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Top 6 CRM software providers for UK small businesses

By Nick Ismail on Small Business UK – Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs

Customer relationship management (CRM) tools have become essential for almost all modern businesses in all industries and sectors – and there is now a wide range of vendors to choose from. The key for potential buyers is to find the right match for their company’s needs.

To help you with this significant investment, check out this list of the top 6 CRM software providers for UK small businesses.

Salesforce

Cloud-based and highly scalable

Built-in AI features

30-day free trial

Salesforce is a powerful CRM built for businesses planning to grow. It supports custom dashboards, integrates with tools like Office 365 and Google Apps, and offers advanced features for managing sales and service. While its flexibility and scale are strong points, smaller teams might find it overwhelming and costly.

Pricing (per user/month):

Starter: £20

Pro: £80

30-day free trial

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Creatio

Combines sales, marketing, and service tools

No-code customisation

AI-powered insights

Creatio is ideal for fast-growing businesses that want full control over processes. It offers a no-code platform to automate and customise workflows across departments. It’s great for teams looking for unified data, strong analytics, and advanced features—though it can be complex at first.

Pricing (per user/month):

Growth: £20

Enterprise: £45

Unlimited: £70

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Top 5 CRM software providers for UK small businesses in 2021

Originally written by Nick Ismail on Small Business
Check out this list of the top 5 CRM software providers for UK small businesses in 2021.
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How is this top 5 composed?
These CRM software providers are selected based on the business type for which they were developed, (expert) reviews and the possibilities and functions.
Important functions include identifying sales opportunities, recording service issues and managing marketing campaigns. The start-up time, ease of use and support were examined in the expert reviews.
Choice for CRM software: what should I take into account?
The range of CRM systems is wide. How do you make a wise choice? There are a number of things that you have to take into account when choosing.
1. CRM type or purpose
In general, you could define five types of CRM systems: Sales, Client Management, Marketing, Customer Support or multi-function (integrating different customer processes). The first question you should ask yourself is; what is the main goal or purpose of a new CRM system?
2. Customer processes
Next you have to define which customer processes you want to facilitate with the CRM software. You may think of sales, customer support, marketing but also project management, invoicing and time tracking.

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The best CRM system for your micro business

Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Customer relationship management (CRM) systems help micro business owners to keep all of their communications together.
If you’re a company struggling under a growing mound of paperwork, any kind of streamlining is hugely appreciated. But it can be easy for a micro business to buy the wrong system, overloaded with features that they don’t need, draining their pockets unnecessarily.
To give you some steer, we’ve asked an expert what you should be looking for in a CRM as well looking at what’s available on the market right now.
What is a CRM?
A CRM is a customer relationship management system. It’s a technology that’s used to manage interactions with customers and potential customers. They can help increase sales, improve customer service and increase profitability.
It’s a more advanced solution to keeping information in spreadsheets, electronic documents, in a notepad or even in your head.
They collate data and turn them into actionable insights. Everyone in a business can update records and access this up-to-date information. On top of that, they often have contact management, lead management, sales forecasting, instant messaging between employees, email tracking and integration and file content sharing as well as dashboard-based analytics. Some premium services provide

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