| Feature |
Prophet Personal |
ACT Software |
Goldmine Software |
Outlook BCM |
| Outlook Integration |
Builds on top of your Outlook data instead of replacing it. |
Must synch ACT data with Outlook to integrate. |
Must synch Goldmine data with Outlook to integrate. |
Must manually recreate contacts in BCM contact folder meaning you have two contact folders. |
| Create Sales Opportunity from Outlook Inbox? |
Yes with the Prophet Toolbar. Also creates contacts if it does not exist in Outlook Contacts. |
No |
No |
Only if you are in the Business Contact Manager folder. |
| Outlook Versions Supported |
Outlook 2000 / 2002 / 2003 / XP / 2007 |
Separate Application |
Separate Application |
Only in Outlook 2003 and 2007 |
| Create, Track & Manage Sales Opportunities |
Manage sales opportunities INSIDE of Outlook with Prophet. |
Manage Sales Opportunities in ACT! then synch with Outlook. |
Manage sales opportunities in Goldmine then synch with Outlook. |
Manage sales opportunities in BCM with recreated contacts. Does not synch with current Outlook contacts. |
| Opportunity notes, time/date stamping. |
All notes included as part of the opportunity in Outlook. Auto time/date stamp for each note. |
All notes included as part of the opportunity in ACT! Auto time/date stamp for each note. |
All notes included as part of the opportunity in Goldmine. Auto time/date stamp for each note. |
Each saved note is a separate file. Can’t see all notes in a single screen. |
| Share data with simple peer to peer connections |
Prophet includes peer to peer data sharing. |
Not an option. |
Not an option. |
Not an option. |
| Share data via centralized server |
Prophet Server Edition adds central data sharing. |
New hardware & server software needed. |
New hardware & server software needed. |
New hardware & server software needed. |