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| Aspect | Excel | Lite CRM |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead capture Follow-up reminders Deal visibility Collaboration Missed follow-ups Ease of use |
Manual & error-prone ✖None ✖Spreadsheets ✖Difficult Common Familiar but limiting |
Built for leads ✔Automatic ✔Visual pipeline ✔Simple Rare Simple & purpose-built |
| Aspect | Lite CRM | |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead tracking Follow-up reminders Deal status Conversation history Team visibility Scalability |
✖Chats only ✖None ✖Guesswork Scattered ✖Poor Limited |
✔Structured ✔Yes ✔Clear stages Organised timeline ✔Shared Grows with you |
| Aspect | Typical Free CRM | Lite CRM |
|---|---|---|
|
Setup time Learning curve Forced upgrades Feature overload Built for founders Works with WhatsApp |
Long Steep Common Yes ✖ Limited |
✔Structured ✔Yes ✔Clear stages Organised timeline ✔Shared Grows with you |
| Feature | Excel | Free CRMs | Lite CRM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead tracking Follow-up reminders Deal pipeline Conversation history Easy setup Founder-friendly Mobile-first |
◐ × × × ✔ ◐ × |
× × × ◐ ✔ ✔ ✔ |
✔ ◐ ✔ ✔ × × ✔ |
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ |
Founders & owners
Small teams
Service businesses
Relationship-driven sales
Large enterprises
Complex sales ops
API-heavy workflows
Sales teams needing deep automation