CRM features

92 CRM features for your whole business

Leads in one app, quotes in another, team chat on your phone and bills in a spreadsheet. We put all of it in one CRM that opens instantly, keeps working when the internet drops, and gives your clients a portal of their own. Every feature on this page comes with every plan.

CIPHER CRM is an all-in-one CRM with 92 built-in features across 6 areas, from leads, customers and projects to proposals, invoices, payments, team chat and a branded customer portal. Every feature comes in every plan.

Built by CIPHER Craft Pvt. Ltd. since 2018, it is used by 192+ businesses across 31 industries and rated 4.8 out of 5.

The real problem

What running on scattered tools quietly costs you

When your leads live in a chat app, your bills in a spreadsheet, your tasks in a notebook and your client questions in an inbox, things go missing. A follow-up here, a payment there, a client who needed an answer yesterday. We built these 92 features to bring all of it under one roof.

  • A new enquiry lands in someone's personal chat late at night. By morning it is buried, and nobody has called the customer back.

  • Quotes are typed in one file and invoices in another, so the same numbers get entered twice and nobody is sure who has paid.

  • The day's jobs live in one person's notebook. When they are off sick, the office forgets what it promised.

  • Clients email to ask where their job is, or for a copy of last month's invoice, and someone stops work to dig it out.

  • The internet drops for a minute and the whole tool goes blank, so people stop trusting it and go back to paper.

  • Everyone can see everything, because nothing in the setup says who should see what.

92

Built-in features that take over from the apps, files and notebooks you juggle today, all in one CRM.

CIPHER CRM sign-up screen
One platform

Scattered tools, or one CRM with everything linked

Leads spread across chats, calls and sticky notes

Every lead in one pipeline, with an owner and a follow-up log

Quotes and invoices typed twice in separate files

A proposal becomes an estimate or invoice without retyping

The to-do list locked in one person's notebook

Tasks and projects the whole team can see, tied to the customer

Clients emailing to ask for updates and copies

A branded portal where clients check their own work and bills

A tool that goes blank when the internet drops

Screens that open instantly and keep working offline

Everyone seeing everything, or nobody seeing enough

Access by job role, so you set exactly who sees what

Every feature below comes with every plan. No add-ons and no extra charge per feature.

All 92 features

The complete CIPHER CRM feature directory

Every one of the 92 features, in 6 groups. Open any card to see how it works.

Quotes, billing and payments

Proposals

Send a proposal the client can accept or decline online.

Most used

Estimates and quotes

Quote the job, get it accepted online, then turn it into an invoice.

Invoicing

Invoices that mark themselves part paid, paid or overdue on their own.

Most used

Credit notes

Issue a credit note that shows by itself whether it is still open.

Documents in one place

Proposals, estimates, invoices and more behind one folder-style home.

Quote builder

Add each item from your price list, with its own discount and taxes.

Discount options

Discount before tax, after tax or on one item, then adjust the total.

Saved text for quotes

Drop saved text and terms into any document in one click.

Your signature on bills

Stamp the company signature, or a staff member's own, on a document.

Invoice and quote PDFs

Preview, open or download a PDF right in your browser.

Invoice numbering

Set your own number format for each type of document.

Let clients accept quotes

Send a link the client opens to view, download and accept.

Turn quotes into invoices

Turn a proposal into an estimate or invoice without retyping.

Track invoice payments

Record full or part payments, and the balance updates itself.

Payment options

Cash, bank transfer, card, cheque or your own options, with details to print.

Payment receipts

A PDF receipt for every payment, for you and for your client.

Apply credit notes

Apply a credit note to one or more invoices, like a coupon.

Track customer refunds

Pay a customer back from a credit note, with its own receipt.

Expense tracking

Log every expense against the customer, project or bill it belongs to.

Expense categories

Sort expenses into your own categories, each with its own colour.

Price list

Pick an item and its rate, unit and taxes fill in for you.

Multiple taxes per item

Set up your taxes and units once, then use them everywhere.

For your team

Which features matter for your role?

A CRM gets used by a whole team. Here is what each role gets out of CIPHER.

Why CIPHER

The things most CRMs leave out

Most CRMs make you wait on loading screens, stop working when the internet drops, and charge extra for the parts you need. We built CIPHER the other way round, and every one of these comes with every plan.

  • Screens that open instantly

    Every screen shows your last-seen data the moment it opens, and every click applies right away. No spinner, no save button.

  • Keeps working offline

    If the internet drops, you keep working from the data on your device. It updates itself when you are back.

  • Your whole team, live

    When a teammate changes a record, it updates on your screen too, and you can see who is online.

  • A portal for your clients

    Clients sign in to a portal with your logo to follow projects, accept quotes, see invoices and message you.

  • Shaped to how you work

    Rename sections, add extra fields and build your own tabs without code, so the CRM uses your words.

  • Every feature, every plan

    All 92 features come with every plan. You never pay extra to switch a section on.

How it works

How CIPHER CRM works in 4 steps

  1. Step: 1

    Set up in four steps

    Add your logo and company details, pick your time zone and industry, and you start with roles, lead statuses and tabs that suit your trade.

  2. Step: 2

    Bring in your leads

    Leads arrive from your online enquiry forms or your team, and each one gets an owner, a stage and a follow-up log.

  3. Step: 3

    Quote, bill and get paid

    Send a proposal or estimate the client accepts online, turn it into an invoice, and record payments as they come in.

  4. Step: 4

    Deliver and keep clients close

    Run the job as a project with tasks and checklists, and let the client follow it in their own portal.

Compare

All-in-one CIPHER CRM vs spreadsheets vs generic CRM

What mattersCIPHER CRMSpreadsheets + point toolsGeneric CRM
All-in-one (leads, projects, billing, portal) Yes, 92 features included No, separate tools Partly, with paid add-ons
Conversations on the record A team chat on every customer, lead and bill Personal phones and inboxes Often a separate app
Proposals, estimates and invoices Built in, any currency A separate spreadsheet Often an add-on
When the internet drops Keeps working, updates itself when back online Shared files stop loading Usually needs a live connection
Pay extra per feature No, every feature in every plan Per tool Yes, per user and per feature
Setup time 1 to 3 days Ongoing, by hand Weeks of setup
Shaped to your trade A setup for your trade, sections you can rename Build it yourself One blank setup
Client self-service Branded customer portal included Email back and forth Often extra cost
No surprises

Every feature, every plan, every industry

All 92 features come with every plan of CIPHER CRM. Pricing is based on your team and usage, never on which features you use, so you are never upsold a feature you expected to be standard. And we move your data across for free when you join.

Flexi

Smart Plan

Billed every quarter. All 92 features included.

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What's included:

  • All 92 features included
  • Leads, customers and projects
  • Proposals, estimates and invoices
  • Team chat, calendar and reminders
  • Offline mode with automatic sync
Security and access

Your data, locked down by role

We keep client data safe with access by job role, limits on who can see which customers and jobs, and a sign-in pause after repeated wrong passwords, all on 99.9% uptime.

See how we keep data safe

Access by job role

Each job role gets its own view, add, change and delete rights, area by area.

Limit to own work

Let someone work only on their own customers and tasks, or on everything.

99.9% uptime

The CRM is there when your team needs it.

Stop password guessing

Too many wrong passwords pause sign-in for a while, with a visible countdown.

Proof

Businesses in 31 industries run on CIPHER

Potato traders pay storage rent bit by bit as they lift their bags. The Overdue flag tells me which trader to call before his last bags go out.
Tanushree Mondal
Tanushree Mondal Office Manager, AccountsBardhaman - Agriculture
When a dealer sends back a faulty e-rickshaw battery, its value goes on a credit note in his name. He can adjust it against his next invoice.
Mridusmita Bora
Mridusmita Bora Office Manager, AccountsGuwahati - Energy
Each reefer load for the prawn processing plants needs the set temperature, vehicle number and seal number noted. We put a field for each of those on the load record, so when a plant rings, the office reads the details off the screen instead of phoning the driver.
Venkatapathi Raju
Venkatapathi Raju Fleet Manager, OperationsBhimavaram - Logistics
From our own base

The numbers behind CIPHER CRM

192+

businesses run their leads, jobs and billing on CIPHER CRM

CIPHER CRM customer base

1 to 3 days

the usual time to go live, with your old data moved across for free

CIPHER CRM onboarding

4.8 out of 5

average rating, from 192 reviews

CIPHER CRM reviews

Where these come from Figures come from CIPHER CRM's own customer, onboarding and review records across 31 industries.

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CRM features, questions people ask us

The things business owners ask us most, answered straight.

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What features does CIPHER CRM include?

CIPHER CRM includes 92 built-in features in 6 groups. They cover leads, customers, projects and tasks, proposals, estimates and invoices, payments and expenses, team chat and a calendar, files and checklists, a branded customer portal, and tools to rename sections and add your own fields. You can search the full list above.

Does CIPHER CRM work offline?

Yes. Every screen keeps a copy of the data you have seen on your device, so the app keeps working when the internet drops. A clear reconnecting state shows you are offline, and when the connection comes back it updates itself, including any changes your teammates made in the meantime.

Is there a customer portal?

Yes. Your clients get a portal with your logo, not ours, and each contact has their own login. Inside, they see a summary of what needs them, follow their projects, accept or decline proposals and estimates, view invoices and receipts, and message your team in a thread kept apart from your internal chat.

Can I rename sections and add my own fields?

Yes. You can rename any section, so leads become enquiries or projects become jobs, and the new name shows everywhere. You can add extra fields of any type to any section and build your own tabs on leads, staff and sales documents. None of it needs code, and you can switch off sections you do not use.

Can I bill in more than one currency?

Yes. You keep a list of the currencies your business bills in, and each customer has their own. Every proposal, estimate and invoice uses that customer's currency, and once a document exists for them the currency locks, so old documents never change. You set up your own tax rates and can apply several per item.

How do permissions work?

Every workspace has one owner, admins with full access, and staff who follow their role. For each role you choose view, create, edit and delete rights across about 30 areas. You can limit someone to their own records, and give one person extra access without changing the whole role.

Can my team see each other's edits live?

Yes. When a teammate changes a lead, task, invoice or any other record, you see it on your screen without refreshing. Every customer, lead and bill has its own team chat, you can see who is online, and if you have the same record open in two browser tabs, both stay in step.

Can I run more than one company?

Yes. One login can hold as many companies as you need, each with its own data, branding and team, kept fully separate. A switcher moves you between them in one click and remembers where you were. Each company gets its own web address, or you can connect a web address you already own.

Are all features included in every plan?

Yes. All 92 features come with every plan. Pricing depends on your team and how you use CIPHER, never on which sections you switch on, so nothing you expected as standard turns out to be a paid add-on. You can still turn off any section you do not need.

How long does it take to set up?

Most teams go live in 1 to 3 days. A four-step setup asks for your company details, time zone and industry, then starts you with roles, lead statuses and tabs that suit your trade. We move your existing data across for free, so you do not start from a blank screen.

Glossary

CRM terms, defined

  • Pipeline

    The stages a lead moves through, from first enquiry to won or lost.

  • Progress board

    A view that shows records as cards in columns, one column per stage, that you drag to move. Also called a Kanban board.

  • Proposal

    A document that sets out what you will do and for how much, which a client can accept or decline.

  • Estimate

    A priced quote for the work, which becomes an invoice once the client agrees.

  • Credit note

    A document that lowers what a customer owes, or refunds them, against an earlier invoice.

  • Customer portal

    A private area where your clients sign in to see their projects, documents and messages.

  • Access by job role

    Settings that decide what each person can see and do, based on their job role. Also called role-based access.

  • Extra field

    A field you add to a record, like a date or a dropdown, to hold details your business needs. Also called a custom field.

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