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1. ACT! is the #1 selling contact and customer manager with demonstrated leadership for 20 years.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM has been in-market five years with only a few major releases since its introduction. Microsoft is still playing catch-up with more sophisticated contact management and CRM solutions currently in-market.

 

2. Sage Software offers solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of SMBs, including ACT!.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 does away with the Small Business Edition (up to 75 users) and now only provides a Workgroup edition (up to 5 users) and a Professional edition (6 users +) so that small SMBs will have to use the very same product as a large enterprise.

 

3. ACT! can be implemented out-of-the-box or highly customized to fit the needs of a variety of industries.

With the release of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, further inter-relationships with Microsoft applications and technologies were introduced: Exchange Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, Windows Server/Small Business Server, Sharepoint Server, and Dynamics CRM Server providing a long and complex IT deployment with on-going maintenance risk.

 

4. ACT! is renowned for being easy to implement, learn, and use with high adoption and a low cost of entry and a low total cost of ownership. 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM provides a less than positive user experience as it’s complete with multiple window cascading, cumbersome menus, and high click-volume-per-interaction. 

 

5. Sage Software has a proven, established channel for ACT!, with partners who have deep business process knowledge.

Less than 5% of Microsoft partners are certified to sell Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and most struggle to demonstrate proven implementation experience.