LongJump CRM data limits lead me to Intalio CRM?
I got a email warning on Sat AM that I was almost out of data space again!
I pay $50 for F-I-F-T-Y MB...yes MB, not GB. That space gets used in a second when I send out email or faxes via the CRM since the CRM wants to make a note that I sent some marketing - good idea.
Except that I am a small org and can't accept that I should be hundreds each month for a few hundred MBs. And there is no end in sight since I only want to grow my CRM and use lots more database space.
Huge pain.
But, it seemed to be the norm. SalesForce has similar pricing.
I started writing to LongJump Support on Sat morning to let them know how sad I get when I end up in this jam, spending time review my data use, choosing to avoid buying more space by trying (they don't yet support exporting complex text - csv delimiters get hosed) downloading my data (mostly Activity records loaded with quotes that foobar csv format) and then delete records from my database. As a database junkie, deleting data is the dirtiest thing you can make me do.
While writing my support ticket to LongJump I Googled to see what Salesforce charges. Surprise! They include a GB with every account. Damn, that would cost me around $900 on LongJump.
See, this is my main problem with hosted CRM / platform services. Drive space seems cheap so why these prices.
Then I found something on Google called Intalio CRM.http://www.intalio.com/products/crm/on-demand/ Wow! 25GB per user! Plus BPM (Business Process Modeling) and other hot features. Going to try their free trial. $45 per user is less than SalesForce and $15 more than LongJump, so pricing is in my range.
Will let you know what I find.
