The Unintended Sincerity of SugarCRM

Nowadays, proprietary software has become "bloatware":

software that has too many features and as an added

consequence, the computer will run slower. These kinds

of inconveniences stem from the seller’s assumption

that consumers usually go to the "heavy" applications

in their software needs. Furthermore, the immense

marketing that sellers usually do is a testament that

these companies care more about their profits and

development more than yours. Ironically, it seems that

they try to improve your business model so that theirs

will too.

At the end of the day, what CRM software does

everything such applications should and also come off

as lightweight, quick and efficient?

Enter SugarCRM: not only is it a cost-effective

alternative to expensive CRMs that corporations sell,

it has also proven itself to a respectable CRM

application is inconceivably free of charge. That’s

because no one owns the software, since it is

open-source.

The advantages of open-source software

The wonderful mix of words "open source" and "CRM

software" benefits executives, both from high-scale

corporations to small-time businesses is that they can

customize it to their needs. An example of an

open-source application is the web browser, Mozilla

Firefox. As one may observe, he/she may put add-ons to

the application, trying to add a certain

characteristic to it, making it more suited to the

user: there’s the no-script add-on for

security-conscious users and adblock for those who

dislike certain advertisements that eat up RAM. This

is the type of personalization every open-source

software, including SugarCRM, that makes it

lightweight yet versatile.

Another feature is the availability of the source

code. Each user of the software has an opportunity to

fix annoying bugs and errors that may still be present

in the application. So to speak, with the reach of the

web and the success of open-source applications, it

may be safe to declare that SugarCRM has actually a

lot of "testers", contributing to the safety,

reliability and quality of the product.

Lastly is the software’s longevity. There is no single

entity on which the future of the software depends,

which is common with proprietary products/software.

Usually, a company relies on a software manufacturer

that improves upon the application. If the

manufacturer closes shop, then the future of the

program is stymied and future versions are definitely

out of sight. The thing about open-source is that no

single entity creates the software, so its development

is sure to ensue. But in the rare case that the

started the code decides to stop development, there is

always another software group fixing things up for

consumers, and it is without neither legal nor

practical limitations.

Lighter and faster than any other CRM

By the time you download the free CRM software, it is

incredibly lightweight (around 40MB) compared to other

CRMs like Microsoft Dynamics (280MB). But basically,

you are provided with a "software skeleton": you have

the absolute basics of the application and you have

options to download more in the internet, which makes

it fit to the downloading corporation’s system. Also,

obviously, when a program has lesser size, it is

faster; in the end, productivity will increase over

time. Compared to Microsoft Dynamics in

mid-performance servers and computers, SugarCRM

flutters towards its goal while MS Dynamics CRM labors

towards its goal.

Conclusion

Consumers have to deal with endless marketing pitches

and disappointing results from many corporations who

currently sell software, especially CRM applications.

But with the advent SugarCRM, the best open-source CRM

software available, customers are assured of a

lightweight and secure application because of its

open-source underpinnings.