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LeadSquared vs SugarCRM Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

LeadSquared
Ranking in CRM
5th
Ranking in Marketing Automation
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SugarCRM Platform
Ranking in CRM
23rd
Ranking in Marketing Automation
11th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (9th), Sales Force Automation (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the CRM category, the mindshare of LeadSquared is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SugarCRM Platform is 1.1%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
LeadSquared0.9%
SugarCRM Platform1.1%
Other98.0%
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

Soumi Ganguly - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Manager at Epicor Software
Automation has strengthened lead hygiene and reporting and drives faster sales conversions
One area for further enhancement is advanced analytics and predictive insights. While the platform provides robust reporting, deeper AI-driven recommendations such as lead conversion predictions, risk identification, and next-best-action suggestions could help the sales team prioritize opportunities more effectively. Improving user experience is another area; as organizations scale and workflows become more complex, simplifying configuration and creating more customizable dashboards could enhance adoption across business users. Additionally, expanding native integrations and reducing reliance on custom configurations for certain enterprise systems could streamline implementation further. Regarding support, I feel it should be more proactive, with spontaneous responses. Whenever I raised queries, I experienced longer wait times and had to wait for proper responses that were sometimes passed between multiple people. I believe when I ask a question, it should be assigned to the right person at the right time to reduce time consumption on both ends. LeadSquared automates many sales and marketing processes effectively, and there is an opportunity to strengthen its AI capabilities in areas such as predictive lead scoring, conversion forecasting, and next-best-action recommendations. AI-powered conversion analysis from calls, emails, and WhatsApp interactions could help identify customer intent, sentiments, and common objections, providing valuable insights for both the team and managers. For compliance and governance, a proper API should be created and integration should be structured to prevent lead leakage and data manipulation, which needs to be addressed by LeadSquared. I have noticed that it often does not provide accurate data and relies more on human intervention. When AI is integrated into any kind of software, it is expected to deliver the right outcomes and analyses. However, I have seen many cases where it provides only sixty-five to seventy percent accuracy, which I believe can be significantly improved.
reviewer1345677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager / IT Planning & Architecture Services at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Easily customizable, automation enhances the marketing campaigns but support is the main hiccup for us
It has been effective in managing customer relationships. It has sales email campaigns, plus integration with Active Directory. And there are centralized reports for the CEO and the general managers. We work with automation for these marketing and email campaigns. It sends out emails to prospective customers related to sales offers automatically. And it copies the sales team so that they can follow up. They are tracking the sales leads. So, the automation within SugarCRM enhances the marketing campaigns. For now, my work is done because I am the IT strategy and planning manager. I just try to deliver the solution according to the requirements of the business. From my side, it's implemented already, the requirement related to the sales funnel. But if they have any other requirement from the business side, they will submit it to me, and then I will look for a suitable solution.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The ROI was multiple-fold, as I leveled up with my initial LeadSquared investment within months thanks to new nurture and lead automation campaigns driving conversions, and I previously required three team members for tasks but streamlined that to one individual, yielding significant ROI as my retention and cancellation rates improved from 12% to 27%."
"LeadSquared as software is very good; it helps the sales organization to perform better because it helps in managing leads in a much better way."
"LeadSquared's most valuable features are it comes equips with all the basic features of a CRM. It integrates well with our existing systems and is user-friendly."
"LeadSquared has positively impacted my organization by facilitating smooth communication and lead management, for which I am very grateful."
"From a business perspective, it improves efficiency, accountability, and conversion rates, making it one of the most valuable capabilities in LeadSquared."
"LeadSquared is an easy tool to adopt and get going with, as it is plug and play."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"I am not recalling all the features right now, but I can definitely say that LeadSquared is best for managing contacts and managing leads."
"The most valuable feature is relation capability, which allows us to relay customers with invoice orders."
"By default, it comes with a really good model where you can start working with it without having a lot of developers in your team."
"This solution's stability is very good, it runs almost without effort, and we don't have any support issues with it."
"Good, basic out-of-the-box solution, however, in my estimation not a long term play as the design flow and user interface make it a true chore to enter data."
"The most valuable features of Sugar Enterprise are the exports of graphics, statuses, complaints, and tasks."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is its low cost, and it works well."
"Affordable and commercial open source solution is good for organizations with budget constraints."
"The most valuable features of the SugarCRM platform include its flexibility in customizing fields, layouts, and dashboards."
 

Cons

"I have not seen any return on investment."
"Currently, we use a third party for calling, and if LeadSquared had an inbuilt third-party integration such as Ameyo or Exotel for calling, or if LeadSquared improved the calling mechanism within the platform itself instead of relying on a third party, that would be an improvement."
"LeadSquared can be improved in terms of UI and UX."
"LeadSquared can improve by enhancing its dashboards to be more creative, as the current look is very simple and not visually appealing."
"The notifications and workflow management can be improved in LeadSquared."
"LeadSquared has areas for improvement; it has good features, but we could work more on the automation part, such as building workflows."
"The solution’s UI could be more user-friendly."
"LeadSquared can be improved by increasing automation slightly."
"While it is already user-friendly, a slight enhancement in UI design, especially in terms of color combinations, could make the platform more visually appealing and comfortable to use."
"Functionality and features are well suited for small business companies only."
"In the next release, I would like to see personalization of information about customers or specific businesses or opportunities."
"Sugar Enterprise could improve by removing bugs and glitches. For example, a comment was made but in the comment section, it was never displayed. However, the problems we faced might not be the fault of the solution."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"The UX was such that it limited the use of it."
"You cannot include all your entities under one instance at the moment."
"It lacks customization, and this is the main reason that we are switching to a different solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have an annual renewable license for LeadSquared."
"LeadSquared is not as costly as other CRM solutions."
"The license is paid yearly, and it is about 30 euros per month per user."
"I am not sure about the cost of the solution overall, but with their SMS notifications services, there is an extra cost."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
24%
Construction Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
16%
Engineering Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise21
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LeadSquared?
Pricing depends on the account size, and the setup cost was quite minimal and it was a reasonable charge for the setup that they have done. The licenses cost is also very less as compared to other ...
What needs improvement with LeadSquared?
Everything is good and perfect with LeadSquared.
What is your primary use case for LeadSquared?
I have used LeadSquared for almost five years. It was primarily a CRM tool that we used for managing all lead data, call logs, and emails that would get logged into it. When new leads were generate...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sugar Enterprise?
All are almost the same pricing. Maybe the cheapest is Salesforce, I believe.
What needs improvement with Sugar Enterprise?
The only challenge was that we implemented it in our on-premise data center instead of using it in the cloud. That was a little bit of a challenge. But it was overcome with the help of SugarCRM com...
What advice do you have for others considering Sugar Enterprise?
To start with, SugarCRM is a very good platform. It's easy to implement and easily customizable. Might be later when you want to scale, then I would recommend Salesforce. Overall, I would rate it a...
 

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