What’s the difference between Online and Hosted?

Microsoft CRM Online is a service hosted by Microsoft on shared servers. It is great for small deployments but doesn’t allow the full integration and customization capabilities required for larger deployments.

Hosted Microsoft CRM is a service provided by Project Hosts where your CRM deployment can be deployed on shared or dedicated servers (virtual or physical). Integration with SharePoint is supported, and partner add-on apps or your own customizations can be installed. On dedicated servers, companies can also provide their own licenses and receive discounted monthly fees.

Top 5 reasons to choose Microsoft CRM hosted by Project Hosts

1. Better security (listen to Interview with Amway, why they chose Project Hosts over CRM Online)
2. Better performance (CRM Online can be slow, especially with add-on apps or for large customers)
3. Seamless Integration to SharePoint (Not possible with CRM Online + Office 365), see webcast
4. Full flexibility to add any partner apps or custom code (CRM Online does not allow custom code)
5. Lower monthly fees for large deployments (Buy licenses on your EA and get much lower monthly fees)

Resources:

• Hosted CRM Test Drive - your own live environment with tutorials to walk you through features
• Hosted CRM Pricing – getting to $15/user/month and below for large deployments
• CRM Add-on Apps for sales intelligence, global search, industry solutions and more
• CRM Consulting Partners that can configure a CRM or XRM solution for you and train your users
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