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Nutshell
4.3
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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
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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
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Last updated: October 05, 2024
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977 Nutshell Reviews
4.3 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 02, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MB
Mark B.
Founder
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"LOVE this CRM"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Well, I am learning more and more everyday as my business grows. I love the financial aspect, the reminders, the email capabilities, the SMTP. It's easy to use and the people are amazing at Nutshell. I really mean it! EVERY SINGLE PERSON I have ever talked to there has been outstanding and patient with me.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I can't think of anything. That's an honest answer. From what I use it for, it does it all for me.

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

I have been able to use it as my calendar, remove constant contact, and call list.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 02, 2020
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Overall Rating:
5.0
JB
Justin B.
Founder
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"Success with Nutshell"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell is a fairly basic CRM, but that's where the beauty of the platform is. There's no extra "stuff" that makes the environment complicated or difficult for users to navigate. It's very straightforward to enter in new information, track leads and assess your pipeline.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Nutshell's ease of use and simplicity does create an issue when it comes to reporting. There are limits to the reporting you can do in the system and often you'll have to export all the data to Excel to get analysis you actually want.

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

We used to track our pipeline in Airtable and Trello. With Nutshell everyone has visibility into what is happening with our pipeline, can see notes on interactions with leads and track the revenue associated with each lead. It's helped our team be more aligned on what is going on with our business.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 02, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JM
Jason M.
Founder
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"Great Product, Cost Effective"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Simple to understand, I enjoy the intuitive features.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I want to be able to create a drip campaign for multiple users.

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

We used to try and stay organized out of GSuite. It's impossible. This is a great solution and the team helps with answers via chat. You're pushed a little to reach goals.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 02, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
HA
Hiag A.
Founder
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"Nutshell is the 80 in the 80/20"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Ease of use aka Intuitive User Interface AND terrific customer service that is responsive and effective.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Nice to have easier to use sequences similar to HubSpot.

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

Managing distributor sales rep relationships to increase sales

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 22, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
BM
Bob M.
Founder
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"Love Nutshell, have implemented in 4 startups"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The software is presented as "user first" unlike Salesforce. It's just plain easy for a user to use.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Salesforce is more robust (but to be fair, it's also 3x the price), so at one company we grew out of it.

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

It's a CRM . Problems solved and benefits realized are those with that you buy a CRM for...

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 22, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
DN
Dele N.
Founder
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"Easy to Use, Detailed Reports"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Definitely like the reports best. Nutshell gives me exactly what I am looking for when needed.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

No downsides to be honest. Its why we have used it for 7+ years.

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

We are able to track clients opportunity efficiently as well as seeing how each member of my team is doing. Nutshell has also helped us manage our client database.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 21, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Vitaly S. avatar
Vitaly S.
Founder
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"Very practical, simple CRM app"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

It is easy to use, not overloaded with features

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Tags could work better, relationships between groups of companies missing

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

Performs customer relationship management for us, it does the job well. I like that it is easy to use for most frequently done tasks. For example, when you search for a particular company or a contact person, all you have to do is press on the general search field and start typing the name - it usually finds the right record after just a few characters typed. We are also using multiple integrations, such as Exchange mail integration, calendar integration, Olark integration, Mailchimp integration, and our custom internal integration for our customer information system.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 19, 2020
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Overall Rating:
5.0
MP
Madalynn P.
It & Special Projects
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"Very simple and user-friendly design"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I love the ability to create custom lists based on many different kinds of filters and tags. I also really like the feature that allows me to see the companies and people lists on a map. The ability to add custom fields has really helped us, we have been able to add several links to google drive docs that allow us to edit in real-time. I also utilize the ability to share lists and templates a lot to be able to collaborate with my co-workers. This automation has made out the process of sending out emails to our employees and clients easier. I like the customer service and help that Nutshell supplies, I have always gotten a quick and courteous response.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I don't like not being able to write and edit a group email unless using templates. There are times when I would like to select all of my customers or employees and then custom write an email on the spot rather than making a template first. Though, we are still able to send these emails so it works, just with limited functionality.

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

It is a great database and CRM for our companies needs. We do not need or want something complicated that will take a lot of onboarding and training. This is perfectly suited to our needs and simple to use. We don't use a CRM in the traditional sense and Nutshell offers enough customizability that allows us to tailor the experience to our specific needs.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 19, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Chelsea R. avatar
Chelsea R.
Vice President
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"Game Changer"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell is easy, intuitive, and deceptively powerful. Having an immediate context of the map and weather for each contact is fantastic. Being able to add a bunch of custom fields is awesome, and the app integration is great. It also integrates seamlessly with our proposal software for a super streamlined experience.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I only have a few tiny nitpicky things that I'd love to see, but they're really just feature improvements. I'd love to be able to click on a contact's picture and see it larger. I'd also love to be able to tag contacts within custom fields (use case would be tagging a spouse or who referred the contact to us).

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

We are tracking all of our leads and pipeline, so everything stays top of mind and we're on top of it. Nothing slips through the cracks, because it's "out of sight, out of mind."

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 19, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Jessica V. avatar
Jessica V.
Chief Operating Officer
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"Perfect CRM for startups"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

In previous jobs, I've mainly used Salesforce, which is a powerful tool but requires a lot of development to make it useful. Nutshell has customisation available on the main aspects needed (can add different products, unique tags, unique fields and automate workflows). It is the most user-friendly interface I've come across. Their videos and the availability of real people to help was super useful during our setup. The business scanner is also quite good off your phone.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

For me, the main issue is that contacts only sync one way - into Nutshell. It means that your G Suite for example doesn't have all the business card info you scanned into Nutshell. You can do an export every so often but it really would be better in real time. The tags are great but it would be useful to use the same tag for either a Person or a Company.

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

The usual problems a CRM solves. Putting all contact info and interactions in one place.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 15, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Stephany M. avatar
Stephany M.
Sales Representative
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"Program of good and successful tools for your company"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

It is a very flexible and adaptable program, you can easily configure it according to your requirements or those of the company. It has very good tools and features that range from the most basic to the most complete, all very easily useful. This program is generally endowed with very good updates so your work will be optimal, customer service always timely and willing to solve and help with problems that arise. at a somewhat accessible price but it is worth paying.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

For the use I give to this program so far it has not failed which is quite good and therefore I have not had the need to change to any other. It only remains for me to speak very well of him and continue to enjoy his good functions.

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

I have used this program for a short time but I have been fascinated with its operation, I have been able to track everything I need and from the same place what is magnificent, from the clients with whom I want to keep in touch to the projects and proposals of activities, sales have been increasing during the period that we have implemented the program in the company, I have been able to manage campaigns from small to large without problems.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 27, 2019
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Mark A. avatar
Mark A.
Senior Account Manager
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"Nutshell is a great tool for tracking customers CRM data. "
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The most significant thing about this software is that the versatility and functionality make it a very easy and powerful unlimited our sales and marketing activities and also get a lot of profit from these sales and marketing products. It is great for tracking the success of different sales campaign. Moreover, it’s a beneficial sales CRM. Nutshell CRM has all the tools to make a business more successful.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The first problem I don’t like about this software is that the structure of the leads is not the best. Moreover, I really don’t like the formats of leads to accounts to sales and marketing process. The another problem about this software is that it also took some time for new users to learn how to use it effectively.

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

Nutshell always allowed me to track the incomes, billing ,sales, taxes and marketing. I can easily store the data for the good customer services in a more efficient way. I can easily manage my accounts and finance in a more efficient way with the help of this CRM.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Sep 16, 2019
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Jessica A. avatar
Jessica A.
Enterprise Account Manager
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"Nutshell is a great for CRM in the market."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell is great CRM software designed for best sales and marketing businesses companies. The best thing about this software is that all of its features are very easy such as contact management, calendar syncing, outreach tools, social profile matching and more. Most of the people use the nutshell software, but I think it's data management and email tracking stack up to any other CRM on the market. Its design is very pretty and it is also an expensive software.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The deal management aspects is very weak. Sometimes it has a bad integration and also get really difficult to navigate. Nutshell is the bad platform for customization. This software could not provide many tutorials or tips and people could work on quickly. Its search functionality is very limited and the scheduling progress is not also best working. We cannot easily search different documents and also uploading features is very bad. But still this is a great tool for management and also for CRM.

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

I personally use this software and I really like this software because it's are quality is very best and also easy. I like this software because it is very accessible and reliable software. I just say that about this software because it is very fast and efficient software. This software easy to manage our business in a more efficient way.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jun 24, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Betania M. avatar
Betania M.
Director Marketing Strategy
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"Nutshell proved to be an excellent CRM for workflow management "
What do you like best about Nutshell?

We like the automation capability of work boards offered by Nutshell. This software allows us to save, modify and review the profiles of our contacts, as well as the possibility of communicating with them whenever we want. Nutshell has a good drag and drop interface, and allows you to forecast and coaching each sale. It is also good enough to do trending analysis, and in this way inform us about the activity in the current market. Its integration with mailchimp is very stable.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

With nutshell you can not properly provide email support to customers through platforms such as Outlook. It does not offer a videoconferencing system for the improvement of the group organization, and it is difficult to follow up the conversations with the clientele (again through electronic messaging services).

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

We have noticed great improvements in relation to our call recordings. With Nutshell you can review the sales funnel charts and the term maps through the same board, and the click-to-call dialing takes much less time. It also helps to automate sales processes, and productivity tracking of the team. Its function of auto-reminders of automated tasks has been useful to deliver each task within the estimated term.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 12, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Paul A. avatar
Paul A.
Managing Consultant, Member Board Of Directors
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"Great small business CRM"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Easy to use, value for the money, easy to share across offices

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Still wish there was a native iPad app (that worked in landscape mode) - understand that we can use browser version

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

share CRM data between several remote offices, share contacts, manage sales efforts, increase accountability

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 12, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JF
Jessica F.
Office Coordinator
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"Admins heart Nutshell!"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The filters! The columns! The tags! I can compile any grouping that my heart desires.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Automatically including every dang ol' social media link, with no way to confirm or deny them. And that it will sometimes auto-merge 2 different people's links, based on them having the same name.

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

We can save so much data about our contacts, including past emails. This not only saves us a lot of time, but we can easily personalize our communications, which can go a long way towards delighting our current or would-be clients. Sending mailings to specific groups of people goes so much quicker when you can easily compile your list and export it.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 11, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Katrina G. avatar
Katrina G.
Licensed Insurance Agent
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"Nutshell is great "
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell is great for keeping customers information and jobs all in one place

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

That it is does not link with Quickbooks Online

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

It's great for updating company info and note taking and for uploading files to each customer.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 10, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
David M. avatar
David M.
Creative Director
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"Flexible, cost-effective CRM for a small business"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I like the way Nutshell's SaaS model can flex to meet my company's needs, and that we're not shoehorned into prescriptive ways of doing things. The leads board is especially useful.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The mobile app is super clunky to use. Just entering a new opportunity takes forever.

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

Allowing the business to keep track of all our sales opportunities, and pinpoint our strengths and weaknesses in how we handle them.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 09, 2019
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Chris M. avatar
Chris M.
Chief Marketing Officer & Project Manager
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"Best Workflow and Pipeline Software we have used yet."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

We love the option to create our own checklists and pipeline workflow.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

We are paying for over 20 users, so it is a bit expensive now.

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

Workflow management, transaction management, pipeline and sales management

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 09, 2019
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Oliver W. avatar
Oliver W.
Owner
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"Nutshell is a Phenomenal Sales CRM"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I love how easy Nutshell is to use, the UI is very well laid out and is intuitive. It's very easy to add Companies and Contacts to start creating a lead and sales pipeline.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Tricky to integrate with our 3CX phone system, it is shown as a feature but technical and hard to get working.

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

Allows me as the business owner to monitor sales performance and activities, see how many calls and emails are being made and I can record those calls if I wish to see the quality of conversations being had.