SugarCRM - Best Open Source CRM Software

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SugarCRM

Leading Open Source CRM Application

SugarCRM, Inc. was founded by three CRM veterans with over twenty years of experience spanning marketing, application design and the engineering of commercial CRM applications. The desire to build an open source CRM company is based on the value Open Source software delivers to corporate buyers and the realization that existing commercial CRM applications are overpriced relative to the actual engineering dollars required to build these applications.

The Team

The Sugar team is led by three co-founders: John Roberts, Jacob Taylor and Clint Oram. The team has both large company and startup experience

representing an excellent mix of engineering and marketing expertise. The three founders' work experience includes; E.piphany, BroadVision, Aurum Software, Octane Software, Hewlett Packard and Symantec. The three founders' academic degrees include: BS Business, BS Computer Science, BS & MS in Computer Science.

Investors

SugarCRM has secured Series A financing from premier Silicon Valley venture capital firm, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) - one of the first and largest investments in a commercial open source applications startup.

The Product

In their words: SugarCRM will change everything you know about CRM
Attain results quickly with your CRM implementation.
Experience a business tool that requires little in the way of financial or IT resources
Allow your sales people to choose a personalized user experience.
Have your sales people thank you for a fast application, that's enjoyable to use.
See real-time business insight into who you’re doing business with, how your business is going, and what’s ahead.

If you are considering a Open Source CRM software solution, Sugar should be on your short list.

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