# Magazine Manager Reviews **Vendor:** Mirabel Technologies **Category:** [Other Vertical Industry Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-vertical-industry) **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 23 ## About Magazine Manager The Magazine Manager is an all-in-one CRM and publishing platform built specifically for print and digital media companies. Whether you're selling ad space, managing editorial workflows, or billing clients, Magazine Manager brings all your essential business functions into one powerful system—helping media teams save time, streamline operations, and grow advertising revenue. Robust CRM for Media Sales At the heart of the platform is a fully integrated CRM tailored for publishers. Users can organize and search contacts by name, company, role, category, or communication history. The built-in Sales Pipeline Opportunities Module gives teams full visibility into deal stages, helping them manage pipelines, forecast revenue, and close more business, faster. Unified Order Management for All Media Types Magazine Manager simplifies the management of every type of media buy—from print ads and website banners to event sponsorships, email newsletters, and digital display ads. Centralized rate cards, ad inventory management, and integrated order workflows ensure accurate, consistent media plans and faster turnaround times. Proposal Automation & E-signatures Accelerate the sales cycle with our E-signature System. Proposals can be sent directly from the CRM, tracked in real time, and automatically converted into ad orders and invoices—reducing manual entry and eliminating delays. Project Management & Flat Planning Tools With custom project stages and collaborative tools, teams can manage ad status, assign tasks, send automated deadline reminders, and review proofs—all within the platform. Magazine Manager also includes an intuitive flat planning tool to help publishers paginate issues and manage ad placements with drag-and-drop functionality. Custom Reporting & Real-Time Analytics Our customizable Analytics Dashboard includes over 300 data tiles for building dynamic reports on sales performance, campaign results, account aging, and team productivity. Monitor key performance indicators and track pacing against revenue goals with real-time insight. Powerful Billing & Accounts Receivable Featuring batch invoicing, auto-pay, Quick Pay, and PCI-compliant payment processing, Magazine Manager’s billing system is one of the most advanced in the publishing industry. QuickBooks integration ensures seamless financial management without data duplication. Gmail Integration & Chrome Extension Access CRM tools from your inbox with our Gmail Integration and Chrome Extension. Add notes, copy emails to contact records, and trigger automated follow-ups—without leaving Gmail. AI-Powered Assistant: Media Mate Media Mate, our built-in AI assistant, boosts productivity by helping users generate content, automate prospect research, analyze trends, and segment lists—empowering smarter decision-making. Integrated Marketing & Subscription Management Magazine Manager integrates with Marketing Manager and ChargeBrite to support audience development, marketing automation, and recurring revenue management. Build landing pages, verify emails, monitor competitor activity, and manage print and digital subscriptions with ease—all within one connected platform. ## Magazine Manager Reviews ### 1. All in one software solutions for publishers. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Payal B. | Ionic Developer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 29, 2022 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** It has abundant of features like ads management, digital pagination. Creates bills and reports efficiently. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** Till now I am just failed to figure out anything negative about it. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** It reduces the stress of publishers. Its CRM helps to sell more and more. ### 2. Easy access while in the office or out at expos. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kevin M. | Account Executive, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 14, 2022 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** Contacts Are easy to access. Job orders are easy to place. I enjoy the way that each note can be placed with the individual you are talking to so that each conversation can be tracked and noted. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** In the job jacket, it would be nice if the checks and notifications were after the place where you download the new ad. This way you start at the top and work your way to the bottom. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Access to the program on a tablet is both helpful and not without challenges. Checkmarks and comment sections are extremely small. The ability to use Magzine Manager while traveling is critical in making sure that the customer is taken care of. ### 3. Magazine Manager as an Essential Business Tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Felicia T. | Yoga Teacher, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 04, 2019 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** Since the members of our team work from different locations, one of the things I appreciate about Magazine Manager is its cloud-based system that allows different members of the team to make notes on accounts so we can all work effectively and to coordinate our efforts. I find it easy to run reports through Magazine Manager so we can keep track of sales for different products. The proposals, invoicing, and email functionality help me and all of the other members of the team work effectively and efficiently when it comes to sharing information with each other and with our clients and vendors. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** While the updates can often improve functionality, there are times when there is a learning curve in order to effectively implement new features. I'm still learning how to use some of the reporting features. And even though there is a help menu, becoming more practiced does require the help of one of the software managers. I do appreciate that customer service at Magazine Manger includes the ability to ask questions and to connect with one of the software managers. **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** Putting as much information as possible in each entry helps Magazine Manager maintain its usefulness as a coordinated point of communication with multiple members of the team. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Magazine Manager serves as our company CRM and database. It also allows us to create invoices, create run sheets for our various products, and to keep track of payments received. This one software program has enough different functions, each of which is essential to the daily management of our business. I utilize Magazine Manger nearly every day in order to be effective at my job and as part of a team. ### 4. Perfect Way to Keep Up With Ad Run Sheets **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Graphic Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 04, 2019 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** I love the fact that I can log into to Magazine Manager and see exactly which ads are going to be running in our magazine. Not only can I see which ads, but I can see all sorts of detail, such as what size the ad is, which side of the page, what page number, among other things. While my company uses the software for other purposes as well, I mainly use it to keep up with Ad Run Sheets. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** I wish there was a way to edit the run sheet inside of the actual app without having to export to excel. It would also be nice if there was a way to remain logged into the software without being logged out every time. This is just a magazine managing site, not Fort Knox. Other than that, there is not much that I would say I dislike. **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** While this is the only software of the like I have used, I can't think of much I would change about it. I recommend this software. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** In our magazine we have lots of ads in each issue. With Magazine Manager, we are able to better manage our time and increase the efficiency of our production because we are able to see which ads we have received from our customers and which ones we need to reach back out to them to get them. It makes the entire process run much more smoothly. ### 5. Magazine Manager has Improved our Operations **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Amanda S. | Office Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** Convenient cloud-based program which allows access to all ad sales, contacts and production notes from any computer device with internet access. It's a central hub for sales, accounts receivable, production and even Human Resources, making it a very convenient tool in your publisher's toolbox. They also have an app for smartphones--though the app is somewhat limited in only allowing data to be viewed, not changed. They've stepped up their customer service in the last year and it's been great! They also have a fantastic database of instructional videos on how to use the software - topics are wide ranging and thorough. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** The software requires a great deal of training and education to use in order to reap the full benefit. This is not a software for the easily distracted or completely tech illiterate. Nor should you expect to simply "hit the ground running" once you have an account. Plan for lots of training, which they'll do for you. In fact, they generally wont allow you to begin using the software without a minimum # of hours of training -- so be prepared. They do require quite a bit of behind the scenes setup from your admin(s) as well. For example, setting up rate cards, templates and publication schedules is something you or your admin(s) will need to learn how to do and it can be a little overwhelming at first. Lastly, the circulation side of Magazine Manager falls a bit short. It's there if you need it, but it's very clunky and quite limited in scope, at least for now. Perhaps that will be changing in the future. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** As a multi-product publishing company we've experienced a great deal of improvement and efficiency in our day-to-day operations thanks to The Magazine Manager. Although the up-front time and effort to learn and set up the software can feel overwhelming, it's ultimately worth it--which is why we've been such loyal customers. Once everything on the back end of the software is up and running, you'll be glad you chose The Magazine Manager. Gone are the days of handwritten paper tickets and missing customer information. Our sales staff, accounting staff, HR and production all utilize the software on a daily basis and it's become a staple of our company. ### 6. Customer Friendly Software **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Newspapers | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 22, 2019 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** System up time. Webinar training sessions. On line available training videos. Ease of using the system. Email feature. The ability to update notes in the system if you make a mistake. The ability to post real time payments to the customers account. The ability to email receipts from the system. The system is very user friendly and keeps the data orderly and accessible. I am able to keep up with my sales and progress, whereas, before, I did not have access to a tool like this **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** The inability to determine which account is for what customer when you have accumulated several accounts over time. It would be nice if a name (last) could be populated beside the listed information to help you identify so you don't have to click on so many items. We currently use pay pal to process payments. It will be nice to use a system that retains the customers card information if they want so we don't have to repeated request it. Our old system retained the card information. **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** I would highly recommend Magazine Manager because it offers a variety of flexible options and it is customer friendly. The system is user friendly. There is very little down time if any. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Better follow up and scheduling of appointments. Better tracking of my day and my accomplishments. Ability to track my sales and progress daily, weekly, monthly, year to date. Planning my day/week/month. ### 7. Magazine Manager gives me the information I need to stay ahead in our sales team. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matthew A. | Sales Manager, Media Production, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** I like the breadth of reports that are available to help track sales and keep up with a large sales team. For an individual salesperson, it is hard to pretend like work is getting done when using this software. The ability of our leadership to hone in on an individual's performance is key. I also like their customer service team; they are responsive and always pleasant. My questions are answered and they do a great job of making sure that I walk away having my questions answered. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** The software can be difficult to navigate at times due to its depth. There are goals for individual publications that we own that I am unable to keep track of due to individual limitations of the software. There is a mobile app as well that has evolved over time. Functionality has been added in recent updates and it's easier to find information, but further updates will be welcomed. **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** If you are in the publishing industry, this software will work for you. Most CRMs don't address the very specific needs of print advertising sales, but the Magazine Manager absolutely does. It's a great solution for our industry. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Our team is able to keep track of a large number of clients, manage call-backs, manage meetings, and do accurate forecasting for future sales. Prior to this software, we had no real way of managing these things outside of a network of Google Sheets that we used. ### 8. I couldn't do my job without it! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Publishing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 18, 2019 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** I like the functionality and the ease of use of Magazine Manager. I am able to track things happeing on both the sales side and the production side. It has helped our business grow over the last few years by using the CRM side of the software with my sales reps and the production side of the software with my operations team. It has helped our entire team work smarter and faster. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** I wish the the app had more functionality. It would be nice to be able to set up contracts in the app. I hope to see this as a feature added in the future. Because of legacy software we have to use within our company, i am not able to take full advantage of all the features in Magazine Manager. We hope to be able to use the billing side soon. **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** I would move to Magazine Manager, you will not be disappointed. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Magazine Manager has made the layout process smoother and multiple times faster than the previous process we had. By using the CRM side of this softaware my sales reps have been able to focus more on selling and growing their account base. It has also allowed my office team to work better with my sales reps. ### 9. Mission critical software for our Sales and Billing departments **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hank M. | Associate Publisher, Publishing, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** Perfect, real-world tool for our company's needs. Competitive pricing. Continual upgrades and refinements. Excellent training and support. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** Customization tools and interfaces are dated, but can still get the job done. **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** Consistent development and refinement are something we've grown to really enjoy. This software is integral to our success as a small publisher. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** We absolutely depend on this software! After an exhaustive search in 2014 for CMS that was best suited for our print magazine company, we chose Magazine Manager and have been huge fans ever since. ### 10. Magazine Manager Admin, implementer, and user for eight years **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Publishing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** Integrations with QB, Mailchimp, Authorize.net, automated capturing of emails to client records, recording notes option, ability to create custom reporting. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** I would like to see improved goal setting options (less limitations), reporting. Some features have glitches that have to be reported on first time use, but they do fix them quickly. **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** Look at all the options out there and determine how you want the product to work. Are you looking for complete integration with circulation or just marketing? How easy does it need to be for the staff to learn? What features are a must have? **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Universal CRM where everyone can see details, integration with other systems. ### 11. MM rocks it! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brad M. | Owner / Publisher, Media Production, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** It knows our (magazine) industry front to back and the customizations are all built in and ready to use **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** Reporting doesn't give me exactly what I need all the time **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** Understand the wide range that MM offers publishers and then ask ALL the questions to the other companies you are considering. Don't settle for lowest cost **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Efficiency! Completely integrated CRM and Billing platform allows total integration among team members ### 12. Great product for retaining information on clients **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rachael O. | Digital Content Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 15, 2019 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** The ability to run custom reports and download them into a CSV file. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** Sometimes the search function does not always pull up all related results. **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** Overall, great product for those in the publishing industry. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Storing and organizing pertinent information on clients. ### 13. Holistic solution for publishers! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** The Magazine Manager consolidated our process into one place. From client prospecting, through publication layout, to billing, it covers it all and with ease. It's so great to have everything in one application. On a side note... Dennis is the best software consultant we have ever worked with! **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** We love the mobile application and would like to see it continue to offer more account access. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** The Magazine Manager has given us a single location to manage the sales process, avoid account duplication, and track progress through the production of our publication. ### 14. Magazine Manager - Print Advertising **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** This software does just about anything and is highly useful in our industry working with print advertising. We publish monthly home improvement magazines and the sales, issue and client information is extremely beneficial. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** There is nothing I dislike about this software **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** The benefits to Magazine Manager that are extremely resourceful to our magazine is the sales information, notes, meetings, activity when meeting new clients and following up on past accounts. We are able to see who ran with us in the past to followup and gain win-backs into our publications. ### 15. Good CRM Software **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Publishing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** Magazine Manager helps keep our contacts and orders organized and in one place. Software rep and free training is great. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** Poor help resources and support - so there is a big reliance on tech support, which tends to be very hit or miss. Updates and changes to the software sometimes make things more difficult to use. **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** A great CRM software for magazines and newspapers, better than alternatives **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Magazine Manager helps keep our business organized and keep on top of clients and projects. ### 16. MM is the best contact management and production database **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kathie W. | Marketing & Production Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** MM staff are obviously in the industry as they have thought of everything for use as a sales person and production point of view. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** Only that to copy line items in a proposal is a tedious process: I can't (that I know of) do a batch for the same issue at once, but repeat the process over and over. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** I can't imagine selling ads and looking after all the production in any other way. They have thought of everything. ### 17. Wish This Would Do More **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 08, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** This is a good tool for sales and accounts receivable. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** The quality of the customer service has dropped on this software in the past year. They have a strong selling team but when the software has a error in it, they are slow to respond and not helpful. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** This is a good tool for contact management, sales management and accounts receivable. Wish it was stronger in the project management area though. ### 18. Magazine Manager makes managing our books easy. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brad H. | VP of Marketing, Human Resources, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** One stop place for customer info and history. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** The mobile site is improving and still lacks some capabilities of the desktop. **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** Give it a try. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** It really helps me organize my day. ### 19. RATE OUR PROGRAM **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Publishing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 22, 2019 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** USER FRIENDLY, SYSTEM IS NOT DOWN A LOT,, POST PAYMENT AND GET RECEIPTS **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** HAVING TO SET UP MEETINGS TO DISCUSS A PROBLEM THAT YOU MAY NEED AN ANSWER TO RIGHT AWAY **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** TRY AND DECIDE FOR YOURSELF **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** TO BE ABLE TO PAY ON SYSTEM AND PRINT RECEIPTS ### 20. Stress Free **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Publishing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** The ease of use, stress free, nicely laid out. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** I do not dislike anything about this software. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Keeping everything organized. Our team all works in different states so having a system like this that is easy to follow and update is crucial. ### 21. Keeps me organized! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** The ease of keeping track of my prospects and customers- when to call next, especially **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** It can be difficult to search fro customers and prospects **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** it could be easier to search for customers **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Organization of my daily schedule! ### 22. Magazine Publishiing **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** The ease of use and ability to train new employees with the available tutorial videos. **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** I do not dislike anything about this software. **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** I highly recommend this product for all print and digital magazine publishers **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Managing a remote safe force. Our employees work from home and live throughout the country. Being able to monitor performance is huge for us. ### 23. Great software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Magazine Manager?** Reporting - QuickBooks Integration - Bill Revenue easy access **What do you dislike about Magazine Manager?** Search files /f filters don't always work. Not have the ability to see statements reports by products. Inconsistency in screen settings, i.e. search invoices & statements. AD design module not helpful for art trafficking. **Recommendations to others considering Magazine Manager:** Easy to work with for keping track on contract/Bill Revenue. **What problems is Magazine Manager solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy tracking for Contracts renewals. - [View Magazine Manager pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/magazine-manager/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-06-01+01%3A45%3A09+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=f9b25f6a-4f60-4a3e-a90b-78064e90b9b3&secure%5Btoken%5D=2bed72ab13550483bfb96c2d8d5e32085f0681c635f406a80ca519cc337c1fb2&format=llm_user) ## Magazine Manager Features **Marketing Campaigns** - Content Creation - Social Media Management - Digital Promotions **Publicity** - Publicity Database - Media Outreach - Marketing Integrations **Analytics** - Print Sales Reporting - Digital Sales Reporting - Competitive Intelligence **Agentic AI - Third Party & Supplier Risk Management** - Adaptive Learning - Decision Making ## Top Magazine Manager Alternatives - [PublishDrive](https://www.g2.com/products/publishdrive/reviews) - 4.8/5.0 (7 reviews) - [MVR Monitoring - Driver License Monitoring](https://www.g2.com/products/mvr-monitoring-driver-license-monitoring/reviews) - 4.8/5.0 (48 reviews) - [Publishizer](https://www.g2.com/products/publishizer/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (30 reviews)