SugarCRM Named a Visionary in Gartner's 2017 Sales Force Automation Magic Quadrant

Position Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute


CUPERTINO, CA--(Marketwired - Aug 24, 2017) - SugarCRM Inc., the company that enables businesses to create extraordinary customer relationships with the most empowering, adaptable and affordable CRM solution on the market announced today it has been named a visionary in Gartner's 2017 "Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation."

Gartner evaluated 16 vendors for the 2017 Sales Force Automation report based on each company's "completeness of vision" and its "ability to execute" on that vision.

SugarCRM believes its improved position for ability to execute in the SFA Magic Quadrant is because the company has focused on making Sugar attractive and easy to use for sales reps, easy to configure and customize so it fits the organization's unique business environment, and to go along with flexible deployment options.

"We are proud of the impressive pace and scope of product innovation across the Sugar product line, especially in mobile, UX and our advanced workflow offerings," said Martin Schneider, head of evangelism at SugarCRM. "SugarCRM believes its improved position for ability to execute in the SFA Magic Quadrant is due to the company's continued focus on making Sugar attractive and easy to use for sales reps, easy to configure and customize so it fits the organization's unique business environment, and its flexible deployment options."

Earlier this year, SugarCRM introduced Sugar 7.9 with a brand new Quotes system, redesigned from the ground up. It also introduced Sugar Mobile 5.0 with improved navigation and re-ordered tabs and elements to reduce the number of clicks needed to reach critical CRM data. Finally, SugarCRM recently launched SugarCRM Hint, the debut product from the company's new relationship intelligence product line.

To read the Gartner report in its entirety, please click here.

Gartner, "Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation 2017," Tad Travis, Ilona Hansen, Julian Poulter, July 13, 2017.

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About SugarCRM
SugarCRM enables businesses to create extraordinary customer relationships with the most empowering, adaptable and affordable customer relationship management (CRM) solution on the market. Unlike traditional CRM solutions that focus primarily on management and reporting, Sugar empowers the individual, coordinating the actions of customer-facing employees and equipping them with the right information at the right time to transform the customer experience. Based in Silicon Valley, SugarCRM is backed by Goldman Sachs, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, NEA and Walden International. More than 2 million individuals in over 120 countries rely on SugarCRM. To learn more visit http://www.sugarcrm.com or follow @SugarCRM.

NOTE: SugarCRM, the SugarCRM logo and SugarCRM Hint are trademarks of SugarCRM Inc. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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