looking for a contact management system

May 10, 2010 12:23 PM

I am looking for an inexpensive contact management solution. I am on a PC and would love to use FileMaker Pro, but it is too expensive. Any ideas? Thanks
posted by cg1 to Computers & Internet (6 answers total)

Use the cloud, not your PC. Highrise probably warrants a try.
posted by mcstayinskool at 12:26 PM on May 10, 2010

I use Google Contacts, which is part of/integrated to Gmail. It's a little primitve, but surprisingly flexible. Easy to get info into and more importantly, out of.

Of course, Big Brother, Big Adertizing, zombie hordes, and all that, but I'd rather trust Google, who could be evil, than, say Facebook, who clearly is.
posted by bonehead at 12:33 PM on May 10, 2010

LinkedIn? Self-updating.
posted by evilmomlady at 12:59 PM on May 10, 2010

Office 2007 Student's edition sometimes comes with some Microsoft CRM / whateveritsname product.

Seconding using an app in the cloud, though. Salesforce.com? A Google search should come up with many alternatives.
posted by oxit at 1:22 PM on May 10, 2010

Alternativeto.net has more.
posted by oxit at 1:23 PM on May 10, 2010

If you were thinking about FileMaker Pro, would Base (the database part of OpenOffice) be of interest?
posted by kristi at 11:07 AM on May 15, 2010