Compare Vanilla and CRM ++ - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 22, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Vanilla or CRM ++?

Vanilla is more expensive to implement (TCO) than CRM ++, and Vanilla is rated higher (83/100) than CRM ++ (62/100). CRM ++ offers users more features (4) than Vanilla (3).

Looking for the right Online Community solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Audiense Vs. Zoho

Audiense: Audiense helps over 4,000 of the world’s largest brands and agencies to grow their customer and audience bases by finding, identifying and connecting with individuals and audience segments they don't know about. Audiense clients include Universal Music, Havas Helia and Comic Relief. The Audiense platform powers three vital functions, with which bus...

Zoho: Zoho.com offers a comprehensive suite of award-winning online business, productivity & collaboration applications. Customers use Zoho Applications to run their business processes, manage their information and be more productive while at the office or on the go, without having to worry about expensive or outdated hardware or software. To date, Zoho...

Who is more expensive? Vanilla or CRM ++?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Online Community software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Vanilla and CRM ++.

Vanilla price starts at $99 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Vanilla is rated 10, which is much higher than the average cost of Online Community software. CRM ++ price starts at $14 per user/month , When comparing CRM ++ to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Online Community software cost.

Bottom line: Vanilla is more expensive than CRM ++.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Vanilla Vs. CRM ++ based on some of the most important and required Online Community features.

Vanilla: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

CRM ++: Customer Service, Marketing Automation, Sales Automation, Collaboration Center .

Target customer size

Vanilla is suitable for organizations that are looking for a way to improve customer service, strengthen their brand loyalty and increase advocacy. and CRM ++'s target customer size include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business.

Vanilla

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $99 per month

Vanilla is a community forum software designed to help users create a customized and engaging community that their audience will love. A customer community can reduce support cost, increase customer eng...

Categories: Team Collaboration, Online Community.

CRM ++

ITQlick rating
(3.3/5)

starts at $14 per user/month

CRM ++ is a growing cloud-based Project Collaboration software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. CRM ++ received a rating of 3.3 from ITQlick team. The software cost is considere...

Categories: Customer Relationship Management, Team Collaboration.

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Vanilla: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

CRM ++: 4 Features

Customer Service
Marketing Automation
Sales Automation
Collaboration Center
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Vanilla
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
5
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CRM ++
ITQlick rating
3.3/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$14 per user/month
Functionality
6
Review
Viber
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
5
Review
Zoho Con...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$1 per user/month
Functionality
8
AnswerCart
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
81/100
Pricing
10/10
License pricing
$100 per month
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.