Software · head to head
Less Annoying CRM vs Really Simple Systems
Less Annoying CRM
Software
Simple CRM built by small business experts
- From
- $30/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Less Annoying CRM there is no free tier, only a single $15 per user per month price; Really Simple Systems the vendor's own pricing page as captured by the Internet Archive on 22 October 2019 listed four CRM tiers billed annually: Free at $0 for up to 2 users, Starter at $14 per user per month, Professional at $30 per user per month, and Enterprise at $46 per user per month (each roughly 7 to 10 percent higher if billed monthly); the Marketing add-on was $22 per month for up to 5,000 emails and Advanced Marketing scaled to 50,000 emails per month, though this capture is over five years old
- They diverge on capability: Less Annoying CRM covers Task tracking, Really Simple Systems covers Sales pipeline.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Less Annoying CRM and Really Simple Systems actually diverge.
| Attribute | Less Annoying CRM | Really Simple Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $30/month | $15/month |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2006 | 2009 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Less Annoying CRM
- Task tracking
- Pipeline management
- Mobile app
- Mailchimp
- Google Calendar
- Ios support
- Android support
Only in Really Simple Systems
- Sales pipeline
- Task management
- Google Workspace
Both cover
- Contact management
- Email integration
- Reporting
- Zapier
- GDPR
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Less Annoying CRM
- Simple contact and pipeline management for small businessesnot Really Simple Systems
- Tracking follow ups and notes against contacts without configurationnot Really Simple Systems
Really Simple Systems
- Sales managementnot Less Annoying CRM
- Contact trackingnot Less Annoying CRM
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Less Annoying CRM
- There is no free tier, only a single $15 per user per month price
- File storage is capped at 25 GB per user
- The vendor advises staying below 50,000 total contacts, so very large databases sit outside the intended use even though no hard limit is enforced
Really Simple Systems
- The vendor's own pricing page as captured by the Internet Archive on 22 October 2019 listed four CRM tiers billed annually: Free at $0 for up to 2 users, Starter at $14 per user per month, Professional at $30 per user per month, and Enterprise at $46 per user per month (each roughly 7 to 10 percent higher if billed monthly); the Marketing add-on was $22 per month for up to 5,000 emails and Advanced Marketing scaled to 50,000 emails per month, though this capture is over five years old
Pricing, plan by plan
Less Annoying CRM
$30/month- Standard$30/month
- Contact management
- Task management
- Mobile app
- Pro$50/month
- Everything in Standard
- Email automation
- Reporting
- Business$100/month
- Everything in Pro
- Advanced customization
- API access
Really Simple Systems
$15/month- Essential$15/month
- Contact management
- Task tracking
- Professional$25/month
- Everything in Essential
- Sales pipeline
- Reporting
- Professional Plus$35/month
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced customization
Which should you pick?
Choose Less Annoying CRM if
- You need task tracking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want pipeline management.
Choose Really Simple Systems if
- You need sales pipeline.
- You also want task management.
Questions people ask
- Is Less Annoying CRM or Really Simple Systems better?
- Neither clearly leads. Less Annoying CRM starts at $30/month and Really Simple Systems at $15/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Less Annoying CRM or Really Simple Systems?
- Less Annoying CRM starts at $30/month and Really Simple Systems at $15/month.
- Does Less Annoying CRM or Really Simple Systems run on more platforms?
- Less Annoying CRM runs on Web, Ios, Android. Really Simple Systems runs on Web.
- What is Less Annoying CRM best used for?
- Less Annoying CRM is most often used for simple contact and pipeline management for small businesses, tracking follow ups and notes against contacts without configuration. Of those, simple contact and pipeline management for small businesses and tracking follow ups and notes against contacts without configuration are not what Really Simple Systems is typically brought in for.
- What can Less Annoying CRM do that Really Simple Systems cannot?
- Less Annoying CRM covers Task tracking, Pipeline management, Mobile app, Mailchimp. Really Simple Systems covers Sales pipeline, Task management, Google Workspace. Both handle Contact management, Email integration, Reporting, Zapier.