Great user experience, they are always improving the software. Unlike some competitors i really like how you can see customers engagement on the review invite sent.

On a rare occasion, customers have reported that they were unable to open links sent through podium. It is my belief that this was likely user error on their end as I have not experienced this issue.

When I asked to stop the service, they did not cooperate and stock to their 3 months required notification to stop the service.

So far my favorite thing about Podium is how accessible the Customer Support team is. They have answered all my questions so for.

The review integration with facebook and google is excellent. We are able to send review invitations via text and respond to them within the app.

My only complaint so far with the software is where the payment portal is concerned.

It has opened more opportunities for us to gain clientele.

They have been super responsive innovative and helpful. We have added over 3k+ reviews and respond to reviews in a matter of minutes.

The staff is great and very responsive. Really like the interface and ease of use of the system.

It's great that we can gain new leads through the software and that our customers receive an auto-reply, even when we are not in the office.

The cost is inexpensive and it really does help get reviews.

Very simple and intuitive the amount of useful links is nice to have.

Some customers complain about leaving a Google review because they don't remember their Google login.

And trying to cancel is almost impossible. There's no means on their website to cancel the service.

All you remember was the final service and it is horrible.

Incredibly User Friendly, Helps keep contact while being professional, Easy Up-to-date version of communicating with clients.

I would like the presentation email to the client to be more professional and legitimate looking. Some of my clients have mistaken it for spam.

The ease of sending and receiving information to and from our customer base has been a great tool for me.

I love the ability to customize templates so that we can reach out to and respond to customers in a personalized, however unified voice, no matter who in the office is responding.

They have amazing customer service and training sessions for businesses starting out, great customization and options for all types, and helpful with seeing the progress from the client's view.

Their team handled the whole integration for us and now it is fully automated and harvesting reviews at a record pace. Fantastic support and dedicated account rep.

I like most about it it is user friendly and the clients like it also to communicate with us instead of using the phone or leaving messages.

Numerous but the main attraction is that it keeps the writers writing and someone else doing the matching. Great product for the money.

Excellent chat software with review integration.

I like the ease of reaching and communicating with customers. It is very user friendly.

It helps keep reviews in one place and track. They also have the greatest customer service and are incredibly helpful.

Our guests seem happy with having this option. It's easy to use and makes responding to inquiries much quicker.

Customer rep was very helpful in explaining the Podium software.

Mostly worked well and had pretty good interface with website for chat as well.

The ability to send money requests to customers is very important. The constant communication from customers asking questions we are ready to answer also helps draw customers into the shop.

Overall I would recommend this app for companies who are struggling to get some good reviews about your company. This certainly will help.

It has been awesome that our young tech savvy employees are comfortable with this software but that it is easy enough for our older employees to use as well.

It has been an amazing resource for acquiring and organizing our leads and the calendar and note taking ability is unmatched.

The most hated part of Zoho is its Customer support , it is very pathetic and sometimes it is very glitchy which makes the CRM unusable.

Easy to use, has a good free tier, innovative, friendly UI and UX, a good product in general, good mobile application.

Easy setup, they have different templates for different industries which is nice, can quite easily adjust it with the Zoho Creator, customer support is great too.

This is such an amazing application and customer support on this product is amazing.

I LOVE THAT WE CAN ACCESS FROM ANYWHERE. WOULD LOVE TO INCORPORATED FOR THE FULL STAFF BUT IS BEING USED FOR CERTAIN STAFF ONLY.

The best is contacts and accounts flexibility. Also seamless integration with Zoho Finance suite, which is very good.

Great product for the price. Easy of use and being compatible with other CRM programs, makes it a winner for our company.

My overall experience has been one filled with struggle and frustration.

I really loved the software and recommended it to many of my customers and they are happy with it for months now.

We've got some problem with the email invitations often sent into the spam folder of our customers... but it's a common problem with other CRM I guess.

It is useful for business purpose as it helps maintaining connection with clients and helps to build great customer relations.

I have used other platforms, however there is something very user friendly about this solution, the customer support team and extremley helpful and on hand to answer any enquiries they are patient.

The integration is really awesome, also tracking the invoices and payment really impressive, just I'm not totally satisfied with​ the interface.

Reporting part is also good as compared to other clients, apart from this it analytics capabilities are also awesome.

You get different answers from different customer representatives and the lack of an account manager is painful. App store is full of apps that barely work or aren't maintained.

The reporting system of this software is the best thing I like most about this software. The format of reporting is the best thing.

Best CRM available in the market, Very easy to setup and use. My clients love using the CRM and very user friendly software tool.

Overall, we are happy with Zoho. They are good people, provide great support, and you can't beat the value for money equation.

It’s great to have such an amazing chat support. Overall I’m loving this database and all of its functions.

I love the free account and so does my team. It’s easy to use (once setup) and customer service has always been great.

This is a very easy to use CRM that helps stay on top of all my contacts. Amazing features for a free crm.

This is absolutely great CRM for a medium and big companies. One of the best clients cards, easy integrations and great solution for sales and marketing.

This is a good software to use for the beginners, support is awesome and compared to other alternatives in the market this is pocket friendly as well.

India customer service that can be hard to understand, the use of CRM platform can be confusing and disjointed.

Misleading information during the trial phase. Always upselling their useless apps through Zoho one.

Highly recommended and nice product for startups especially, who are looking for budget friendly and reliable product.

Great features, great integrations, nice price. Good instructions, and even a full course on Linkedin Learning.

The UI is so confusing that I had trouble discovering the features that I needed.

Sometimes, i can even login to the platform and keep showing an error for the Captcha. Other than that, the email template that are provided is difficult to edit and not many option to customized it.

I primarily use it for business e-mails and internal communication. I love how clean and organized it keeps all of my e-mails, and I love the tabs and how customizable my inbox is.

Reminders are extremely helpful in followups. Campaign analytics are really awesome and gives the best analytics to identify the top leads.

The RingCentral integration is especially great with company wide caller ID that syncs with all Modules and the integration between the Zoho ecosystem is just great.

The calendar is pretty good, it has a very good and constant feedback, graphs and charts are really useful.

We are happy overall with the Zoho experience. It is perfect for us to collect sales data and to see graphically where we are for the year.

It is super user friendly and customizable to fit your needs. It allows you to really connect with your customers - with ease.

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Podium's lead conversion platform helps businesses attract more leads, convert them faster, and keep their customers coming back–all in a single, easy-to-use platform, powered by AI. 

Podium's plans are built to help your business grow with review management, phones, lead consolidation, website chat, payment processing, text marketing, and more in a single platform.  

World-class customer support is included in every plan with step-by-step onboarding, phone & chat support, and a dedicated customer success manager. 






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Engagement Tracking

Surveys & Feedback

Electronic Payments

Personalization

Payment Processing

Recurring/Subscription Billing

Text Analysis

Customizable Reports

Activity Tracking

SEO Management

SMS Messaging

Debit/Credit Card Processing

Mobile Payments

Electronic Signature

Credit Card Processing

Review Generation

Invoice Management

Communication Management

Call Recording

Offline Form

Campaign Scheduling

Batch Communications

Template Management

Multi-Location

Customer Experience Management

Review Notification

Content Management

Mobile Access

Online Payments

Social Media Monitoring

Proactive Chat

Multi-Channel Data Collection

Survey/Poll Management

On-Demand Communications

Compliance Management

Data Security

Multi-Channel Communication

Complaint Monitoring

Credit Card Management

Social Media Integration

Real-Time Notifications

ACH Payment Processing

PCI Compliance

Email Management

Video Support

Visual Analytics

Review Monitoring

Activity Dashboard

Invoice Processing

Alerts/Notifications

Reporting & Statistics

Predictive Analytics

Chat/Messaging

Billing & Invoicing

Response Management

Real-time Consumer-facing Chat

Inbox Management

Dashboard

Ratings/Reviews

Reporting/Analytics

Social Sharing

Review Request

Monitoring

Campaign Analytics

Feedback Management

Negative Feedback Management

Customer History

Third-Party Integrations

Canned Responses

Live Chat

Campaign Management

Interaction Tracking

Performance Metrics

Automated Responses

Mass Texting

Commenting/Notes

Reminders

Customizable Templates

Customer Segmentation

Scheduled Messaging

Consent Management

2-Way Messaging

Contact Management

Marketing Automation

Message Personalization

Reputation Management

Complaint Management

AI/Machine Learning

Multiple Payment Options

In-Person Payments

Payment Fraud Prevention

Accounting Integration

Point of Sale (POS)

Partial Payments

Transfers/Routing

Transcripts/Chat History

File Sharing

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Free 14-Day Trial.  Pricing starts at $249 per month for our Essentials plan, ideal for small businesses.

Email/Help Desk

FAQs/Forum

Knowledge Base

Phone Support

Chat

Self-Employed

2-10

11-50

Podium

In Person

Live Online

Webinars

Documentation

Videos

Zoho CRM is a cloud-based business management platform that caters to businesses of all sizes. It offers sales and marketing automation tools with helpdesk, analytics and customer support functions.


Zoho CRM helps users respond to customers across channels in real-time. Zia, Zoho CRM's AI-powered sales assistant, can predict an appropriate time to contact customers. It scans emails for urgency and can display relevant statistics or documents when performing searches. Users can integrate with G Suite, WordPress, MailChimp, Evernote, Unbounce and other third-party systems. Zoho CRM's software development kits provide tools to build custom functions to add to the CRM.


Zoho CRM is available on monthly or annual subscriptions and support is extended via phone, email, documentation and other online measures.



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AB Testing

Rewards Management

Content Delivery

Cataloging/Categorization

Website Analytics

Sales Analytics

Customer Surveys

Forecasting

Multi-Channel Marketing

Business Card/Badge Scanning

User Management

Social Marketing

Meeting Management

Internal Chat Integration

Free Edition  (CRM for entrepreneurs) - Forever free upto 3 Users.

Standard Edition (Sales tracking for Small Businesses) - $14/user/month (billed annually).

Professional Edition (Complete CRM for any SME) - $23/user/month (billed annually).

Enterprise Edition (CRM for multi-level organizations) - $40/user/month (billed annually).

Ultimate Edition (CRM for large-scale organizations) - $52/user/month (billed annually).

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