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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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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
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Last updated: November 23, 2024
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977 Nutshell Reviews
4.3 out of 5
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Jun 09, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Rozi S. avatar
Rozi S.
Process Associate
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"Nutshell review"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell helps the small business to grow and handle critical challenges of sales. Helps B2B organisations work together to win more profits. Easier to set up and meet the target.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Nothing can be dislike about nutshell as it is operate by many companies. It provides many more sale in less time that is what any company need it is more usable software.

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

It help the team productivity, determine the cause of the problem and also identify and select thé alternatives for solutions. Sales performance increased and deal with lost.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 24, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JB
Jeff B.
Web Designer / Sole Proprietor
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"Works well for managing your customer database"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Easy to use to manage your customer database. Allows you to keep notes on every contact with your customers. Allows you to connect Mailchimp, and other apps, to track which customers receive your marketing email. Whenever I want to know what has happened to a customer's account, I go to Nutshell, search for the customer, and then have all the data readily available.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The email marketing is not as good as Mailchimp for the price charged. The email builder is subpar in comparison. They need to completely revamp the email marketing system or eliminate it.

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

Allows me to have an online database of our company's customers that is easily accessible to all employees. The price is low and affordable for the business.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 22, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Rob H. avatar
Rob H.
Sales And Founder
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"Tried 3 other CRM's and Nutshell is intuitive for sales guys and doe not has straightforward pricing"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Free is not free. Nutshell is a fair price with an intuitive interface. Time is money! Even I could figure it out and the help desk was GREAT

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Would like an easier way to turn an email into a lead in Outlook.

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

Helping clients know who we are (awareness) and following up on leads with gentle persistence automatically. Nutshell helps our sales focus

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 15, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
DH
David H.
Founder
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"As a Solo-preneur, Nutshell is my partner"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I like how it's customizable and I like how it displays information to keep me organized. I'm a creative and a little all over the place, but Nutshell keeps my whole pipeline/sales system together for me--whether I need to check for an overview, or spend time reviewing and working on all my leads.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Honestly, I don't have any major complaints. I think in a lot of ways its pretty comparable to most other CRMs. I just landed on Nutshell years ago as I was looking for a CRM to meet my needs, and here I am using it like 5 years later.

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

Lets me track my leads and keep notes on them. Also allows me to build a detailed rolodex of all my clients.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 11, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
PC
Peter C.
Founder
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"Executive Search and Selection"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

As a Consultant in Executive Search and Selection I have been able to customise Nutshell for my unique and bespoke work.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

If anything it is maybe very much geared to product sales versus bespoke service led offerings.

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

Allows me to manage a pipeline for a) executive search and selection briefs, and b) candidates. As a CRM it is vital for contacting and tracking candidates in their careers.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 11, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JS
Jeff S.
Founder
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"Nutshell works for our specialized business"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The best thing about NS is the ability to keep all records, meetings, follow-ups in one place as we generate and pursue new leads.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The only thing we dislike about Nutshell is the current mobile app. It's a little underdeveloped and wonky to use.

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

Nutshell recently addressed an issue that has helped tremendously. We have multiple leads from the same company and prior to the change, and email for one specific lead would poplulate all leads with that specific company. Now, we can stipulate which lead a specific email is associated with.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 10, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MC
Marlo C.
Founder
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"Easiest and most intuitive CRM available!"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell has the capability to streamline all of your organization's processes in a very intuitive, straightforward manner.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Love the system and would do anything to use it at our organization currently!

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

No current problems.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 25, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JR
John R.
Vice President Of Operations
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"Nutshell Product Review - BNC"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I love how easy Nutshell is to use. The product is very robust and cost effective. For us, this is a dream product because of the price, performance and customer support!

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Company limits and some issues with merging records. There are some minor bugs we come across but in general we can get those issues resolved with the great and attentive staff at Nutshell!

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

We use Nutshell as our CRM so it solves our sales problems and customer relationship management daily. With this tool we are able to organize the sales and marketing team and greatly improve efficiency!

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 17, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
DW
Denise W.
Founder
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"Valuable Options, Easy to use Interface and more"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell's user-friendly interface and it's built-in CRM features make it a top choice. Setting reminders, overall flexibility ( so you can use it like you need to) tracking critical data, and the dedicated support provided are far better than industry-averages. It is by far the best CRM I have ever used.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

It would be nice if the technology kept pace with SPAM filter protocols. As is, it still does an exceptional product.

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

We have the ability with Nutshell to get a 10,000 foot view of all we are tracking and and that is critical.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 20, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AT
Aaron T.
Founder
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"Post Sales Support is Superior"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The post-sales support from Nutshell is the primary reason I chose the platform. Suffice it to say I have not been disappointed. After using the service for a few months we've been able to come back and fine-tune our processes all with the help of a product expert and most importantly AT NO ADDITIONAL COST.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

My biggest challenge using the service is getting acclimated to their terminology. For example, their use of Leads can refer to several different pipelines and/or processes. I'd prefer to be able to rename these internally, but it's not a deal breaker for sure.

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

I was looking for a platform that could manage multiple pipelines while giving my team transparency about their own successes. Nutshell has delivered on both fronts. Once an item has been keyed into the system it can be adapted for multiple contact points and leads making duplicate entries a thing of the past.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 17, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
HF
Henrik F.
Founder
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"Great overview and user friendly"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I love the overview it gives me and that i can easily find my customers and follow up on everything i do. the task function is my best friend and makes my work so much easier

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I still haven´t found something that i dont like about Nutshell, it really is a great tool for my everyday work. I could say that it has some issues since I´m not using it in English but thats really not a big deal.

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

It´s keeping track on all my customers so that I can easily access emails, notes on phone calls, documents related to bookings, task and follow ups. It takes less time to connect with customers thanks to the possibility to write notes and information in the customer profile. it also makes it easy for other on my team to connect with the customers since they see all the information above.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 16, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Daniel S. avatar
Daniel S.
Sales Representative
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"Good CRM could improve with a better Phone-Tablet app"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

We use nutshell to track our leads and quote projects; the integration with PandaDoc is an excellent tool if you like all the templates used through panda. Their marketing tool allows you to send marketing emails without exiting your CRM; this makes it convenient and reduces the cost of paying for a third-party marketing app.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I wish they had a better interface on their app, the app works, but it can be a little confusing, and you cannot get all the functionality you get on your computer. Also, it would be better if they had an app optimized for IPads; currently, ipads and phones share the same app.

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

Nutshell is helping us follow up on our leads by creating different user tasks. It also allows our marketing person to filter contacts fast to send out email marketing.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 15, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
LP
Lina P.
Founder
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"Nutshell is a powerful tool"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

How it keeps record of everything and I can keep track of all of my customers and their companies. I can have attachments added to a lead and the system is very organized

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Some of their merging functions, I wish it was easier to find company or person files and access all type of documents.

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

I don't know what they're solving

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Mar 13, 2023
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Overall Rating:
5.0
KS
Kenneth S.
Founder
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"Nutshell is the best value tool for business development"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell is very easy to use, has lots of tools and is inexpensive.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Occasional downtime and updates to the system can cause an interruption.

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

Nutshell allows me to track the sales cycle for onboarding new clients.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 13, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AA
Andy A.
Founder
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"Nutshell CRM works for a small shop"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell is very intuitive. It is easy to train employees. Nutshell staff helped integrate our Unbounce information, so it automatically updates when our web forms are completed. Using the templates makes replying simple.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The reports are generally very helpful, but I have a hard time getting the filters set to produce the data I am looking for.

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

As a small company Nutshell keeps track of all our customer interactions and the data is easily shared between our locations.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 07, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
VM
Valerie M.
Founder
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"Great looking Dashboard and very user friendly"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

As a sales person I absolutely love being able to see comparative stats so that I can continually compete against myself

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

API ability for our process software - Currently we are not able to link the two together

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

I have a hard time paying attention to instructions so I tend to skip tutorials, however everytime I have run into an issue, the support team at Nutshell has been quick and beyond patient with me!

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 03, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
CM
Carlos M.
Founder
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"Great Value, clear to use"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Clear to use, with beautiful layouts for the pipelines. Easy to control users and targets + excellent connectivity with e-mail platforms to record client interactions

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Some basic features like target setting requires higher fees

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

Very effective means of recording multiple conversations with the clients, considering all stakeholders at both ends of the communication + easy reporting on sales efforts that are indexable

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 03, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AS
Ana S.
Founder
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"A Useful Tool for Staying Organized"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Our organization uses Nutshell to organize our databases and connect with partners and stakeholders. We appreciate the CRM's flexibility, as it offers a wide range of features that can be customized to meet our specific needs. Although Nutshell is primarily designed as a sales CRM, we have found it to be useful for any type of business. Additionally, Nutshell has a reliable customer service and support team, and scheduling a meeting with them for guidance is super easy and quick.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The only downside of Nutshell is that it can be difficult for beginners to use initially, as there are many different tools available. However, this difficulty is likely just a result of the adaptation period. One area for improvement would be to add more instructional articles on their website. Nonetheless, this is not a major issue as their customer support team is always available to assist with any questions or concerns.

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

Without a doubt, Nutshell has been instrumental in organizing our contact lists and has eliminated the need to maintain multiple spreadsheets for our contacts.Nutshell has not only streamlined our contact management process but has also saved us a significant amount of time, allowing us to focus on engaging with our partners and stakeholders. The email tool, in particular, has been especially helpful in improving our communication and engagement with our contacts.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 02, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
DM
Daniel M.
Founder
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"The ease of use is great!"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I like that it's incredibly easy to use, compared to other CRM's I've used before. Tools are easy to find, navigation is seamless and there's basically nothing there that adds clut to the experience.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I think Nutshell has a good opportunity to improve the way analytics are shown for marketing tools. There is basic analytics to emails sent, but exporting this information is lacking, so further analysis can be made.

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

It keeps our client base organized and helps us continuously target them with relevant information. It also helps us capture these clients' data through online forms. Lastly, it helps us keep organized with our B2B sales department.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 02, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
DW
Dean W.
Founder
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"A re-imagined CRM, in a Nutshell."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Flexibility / customizability, super helpful, nice and knowledgeable team, US-based and "contactable," high-quality product, and price.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I wish it was a little "smarter" when it came to connecting new leads with people or companies - perhaps add a prompt that suggests this? Let's get some AI involved, eh?

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

Nutshell keeps my business development self organized and integrates with my other systems. It's simple to use and ideally suited for entrepreneurs.