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Nutshell Reviews: 4.3/5 — Solid Choice

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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977 Nutshell Reviews
4.3 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Great way to streamline client care within our office."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Having everyone being able to see client communication between myself and the client on their profile is HUGE. I can comfortably take time off and know my team will be able to seal the deal without having to call me constantly.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Email Notifications can be a bit overwhelming.

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

The biggest one for us is efficiency. We're able to see where every project is and hold that department accountable if it's been too long.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MS
Mike S.
Director Of Online Marketing
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"Very Helpful, Efficient and Intuitive"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

It's a very intuitive system. It's not bloated with any unnecessary functionality and I can use it relatively easily on my phone.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The app needs some work. I can access basic reports and functionality but it has a ways to go to catch up to the desktop version.

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

We're tracking admits / leads / calls to an addiction treatment center. It's streamlined our admissions process and gives me as a marketer much more actionable insights than prior solutions.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Great!"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Ability to track progress and map out leads. I also like how we are able to view previous email communications and easily update additional interactions we have with the leads.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

We used nutshell for assigning providers to hospitals. When looking at the communication history associated with a hospital, sometimes it can be a little challleging because hospital communication history is also in the same list as communication history with the provider that was tagged to that hospital. Some communication made to the provider may not be relevant to that specific hospital so at times, we need to sort through a lot of information to find the most recent and relevant communication.

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

Identifying target areas is made easy with the mapping software.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Seth H. avatar
Seth H.
Video Sales
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"Great Features & Easy To use"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Simple to use and makes sense. The search is fast too. It really helps me to keep customer information organized.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

No "dark mode". I wouldn't say I like that I can not have "parent" accounts or account "nesting".

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

Quickly being able to track deals

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Nutshell is a great lead gen tracker!"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

It's a very comprehensive and easy to use lead tracker that also connects to my email, alerts, auto templates letters and can be used on an App as well. I also found it is very intuitive and easy to learn & customize all aspects.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I have not found anything I disliked about Nutshell.

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

Trying to track potential sales leads and connect the data to other team members so everyone can access. Also want to send out automated emails based on a time table depending on the previous email

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MK
Matt K.
O
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"Simple and easy to use"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Client information is all in one place and easy to retrieve.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I wish that Nutshell would link to my MacOS mail and message accounts.

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

Before Nutshell sharing information with our team was time consuming and in a lot of cases duplicated work.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Nutshell is a great CRM that allows you to do anything you could imagine."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

What I like best is that Nutshell keeps my leads in order, and keeps me on task with all of my leads allowing me to keep track of them all in one place. I also love how Nutshell keeps track of all of my metrics.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I have used Nutshell for just over 2 months, and right now there is nothing that I dislike.

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

We have had a lot of problems keeping leads organized, and Nutshell has helped us tremendously.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Greg P. avatar
Greg P.
Product Consultant
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"Fantastic Software for sales and lead tracking"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell is super user-friendly. The whole team can see what everyone else is working on with regards to phone calls, emails, tracking of projects, etc.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The only functions of Nutshell I dislike are that when calling from a lead the call blocks out the name of the lead. The other thing I do not like is when you are tracking multiple leads, with the same companies and same people it lumps them all together and can take a bit of time to figure out.

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

Team communication for projects is at an all-time high. From sales to customer service we all know what is going on with any given project in our system

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Jonah B. avatar
Jonah B.
Managing Partner
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"They said we needed to build our own CRM! But then I got us on Nutshell."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell is incredibly flexible. You could use it to sell products or services. We end up using it to sell services and have made it work extremely well for our business. It's open API allows us to pipe data into many different parts of our business infrastructure. This has enhanced our ability to forecast sales and finances in a way we weren't able to before.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

There really isn't much I don't like. We had to do some finagling to get it to work for a services company. A nice feature might be to allow for a bifurcation between product and services companies.

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

Transparent communication across our organization about sales status, concrete reporting about the value of our sales funnel, and the performance of our sales team.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
SS
Samantha S.
Research & Development Manager
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"Excellent CRM to keep track of all moving sales"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

You can customize it however you need it. It's not just built for one company in mind. It can be whatever you need it to be.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The one thing that I wish I had more control over is the time frames that I can push back deadlines. Maybe Nutshell is already capable of this; I may have overlooked a setting.

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

We are solving a communication issue between our sales department and the rest of the team. Nutshell has become our way to show everyone what is going on and what needs to happen. This program has outstanding benefits, one being keeping information organized in one place.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Favorite CRM to date!"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Ease and flexibility it has. Very user friendly.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Nothing comes to mind currently. Meets all of my needs at this time.

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

Easily connecting me to my candidates when it automatically pulls up their social media profiles and info when I input their names and email.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"great"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

It helps users to interact and keep a record of every conversation

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Nothing is as such dissappointing to me. I really like it.

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

Keep a record of my conversations and schedule. helps improve my efficiency.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Keep it Simple & Effective"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I like how easy it is to train and use within a team. Everything is user friendly and makes it simple to get the information that you need. The app is great!

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I do not like that I cannot change the value of a lead after it has been created. Id like to assign a final value to the lead when closed.

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

We are preventing piglet deaths.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Very complete"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The tool's versatility and the sales funnel vision it possesses perfectly align with my company's vision. what makes for a perfect fit

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The possibility to export reports to a CSV format. The possibility to rename the funnel steps. The lack of integration with linkedin and Google calendar

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

Have complete visibility into the sales funnel, opportunity status, and delegate tasks to the team

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
May 20, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Evan T. avatar
Evan T.
Account Executive
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"The CRM and Email Marketing I have been searching since 1992..."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

This email marketing tool is integrated with a great CRM. I can send daily emails and weekly newsletters to multiple contacts. Reporting on opens and clicks is integrated with the CRM as well so I can follow with phone calls in real-time. I have used Constant Contact and Mail Chimp and various capacities. The Nutshell Outreach tool is just as powerful. Yesterday it took me 2 hours to build a complex email marketing piece and send it to 4K+ subscribers. This includes designing the campaign with unique images and headlines. I was impressed as this was only my third email campaign with the outreach tool.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I wish there were more template emails. However, I can build most of what I need with the several email templates provided as a starter. Editing HTML email is cumbersome and this tool follows best practices for editing. YET, It is still hard to craft a solid looking email Template. They are adding functionality to Drip Sequences.

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

I can have a team of salespeople call their contacts in real-time as the newsletters are opened and clicked. We have hundreds of leads come into our organization monthly and can consistently & quickly keep in touch. We were able to implement a SOLID CRM into our organization on day one and not hire a consultant for a 6-9 month implementation.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 17, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
Share
"Helpful Email Marketing with Nutshell!"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I like how many capabilities the Nutshell system offers. We use Nutshell for many areas of business, and having the email marketing within the same system helps things run smoothly. For instance, our customer contacts are already managed within Nutshell, which makes email marketing so much easier! I can segment our contacts and keep them well organized, as well as see all the reporting associated with the email campaigns.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

So far there is not really anything to dislike. The only things I noticed was that when I pulled the html in from some of our already build email blasts (from another email marketing system), it did not allow me to adjust that same content as easily as I thought it would once it got the info transferred into Nutshell.

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

The main problems being solved are regarding: 1. Consistency 2. Reaching our customer contacts without bounces 3. Streamline operations

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 25, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Ross B. avatar
Ross B.
Channel Manager
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"Everything I Need, Seamlessly"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

It is so user friendly and great UI. Everything I need is easy to access.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The "click to call" button is dangerously close to the "delete phone number" button.

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

Tracking all leads and opportunities, visualizing sales pipeline, easy to access record keeping.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Mar 25, 2021
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
TB
Tom B.
Sales
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"From our initial inquiry, the Nutshell team responded quickly."
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Their CRM is very flexible, but also easy to learn. We had spoken to two other CRM companies, but picked Nutshell because: 1. Their staff responded quickly and answered questions promptly. 2 .Their CRM allows us to build it for our needs, make changes and additions on our own. 3 .Other CRM system's we looked at were more expensive and needed more outside help to develop and manage.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Any CRM needs a commitment to learn and use it regularly. It takes discipline.

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

We now have all our customers, leads, contacts in one database and can manage the information more efficiently. The forecasting and reporting features have gave us a better understanding of our business.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
Dec 08, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MD
Maddie D.
Founder
Share
"Nutshell is a game changer for us"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Nutshell is a very transparent, easy to navigate and flat view CRM platform. It's flexible, nimble and the Nutshell team is often making updates to assist with user experience. The support team is also extremely helpful and very responsive. It's just more straightforward to use than most other CRM tools, without losing any of the capabilities.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

A few very specific features are still very sales-product oriented, and we use the CRM a little differently than a traditional sales/product oriented team.

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

Nutshell helps us better track our active opportunities and stay accountable following up with leads to drive more future opportunities.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 03, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Danita N. avatar
Danita N.
Publisher
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"NUTSHELL won't drive you nuts - but it will drive your business!"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I've used many CRMs, and this truly is my favorite to date. Nutshell is extremely easy to use and customize, there isn't a huge learning curve to use it! I love that with a push of a button it connects to the system I use to my constant contact account. It has an auto phone dialer which I really like...it keeps me hands free so I can take notes while I'm on the phone! It is easy to create tags and schedule follow ups with this system!

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

The only thing I dislike about Nutshell is that it doesn't include a calendar. Otherwise, the system is perfect!

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

Nutshell efficiently helps me to be organized with my leads and helps me track my prospects through the sales funnel. This is a very efficient CRM!

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 02, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JB
Justin B.
Founder
Share
"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
SK
Sergey K.
Founder
Share
"Easiest and most convenient CRM among many top CRMs which I have tested"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

I wanted an easy to add leads crm with some nice visualisation. I have tested many different CRM's before making a final decision as I had to do the research on behalf of my other team members as we all together as a whole SEO department were going to use a CRM to add and work with leads.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I had to find my own way how to make sure that when I type in the search name of the website I will get the system to show me the lead I need. There is a trick to it and since all my leads are named by the websites, that had to be discovered.

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

I use Nutshell to quickly add leads and work with them. It helps me to keep a track of recent contacts and notify me about next contact date.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 02, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
MB
Mark B.
Founder
Share
"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.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 02, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
BL
Benoît L.
Founder
Share
"Efficient! comfort! Confidence!"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

Everything we need is there... not less nor more!

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Quality of reports Please more Integrations...

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

Communication in between all employees... Benefits: Gain of efficiency

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 02, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JV
Jon V.
Founder
Share
"Fully customizable"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

You can make it do whatever you want. They really make it easy to customize.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

Would love online file viewing , I dont like that if I upload a pdf to a lead I have to download it to view it. Also no affiliate program sucks because I recommended a lot.

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

Accountability tool to always stay on top of my leads. It helps me not leave meat on the table.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 02, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
JM
Jason M.
Founder
Share
"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
Share
"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

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Dec 02, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
BG
Barb G.
Founder
Share
"I love Nutshell"
What do you like best about Nutshell?

The customer service if I need it. So far it it user friendly but if I get stuck, someone is there to help me quickly.

What do you dislike about Nutshell?

I like Nutshell and have no dislikes at this time.

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

Before Nutshell I tried to keep track of leads on Excel, but it was not interactive like Nutshell is.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Aug 22, 2020
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
BM
Bob M.
Founder
Share
"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
Share
"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.