Nutshell background blur
Nutshell Logo
Nutshell
4.3
(977)
Why Findstack is free?
Findstack is free for users because vendors pay us when they receive web traffic and sales opportunities. Findstack directories list all vendors — not just those that pay us so that you can make the best-informed purchase decision possible.
Findstack offers objective and comprehensive comparisons to help you find the best software. We may earn a referral fee when you visit a vendor through our links. Learn more

Nutshell Reviews & Product Details

Nutshell Overview
What is Nutshell?

Nutshell is a customer relationship management (CRM) software that helps businesses manage their sales and marketing activities. It offers a range of features such as lead management, sales forecasting, and email marketing automation. Nutshell is best for small and medium-sized businesses that want a user-friendly, affordable, and customizable CRM solution and wants to manage their sales and marketing activities on the go.

Company Nutshell CRM, Inc.
Year founded 2010
Company size 11-50 employees
Headquarters Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Social Media
Nutshell Categories on Findstack
Crevio Logo
Crevio
Sponsored
5.0
(1)
$29.00/month
Crevio is a platform for creators to sell digital products, services, courses and access to other 3rd-... Learn more about Crevio
Ask Questions about Nutshell
What Nutshell is best for?
How does Nutshell compare to Act!?
What are the pros and cons of Nutshell?
Nutshell Product Details
Capabilities
API
Segment
Small Business
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Mobile Android, Mobile iPad, Mobile iPhone
Training Documentation
Languages English
Nutshell Features
API Access
Appointment Scheduling
Call Logging
Collaboration Tools
Contact Management
Customer Feedback Management
Customer Segmentation
Customer Support Ticketing
Customizable Dashboards
Data Import/Export
Document Management
Email Marketing
Lead Management
Live Chat
Marketing Automation
Mobile Access
Order Management
Product Catalog
Quotes/Proposals
Reporting & Analytics
Role-Based Access Control
Sales Forecasting
Sales Pipeline Management
Social Media Integration
Survey Management
Task Management
Territory Management
Third-party Integrations
User Permissions
Workflow Automation
Nutshell Media
Nutshell - Nutshell Homepage
Nutshell Screenshots
Nutshell Homepage
Disclaimer
Our research is curated from diverse authoritative sources and meant to offer general advice. We don’t guarantee that our suggestions will work best for each use-case, so consider your unique needs when choosing products and services. Feel free to share your feedback.
Last updated: March 06, 2025
Nutshell Logo
977 Nutshell Reviews
4.3 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 04, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Great way for start ups to grow your business"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The collaboration with our team in multiple states is great. We use the system to send reporting back to our clients and suppliers. Before we had this system we had a very hard time keeping track of all of our bids and projects. Our sales went up within 3-4 months after starting.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

There is no order management or quoting system. This is a major downfall to the system. We have to use other programs just to function completely.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

We eliminated the cross over between sales people working the same jobs. We have used our time better as a result

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 04, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Nutshell is an intuitive, easy-to-use CRM that is great for small businesses."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell's mobile functionality, their multi-dimensional charting capabilities, and customized fields make this platform user-friendly.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

While the UI is pretty basic, there are some elements of the UX that are a little clunky. Drag-and-drop functionality would be nice, as well as more AI/ML attributes for business intelligence (vs. business analytics).

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Nutshell to manage deal flow and lead pipelines, and have been able to customize the lead profiles to include information specific to my industry (vs. hard-coded generic templates for general industry types).

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 04, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"More good then Bad"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The best part is custom fields. We are a unique organization that requires specific data points that are not in standard CRMs.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

UI for both mobile and desktop versions. It is a bit antiqued overall and the mobile app is not very useful in its current form. I would live on my mobile version if it was up to snuff.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using the features to help us forecast every year. It does a solid job of doing that one thing.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 04, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Nutshell's potential is huge"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

We are due to launch Nutshell in the next month. Customizing this CRM for our needs has been almost pain free. This will help us grow and expand our relationships with our customers so much ! The white glove service made it so easy to import our current DB. Product is very customizable in so many areas, we have been spoilt for choice.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

We would like to see better email functionality. That would be the weakest link in the nutshell chain.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are not yet live, this answer is still evolving.... But having all our lists and database information in one basket is already making our work flow so much easier to control.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 04, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Good CRM with limited API support"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell is a full functionality CRM software. Easy to use and the UI is straightforward.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I'm a developer who implements our internal tools with Nutshell's APIs. I feel the JSON-RPC API of Nutshell is really limited and the documentation doesn't provide enough information. It takes me a lot of time to guess and try the APIs to get the needed results back and sometimes that's just impossible because of the API limitation.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

We automate our sales cycle by using webhooks and APIs. For example, when a new user signs up in our website, he gets added to Nutshell automatically.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 04, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Great CRM Software"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Makes it super easy to organize contacts and companies. BCC feature is key to tracking previous interactions

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Sometimes the process can be cumbersome for consultants so the data isn't always filled out consistently.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

Great way for us to track business development targets and quarterly financial progress.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 04, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Great experience"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Customization of clients, projects, management

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Layout could be better, tags are confusing

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

Project management for consultants

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 04, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Good database tool"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I like that, when emailing clients or potential clients, you can bcc the nutshell email and it saves it to the client's database. It also lets me know when there's a duplicate name and gives me the option to merge the contact with the current business. It also allows you to add tags, which makes it really easy to track a specific group of clients.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I don''t like that when I have a long list of client contacts under a business, I have to repopulate the contact page whenever I'm looking at an extended list. Other that that, there really isn't much I don't like about Nutshell.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's pretty user friendly. It enables me to organize clients, prospective clients and allows me to easily transfer clients to different businesses once that client has moved to a new job. It allows me to track sales using their Dashboard option. When sending out emails, I can easily organize people base on their tags that I've assigned. I can then sort them into a list and export to an Excel doc.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 02, 2018
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"It's very user friendly and useful"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The easy and user-friendly thinking of the creators.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I didn't find a proper crm integration for it, no reminders or notes for prospecting clients

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

I record the contacts and the leads with Nutshell. The biggest benefit is, that I can separate the (potential) customers and I can see what kind of marketing should be sent to which.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 14, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Great Tool"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell has so many features that you discover new ones every time you use it and I like that.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

It can sometimes be a bit difficult to navigate.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps me stay organized and I love that I can sync it to my google calendar

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jan 30, 2017
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Review"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

So easy to collaborate with the team on various projects

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The user I gave is not as good as I expected I to be

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

I like to collaborate tlwith the team on this with this product and solve the fundamental questions

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 19, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Perfect CRM for partner management"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

So simple and fluid between companies and contacts. I live in the platform most days each week and it's perfect for keeping a transparent track record of my accounts

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The way emails get logged is still confusing to me. I don't understand the visibility settings and not sure how appointments/calendar is integrated

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

My manager is across the country so instead of CC'ing him on everything I just rely on Nutshell as a place he can go to check on my accounta

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 30, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Good CRM system, with great potential"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Cloud based, user friendly, super easy to learn and get started with.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The search function could be better, we often add duplicates without noticing.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

Essential tool for our sales dep

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 30, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Nutshell is easy to pick up on and is very helpful in managing and improving my daily productivity. "
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I most utilize nutshell in recording conversations with potential and current clients. That part has been integral for me as there are times when my sale with a client will stretch out over a year and therefore i can go back and easily review my prior conversations.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The app can be a little more difficult to work with. There are times when the information is harder to access while on the app.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

My sales process is easier to mainstream as I have definitive steps built in Nutshell to keep me on track. That has been very helpful.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 30, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Uncompromising time saving CRM tool"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell really helps me to stay organized. I like that I can set up a process and it will auto assign tasks for each of the new leads I add. This ensures that I don't drop the ball, but it doesn't require me to set up a task schedule for each individual lead I add. This process saves me a significant amount of time without compromising my relationships with my leads. Almost everything that I need is in Nutshell. Very rarely do I think, I wonder if I can do.... and find that Nutshell doesn't have that functionality.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Sometimes it is a bit tedious entering details and initially setting things up takes some work, but that is true for everything. It would be really nice if the contact info autofilled for the company associated with an individual, or vice versa.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

Nutshell helps us keep track of all of our leads and it improves our relationships with leads, which leads to even greater sales.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 30, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Main tool to track new and existing business"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I like the user interface the most. It's very clean.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I've had issues with logging activities on a lead - and attached to that lead is a person - but after the lead is closed, the note/activity doesn't follow the person. I have to go into the old lead.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

It keeps me organized as I can prioritize better.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 30, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Nutshell User for a Short Period "
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The Dashboard view that allows me to not only see any upcoming close dates scheduled or past due but also allows me to see my teams upcoming close dates or past due dates as well. The all in one view as soon as I log in is very helpful first thing.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Some of the changes that were recently made to Nutshell shift some of the titles of leads and/or wording around within the leads which made it a little difficult to find or follow up.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

Nutshell allows me to have all leads in one central location and to once again follow up on any lead that the sales team may place within Nutshell.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 30, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Nutshell review "
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I can access from all the computers I want, even with any phone.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

2 things: In the phone the interface is different I can't lick different lead to the same task and sometimes that is necessary

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

Look for new clients, as well as support clients in the use of the software we comercialice.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 30, 2016
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Nutshell is great!"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The ease of it and the fact that it is not too expensive.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

No integration with Linkenin Sale navigator

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

Not sure.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 15, 2024
 Source
Overall Rating:
3.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Decent solution, but a little challenging to use"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Features and price - but, the features aren't always what we hoped they would be, although it is easy to use.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Seems like it doesn't ever quite do what we need it to do. For example, I want to be able to keep my emails private and only have specific ones save to the CRM. It doesn't seem to be able to do that. We have to regularly reach out to a rep to find out if we can make the CRM do something that we need it to.

What problems is Nutshell solving and how is that benefiting you?

We needed a CRM that was all in one - not sure if it really is doing this now, but we're making it work.