Software · head to head
Outreach vs Really Simple Systems
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Outreach pricing not transparent, requiring custom quotes for most implementations; 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: Outreach covers Sales engagement, Really Simple Systems covers Contact management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Outreach and Really Simple Systems actually diverge.
| Attribute | Outreach | Really Simple Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $100/month | $15/month |
| Founded | 2014 | 2009 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 Outreach
- Sales engagement
- Conversation intelligence
- Revenue intelligence
- Pipeline management
- Analytics & reporting
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Dynamics
Only in Really Simple Systems
- Contact management
- Sales pipeline
- Task management
- Email integration
- Reporting
- Zapier
- Google Workspace
- GDPR
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Outreach
- Sales outreachnot Really Simple Systems
- Pipeline managementnot Really Simple Systems
- Revenue forecastingnot Really Simple Systems
- Team performancenot Really Simple Systems
Really Simple Systems
- Sales managementnot Outreach
- Contact trackingnot Outreach
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Outreach
- Pricing not transparent, requiring custom quotes for most implementations
- Complex setup requiring deep Salesforce configuration and customization
- Primarily designed for enterprise SDR and sales teams, less suitable for small businesses
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
Outreach
$100/month- Standard$100/month
- Email sequencing
- Task management
- Basic analytics
- ProfessionalFree
- All Standard features
- Conversation intelligence
- Advanced analytics
- EnterpriseFree
- All Professional features
- Revenue intelligence
- Custom integrations
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 Really Simple Systems if
- You need contact management.
- You also want sales pipeline.
Questions people ask
- Is Outreach or Really Simple Systems better?
- Neither clearly leads. Outreach starts at $100/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, Outreach or Really Simple Systems?
- Outreach starts at $100/month and Really Simple Systems at $15/month.
- Does Outreach or Really Simple Systems run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Outreach best used for?
- Outreach is most often used for sales outreach, pipeline management, revenue forecasting, team performance. Of those, sales outreach and pipeline management are not what Really Simple Systems is typically brought in for.
- What can Outreach do that Really Simple Systems cannot?
- Outreach covers Sales engagement, Conversation intelligence, Revenue intelligence, Pipeline management. Really Simple Systems covers Contact management, Sales pipeline, Task management, Email integration. Both handle Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Outreach: What channels does Outreach support for sales engagement?
Outreach enables outreach across email, phone calls, SMS, and social media with multi-channel sequencing and automated cadences.
SourceOutreach: Does Outreach integrate with Salesforce?
Yes, Outreach deeply integrates with Salesforce to automatically log emails, calls, and tasks back to CRM records, keeping both platforms synchronized.
SourceOutreach: Can Outreach sync with calendar systems?
Yes, Outreach syncs calendar events to Salesforce as Events records, supporting two-way synchronization between Outreach meetings and Salesforce Events.
SourceRelated pages
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