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Nutshell
4.3
(977)
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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 17, 2024
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977 Nutshell Reviews
4.3 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 03, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
LB
Lisa B.
Founder
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"Everything for all departments"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

TEMPLATES! I love that I can save templates and share them across my teams!

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I wish I could archive contacts and not lose their information.

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

Team collaboration, email tracking and client communication tracking.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 03, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
AT
Alejandra T.
Office Manager
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"Good CRM"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The best part for me is working simultaneously on any lead, online, or mobile app.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I wouldn't say I like that it is not very customizable, making it not as user-friendly.

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

This has helped our company properly source the sale notes and notify individuals when their part of the assembly line is due.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 03, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
Todd S. avatar
Todd S.
Sales Manager
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"Amazing CRM"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

They really seem to understand all types and sizes of businesses and have built a very well rounded product for same.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I think there is room for slight improvements to reports and also pricing for smaller companies.

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

It helps to track activies both day to day and far into the future.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jul 20, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
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Rob P.
Vice President Sales Marketing
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"Very user friendly, some typically optional features are included."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

That the team finds it easy to use, hence integration and engagement has been seamless. That I enjoy the comprehensive ability to customize fields in a matter of minutes as well as load our relative data.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Graphics ans reports area could be improved.

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

Ability to see all opportunities on the radar. To utilize Nutshell as core centric to our sales meetings and accelerate our efforts to capture sales.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jul 18, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
MW
Mike W.
Regional Manager
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"Nutshell in a nutshell (couldn't help myself)"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Ease of use compared to other CRMs. Mostly intuitive and easy to train people on. Quick and helpful support as well. I have always gotten quick answers to questions and the help center is a good resource.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

No real complaints. UX could use an update. As with most CRMs, a lot of the features/neat stuff does not apply to us or our customer segment. Random and specific, but tags should not need to be added in advance of an import, they should be automatically created if no such tag already exists.

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

An in-between from cold leads to our internal quote tracking system. Allows us to do a mix of automation approach to outbound, but also can track leads more specifially for more targeted programs.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jul 18, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
KP
Karen P.
Founder
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"Nutshell Review"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Stores all client/candidate data in one place. Easy to use on PC or mobile device.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Site sometimes crashes when I try to access from mobile device and not all information uploads when accessed this way.

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

They have upgraded the mobile usage platform and also have made direct emailing out of NS easier and more streamlined.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jul 18, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
FA
Flavio A.
Founder
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"Highly recommended CRM for all kinds of trades"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The ability to modify step-by-step process sales funnels.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Lack of features on mobile app in comparison to pc version.

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

Solving the people and customers issue where not much information could be input in our previous CRM.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jul 18, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
ES
Eric S.
Founder
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"Easy to use and budget friendly CRM tool"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The simplicty of the platform allows us to add users seamlessely and quickly without having to spend execssive amount of time on training.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

We are a federal contracting company and realize nutshell is more aimed for commercial vednors, so we wish it could have a capbility to tailor to federal users as well.

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

Gives my team the ability to house data around potential leads throughout the pipeline lifecycle and a simple and easy to use manner.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jul 17, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
SW
Stephanie W.
Executive Assistant
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"Overall good product; some things I would change"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Relatively easy to populate and easy to search; I like how I'm not required to complete fields when I don't have the information. Exporting the contacts list has been a helpful feature as I need to clean up a mess of erroneously imported contacts.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

No direct phone number to contact someone when you have a problem or a question that isn't easily found in the forums and Help sections. Several hundred contacts inadvertently got imported and now it's a mess to clean up.

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

When we send out our Marketing Newsletter, I am hoping Nutshell can seamlessly send that to our target contacts list, and keep a record of our previously sent newsletters for us to reference if/when needed.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 17, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
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Mike (Jon M.) A.
Technical Consultant | Water Treatment | Inside/Virtual Sales
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"Nutshell Performs Multiple Functions of a CRM Quite Well."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Most of the Search and Reminder and Scheduling functions I need are very simple to use and go somewhat beyond basics.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I would like to have additional search features built into it as well as additional outcall service options.

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

It is primarily used as a CRM program and it adequately keeps track of customers, potential customers, and activities involving same.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 21, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
EC
Erin C.
Founder
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"Great for small businesses"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Easy to use and easy to customize for our needs.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The reporting sometimes is a little inaccurante.

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

An easy location to put all client notes and information needed. It helps us with following up with prospective clients as well

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 18, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
WC
Wendy C.
Founder
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"I liked Nutshell it just wasn't for me"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I like the way it showed my meetings as that made it easy to update what was said and post it to a company to go back on.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Pulling in every email I had and not allowing me to delete them in bulk. I get so many emails that have nothing to do with anything. I am OCD and do not like clutter in my CRM.

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

TBH the only thing it solved for me was holding all my vendors and the contacts that matched in one place. I was hoping it would also help me track events I have with these vendors but it did not work out that way.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 17, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
LG
Lesley G.
Founder
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"Review of Nutshell"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

How user friendly it is to pull information up and that you can access it whether you are in the office or on the road.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Sometimes it's a little challenging to pull up the relevent companies in a specific region.

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

Helps our sales team to see where we are for progress of leads and sales.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 14, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
DV
Dean V.
Founder
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"Straight forward CRM that is easy to learn"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Very simple and straightforward user interface and features. Covers all the basics of a CRM without the complexities of other systems. Options available to do more complex functions. Pricing is fantastic for a small business

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Nothing really. Very happy with the feature sets and capabilities.

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

Basic CRM. Easy to use email system and see what has been opened. Templated are quite easy to set up

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 14, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
MW
Melissa W.
Founder
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"Streamlines all our outreach and makes managing leads easy"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Love that we can manage all of our prospects and contacts in one place. One of my favorite features is the email tracking capabilities and being able to see who has engaged with our emails. Love all the filters, too.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Really don't have anything to complain about. Every system has their quirks and every business has different needs, so no one platform can be everything to everyone. That said, there are some good work-arounds if we run into anything that is problematic.

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

Nutshell is handling all of our lead management and providing and clean and easy-to-use platform to do so. We love the bulk emails through the wonderful templates and pipelines and find that we're so much more efficient with outreach by using Nutshell.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Mar 13, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
EC
Erik C.
Founder
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"Nutshell is a great platform and backs it up with terrific customer service."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

How responsive they are. It is very easy to get in touch, and they are friendly, knowledgeable, and and prompt.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Better use of space on the profile pages. Wish I could see more of the interaction history without having to scroll down so much.

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

Making it easy to contact and track our sales prospects. It is saving a lot of time both calling and emailing prospects.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 09, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
SG
Sam G.
Founder
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"It gets the basics right, and has powerful email automations, workflows & phone apps."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The interface is less intimidating for non-sales types than SalesForce or HubSpot. Entering and cross-referencing contact points on individuals and companies is seamless and easy. Good G-Suite integration.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Limited ability to create structures outside of the formatted silos of 'people and companies'. Mapping features are buggy, driven by auto-formatting addresses that are often inaccurate.

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

Taking non-career-salespeople and getting them to organize and record customer interactions, leading to better KPI monitoring and engagement. Automating emails and workflows.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 02, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
JB
Jacob B.
Founder
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"Solid CRM, Does what it says"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Fairly easy to use and does all the basics a CRM should do.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Wish it had better Gmail integration instead of having to bcc it all the time.

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

We didn't have a CRM before, so this is what we are using it for.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 01, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
MS
Maxton S.
Founder
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"Nutshell has shaped my communications with clients and made mass messaging and marketing easy."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell allows compartmentalization for my different client groups. It's easy to communicate with all of them fluidly and uniformly.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Sometimes it feels like there are too many settings or options but it's better to have too much than not enough.

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

I need an organized, streamlined method of communication for multiple contacts and this offers just that.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 09, 2023
 Source
Overall Rating:
4.0
HC
Holly C.
Founder
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"Good CRM for contacts"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Great way to track management with clients. Love that I can BCC and the email from my google account goes right into the right account in Nutshell. Also love that I can set tasks to remind myself to follow up

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Reports aren't customizable as I would like. I am a consultant with multiple clients, and I can't pull a contact report for just one client at a time. Also can't send contracts and invoices through Nutshell so its not a one stop shop for us

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

Wanted a system to put in all our contacts and conversations for multiple clients and have a place they all land in for easy review for our clients