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"I've tried Act software, Goldmine software and even custom solutions but have been disappointed by the results. Since we already used Outlook, selecting Prophet made a lot of sense for us."
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Compare Prophet Sales Management Software to ACT software,
Goldmine software and Outlook Business Contact Manager

Prophet Sales Management software offers a completely integrated sales software solution built into Outlook that is easy to use, more efficient to work with and will increase your close rate.
Feature Prophet 2004 Act Software v2000 6.0 Goldmine Software Outlook Business Contact Manager
Outlook Integration Builds on top of your Outlook data instead of replacing it Must synch ACT software data with Outlook to integrate Must synch Goldmine software data with Outlook to integrate Must manually recreate separate contacts within Business Contact Manager contact folder meaning you now have two contact folders
Outlook Versions Supported Outlook 2000/02/03/XP Outlook 2000/02/XP Outlook 2000/02/XP Only in Outlook 2003
Create, Track & Manage Sales Opportunities Manage sales opportunities INSIDE of Outlook with Prophet Manage Sales Opportunities in ACT software then synch with Outlook Manage sales opportunities in Goldmine software then synch with Outlook Manage sales opportunities in Business Contact Manager with recreated contacts. Does not synch with current Outlook contacts
Opportunity notes, time/date stamping All notes included as part of the opportunity in Outlook. Auto time/date stamp for each note All notes included as part of the opportunity in ACT software. Auto time/date stamp for each note All notes included as part of the opportunity in Goldmine software. Auto time/date stamp for each note Each saved note is a separate file. Can’t see all notes in a single screen
Share data with simple peer to peer connections Prophet 2004 includes peer to peer data sharing Not an option Not an option Single user mode only. Can’t share data
Share data via centralized server Prophet Server edition adds central data sharing New server software needed New server software needed No Sharing Capabilities
Create pre-built and custom reports Yes. Saves in PDF, Word, Excel, HTML & TIFF Yes. Only saves in Word and Excel Yes. Only saves in Word and Excel Yes. Only saves in native Business Contact Manager format
Personalized Group Emails Send group, personalized emails in text & html from within Outlook Must mail merge with Outlook Must mail merge with Outlook Need bCentral to do so (monthly fee required)
Single License Price $149.95 $229.95 $199.99 $319+ (must purchase as part of Office 11 Pro)
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