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Nutshell vs. Zendesk Sell

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Nutshell’s main advantages over Zendesk Sell

Value

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We offer four affordable pricing plans, so no matter your budget, you can unlock the features you need in a CRM. Our pricing is always transparent, with zero hidden costs.

Free Live Chat Support For All Nutshell Users

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Our world-class support team is ready to help you as soon as you start your free trial. No matter your plan, get fast answers from our team through live chat and email — at no added cost.

No Data Caps

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Nutshell scales with your business. We don’t impose contact or data storage limits, so you can store as many contacts as you need. Plus, there are no user caps.

Absolutely amazing customer and product support. I’m in love with Nutshell inside and out.

Mike C. Chesser Roe

Nutshell vs. Zendesk Sell, head-to-head

Comparisons based on similarly priced packages (Nutshell Pro and Zendesk Sell Enterprise)

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  • PER USER COST

    $42 per month billed annually, $49 per month billed monthly

    $99 per month billed annually, $125 per month billed monthly

  • CONTACT LIMIT

    Yes

    No

  • LIVE CHAT SUPPORT

    Yes

    No

  • PERSONAL EMAIL SEQUENCES

    Yes

    No

  • CUSTOMIZABLE PIPELINES

    Up to 5 fully customizable pipelines

    Two pipelines only

  • SALES FORECASTING

    Yes

    Yes

  • MOBILE BUSINESS CARD SCANNER

    Included in iPhone/Android apps

    Third-party solutions only

  • FREE MOBILE APP

    Yes

    Yes

  • CALENDAR INTEGRATIONS

    Gmail, Outlook, Microsoft Exchange

    Gmail and Outlook

  • EMAIL MARKETING SUITE WITH AUTOMATIONS

    Yes

    No

  • OTHER NATIVE INTEGRATIONS

    QuickBooks, Intercom, MailChimp, Zapier, PandaDoc, Skype, Twitter, Unbounce, Wufoo, Box, Yesware, Zendesk

    PandaDoc, Mailchimp, DropBox, Box, Zapier, Freshbooks, HubSpot, Shopify, Xero, Facebook

  • BUILT-IN SOCIAL CRM FEATURES

    Nutshell Intelligence

    None

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Nutshell vs Zendesk Sell comparison

As Zendesk gets reacquired by a new organization, many brands are anticipating the worst and searching for customer relationship management (CRM) software alternatives. If you’ve found yourself in this boat, know that Nutshell is here to help. We offer the same essential features as Zendesk with an emphasis on improved automation functions and communicative support.

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Zendesk Sell Pros

Many organizations choose Zendesk in the first place because its impressive scalable platform is ready to grow with you as your business needs evolve. Its built-in reporting functions help you keep track of all your most important communications, sales, and other data. Zendesk’s site also boasts a responsive support team, which is crucial to brands like yours that are dedicated to constant success and growth.

Zendesk Sell Cons

Despite all these excellent promises, many users have found Zendesk’s application to tell a different tale.

This dissonance is most notable in matters requiring customer support. Users may need immediate assistance—instead, they’re led through something of a scavenger hunt as they attempt to find the pages on Zendesk’s website that even offer the live support window. Once they do, users have to answer a series of questions and essentially jump through hoops to prove their concern warrants conversation with a live operator.

As the company changes hands, this issue is only expected to worsen and be joined by other concerns, such as:

  • Limited email automation capability
  • Cumbersome onboarding and training
  • Tool failures at critical moments

Nutshell: A great Zendesk Sell alternative

At Nutshell, we’ve seen these concerns you have and risen to the challenge. Our platform puts your needs first, allowing us to work together better and help you achieve your business goals. Our software provides:

  • An intuitive interface: From onboarding through daily activity, we keep our interface simple to navigate and adjust to your liking. You can even integrate Nutshell with your existing platforms like Outlook and Mailchimp.
  • Accessible customer support: You’ll always talk to live staff when you contact us through email or live chat.
  • Advanced workflow automation: Enhance productivity in every area by automating email marketing, data collection, and much more, allowing you to focus on other pressing concerns.
  • Comprehensive, custom reports: Our reports will help you understand everything you need to know to improve your results.
  • Free automatic data import: Transfer your Zendesk Sell data automatically into Nutshell in just a few clicks, no setup required.
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We have built an amazing sales process in Nutshell that has led to us having around a 30% close rate for all our leads.

Mathew W. SafetySync

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Awesome service. The White Glove Important service convinced me to roll this out to my entire company.

Steve K. Speedwagon Properties

A perfect system that meets all our requirements; Flexible and easy to customize.

Vimmi

Nutshell—somehow—made me *want* to use a CRM again. Might be a first.

Lisa L. Generations Now LLC

Nutshell gives us insights into our business through their reporting, and the CRM is easy fr our sales and onboarding teams to use. I highly recommend them for a growing Saas.

Brian S. Testimonial Tree

Your customer service is hands-down the best I’ve seen in a long time. It is greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work!

Ryan M. Reichel Insulation

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