The control that we have of a process and the ability to have everything recorded from the beginning to the end of the process have been the most valuable features.
Administrative Assistant at a wireless company with 11-50 employees
CRM that integrates well with other systems and provides control of process from end to end
Pros and Cons
- "The control that we have of a process and the ability to have everything recorded from the beginning to the end of the process have been the most valuable features."
- "This solution would be easier to use if everything was displayed on one page, to avoid moving from one tab to another tab to add documents or add comments."
- "The initial setup is not straightforward. It took a year to configure Dynamics because it's not very intuitive."
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
This solution would be easier to use if everything was displayed on one page, to avoid moving from one tab to another tab to add documents or add comments.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for 5 months. The setup took one year.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not straightforward. It took a year to configure Dynamics because it's not very intuitive. We had to hire assistance for certain parts of the setup.
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What other advice do I have?
This solution integrates well with other systems.
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
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Marketing Manager at Idealsoft
Easy to use and performs well but integration could be improved
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use and can work with any Microsoft solution without problems."
- "Better integration would be an improvement."
What is our primary use case?
My main use of this solution is to collect information from our other Microsoft solutions.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use and can work with any Microsoft solution without problems.
What needs improvement?
Better integration would be an improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been working with this solution for about ten years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Dynamics CRM gives good performance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We have a yearly subscription for this solution.
What other advice do I have?
It's no problem to install additional software and other software models for Microsoft. I would recommend Dynamics CRM to anybody who wants to use it, and I'd rate it as seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Business Development at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Multifeatured CRM software that's scalable and stable, but needs to be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
- "Multifeatured CRM software with good stability and scalability."
- "Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a good software because it has a lot of features."
- "Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a good tool, but if you don't have experience using a CRM solution, there are a lot of things you'll need to learn. This tool needs to be more user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
I used Microsoft Dynamics CRM for just one or two projects, but it was not for myself. I provided it to clients who need internet automation services.
What needs improvement?
Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a good tool, but if don't have experience using a CRM solution, you'll need to learn a lot of things which could be difficult to learn. If you've used Excel or something similar, then learning this software could be easier.
This tool needs to be more user-friendly.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Dynamics CRM is scalable.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing for this software could be cheaper.
What other advice do I have?
I have pipeline middlemen who sell Microsoft Dynamics CRM as a B2B solution through the web portal, or E-Commerce portal. Clients just need to click on the order form found on the web portal of Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a good software because it has a lot of features.
I do the automation and email feed, and I check the instruments for clients, but they're not my clients directly. I have no idea on how many people clients need for the deployment and maintenance of this solution. I also don't deal with the Microsoft technical support team.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a good tool, so I can recommend it to people who want to start using it.
I'm not sure about the subscription for this solution. It could be a yearly subscription.
I just did one team up development with Microsoft Dynamics CRM, but I'm rating it a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Sales Manager at Arrow Electronics
Interface and overall dashboard could improve
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is stable."
- "The solution could have better dashboards and the Microsoft operating system could be more intuitive."
- "I would not recommend this solution to others, it is not a good tool."
What is our primary use case?
The purpose of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is to keep track of opportunities. This is its only purpose, for customer relationship management.
What needs improvement?
The solution could have better dashboards and the Microsoft operating system could be more intuitive.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Dynamics CRM for approximately two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used technical support.
What other advice do I have?
I would not recommend this solution to others, it is not a good tool.
I rate Microsoft Dynamics CRM a three out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
PTM at Computer Network Systems
It's a complete tool that helps the company measure and track sales, orders, current customers, and the sales pipeline
Pros and Cons
- "Dynamics is a complete tool that helps the company measure and track sales, orders, current customers, and the sales pipeline."
- "The approvals component of Dynamics is complex. It isn't very easy to generate approvals between different departments."
What is our primary use case?
We use Dynamics to discover sales opportunities and follow up on closed orders. Its dashboard gives you visibility into the sales pipeline so you can conduct analysis and identify opportunities.
What is most valuable?
Dynamics is a complete tool that helps the company measure and track sales, orders, current customers, and the sales pipeline. We depend on CRM to govern our internal sales process. We use Dynamics daily for everything in the entire sales process, from importing customer registrations to issuing the invoice at closing.
What needs improvement?
The approvals component of Dynamics is complex. It isn't very easy to generate approvals between different departments. Microsoft should also add some more features to the dashboard to improve visibility.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using Microsoft Dynamics for almost seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Dynamics performs perfectly. There are no bugs or connectivity issues. Everything runs smoothly.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Microsoft Dynamics is scalable. We have almost 400,000 users.
How are customer service and support?
We've never contacted Microsoft support. We handle support internally.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Oracle Business, but I don't remember much about it. Microsoft Dynamics is easier to use. Oracle's ARP was complicated. I prefer to work with Microsoft Dynamics.
How was the initial setup?
Setting up Dynamics is straightforward, to my knowledge, but I wasn't involved. I'm just a user.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Microsoft Dynamics eight out of 10. It's easy to use, flexible, and you can get your reports instantly.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Account manager at a engineering company with 11-50 employees
Customizable, scalable, and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "One of the most useful features is we can configure Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the way that we need. This is configurable."
- "The installation was difficult. I'm not the person that implements the solution. However, to have the solution function in the correct way, the process can be difficult."
What is most valuable?
One of the most useful features is we can configure Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the way that we need. This is configurable.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Dynamics CRM for approximately two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found Microsoft Dynamics CRM easy to scale.
How was the initial setup?
The installation was difficult. I'm not the person that implements the solution. However, to have the solution function in the correct way, the process can be difficult.
What other advice do I have?
I think that Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a great solution, but they need to have a global vision about the use and the future. For example, how is this information are going to be exposed or shown in a Power BI? I have seen companies that use this solution, but they don't think in the right way. They don't think the solution is really beneficial. They need to organize the data in the right way for that information in the future could be used better. My recommendation is for others to make the right plan for the present and the future.
I rate Microsoft Dynamics CRM a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Entrepreneur at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Plenty of features, simple installation, and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "Microsoft Dynamics CRM has plenty of valuable features."
What is our primary use case?
Dynamics is a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) cloud solution. However, previously we mainly installed it on-premise for car dealers.
What is most valuable?
Microsoft Dynamics CRM has plenty of valuable features.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Microsoft Dynamics CRM within the past 12 months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Microsoft Dynamics CRM is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found Microsoft Dynamics CRM to be scalable.
We have approximately 10 customers that are using this solution.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is straightforward. The average time for installation and commission of the solution is three months.
What about the implementation team?
We have a four-person team of mainly project managers and developers that do the implementation and maintenance of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of the solution is good but could be cheaper.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Microsoft Dynamics CRM an eight out of ten.
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Project Assistant at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
Good tech support and an easy setup allows for a dynamic workflow and good integration with other Microsoft products
Pros and Cons
- "Technical support is completely good."
- "Microsoft Team allows for a very dynamic workflow and integrates well with other Microsoft platforms."
- "Dynamic's management could be improved. The tech management should have better technical capabilities."
What is our primary use case?
I mostly use the solution on the cloud for CRM purposes.
What is most valuable?
Microsoft Team allows for a very dynamic workflow and integrates well with other Microsoft platforms.
What needs improvement?
Dynamic's management could be improved. The tech management should have better technical capabilities.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Dynamics CRM for two years.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is completely good.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was easy.
What about the implementation team?
I handled the initial setup on my own.
What other advice do I have?
We make use of the default and customized functions of the solution.
Microsoft products are in the same family as Power BI, RPI and Microsoft Project Management D365.
I rate Microsoft Dynamics CRM as an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
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Knowledge and associate at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Beneficial functionality, good user interface, and easy to use
Pros and Cons
- "Microsoft Dynamics CRM is easy to use, the UI is very good, and it has many capabilities."
- "The solution could improve by having better integration documentation."
What is our primary use case?
Microsoft Dynamics CRM can do a lot of things related to management within a company. For example, it can manage transactions or bookkeeping.
What is most valuable?
Microsoft Dynamics CRM is easy to use, the UI is very good, and it has many capabilities.
What needs improvement?
The solution could improve by having better integration documentation.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Microsoft Dynamics CRM since it was released which has been many years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have approximately 100 customers using this solution.
How was the initial setup?
The installation is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We have a team of 10 engineers and administrators that do the implementation and maintenance of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
There is a license required to use Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution.
I rate Microsoft Dynamics CRM an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
Solutions Architect at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Stable, reliable, and robust
Pros and Cons
- "The stability is excellent."
- "The solution is rock solid and very stable."
- "The mobile side of the product doesn't look that great right now."
- "The mobile side of the product doesn't look that great right now; it doesn't seem to render and the responsiveness across different devices, from light testing, just seemed kind of off."
What is our primary use case?
I have an embedded power app that's launched through Dynamics. I use it almost every day. I don't use any Dynamics features. I go straight to my ISV plugin and that's all.
What is most valuable?
For what I'm using it for it's great.
It's a pretty robust product.
I don't use any Dynamics features. I go straight to my ISV plugin and that's all. I just like this part of the Microsoft stack.
The stability is excellent. It's reliable.
What needs improvement?
The product can be a bit expensive, especially for a smaller organization.
I wouldn't want to change any aspect of the product.
The mobile side of the product doesn't look that great right now. It doesn't seem to render. It's the responsiveness across different devices, from light testing, just seemed kind of off. It seems like it really needs to identify when it's on a mobile device and minimize the view. It kind of just does a web page type of thing and it's just really difficult to use. From just the short time I've seen it, I'm not sure how anybody would ever be able to use it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution from a demo. I've used it in the last few months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is rock solid and very stable. It's reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. It's excellent.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's kind of pricey. It's about $50 or $60 per user. I have never been on the sales side of it or watched the organization from a licensing perspective. I don't know if it's higher or lower than what else is available. If I was a small business, that price would be too high for me if I was going to run it for my own practice as an individual. I'd either not use it or use something else - maybe something that's cheaper or supports just what I need.
What other advice do I have?
We are an ISV partner, an independent software vendor through Microsoft, and we can publish applications directly to the Dynamics store.
I've been very happy with the solution. I'd rate it at a ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer. Partner
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