Striven Reviews

Pros

This product is easy to use and integrates with other programs

Cons

A/R aging only has one option - age by due date instead of invoice date.

Alternatives Considered

NetSuite

Reasons for Choosing Striven

Inventory

Switched From

Quickbooks Online

Reasons for Switching to Striven

Cost. Functionality very comparable.

Pros

I enjoyed the ease of use of the Striven platform as the software is relatively simple. I also like that the dashboard is customizable to find what you need at a glance.

Cons

What the software offers is great, but there are a few other features I would like to see offered in the future.

Alternatives Considered

Salesforce Service Cloud and monday.com

Reasons for Choosing Striven

Lack of features

Switched From

Service Fusion

Reasons for Switching to Striven

Pricing, available features, and ease of use.

Pros

There is a lot to like about Striven. It gives us our sales, inventory, human relations and more all in one spot.

Cons

The issue I have is that if a customer has the same name as another customer you receive a notice about a possible contact already in the database (which is good). However, you are unable to quickly check if it is the same customer or a different one without either opening a new tab or deleting all of the information you have just entered.Joshua Myres

Pros

This software has everything a business would need all in one place. Too many times do companies find themselves needing a handful of different software programs to organize their different departments. Striven takes all those major departments and stores it in one place, which makes it significantly easier to track, organize, and provide the information needed.

Cons

There are so many features it can be a bit intimidating to learn for a user who is used to much less.

Alternatives Considered

NetSuite

Reasons for Choosing Striven

Our parent company is an automotive dealer, which used dealership accounting to manage our books. This was not conducive to our needs and was grossly overpriced for far less options. We broke away from the parent company and we needed our own software. Striven offers that and much more.

Reasons for Switching to Striven

Timeliness, responsiveness, and most importantly, cost.

Pros

There are so many positives that come to mind about this cloud-based software. First, the Striven employees are amazing and thoroughly know their product/service. Two, the speed of the software is blazing fast! Three, the Customer Portal feature is easy to use and the way it is setup, our employees will be able to assist our customers in navigating the portal. Fourth, the software is extremely robust and not "buggy" at all; it's a solid system. Fifth, the accounting system is easy to use and full of most of the features a small business would need. Sixth, the Striven software is affordable for small businesses.

Cons

Lack of Outlook/Gmail built-in email integration like some of the other CRMs on the market. Hopefully, that will change soon. More interconnectability with other software. Need more merchant account integration choices -- at least 2 or 3.

Pros

Very easy to use and compact. Easy to use.

Cons

There is an issue with multi-currencies.

Alternatives Considered

SAP S/4HANA Cloud and NetSuite

Reasons for Choosing Striven

It wasnt as effective in generating report and being customizable.

Switched From

QuickBooks Online Advanced

Reasons for Switching to Striven

It fit the overall theme of the company and was more cost effective as well.

Pros

All in one software- user friendly. All set up is consistent across the board.

Cons

Payroll is not included. I hope that this is a feature that will be considered for the future

Pros

One of the things I liked most about Striven software is its intuitive and user-friendly interface. The layout is simple and easy to navigate, making it easy for me to quickly find the features and tools I need. The software also offers a wide range of customization options, allowing me to tailor it to my specific needs and preferences. Overall, I found Striven software to be a powerful and versatile tool that helped me to improve my productivity and achieve my goals. The software is packed with features and functions that are designed to meet the needs of a wide range of users, and it is easy to use and customize. If you're looking for a powerful and flexible software solution, I would highly recommend Striven.

Cons

One of the things I liked least about Striven software was its lack of customization options. While the software had a lot of great features, I found that it was difficult to tailor it to my specific needs and preferences. Additionally, I found the user interface to be a bit clunky and unintuitive, which made it difficult to navigate and use the software effectively. Another issue I had with Striven was the lack of customer support. When I had questions or encountered problems, I found it difficult to get in touch with someone who could help me. Overall, I was disappointed with the lack of flexibility and support offered by Striven.

Pros

One of my favorite elements of Striven is how responsive the development team is to our needs. When we reach out to them about a change or addition to the system that could help us do our jobs better they listen. They continually update and enhance Striven to make it work for their customers, which we really appreciate.

Cons

I wish the Reports element of the system was improved. I've run into issues where I cannot generate a report with all of the information I need encompassed in a single report.

Pros

Striven is such a versatile platform. We were able to stop using multiple products and combine all aspects of our business into one location. I love the YouTube videos because they do such a thorough job helping you explore the product.

Cons

Because I primarily handle the finances for our organization, I wish Striven provided a cleaner integration with Quickbooks.

Pros

All aspects of our orders/work can be easily tracked and everything is related from invoices to customers, tasks to the work crew, quotes from our vendors, purchase orders, completion documents, etc. It keeps all of our projects and jobs totally organized and it gives us a snapshot of profitability of each job.
The other think is the ease of use. We just bought on a new Project Manager who would prefer never to turn on a computer. We should him what he needed to do on Striven for his work and he was immediately hooked. The nervousness of being on our system went away the first day he was using Strvien

Cons

Very little on this system I don't like. One minor thing that was an issue is the fact that item lines on sales orders could not be moved around. We mentioned it to Striven and they loved the idea and now we hope to see this change in an upcoming release.

Pros

The inventory management system that Striven has developed has made it very easy for us to process, ship and bill orders in a seamless and efficient manner.

Cons

The reporting in Striven is not great but they have it on their roadmap to develop and redesign their reporting.

Pros

It has an incredible amount of features for the money and there is no license level, meaning one user license gives you access to everything. Many other products require you to buy additional items to get more features. Having the project management / time tracking system live in the same place as a full accounting product is a *huge* help.

Cons

It could use some UX help as some things aren't always very intuitive. We found a few tasks in our older system were easier to reason about, but overall the UX is decent.

Alternatives Considered

Planview Daptiv

Pros

THE PLATFORM IS EASY TO NAVIGATE AND HAS ALL THE FEATURES AN OFFICE NNEDS FOR SALES AND CRM

Cons

EMAIL INTEGRATION WITH OTHER APPLICATION

Alternatives Considered

HubSpot CRM

Reasons for Choosing Striven

COST AND EFFICIENCY

Switched From

Bitrix24

Reasons for Switching to Striven

COST

Pros

It is a nice program, everything is in it for a business management software. you can manage your business from anywhere.

Cons

It can be difficult for new employees to work with.

Pros

The ability to have my HR, Customer Service and Finance needs handled all in one platform. I can limit access within the settings so each team is only viewing what is absolutely necessary. The constant enhancements that always being done to improve the software.

Cons

Limitations with reporting and ability to search can be cumbersome.

Pros

It is a very suitable software for my job. Thanks to the software, I can see even the smallest details. I get my work done with this software.

Cons

It seems to have some shortcomings in terms of interface and settings. Other than that, I can say that there is nothing bad about it.

Pros

The support is next level. Fairly easy to maneuver in Striven and only had to learn a few tasks/clicks that seamed foreign to my experience with other CRM software.

Cons

when choosing a category like clients or vendors it doesn't automatically give you a list. you have to click the search button to populate the list which is an unnecessary step for me.

Pros

I like the REST APIs that Striven has built into its system for users.

Cons

I dislike that Striven is not bigger than Google.

Pros

Easy to use and to keep track of employees

Cons

As of now can't think of anything I didn't like about this software.

Pros

The software is simple and organized. Easy to find what I am looking for without struggle.

Cons

The sorting functions are limited and do not work on occasion.

Pros

I love how easy the program is to use! I have to submit PO's on a daily basis and Striven allows me to do so smoothly.

Cons

I dislike that Striven will crash sometimes. There have been times where I'll try to submit a PO for processing and the program won't let me submit due to issues on their end. This doesn't happen often though!

Pros

I like how easy it is to use and navigate

Cons

I have no complaints. I am very pleased with how Striven works as well as the customer service.

Pros

There is a ton of functionality that we haven't tapped into yet. Right now we are a month in to the process and the team charged with training us have been very good. It is too early to discuss the benefits but to this point we do not regret our choice.

Cons

There are a ton of features and the set up is detailed. It would be nice if there was a manual that pointed you in the right direction but there support team is incredibly responsive and has answered all of my questions in real time.

Pros

It's very easy to access and convey information.

Cons

I can't think of anything, honestly it does everything I need it to