

You need to dig inside of the system to find certain features. Other than this, I'm pleased with this software.

Pros

Capsule does everything a CRM should:
- All of your organisation and contact information in one place
- Heaps of available integrations including MailChimp and Xero
- Mobile app for capturing new leads
- Customisable opportunity management
- Customisable case (ticket) management
- Email integration makes tracking email correspondence easy
- Custom fields allow you to update your

Cons

Capsule has several weaknesses you should be aware of:
- The opportunity management is customisable but fairly basic. Its great if you currently have no visibility of your pipeline, stages, value, probability or timeframes. There are apps out there that do these features better but not with all the other great stuff Capsule can do at the same price point.
- Capsule is not a marketing automation tool but will help with your marketing
- Capsule is not a sales pipeline tool but will improve your pipeline visibility
- Capsule is not an email client
- Capsule is not your accounts receivable management tool but will improve your collections

For last few years I had a problem with my comunication with old and new clients. Too many pressure and too much information noise casued a problem of following up possible new clients and opportunities.
My first solution was standard PIM software. Soon I discovered that only part of my problems were solved. Problems that become so evident were following up new opportunities and contacts history. I found some other partial solutions for these problems but was necessary to work, mantain and balance with diferent solutions, multiple insertions of same data and so on. Looking for better solution I got to start with some offline CRM solutions, and I tested several ones. Every program had some part that were interesting to me but neither had all of options that I was looking for. Some prgrams were fantastic but expensive or they needed dedicatd servers. Most of them had so many options that I don't need for my work and can be applied in some other sectors.
Finally, on one webpage that was doing reviews of buisiness software there was a list of several on-line CRM solutions and so I decided to try some of them. As 3rd, or 4th, started with CAPSULE CRM.
Everything that I needed was there: database of contacts, history (well done), opportunities,...Also flexibility for procedures and all sorf of extra activities was there. PERFECT. Mobile apps is must have when You are out of the office.
Today on my computers 2 web pages are always ON during work time: webmail and CAPSULE.

Pros

Free version is mostly perfect for my needs. Contacts database, contacts history, opportunities creating and following, procedure design and editor, flexibility.

Cons

Free version have a limit to 250 contacts.

Advice to Others

Perfect for small teams. Already sugested to some of my business partners that are using it today.

In these early days, we need a CRM to help us keep track of our interactions with our growing user base. Capsule CRM allows us to easily record customer details via their API and log all emails using the drop box email address. It's a really simple-to-use bit of kit and has helped us achieve our goals. Would recommend!

Pros

The features we needed for our small user base are free, I really hope we can join a paid plan and support this product!

Capsule is a solid CRM that has great integrations. It's not flashy, but it does the job well. Ideal for tracking customer interactions.

Capsule is an easy to use CRM with all the "basic" necessary features to manage your customers / prospects and their history
It is the centralized place where you can store all your customers / prospects contacts and manage them.
You need other specialized tools if you want to manage completely the pipeline, the sales cycle, the service tickets
There some good integrations but limited. All the rest should be managed via API

Pros

Easy to use
Nice integration with Socials to retrive people information (pictures)
Some basic easy to use integration with msot popular tools like Mailchimp, Xero, Zendesk
Good the App for iOS

Cons

Limited tools integration
No a really solution to manage sales cycles and tickects

Advice to Others

More integrations with tools like Campaign Monitor, Atlassian Service Desk, Quickbooks

Capsule CRM is a great lightweight CRM which lets you get started straight away. It's simple to set up and a very good CRM when you're first getting started.

It's got great integrations between systems, a hook up to XERO which is very handy to see invoices that are attached to the client.

The other great part is the custom functionality you can build into the system, it takes a little bit of time but its really worth it.

The only thing that stops me from using it now is it's not a marketing automation tool and our business needs a crm+MA in one software.

Pros

Easy to use
Very little Setup
Great integrations

Cons

Not a marketing automation + CRM

Advice to Others

Ready to go out of the box and great for a business starting up

This is a very basic CRM but can be very valuable if you need a program to help you log contacts with potential clients and prospects.

Pros

Easy to use.

Cons

A few limitations. But they are constantly updating.

If Salesforce.com overwhelms you, try Capsule. Costs about 5% of salesforce and has 5% of the features, but it probably has all the features you need. Really easy to set up and maintain.

Pros

Price, ease of use, speed

Cons

There are actually a handful of features that I would like but are missing. There are workarounds, however.

We started using Capsule about a year ago and are very pleased with it! Over time we were able to really adjust the softwares capabilities to our business process which has helped to streamline our efficiency. Our employees enjoy how simple and straight forward it is too. The capsule customer service team is always very helpful, quick to answer questions and very friendly. We have also suggested some features we would like to see and they are very receptive of that. It seems as though they are constantly working towards improving!

Pros

Very simple! Easy to learn.

Cons

Changing some of the fields to be customized would be great! There is a way to add custom fields but it would be nice to edit some of the already existing ones to be able to use our 'lingo' instead.

Having used a number of CRMs, Capsule has stood out as an excellent all round package. The interface is accessible and easy to navigate, whilst the settings are in-depth enough to allow for professional alterations tailored to any particular cause. We are a charity and use it to track our philanthropic relationships, donations and overall workload. One of it's best features is how easy it is to assign and track tasks, and manage multiple shared relationships and communications across a large team. Thanks to Capsule, I know for certain it's helped us to better achieve our goals.

Pros

It can be tailored to a significant extent
Easy to track relationships and communications
Easy to assign and track tasks
Nice light easy to navigate interface

Cons

It's export functionalities and query are somewhat limited

For us this product does a good job of a fairly simple specific task. It tracks our sales pipeline and we use the charts for planning resourcing and capacity. The xero add-on is useful too.

Pros

Integration with xero.
Simple.

Capsule is the CRM system where I work. It is good, but it is frustrating and could be a lot better. It could be we need to spend more time configuring it, but we have problems of deciding what is a case an opportunity or a lead. It does integrate with a lot of other software we use, so the only reason the company stick with it. Functions like retrieving entries image from LinkedIn never work. If you like the colour orange then capsule is for you, and if you don't, get a different CRM system.

Pros

Integrates with many other applications.
Easy to use API

Cons

Bit of an eyesore design
unintuitive

Advice to Others

Shop Around.

So easy from day one - I train people I mentor on it for small business management of their sales and follow up

Pros

easy and intuative

I have been trying to use capsule on and off for a few years now. Unfortunately as I deal direct with the end user I have found capsule quite taxing as it is set up for business to business use! After following their instructions I then ended up with hundreds of duplicate accounts.

Pros

Great value for money

Cons

Not for B2C businesses

Awesome product with the powerful features you need and without the crazy price tag. The UI is clean and easy to use making it easy to get up to speed.

I have used Capsule for over 5 years and have a database of over 10,000 contacts. It is easy to use, has a clear and attractive interface, s very reliable and has great customer support.

Pros

Very reasonable subscription cost (USD12 per user per month)
Good task management system
Fast
God and easy reporting
Easy export, good import
Good integration with external programs (I use MailChimp and Xero)

Cons

No HTML on stored emails
Very limited boolean filtering on lists

I've been using Capsule CRM in a few different organisations for about 2 years. It far surpasses the extremities of Zoho and Salesforce. The layout is easy on the eyes. It's a very simple system for documenting history against clients whether it be cases, sales opportunities or a timeline of notes.

Pros

Lists of contacts and/or organisations can be generated based on field or tag criteria
Data-tagging is a great way to use additional fields within a tag
Integration with other systems is seamless
Email dropbox is handy for sending notes or copying client correspondence via email
Tracks are an absolute life-saver - you can set up tasks in a track to help manage a case or opportunity

Cons

Multiple tasks in tracks can't be allocated to employees