Bigin by Zoho CRM Reviews

Bigin by Zoho CRM

4.6 (347)
Pipeline-centric CRM system for small businesses

Overall rating

4.6 /5
(347)
Value for Money
4.7/5
Features
4.4/5
Ease of Use
4.7/5
Customer Support
4.5/5

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Heather
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Ease of Use and Quick Implementation

Reviewed on 27/6/2023

We love the experience we have had, and you can not beat the price point.

We love the experience we have had, and you can not beat the price point.

Pros

Our whole team was able to onboard in under two days, and it has been extremely intuitive for us to use.

Cons

The way their email toppers and incoming contacts works is a bit cumbersome

Alternatives Considered

Zoho CRM, Pipedrive, Close and HubSpot CRM

Reasons for Switching to Bigin by Zoho CRM

The ease of use and pricing made our choice for us.
Omar
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Perfect CRM for Entrepreneurs and Small Business

Reviewed on 17/11/2023

My experience has been very positive, I like everything about Zoho Bigin. simplicity, easy to use,...

My experience has been very positive, I like everything about Zoho Bigin. simplicity, easy to use, mobile apps.

Pros

I like having simplicity and a CRM that creates value, without having to spend extra time understanding several features I will not need

Cons

I would like to have more integration options

Natesh
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10

Bad experience with Bigin

Reviewed on 24/1/2021

It was good & i was very happy till i found all my accounting data was not integrated and had to...

It was good & i was very happy till i found all my accounting data was not integrated and had to add contacts manually

Pros

Integration with GSuite
Tasks / Calendar

Cons

The worst is it does not integrate with Zoho Books, there is not point. I spent time exporting contacts from books and importing to Bigin and then realised this is foolish to do. They promised to integrate with books but they also suggested to use zoho flow another paid application. This is not fair as why should i keep paying for applications, they should have offered zoho flow for free as it is their fault when CRM is not integrated with books/accounting

Alternatives Considered

HubSpot CRM

Reasons for Choosing Bigin by Zoho CRM

To ensure zoho books integration should work and felt natural extension

Switched From

HubSpot CRM

Reasons for Switching to Bigin by Zoho CRM

To ensure zoho books integration should work and felt natural extension

Response from Zoho

Hello Natesh! Thank you for taking your time to share your feedback. We're happy to let you know that Bigin's native integration with Zoho Books is ready and is live as part of our Early access program. We really hope that you find this useful.

As always, you can reach out to us anytime if there's anything else that you need to help with. Thank you!

Luís Filipe
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Amazing Experience.

Reviewed on 30/8/2023

Very satisfied... jumped from a XLS based pipeline to build a strong CRM tool in just few hours of...

Very satisfied... jumped from a XLS based pipeline to build a strong CRM tool in just few hours of medium work. Now I can track all of my sales pipeline with a sigle view, and repport it to the company owners easily.

Pros

Very very very easy to use, easy to first setup, easy to customize to fit on your organizations structue.

Cons

Lacks native integration to O365/M365, lacks on native integration with other Zoho apps like Zoho Projects. The upgrade to Zoho CRM is costly.

Alternatives Considered

Zoho CRM, Pipedrive and RD Station

Reasons for Switching to Bigin by Zoho CRM

Easy to use, easy to customize, strong mobile app, and pricing.
Akvil
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Best For Small Business

Reviewed on 8/11/2023

Pros

This is Best for small businesses. and very easy to handle the lead and can track everything including the products offered

Cons

activity tracker where we can track everything also WhatsApp and email integration

Steven
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Simple & Affordable

Reviewed on 21/11/2023

Positive. Doing research on my own time to figure it out better.

Positive. Doing research on my own time to figure it out better.

Pros

Affordable and easy to use. Easy way to track contacts and organize them.

Cons

No tutorial once you first get it. Had to do some discovery on my own.

Dexter
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Best CRM for Real Estate

Reviewed on 8/10/2023

Its Okay

Its Okay

Pros

Ease of Use, Best features for Real Estate

Cons

Wanted more automation also still figuring out how to make automatic income computation

Anshul
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  • Industry: Building Materials
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Recommend using Bigin

Reviewed on 15/11/2023

Pros

Easy to setup and use.
Multiple users can collaborate.

Cons

Nothing as such. Have liked using Bigin till now..

Prabha
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  • Industry: Legal Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for Free Trial
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Zoho cRM Review

Reviewed on 6/10/2023

good

good

Pros

User friendly and buget friendly. I am using this becasue of automation, not very costly, and function wise it is very good. customer care are not very good, they do not help immediately, need to wait for few days only then call back.

Cons

need function like invoice and project tracking as well

Danny
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  • Industry: Mental Health Care
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for Free Trial
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Simple and easy-to-use CRM

Reviewed on 14/10/2023

Pros

Simple and easy-to-use CRM. The pipelines make it easy to keep track of our progress in client admissions.

Cons

It would be nice to have an 2 way SMS feature built in to link with Twilio.

MishAl
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  • Industry: Leisure, Travel & Tourism
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Simple and Efficient CRM system

Reviewed on 10/10/2022

Support team are great, you can selected specific time slots to chat with a support representative,...

Support team are great, you can selected specific time slots to chat with a support representative, They will assist you with Setup, or if you unsure how to setup your system.

Pros

You have various templates to choose from, you can setup your CRM system within a few minutes.

Cons

Everything we needed thus far was solved within Zoho Bigin

Alternatives Considered

Zoho CRM

Reasons for Choosing Bigin by Zoho CRM

Did not do what we needed it.

Switched From

monday.com

Reasons for Switching to Bigin by Zoho CRM

Zoho Bigin is inexpensive, we do not need all the features in Zoho CRM.
Irving
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  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

A basic , entry-level CRM

Reviewed on 8/9/2020

We have had a great experience with Bigin, it was a great alternative while lowering our costs. It...

We have had a great experience with Bigin, it was a great alternative while lowering our costs. It offers a great value for the money we pay for it.

Pros

While trying to lower our costs derived from the health crisis, we searched for CRM alternatives and ultimately we choose Bigin, due to their clean interface and the functionality they offer, as well as their low price (but great value overall)

Cons

Limited number of custom fields, no email templates and difficult to create email templates on my own.

Alternatives Considered

Zoho CRM

Reasons for Choosing Bigin by Zoho CRM

Cleaner interface, best price

Switched From

Vtiger CRM

Reasons for Switching to Bigin by Zoho CRM

mainly price, but it has a lot of functionality. It will also be easy to migrate to Zoho CRM, when the situation allows for it.
Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Farming
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Nice CRM for Small Companies and StartUps

Reviewed on 18/11/2021

Pros

Nice CRM for small companies and startups. One user ist free, premium accounts only costs 7 € per month.

Actually I'm just testing around, but it feels nice :-)

Cons

Connection to MS 365 isn't hazzle-free. It broke down several times. However, it finally worked.

Alternatives Considered

Agile CRM and HubSpot CRM

Switched From

HubSpot CRM

Reasons for Switching to Bigin by Zoho CRM

It was easier to set up and get it run. Also the pricing model seems to be very interesting.
Madhan
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  • Industry: Chemicals
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Low Cost CRM

Reviewed on 21/2/2022

low-cost CRM with required options

low-cost CRM with required options

Pros

I like the interface and very simple not too many options to distract the user very good tool for small business owners to increase productivity

Cons

hyperlink for the phone number is missing, call task remainder for the company is missing some time we have a company details without contact person

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Food & Beverages
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

How you manage your CRM

Reviewed on 25/2/2023

I benefited a lot from the experience of working with this program, it facilitated a lot of my work...

I benefited a lot from the experience of working with this program, it facilitated a lot of my work and saved a lot of time.

Pros

A program with good features for CRM management, suitable for small and large companies, offers a free trial and a free version, easy to operate, and facilitates the management of reports and data.

Cons

It is a good platform, but it needs to improve its work on mobile. Adding new options will make the program faster and more suitable for companies with a large number of employees.

David
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Bigin CRM

Reviewed on 10/4/2023

Pros

The flow of the platform is smooth and intuitive, making it simple to navigate and manage my tasks efficiently. The customization options are also fantastic, allowing me to tailor the CRM to my specific business needs.

Cons

That I have to pay for every user, so it would be very good especially on early stage if you can at least start with two users. Talking as a small business

Alternatives Considered

HubSpot Marketing Hub

Reasons for Switching to Bigin by Zoho CRM

Because it allows me to try before paying for the product
Luyolo Leroy
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

CRM Experience using Zoho Bigin

Reviewed on 5/12/2021

Client activity is consistent and I don't forget deals

Client activity is consistent and I don't forget deals

Pros

The Deal stages and Dashboard features are what I use the most. I am able to keep track of my progress and set activities for myself.

Cons

Probability feature for each deal stage would be helpful to estimate what I could close off with on the month

Arlène
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

If you "live" inside your sales pipeline, this CRM tool is for you

Reviewed on 14/8/2021

For the most part, I have had a good experience with Bigin

For the most part, I have had a good experience with Bigin

Pros

The first time I came across Bigin, I wondered why a company would have two CRM tools (Zoho also has Zoho CRM)... but then I understood: Bigin focuses on the pipeline aspect of a CRM.

The one thing that stroke me the most at first was the fact that Bigin was really a mobile-focused CRM. Pipelines, workflows (another name for automations in Bigin), and activity management are powerful, but I think that it is really in its mobile-first approach that Bigin shines.

Its Signals are the perfect way to make sure you never forget to do something, and if you are an Apple user, you can even write or use a pencil on your iPad. Something I really enjoy is the ability to create widget to add to my smartphone homepage. This is great because I can easily get an overview of different things – e.g. tasks I need to carry out, upcoming appointments for the week – without having to be in front of my computer or without having to log into the Bigin mobile app. A simple swipe from my phone's home screen and I can see all of that.

Cons

Depending on what you would like a CRM tool to do for you, you may find that Bigin is lacking some things... For me, the main con is the fact that the premium plan has a limit of 50,000 contacts/record (though it is true that you can add more by paying)

Alexis
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

CRM always available with you

Reviewed on 9/7/2023

It's very important to have knowledge of what happens with the emails sent. It would be asking too...

It's very important to have knowledge of what happens with the emails sent. It would be asking too much if we know where the customer clicks (lol).Easy to send individual or mass emails.We have a summary of what was done and compared with the previous month.

Pros

I love signals. Being aware of what is happening with my sent emails is very important to help me make decisions about the next steps to take.

Cons

I would like to have signals available in the mobile application. In my case, I use android and I don't have this feature available, I don't know if it's for iOS. How about an integration with LinkedIn?

sreenivas
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  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Begin your Business with Bigin

Reviewed on 21/1/2023

Pros

Perfectly designed, and user friendly CRM

Cons

Email Marketing is a bit challening product

Alternatives Considered

Zoho CRM and SugarCRM

Reasons for Switching to Bigin by Zoho CRM

Pricing
Terry
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  • Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for Free Trial
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Process and visibility

Reviewed on 10/3/2023

Adoption by the salesforce has been good at this point and has given me visibility of each step of...

Adoption by the salesforce has been good at this point and has given me visibility of each step of the sales process.

Pros

Gave us an easy way to import or organize data from multiple spreadsheets. Gave me visibility of all sales activities in one place replacing calls and emails to the sales team.

Cons

At this point we are still learning about the features. So far Bigin meets our needs.

Alternatives Considered

Zoho CRM, Airtable and HubSpot CRM

Reasons for Choosing Bigin by Zoho CRM

Either not enough functionality or way too much functionality for our company

Reasons for Switching to Bigin by Zoho CRM

Bigin fits our needs and budget
Inayathullah
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Easy to Use and Simple CRM for small businesses

Reviewed on 23/12/2022

Its a good and easy to use CRM especially for small businesses.

Its a good and easy to use CRM especially for small businesses.

Pros

Easy setup, customizable and integration features for capturing leads

Cons

Little time consuming as per the standard flows

Alternatives Considered

Insightly
Vishal
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The Value for money CRM

Reviewed on 4/7/2020

Brilliant.

Brilliant.

Pros

The pricing , perfect CRM for startups and small teams

Cons

It serves my purpose for now. Nothing negative to say

Alternatives Considered

Zoho CRM and Pipedrive

Reasons for Choosing Bigin by Zoho CRM

Price and our requirements were limited

Switched From

Freshsales

Reasons for Switching to Bigin by Zoho CRM

Value for money .
Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
  • Review Source

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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

plug and play crm for mutual fund distributors financial advisors

Reviewed on 14/3/2023

I'm having a fantastic experience with BIGIN CRM. Initially it took me time to customise pipelines,...

I'm having a fantastic experience with BIGIN CRM. Initially it took me time to customise pipelines, but after the initial time the daily time is reduced significantly.

Pros

lead management, transaction management, client notes, timelines, profiling, cr log, task delegation, multiple team management

Cons

support is ok ok, need some external third party to design/ customise pipelines

Alternatives Considered

FaME

Reasons for Switching to Bigin by Zoho CRM

ease of use, pocket friendly
John
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  • Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
  • Review Source

Overall rating

  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Starting to implement Bigin

Reviewed on 20/9/2022

The Zoho team is always great. We have high expectations for Bigin too - but are just starting to...

The Zoho team is always great. We have high expectations for Bigin too - but are just starting to implement it.

Pros

The interface is very easy to use. The cards are a great visual to help move deals through the pipeline.

Cons

The double data entry is something we need to discuss and determine whether to build an API to Bigin.