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Compare Maximizer and Sugar Sell 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (48.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$65.00 3 User Per Year
$19.00 Per Month
Maximizer
Star Rating
(658)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (74.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$65.00 3 User Per Year
Browse all 3 pricing plansSugar Sell
Star Rating
(771)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 Per Month
Browse all 6 pricing plansMaximizer vs Sugar Sell
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Maximizer easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Maximizer overall.
- Reviewers felt that Maximizer meets the needs of their business better than Sugar Sell.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Maximizer is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Maximizer over Sugar Sell.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Maximizer
Base Edition
$65.00
3 User Per Year
- Advanced Contact Management
- Lead & Opportunity Handling
- Task Management
Sugar Sell
Sell Essentials
$19.00
Per Month
3 Users Minimum. Sales force automation for growing teams needing 3-5 seats with basic support and ease of upgrade.
- Account Management
- Contact Management
- Lead Management
Free Trial
Maximizer
No trial information availableSugar Sell
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.3
574
7.9
613
Ease of Use
7.9
580
7.6
649
Ease of Setup
7.7
319
7.2
346
Ease of Admin
7.9
195
7.6
319
Quality of Support
8.2
552
7.7
556
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
193
7.8
303
Product Direction (% positive)
7.9
572
7.1
600
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.3
417
|
Verified
8.2
502
|
Verified
7.0
221
7.6
322
7.4
320
|
Verified
7.8
469
|
Verified
7.9
395
|
Verified
7.7
487
|
Verified
6.4
216
|
Verified
7.2
358
|
Verified
7.7
356
|
Verified
7.4
412
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.3
346
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
348
|
Verified
7.5
273
7.7
376
|
Verified
Marketing Automation
6.9
289
7.1
354
|
Verified
6.7
241
7.2
361
|
Verified
7.2
270
7.9
427
|
Verified
6.3
189
7.0
312
|
Verified
Customer Support
7.5
263
7.9
386
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.6
348
|
Verified
7.2
274
7.7
358
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.4
292
7.2
219
7.7
313
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
7.3
307
|
Verified
7.7
469
|
Verified
7.6
310
|
Verified
8.0
475
|
Verified
6.7
209
|
Verified
7.4
366
|
Verified
Mobile & Social
6.1
108
7.2
269
|
Verified
5.7
107
7.2
267
|
Verified
6.6
267
|
Verified
7.4
331
|
Verified
Platform
8.0
245
|
Verified
8.2
261
|
Verified
7.6
232
7.8
255
|
Verified
8.1
240
|
Verified
8.1
268
|
Verified
6.9
159
7.9
168
|
Verified
6.7
139
8.2
214
|
Verified
7.5
198
7.5
216
|
Verified
8.0
226
|
Verified
7.6
258
|
Verified
6.9
130
7.2
199
|
Verified
Integration
7.4
222
|
Verified
7.6
260
|
Verified
6.6
160
|
Verified
7.7
202
|
Verified
6.6
151
|
Verified
7.3
198
|
Verified
Generative AI
5.6
93
6.3
28
Agentic AI - CRM
5.6
13
Not enough data
5.9
13
Not enough data
5.7
14
Not enough data
6.2
13
Not enough data
5.8
12
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
Content
6.0
67
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.2
68
Not enough data
6.7
68
Not enough data
6.5
67
Not enough data
5.5
68
Not enough data
Platform Reporting and Analytics
6.5
67
Not enough data
5.2
66
Not enough data
Customer Support
6.6
65
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
6.8
65
Not enough data
6.4
65
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
6.3
64
Not enough data
6.5
64
Not enough data
5.5
64
Not enough data
Sales Force Automation
6.4
65
Not enough data
7.7
67
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
5.5
64
Not enough data
5.8
62
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Financial Services CRM
4.7
6
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Maximizer and Sugar Sell are categorized as CRM
Unique Categories
Maximizer is categorized as Financial Services CRM
Sugar Sell has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Maximizer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Sugar Sell
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Financial Services
36.3%
Investment Management
4.2%
Insurance
3.4%
Information Technology and Services
2.9%
Marketing and Advertising
2.7%
Other
50.6%
Information Technology and Services
13.2%
Computer Software
10.4%
Marketing and Advertising
5.8%
Financial Services
5.6%
Construction
2.7%
Other
62.3%
Alternatives
Discussions
INPUT CSV LEAD FILES
1 Comment
MR
Lead sheets in the form of a web inquiry page can be integrated into Maximizer using the 'web to lead' technology provided in the product as standard. It is...Read more
INTEGRATION
1 Comment
MR
Maximizer CRM 2017 has integrations for MS Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel) these are included as add-ons with the product. The Web APIs for Maximizer...Read more
Do you integrate with any marketing automations platforms like Marketo?
1 Comment
MD
Maximizer neglected to future-proof Maximizer CRM Live and their self-hosted CRM by not providing any open keys for self serve integration with powerful...Read more
Why did you choose Sugar over something like Salesforce? what benefits do you see?
2 Comments
KR
We went with Sugar for the cost savings and it did what we needed well enough at the time. As we grew it was difficult to scale. We ended up switching to...Read more
How can my business deploy Sugar?
1 Comment
Official Response from Sugar Sell
Sugar can be deployed in nearly any IT environment: As a SaaS "On Demand" solution; behind your organizations firewall in your own datacenter; on public...Read more
How much does Sugar cost to deploy?
1 Comment
Official Response from Sugar Sell
Sugar is priced simply - with no hidden fees unlike other SaaS CRM providers.
Costs vary depending on edition, here are the breakdowns, in terms of user...Read more
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