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Sage CRM vs SugarCRM Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Sage CRM
Ranking in CRM
30th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SugarCRM Platform
Ranking in CRM
23rd
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (9th), Marketing Automation (11th), Sales Force Automation (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Sage CRM is 0.7%, up from 0.6% 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 (%)
SugarCRM Platform1.1%
Sage CRM0.7%
Other98.2%
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

VK
Deputy Manager - IT at Nidec Corporation
Useful to access data anytime and helpful in generating reports quickly
Speaking about the product's ability to improve sales processes, I would say that even though the tool offers project management capabilities along with ERP functionalities, my company doesn't use it for project management or HR-related areas. My company majorly uses the tool for finance, logistics, and inventory control. I haven't had the need for my company to not integrate the tool with other products. Though my company uses the product separately, we can export Sage CRM into Excel, after which the data can be integrated with other software products. Though the tool can be integrated with other products, my company doesn't do it because Sage CRM is enough for us. The analytical reporting part of the business product is good. The analytical reporting part of the product is used for financial years, along with the profit and loss reports and inventory reports. For the sales part in our company, we use the analytical reports generated by the product to help the sales people in a region-wise, sales-wise and product-wise manner. In my company, one of the teams will be changing from Sage CRM to Microsoft Dynamics. I recommend the product to others who plan to use it, especially since it is a tool suitable for medium-sized companies and not for enterprise-sized businesses. Medium-sized companies can use the product since it is an economical and reliable tool. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.
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

"We have found the solution to be stable."
"It has been helpful for opportunity management and lease management."
"The most useful aspect of Sage CRM is the capability to keep track of each staff member's communication and bill processing activities. The ability to track both customers and employees is a useful tool."
"The part I like the most is the reporting."
"The solution's technical support is fast to respond."
"The Sage Accpac solution has definitely been the most valuable because the finance features are excellent."
"Sage CRM is flexible, customizable, and user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature is the case management system, which allows for the customization of workflows and saving solutions."
"It has sales email campaigns, plus integration with Active Directory."
"The performance and stability are fine."
"The most valuable feature is relation capability, which allows us to relay customers with invoice orders."
"It works well with Jira. You can customize it to fit your needs."
"Affordable and commercial open source solution is good for organizations with budget constraints."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is its low cost, and it works well."
"My advice to others is this is a good solution for importing or exporting any graphics."
"This solution's stability is very good, it runs almost without effort, and we don't have any support issues with it."
 

Cons

"The product could be improved by modernizing the charts and analytics. Additionally, the export features and interactivity of the charts need enhancement."
"I would like Sage to improve their UI."
"Its user interface could be better."
"Sage CRM doesn't have a dashboard for dynamic reporting."
"From an improvement perspective, the ability to make modifications to the product needs to be more user-friendly."
"The scalability of this solution depends on whether you have a team that can configure it for scale."
"Sage CRM would benefit from improving its interaction with email communication sites and social media platforms in order to gather more leads."
"With regards to monitoring the transaction with alerts, it could be better."
"Functionality and features are well suited for small business companies only."
"It lacks customization, and this is the main reason that we are switching to a different solution."
"The UX was such that it limited the use of it."
"Pipelines, forecasts, and reporting in general, are not that good in the free version."
"I would appreciate it if SugarCRM could support us in on-premise implementation."
"You cannot include all your entities under one instance at the moment."
"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."
"I would like to see more integration on a mobile platform in the next release."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is expensive."
"From an African perspective, the solution is relatively expensive."
"Though my company has to have a perpetual license per user, there is a need to make annual payments towards the costs attached to the support my organization receives from Sage CRM's technical team."
"We pay for eight core modules and 20 user licenses and this costs us $1500 per year."
"We have a yearly license."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
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 Business3
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Sage CRM?
The product could be improved by modernizing the charts and analytics. Additionally, the export features and interactivity of the charts need enhancement.
What is your primary use case for Sage CRM?
We use the product for managing leads and cases. It helps us track cases through customizable workflows and efficiently handle lead tracking.
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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Sample Customers

Avis, Fuji Xerox, Formula 1
Redglaze Group, TengoInternet, Hilco, Bancvue, Vet Adivsor
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