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Danie Khumalo

Owner

3 November 2024

Media & Marketing · 51–200 employees Botswana Used for 2+ years

Serving our Klerksdorp operation well

Migrating from spreadsheets took one import and a cup of coffee. Freshdesk pairing gives service and sales one shared customer view. Recommended for any SA team that lives on WhatsApp and calls.

Pros

Built in dialler with recordings

3 people found this review helpful
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Feroza Du Plessis

Sales Manager · Meridian Consulting Holdings

10 October 2024

Technology · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Good but not perfect for our eMalahleni team

The bundle is generous and the polish is selective. Settings sprawl across menus that take months to map.

Pros

Honest 21 day full trial

Cons

Documentation lags releases

3 people found this review helpful
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Leandra September

Director · Golden City Brokers

10 October 2024

Financial Services South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Good decision for a 12 person company

Our Polokwane dealership answers enquiries in minutes now and the close rate shows it. It does the ninety percent brilliantly at half the usual price.

Pros

Honest 21 day full trial; sequences for polite persistence

3 people found this review helpful
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Brian Cloete

Managing Director

29 September 2024

Wholesale · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Good but not perfect for our Springs team

Good product that documentation keeps letting down. Dollar pricing moves with the rand like everything else. Reports cover pipeline, activity and conversion without an analyst.

Pros

WhatsApp on the contact record

Cons

Email sync needs babysitting

3 people found this review helpful
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Yusuf Meyer

Sales Manager

29 August 2024

Healthcare · 51–200 employees Botswana Used for 2+ years

Our accountant in Springs recommended it, good call

For the Growth price we got features our old CRM sold as three add ons. Imports handled our duplicate ridden spreadsheet with grace.

Pros

Honest 21 day full trial; website chat lead capture

3 people found this review helpful
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Yusuf Molefe

Director

6 August 2024

Travel & Tourism South Africa Used for 2+ years

Good decision for a 25 person company

Our Centurion dealership answers enquiries in minutes now and the close rate shows it.

3 people found this review helpful
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Michael Williams

Sales Manager · Bateleur Properties

27 May 2026

Real Estate · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Our accountant in Pietermaritzburg recommended it, good call

AI scoring sorted our lead pile and the top scores genuinely close more. Contacts, deals, calls and chats live on one screen per customer.

Pros

Honest 21 day full trial; built in dialler with recordings

Cons

Occasional slow screens

2 people found this review helpful
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Michael Bester

Founder · Protea Freight

20 May 2026

South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Exactly what our 28 person business needed

For the Growth price we got features our old CRM sold as three add ons. The mobile app covers the road warrior basics properly. Recommended for any SA team that lives on WhatsApp and calls.

Pros

Sequences for polite persistence

2 people found this review helpful
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Leandra Govender

Founder

18 May 2026

South Africa Used for 2+ years

The polish runs out below the surface

A sync bug ate a week of activity records and support shrugged. Our ticket bounced between three agents and two weeks.

Pros

Website chat lead capture

Cons

Escalations restart from zero

2 people found this review helpful
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Gavin Nkosi

Account Manager · Horizon Tours

28 March 2026

Travel & Tourism · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Serving our Ballito operation well

Website chat feeds leads into the pipeline while we sleep. Freshdesk pairing gives service and sales one shared customer view.

Pros

WhatsApp on the contact record

Cons

Dollar billing with rand income

2 people found this review helpful
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Sipho Van Wyk

Sales Manager

19 February 2026

Technology · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Our Durban office gave up on it

The depth we needed was one menu deep and missing. We exported cleanly at least, and moved on. Duplicate contacts multiplied after an integration misfired.

Cons

Escalations restart from zero

2 people found this review helpful
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Candice Grobler

Owner · Zambezi Hardware Group

12 January 2026

Retail · 11–50 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Our Vanderbijlpark team sells from one screen now

Our Umhlanga dealership answers enquiries in minutes now and the close rate shows it. Freshdesk pairing gives service and sales one shared customer view. The pipeline view is clean and the drag between stages feels right.

Pros

Fast setup and forgiving imports

2 people found this review helpful
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Michael Botes

Managing Director · Roodepoort Hardware Group

8 December 2025

Retail · 1–10 employees Zambia Used for 6–12 months

Our Durban team sells from one screen now

Migrating from spreadsheets took one import and a cup of coffee. Reports cover pipeline, activity and conversion without an analyst. It does the ninety percent brilliantly at half the usual price.

Pros

Fast setup and forgiving imports

Cons

Dollar billing with rand income

2 people found this review helpful
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Vinesh Buthelezi

Managing Director

8 December 2025

Technology · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Happy customer in Upington

The free tier ran our startup honestly for a year before we paid a cent. The pipeline view is clean and the drag between stages feels right. The value argument ends most comparisons quickly.

Cons

Email sync needs babysitting

2 people found this review helpful
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Wynand Jacobs

Founder

26 October 2025

Hospitality · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Great value, uneven polish

It promises a lot and delivers most of it. Dollar pricing moves with the rand like everything else.

Cons

Email sync needs babysitting

2 people found this review helpful
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Nomvula Chauke

General Manager · Winelands Brokers

12 October 2025

Financial Services · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for Less than 6 months

Good decision for a 8 person company

Setup took a weekend and the team was selling from it on Monday. It does the ninety percent brilliantly at half the usual price.

Pros

WhatsApp on the contact record; free tier for up to three users

2 people found this review helpful
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Nandi Viljoen

Director · Southern Cross Trading Supplies

27 September 2025

Wholesale · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for 2+ years

Decent fit for a 80 person company

Good product that documentation keeps letting down. Email tracking shows opens so follow ups land at the right moment.

Pros

Built in dialler with recordings

Cons

AI features underdeliver

2 people found this review helpful
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Shaun Venter

3 September 2025

Wholesale · 51–200 employees South Africa Used for 6–12 months

Decent fit for a 60 person company

Very good value with the seams occasionally showing. Contacts, deals, calls and chats live on one screen per customer.

Pros

Freshdesk pairing for service; website chat lead capture

Cons

Settings sprawl takes months to learn

2 people found this review helpful
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Njabulo Tshabalala

Owner · Milkwood Travel Supplies

7 August 2025

Travel & Tourism · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Our Ballito team sells from one screen now

We run our whole 7 person sales operation on it and the bundle keeps surprising us. Contacts, deals, calls and chats live on one screen per customer. It does the ninety percent brilliantly at half the usual price.

Cons

Support quality is a lottery

2 people found this review helpful
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Grant Marais

Sales Manager · Marais Hardware Solutions

29 June 2025

Retail · 1–10 employees South Africa Used for 1–2 years

Our accountant in eMalahleni recommended it, good call

Setup took a weekend and the team was selling from it on Monday.

Cons

Email sync needs babysitting

2 people found this review helpful