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Awesome integration with other apps.
Bewertet am 22.5.2018
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I'm able to integrate with MS Outlook, and sync within my Ipad and Google phone. Your costumer support is awesome with it's followup and addressing and any issues I may have. Deserves more than 5 stars!
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Software pricing is becoming an issue as less expensive models are out there that competes with Act. Need to consider reduction pricing for those loyal customers like myself since 2006. Needs to come up with a better less tedious way of merging contact duplicates.
- Branche: Non-Profit-Organisation Management
- Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 6.0 /10
ACT! for NGOs
Bewertet am 22.4.2021
I generally find ACT! basic but easy to use. You find there what you need - particularly the...
I generally find ACT! basic but easy to use. You find there what you need - particularly the database management.
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I have pioneered the purchase of ACT! in my company. Back then, It offers a perpetual license per user which is great as you don't subject yourself to a monthly or annual subscription. I love the fact that ACT! marketing can be customised and very rare that it falls under the promotions tab of the email recipient.
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ACT! can only be linked to a certain version of Outlook which i find not helpful. Not all the licenses we purchased were maximise as they find ACT! a work duplicate particularly on the finance side since only selected accounting software can be integrated in the ACT! system.
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 1.0 /10
Constant glitches, awful customer service
Bewertet am 11.9.2014
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At this moment, I am struggling to think of anything positive to say about my Act! experience. Both my boss and I have had problems since we bought it. I have lost entire days' worth of sales time on the phone with their tech support trying to fix issue after issue. And to make matters worse, they keep telling me to give them more money if I want better, faster, more competent customer service. All I want is for the program to work correctly and do what they promised it would do!
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This program is seriously glitchy, and the customer service experience has been bad. I have spent countless hours on the phone trying to get issues resolved. And to add insult to injury, they keep telling me that if I want better customer service and faster, more professional support I need to give them more money. If you believe in your product then, stand behind it and fix it. My boss and I have spent enough time (and money via lost sales revenue) dealing with Act's technical issues already, so I wish they would stop telling me we need to shell out more.
After two days on the phone with them, having been escalated to their Level 3 support guy, my Outlook started to have problems immediately after hanging up with him. I have never had a single problem with Outlook since I started using it. Over the last two days, three different tiers of tech support have remotely accessed my laptop, gone into my Outlook as administrators, and messed around with it. Though they managed to fix the mail merge issues I was initially having with Act!, they clearly messed up my Outlook along the way. Now they claim it is a complete coincidence that Outlook started sending me error messages the moment I hung up with their top tier tech guy. They keep telling me the problems are not related, it is solely the problem of Outlook, they are not experts in Outlook, and I should call Outlook's tech support for help.
Clearly, it is not a coincidence or unrelated. And clearly, they are confident enough in their Outlook expertise to go into my program and mess with it. And as tech support for a software program that works with Outlook, they should be trained and qualified to work with Outlook in the first place. I have asked repeatedly to have their top tier guy call me back. He knows what he did, so he should be able to track down his mistake and fix it. But they keep saying they can't do that without me shelling out more money.
As if all of that wasn't enough, during my last conversation with their support, I had to force the rep to stop trying to get me off the phone and to fix the new problem that had cropped up with Act! just today: the loss of my email history. It took her close to an hour, and she finally discovered that my email history was now gone from Act! because one of the three techs who has remotely accessed my computer over the last two days accidentally replaced my database with a demo database. And even in light of that, she still tried to say that the issue with Outlook had nothing to do with anything their tech staff did. She continued to insist it was all just a coincidence.
I told her I felt the time had come to talk to a supervisor, and I asked her to put one on the phone. After placing me on hold once again, she finally came back and said a supervisor was unavailable, and one would have to call me back in 10 minutes. It ended up taking close to an hour to hear from him. He did finally fix the Outlook problem, but when I asked him what I should do if the error messages come back in an hour or two, he said I had to start all over again from the bottom. The whole routine: wait on hold, start with a low-level tech, slowly work up the ladder, all of it. That or pay the fee.
The next day, the Outlook error message came back! And I had to lose that day as well trying to get them to fix it. I spoke to my boss, and he said the same thing happened to him a while back, where they tried to blame Outlook. So my boss said he started a conference call with the Act! tech guy and the Microsoft tech guy on the phone at the same time, and lo and behold, the problem turned out to be with ACT, not Microsoft.
- Branche: Finanzdienstleistungen
- Unternehmensgröße: 11–50 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 9.0 /10
It offers a very comprehensive solution to grow the customer network.
Bewertet am 13.11.2022
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Potential Customer interactions have been a very effective tool for gaining customers, satisfying and retaining customers. It has versatile marketing automations.
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Customer service was not very professional. Their late return suspended the business process, I was not satisfied with it.
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Thank you Maud for taking the time to share that Act! is making your workday a little easier. We love hearing from our customers, so thanks again for sharing - this made our day!
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 10.0 /10
ACT! has served us well for more than twelve years.
Bewertet am 27.2.2017
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ACT! is my client record system of choice. We've been using ACT! for at least twelve years. I find it is an easy way to track client details and history. Data entry is simple. I particularly like the fast Search function. Keyboard shortcuts make the application even easier to use.
I have tested other CRMs. ACT! has always ranked top of the list for me. ACT!'s annual updates have always improved the product. Customer support has improved year by year too.
Nachteile
The Outlook interface is good but the synchronising facility could be better. Sometimes we experience hang-ups when synchronising selected lists between ACT! and Outlook.

- Branche: Maschinenbau oder Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen
- Unternehmensgröße: 51–200 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 0.0 /10
Try Another CRM
Bewertet am 18.1.2021
We utilize Act to track our communications with customers/leads and track sales metrics based on...
We utilize Act to track our communications with customers/leads and track sales metrics based on activities done within Act.
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There isn't much I like about using Act. It is clunky and there are a lot better CRM tools out there that are much more sophisticated and are better for integrating multiple programs. It is a relatively easy tool to use although it does not do a lot of what we would like it to be able to use.
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Act seems to be patched together from add-ons over the year and has not had a comprehensive UX refresh. It also is not simple to integrate with our other software like a lot of other software tools are
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 8.0 /10
Contact info mainstay
Bewertet am 26.6.2017
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With only minor exceptions, Act! has presented and behaved in the same way for years. Given that I have relied heavily on Act since about 1992, that is some track record, especially for software. In my experience it is;
Extremely powerful
Very user friendly (minimises costs of staff training, increases productivity and compliance)
Very reliable
Essential
Nachteile
It can be resource hungry so good networks and reasonable computing power needed
There can occasionally be niggles with the MS Outlook interface (though how much this is to do with Microsoft fiddling with interface parameters etc I can't say)

- Branche: Computer-Software
- Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 8.0 /10
1st CRM Software I became familiar with, still pretty solid.
Bewertet am 23.7.2019
Used it as the Sales Team in a MIcrosoft Consulting company to keep in touch with our prospects /...
Used it as the Sales Team in a MIcrosoft Consulting company to keep in touch with our prospects / leads.
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Very intuitive, and worked quickly. Unlike some other Cloud or Microsoft CRM solutions, there were no 'load times' when you switched to a different customer or different activity. It was highly customizable, and the import/export processes were intuitive and worked flawlessly.
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Seemed harder to add new minor features we would like... However, we last used the software 2 years ago so it might not have been the most current version. Interface was cometically so so but worked well.

- Branche: Gesundheit, Wellness & Fitness
- Unternehmensgröße: Selbstständig
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 7.0 /10
But is it a class ACT?
Bewertet am 11.6.2022
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When we first implemented the data base years back there was some push back from our current staff, but eventually everyone saw the value.
Nachteile
They upgraded and no longer offer service support for our version
Antwort von Act!
Thank you, Melissa for taking the time to share this. We value your feedback! It sounds as though you are using an older version of Act! and we hope you'll find this webpage that describes our more recent offerings helpful: www.act.com/upgrade-center/

- Branche: Informationstechnologie & -dienste
- Unternehmensgröße: 11–50 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 10.0 /10
One of the easiest CRMs to learn yet very robust
Bewertet am 19.2.2021
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I really like the layout and tab system for quickly navigating to relevant data and files attached to the case you are working on. ACT! Was the first CRM I learned to use and it has only gotten better with age.
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I had a little difficulty figuring out how to get the datasets i needed to query properly but that wasn't a problem with their platform, it was a lack of knowledge.
- Branche: Marketing & Werbung
- Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 10.0 /10
Very versatile
Bewertet am 1.8.2019
I have been using it non stop since the earliest versions - that should tell you that I am very...
I have been using it non stop since the earliest versions - that should tell you that I am very satisfied with it.
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I have been using ACT for over 25 years and have seen lots of versions. I like its flexibility and that I can put users into multiple groups, It would be impossible to design a program that did everything everybody wanted it to but ACT comes close. I use it for sales, marketing, personal groups I coordinate, keeping track of some of my customers' customers.
It can interact with Outlook and Google's calendar if you use either of those programs. I am a Premium member. The bad side to that is it is a little pricey - about $0 a month. The good side is that I always have the most up to date version. The customer support is wonderful if you are a premium member. Whenever Microsoft Windows has an update a lot of my programs need some adjusting. ACT requires the SQL to restart but that is a simple fix. If/when I have had issues I couldn't fix I just made a call and their support team was terrific in helping me.
I like the fact that it is cloud based so I can access it on my tablet or cell phone or any computer anywhere. At my office I use the offline version and simply update the sync to the cloud. I have it set to update overnight also. One of the features I like best is the history. It is great to be able to look back to meetings, calls etc to see what I said, did etc. The library of forms is very useful also - create a form, letter - whatever - and you have a pre printed template you can utilize for multiple clients or for just one.
It holds tons of contacts also.
Nachteile
I wish it had more options for the ID/Status cells. The group function sort of does that but not like I need it to. Having 3, 4, 5 or more ID/Status cells would be very useful. Most of my clients fall into more than one category.
- Branche: Musik
- Unternehmensgröße: 501–1.000 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 8.0 /10
Customer relationship management in a neat little package!
Bewertet am 30.7.2019
Act has become a valuable database of information for our teams, storing all manner of customer and...
Act has become a valuable database of information for our teams, storing all manner of customer and company information that we can utilise for various means. It is a valuable asset for us and will no doubt continue to be in the future.
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There are multiple benefits to using Act as reported by our users. The Act database allows for a large quantity of information to be stored, meaning we were able to decommission several other systems holding various bits of customer data by merging it into Act.
We have found pricing to be competitive on a per-licence basis which suits us as a small team working within a non-profit organisation. Act makes it easy for users to update already stored customer/company information, so we always have up-to-date data for contacting, addresses, etc.
Communications to customers/companies are tracked in Act so other members of the department can see who has communicated with who, and what the correspondence was – this is useful if a member of staff is off and another needs to pick up some workload.
On the technical side, updates and hotfixes are provided regularly and it is relatively easy to install these during periods of downtime. The UI is easy to navigate, with clearly labelled menus and an in-built help area.
Nachteile
We have found it somewhat difficult to integrate Act with our current systems and have resorted to manually exporting CSVs with information to import into our systems. This is a legacy process and may have been improved upon however, we haven’t looked into this.
We have also had to purchase add-ins to enable certain features such as opportunities tracking, but Act plays well with these add-ons, so this is not too much of an issue for us.
From an admin’s perspective, it has proven difficult to set up an automatic installation that works with our MDT deployments, but we roll out images with Act on rarely, so this isn’t too much of an issue.
Perhaps in future, updates could be made to the UI to make it look a little less dated and bring it up to clean, modern, standards.
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- Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 10.0 /10
I may be prejudiced but I love this product
Bewertet am 9.10.2017
I have used Act personally and for my business almost since its inception. Full disclosure: I have...
I have used Act personally and for my business almost since its inception. Full disclosure: I have written 7 books on the product as well as the training videos for lynda.com/LinkedIn. I also do consulting work for several other CRM products and wrote a book on SugarCRM. For the money, you can't beat Act. Act has all the power of the "bigger" players without the expensive price point. As newer features are added the existing ones remain relatively stable so that an existing user can upgrade without being hit by a huge learning curve. That said, new users of ANY software product, and specifically CRM software, need to realize that training is essential if they want to unleash the full power of Act. And, like with any other software, support and training is not free - especially if your Act version is several years old. Try calling Microsoft the next time you need help with a spreadsheet or can't get Outlook to send your email and you will see exactly what I mean. However, all Act Premium subscriptions do include free technical support.
I urge readers to take some of the reviews with a grain of salt. For example, Act is absolutely the easiest product out there when it comes to a mail merge. Try doing this in Salesforce and compare the number of keystrokes it takes to complete a merge. Another reviewer complains that you can't merge to over "50 contacts;" that restriction is meant to keep you spam-compliant and can easily be overcome by using the built in Act E-marketing Tool. Another reviewer complained that it took "days" to download the software; again, this is simply not the norm and one has to wonder what kind of security settings might have been blocking the ability to download software.
Vorteile
Perfect fit for mid-sized businesses. Great price point. Only truly hybrid solution that allows you to use Act both on your desktop and in a hosted environment.
- Branche: Personalwesen
- Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 1.0 /10
Marketing Automation AWFUL - Zero support
Bewertet am 21.10.2022
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The way it’s supposed to work is ok. Not great. But getting it to work is a very heavy lift. And with inadequate support, it’s totally up to the user to figure it out.
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Where do I start? Bottom line is that setup for marketing automation is nearly impossible. I’ve used successfully ACT! for more than 20 years. But marketing automation is a disaster. The documentation is unhelpful, and in some places, downright incorrect. It has lots of broken links. And their support staff, all offshore, knows nothing about how to help with the marketing automation feature. I had to hire someone who finally figured it out, by trial and error, after several weeks of work.
Antwort von Act!
Richard, first let us say we're sorry that you're experiencing this problem, we're sure it's frustrating. We want to help and hope you'll reach out to us at actcustomerservice@act.com. and provide your contact information so we can contact you directly.
- Branche: Investmentbanking
- Unternehmensgröße: 11–50 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 0.0 /10
Long time Act user 20+ years
Bewertet am 26.9.2018
We put a local copy on each of their computers and sync to the master database. Since our equipment...
We put a local copy on each of their computers and sync to the master database. Since our equipment needed an upgrade I signed up for a trial of the newest cloud based system. It did not work, would not load on our trial computers and was totally unreliable. I called customer service who took DAYS to get back to me, and by then, we had pulled it off the test machines. We have 64000 contacts, and the Act Consultants tell us that is sketchy to transfer that many contacts to the newer systems. I am stuck with the older software, but that's ok, it works flawlessly.
Vorteile
None that I can think of...over our old ACT versions.
Nachteile
We are a long time user of Act with 64000 contacts, and thought about an upgrade and tried the newest software. Connection to ACT did not work, called customer service which took DAYS to respond, and only with trivial solutions or told us out browsers were inadequate. We cannot use cloud based software, as many of our sales persons need to travel and out of internet on the road. We asked about purchasing a copy for local server use, and they STILL have not called back.
Uses alot of memory and crashed the test computer a couple of times.
I reviewed the posts, and many are favorable, but their usage is very different than ours. Most of the positives come from short time users who have no other experience. If you have alot of contacts, doubt if this will work for you.
- Branche: Umweltdienstleistungen
- Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 10.0 /10
Long time ACT! user, especially happy with V23
Bewertet am 30.6.2021
Greatly improved and confidence-inspiring in V23.
Minimal frustration
ACT! is feature-rich, and...
Greatly improved and confidence-inspiring in V23.
Minimal frustration
ACT! is feature-rich, and discovery of additional functionality is fun as well as useful.
Many useful/fun feature surprises to be discovered with HELP and excellent videos to get there
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Not easy to learn, but getting much easier. But very powerful for those who would take the time to become familiar with its muscle.
It is apparent to me that Swiftpage folks are remarkably skilled and motivated to make ACT! an (THE) industry leader.
Significantly greater reliability and freedom from issues.
I have seen wonderful improvements in marketing automation with V23
Current functionality of marketing automation was beyond my imagination
Technical assistance is quick and has become absolutely first class. I rate a solid 10
Nachteile
Steep learning curve, but learning the system is greatly eased recently with new videos that are easy to follow and with a narrative voice that is especially understandable
Technical help is not available on weekends and after hours.
- Branche: Informationstechnologie & -dienste
- Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 8.0 /10
ACT functionality in 2019
Bewertet am 5.4.2019
Functional software for contact and opportunity management that has been in use for over 20 years...
Functional software for contact and opportunity management that has been in use for over 20 years with a consistent interface. All contact management software requires a learning curve to effectively use the software. My consulting clients do not use the marketing component of ACT, so those features have not been evaluated as of yet. ACT has gone through a number of owners, and the current owners seem to be putting in the effort to keep pace with Microsoft Outlook. Quickbooks integration could still be better though, but cooridnating with third party vendors will always be a challenge.
Vorteile
Consistent interface through the years, reliable functionality and easy to resolve simple issues. Even in a small business, hosting the database on a consumer grade PC and operating system still provides a functional and fast connection. The ability to create an offline database that can then be synced with the master database is very useful for laptop users.
Finally in ACT 2018/2019, the interface between Outlook 365 (aka Outlook 2016) and ACT! is finally more reliable.
Nachteile
The time it takes to create a large offline database seems way to slow. Some troubleshooting issues require support from ACT!. I strongly recommend a support plan with ACT!

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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 0.0 /10
This is the worst CRM ever! I wouldn't recommend this to my worst enemy.
Bewertet am 27.11.2017
It is easy to use when it is working correctly.
It is easy to use when it is working correctly.
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It is easy to use when it actually works. I receive emails advising my current version is expiring quite often so it keeps me informed regularly.
Nachteile
The syncing feature doesn't not always work between the different platforms that we have in our office. In an office of Sales Reps, we need a CRM that will sync in real time but sometimes this CRM won't sync for an hour which makes it difficult for us to schedule appointments for our Sales Reps.
Antwort von Act!
Hi there Angela,
Sorry to hear that you've had a poor experience with Act! I understand where you're coming from, and you're right that while using our remote database synchronisation feature can allow for very flexible office/out-of-office set ups, it does remove the 'real-time' sync capabilities.
Did you know that our Act! Premium Cloud service allows you to access you data (hosted by us) in real-time over the internet from anywhere in the world?
We really appreciate your feedback, and we're committed to make improvements across the board with every release! I really hope we can restore your opinion of our software with some of the improvements we've got planned in the future!
- Jon,
Act! Social Media Specialist
- Branche: Computer- & Netzwerksicherheit
- Unternehmensgröße: 11–50 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 8.0 /10
Act is the affordable options
Bewertet am 15.7.2022
Overall Act has been a strategic software choice for our organization.
Overall Act has been a strategic software choice for our organization.
Vorteile
Act has a lot of the features more expensive CRM’s offer without sacrificing usability or features. It is feature rich and simple to use.
Nachteile
Act hasn’t had many changes in the last two years. I would like to see more growth for this product.
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Act has the more affordable optionAntwort von Act!
We love hearing from customers Alissa! Thanks for letting us know why you selected Act! and how it is helping your business. We look forward to more years delivering value to you!
- Branche: Professionelles Training & Coaching
- Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 0.0 /10
Think carefully before buying ACT!
Bewertet am 15.10.2021
Our overall experience with ACT! is not good, so after 17 + years I made the decision to switch to...
Our overall experience with ACT! is not good, so after 17 + years I made the decision to switch to another CRM when we upgraded our computers.
Our IT Consultant summarised it beautifully when he was moving programs and files from the existing hardware to new hardware and said "Please tell me you don't want me to move ACT! as well". He never liked it either
The issue with email marketing and emails was long standing and in the end we gave up, without being even close to a solution.
For a small business, it became too complex and non-user friendly, especially as other competitors with more features, better service and a more user-friendly 'current' CRM product entered the market.
Plus, to add insult to injury, Customer Service has deteriorated over the past few years.
Vorteile
When we first bought ACT! around 17 years ago we loved it. We were all happy with what it could do to automate the office and with client/lead management.
Nachteile
Email marketing and email functionality - or lack of - with Outlook.
Only being able to attach one document file to a history note has also caused much frustration.
- Branche: Automotive
- Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 8.0 /10
Using ACT!
Bewertet am 20.1.2017
I have been using the program for 15 years. I like that when I last upgraded I did not have to...
I have been using the program for 15 years. I like that when I last upgraded I did not have to learn everything over again! Microsoft does this and I don't care for it. I use mostly the contact database. However, I expect to purchase another copy of the program because of a new contract that will have extensive telemarketing and reporting.
Vorteile
Easy to use
Nachteile
Some of the features I will never use and some of the features take some time to learn how to use.
Antwort von Act!
Hi Bruce,
Thanks for the review!
For reference, we offer a wide range of help and support materials for Act!, and can advise on further training if requested.
For new users of Act!, our Getting Started resource center is useful for learning the basics of Act! and getting up and running.
https://www.act.com/resources/getting-started
We also have a free online training library full of videos detailing many of the features of Act!. Visit this here: https://www.act.com/resources/feature-tours
It's also possible to purchase training workbooks which teach the fundamentals of using and administrating Act! in detail. http://swiftpage.com/training/order-manuals
If you need any advice on any of the help materials we offer, please don't hesitate to ask!
Act!
- Branche: Immobilien
- Unternehmensgröße: 2–10 Mitarbeiter
- Täglich für Mehr als 2 Jahre genutzt
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 10.0 /10
Best Program
Bewertet am 5.2.2019
In my business, history is necessary. I have data going back over 25 years that is at my fingertips....
In my business, history is necessary. I have data going back over 25 years that is at my fingertips. That and along with the ability to design and set a drip system to my client base is a great feature. I am very happy with my ACT! program for my business use.
Vorteile
I have been a user of the ACT! program since I became a Realtor in 1990. It is one of the most versatile programs around. I am only using parts of the program necessary to run my business. It allows a comprehensive amount of information on each individual on record or family history. All activity is recorded in the history file for future reference. All Emails, letters and correspondence is attached to the individual for future reference. The groups that can be set-up
Nachteile
There is nothing that I dislike about this program. It has all of the features that are needed to run a business. There are also features included that are helpful in record keeping and developing schedules for a smoother day to day operation.
- Branche: Elektrische/elektronische Fertigung
- Unternehmensgröße: 11–50 Mitarbeiter
- Täglich für Mehr als 2 Jahre genutzt
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THe company has been using it for at least 10 years
Bewertet am 14.12.2017
THere are a lot better CRM's out there figure out what you are using it for and what you need and...
THere are a lot better CRM's out there figure out what you are using it for and what you need and start shopping I could suggest a few but to me they are a bit industry specific.
Vorteile
seems very simple and we had a long standing relationship with ACT with the in house CRM. So we had a lot of our contacts already on board and it does keep track of contacts.
Nachteile
When I came on board about 3 months ago I suggested going to the cloud the idea was well recieved and I contacted act. We intially had some issues uploading the information some of which I will admit was my own fault. when I did the software lagged extremely bad. I contacted the company spent almost 4 hours o the phone (mostly on hold) the first time and then didnt get a call back untill about 9:30 that night. Then the trial was running out with out the issue being resolved I asked them to extend it while we tried to fix the issue they told me I had to buy it and then they would be able to fix it....
- Branche: Computer-Hardware
- Unternehmensgröße: 51–200 Mitarbeiter
- Täglich für 6-12 Monate genutzt
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 9.0 /10
Act! CRM gives our company what it needs . Ease of use which boosts our team's productivity...
Bewertet am 13.12.2019
We are happy to upgrade to ACT CRM for their cloud based services, for Act's collection as well...
We are happy to upgrade to ACT CRM for their cloud based services, for Act's collection as well as consolidation of our sales data for marketing use and for new business acquisition . Act has also become
an off and online supplemental data base for our company.
Vorteile
We loved Act's flexibility and ease of use as each of our team members were able to use Act with their mobile devices and phones. Our team members reported that Act's updating process is quick, painless,
and automated. In addition , their user interface was quite intuitive and made for generation of highly
configurable reports in a timely manner .
Nachteile
We have found Act to be a solid and multi faceted CRM. However , we would love more tutorials on importing contacts for business use and referral. By importing we would value some kind of scan
utility feature for use with cell phones and tablets. That said , once a client enters contact information ,
Act will make a connection and provide information regarding parent companies or further supplemental data. This feature proves extremely useful.
- Branche: Pharmazeutika
- Unternehmensgröße: Selbstständig
- Täglich für Mehr als 2 Jahre genutzt
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Quelle der Bewertung
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- Weiterempfehlungsquote 8.0 /10
Simple and Effective Contact Management
Bewertet am 7.4.2020
I use ACT run run my entire client contact. It interfaces with Outlook for my emails. I can write...
I use ACT run run my entire client contact. It interfaces with Outlook for my emails. I can write letters and reports and are easily attached so I can find them quickly. It has a calendar and can add reminders and tasks
Vorteile
This is easy to set up and has more functions than a small business will actually need. Scheduling and report writing is easy to do and keeps things well organized. I have sued this for many years and the files is very large but it is easy to search.
Nachteile
Much of my work is confidential. I attach files to people and it is a little cumbersome when people leave the company and go work for some one else. It would be nice it they could work out a way to deal with this. Also, they are moving to a web-based program and while it may have advantages for some of us, it may be a problem. When I travel, i can not always access the cloud or the speed is very slow.