Act! Premium is a feature-rich, customizable solution that offers unparalleled flexibility to accommodate all the unique ways you do business. The new Act! Premium Cloud provides instant online access to your data, no matter where you are, through a modern, secure AWS platform and the peace of mind that comes with automatic upgrades, maintenance, and backups.

If you were ever considering moving to Act! Premium Cloud, now is the time. Here are the top six reasons you should consider switching to Act! Premium Cloud:

1. Deployment flexibility (Web, Windows, or both)
   1. Easier to deploy new and remote users
   2. Simpler to add users
   3. Work with different platforms – PC’s or Mac
   4. No software to install for web users. Almost all features, including AMA, Custom Tables, and Reporting, can be enabled instantly without setup or configuration.
   5. Mobility – APC Mobile provides guaranteed mobile access for IOS and Android
   6. No compromise access. Windows access is for those who need it, and Web access is for those who want it. Or both!
      
      
2. Guaranteed access to API features on day one:
   1. Act! Marketing Automation Basic
   2. Linktivity tools
   3. Zapier integration
   4. Dynamic pipeline, Welcome Screen, Insights, APC Mobile
   5. All these API features and functions will soon be inaccessible to most self-hosters with the deprecation of ACL
      
      
3. Offsite backup & Security
   1. Having an offsite backup is critical for disaster recovery
   2. Customers often feel more secure self-hosting, when APC is far more secure with SOC2 and SOC3 compliance than a home-based setup with a basic router, sketchy backups, and no fault-tolerant drives
      
      
4.  Modern and Scalable
   1. Act! users are very loyal, so many have used it for decades. This leads to very big databases that SQL Express may not support. Act! Premium Cloud employs SQL Standard, so database limits are no longer an issue.
   2. Hardware gets old and software obsolete, which can all lead to significant investments for self-hosted customers. This year, we saw SQL 2014 sunset, Server 2012 last year, and Windows 10 next year. APC takes care of those infrastructure upgrades for you
      
      
5. Upgrades and the latest version
   1. Traditionally, Act! users run 2-3 versions behind the current version because of the hassle for upgrading. With Act! Premium Cloud, we take care of that headache for you. We upgrade your server database to the latest version for web users, allowing desktop sync users to upgrade when convenient. APC offers the best of both
   2. Act! invests most of its development resources in improving the Act! Premium Cloud features, leading to APC Mobile, Enhanced Outlook Integration, click-to-dial functionality, and the soon-to-be-released accounting integration.
      
      
6. Cost
   1. With APC, you can mix your deployment options to save money for web users. Traditionally, Act! Premium would cost $450 per user per year, but APC Web costs only $360, meaning your web users can save 20% over traditional Premium licensing.
   2. With Act! Premium going up to $468 in the new year, the upgrade to Act! Premium Cloud with Desktop Sync will cost only $1 more per month per user. When third-party hosting providers charge 10-15x that, the value of APC becomes clear.

Act! Premium Cloud offers unparalleled flexibility and is your business's perfect CRM solution. To learn more about the different features and prices of these different portfolio options, click HERE to go to our pricing page, or click HERE to start your 2-week trial of the new Act! Premium Cloud.