ACT! Comparison

Maximizer CRM 11: The Wise Alternative to ACT!™ By Sage 2010

Frustrated with the limitations of ACT! By Sage 2010? Review the comparison checklist below to see why our customers have selected Maximizer CRM 11 Entrepreneur Edition and Team Edition as an alternative to ACT! By Sage 2010 Standard Edition and Premium Edition.

Entrepreneur Edition Comparison

Competitive Comparison
Feature Maximizer
CRM 11 Entrepreneur 		ACT! By Sage Standard Edition 2010
Create Favorite Lists for quick access to selected groups of records check no
Associated column views for saved searches or Favorite Lists check no
Default Entry for  pre-populated fields with pre-defined information for any new record check no1
Manage an unlimited number of contacts and notes per record check check
Profile your customer information with multi-level user-defined fields check no
Flexible formatting of list views, including multiple fields per column check no
Check  sorted columns for duplicate records check no
Conditional Color Highlighting for visual color prioritization of tasks, appointments and customer information check no
View free time for selected users and availability of meeting locations and/or resources check no
Schedule appointments with multiple users at one time check no2
Integrate with Microsoft® Word® to create documents, letters and faxes check check
Advanced Export to Excel® (with conditional formatting) check no
Order management module for creating and managing orders and inquiries check no
Share account, contact and opportunity data with other users check no
Create and save favorite views and application workspaces check no
Share marketing collateral or company forms not associated to any contacts, company or group in a Company Library document repository check no
Multiple level security for Read/Modify/Insert/Delete permissions check no
Flexible method enables you to update multiple address book or opportunity records at the same time 3 check no
Upgrade with ease to a complete CRM solution with the same user interface check no

1 ACT! does not have a default entry but default values can be set per field
2 In ACT! users are stored as contacts and although you cannot schedule the appointment for more than a single user you can assign multiple contacts to an appointment
3 Maximizer's global edit features allows editing of multiple fields at one time, plus many other options, while ACT! only allows replacement of one field at a time.

Team Edition Comparison

Competitive Comparison
Feature Maximizer
CRM 11 Team Edition		 ACT! By Sage 2010 Premium Edition
Create an unlimited number of contacts and notes per record check check
Default Entry sets up fields to be entered by default, speeding up data entry check no 1
Favorite lists for quick access to selected groups of records check no
Company library for centralized document storage check no
Global edit allowing add/modify/delete basic and user-defined fields in one step check no 2
Profile your customer information with multi-level user-defined fields check no
Create an unlimited number of column setups with multiple fields per column check no
Associate a column setup to a saved search or favorite list check no
Coloring rules that shade entries with different colors depending on values to specified fields check no
Color code users, locations and resources in the calendar check no
Synchronize appointments to Outlook check check
Review appointments and alarms still sound without application running check no
View free time for multiple selected users, locations and/or resources check no
Schedule appointments to multiple users check no 3
Associate tasks and activities with the opportunity check check
Create a marketing profile analysis by graphing any fields check no
Ability to create unlimited user-defined fields for opportunities check check
Advanced Export to Excel (with conditional formatting) check no
Order management module for creating and managing orders and inquiries check no
Email integration with Microsoft Outlook check check
Share account, contact and opportunity data with other users check no
Check any sorted column for duplicate records check no
Create and save favorite views and application workspaces check no
Pre-formatted reports

100+

30+
Accounting Link integrates with Canadian and US versions of QuickBooks check check
Multiple level security for Read/Modify/Insert/Delete permissions check no
Security Groups which can be selected as full access or read access values check no
Two level Read Access and Full Access security check no
Administrator can disallow Private entries check no
Field protection to prevent updates or changes to fields by data transfers check no
Seamless upgrade to advanced CRM solution check no

1 ACT! does not have a default entry but default values can be set per field
2 In ACT! users are stored as contacts and although you cannot schedule the appointment for more than a single user you can assign multiple contacts to an appointment
3 Maximizer's global edit features allows editing of multiple fields at one time, plus many other options, while ACT! only allows replacement of one field at a time.



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