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    Side-by-Side CRM Vendor Comparison | 
   
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      Company | 
      CRM Features | 
      Company Strengths | 
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 PhaseWare
 
  
    
Suited For: Small,  Mid-size  Companies 
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  Customer Information, Information Screens, Service level-agreement tracking, Billing and support package tracking, Incident tickets, Incident templates, Problem management, Quick Incidents, Incident classification, Dashboard indicators, Solutions knowledgebase, Search capabilities, Email features  | 
  
             - Auto-escalate and receive alerts for high-priority tickets.   
          
 - Automatically create incidents from the emails you receive—with customer,   contact, subject, and problem already defined.   
          
 - Send customers an email update on their open tickets.   
          
 - Get automatic alerts on unusual customer or problem activity—based on   thresholds you set.   
          
 - Get automatic alerts when ticket queues exceed pre-designated thresholds.   
          
 - Send automated emails or surveys to your customers when tickets are closed.   
          
 - Get automatic alerts if you’re close to missing a service level agreement.   
          
 - Get automatic emailed reports on customer, agent or trouble ticket activity.     
          
 - Increase internal efficiencies.   
          
 - Reduce internal costs   
          
 - Provide a truly unique level of customer service and support 
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    N/A | 
 
	
 Sage
 
  
    
Suited For: Small,  Mid-size  Companies 
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  Sales Force Automation, Marketing Automation, Customer Care, Outlook Integration, Offline Access for SageCRM.com, Web Self-Service, Campaign Management, Segmentation & Groups, Lead Management, Web Lead Capture, Lead Qualification, Workflow Automation  | 
  
    - Award-winning Sage SalesLogix is the CRM solution that enables businesses to acquire, retain, and develop profitable customer relationships by increasing sales and marketing performance and maximizing customer satisfaction and loyalty. 
 
  - Used by over 300,000 users at 8,500 companies worldwide 
 
  - Perfect for small to medium-sized businesses and divisions of larger enterprises, and is part of the Sage Software family of integrated business management solutions. 
 
  - Sage SalesLogix provides organizations with the Freedom of Choice to select the access methods (Windows, Web, and /or Mobile) best suited for their teams, without sacrificing functionality, usability, or robust customization capabilities.  
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    Starting at $1,495 per server and $495 per user license; Hosted Service $69/month/user
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