Comparison of mobile CRM systems

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This article is a comparison of notable mobile CRM systems.

Contents

ERP systems are considered a superset of CRM systems.

Introduction

The market for mobile CRM applications is currently seeing record growth as new products and services around mobile CRM are being developed. The benefits of mobile CRM application have been demonstrated in a paper by Grandhi & Chugh (2012) through the case of Dow Corning and DirecTV where the introduction of SAP CRM system helped to improve their customer relations. [1] Analysis of the two organisations revealed that mobile CRM applications are not only helping them to improve relationship with customers, but also helping to reduce the costs of acquiring new customers. [1]

General

Only stable releases are considered.


SystemCreatorLast Updated Android Tablet Application iOS Tablet ApplicationMobile PlatformsOffline AccessFree Mobile Access
Base CRM Base CRM 2024YesYes iOS, [2] Android, [3] Windows Phone [4] YesYes
Capsule (CRM) Zestia Ltd.2024YesYes iOS, [5] Android, [6] YesYes
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Microsoft 2015Yes/Third PartyYes/Third party Windows Phone [7] YesYes
Oracle CRM Oracle Corporation 2013YesYes iOS, [8] Android [9] YesYes
Pipedrive Pipedrive 2024YesYes iOS, [10] Android, [11] YesYes
Salesforce [12] Marc Benioff 2013YesYes iOS, [13] Android [14] YesYes
SAP CRM SAP 2013YesYes iOS, [15] Android [16] YesYes
SugarCRM SugarCRM 2019YesYes iOS, [17] Android [18] YesYes
Zoho CRM ZOHO Corporation 2019YesYes iOS, [19] Android [20] YesNo

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