What version of the Outreach for Outlook Add-in do I have?

Created by Aye Myat, Modified on Mon, 9 Feb at 11:01 PM by Alsabana Sahubarali

Applies To

  • Outreach Users
  • Outreach Admins
  • Outlook

Answer

The Outlook Add-in version can be confirmed based on the Send Experience. Users with a dedicated send with Outreach button are running Outreach for Outlook Add-in 1.0.

A full comparison table of the add-in versions are available below.

Add-in version comparison

Use case/Features  1.0/Legacy add-in Add-in 2.0 Add-in 3.0
Recommended for
Previously:
  • Users whose emails are mostly to non-prospects and for whom a few seconds delay in sending non-prospect emails is not tolerable.
  • Users who are willing to explicitly use Send with Outreach when sending prospect emails that need to be tracked via Outreach.
Previously:
  • Users who have a large fraction of their sent emails directed at prospects.
  • Users for whom it is a  high priority to ensure all prospect emails are tracked in Outreach without needing the user to think about this for each email.
  • The Outlook add-in should NOT be installed for users who are not Outreach licensees.
  • Anyone;
  • By introducing user control over manual and automatic processing we are combining the use cases from the Legacy and New add-ins
Send experience
  • Separate “Send with Outreach” button.
  • Only messages sent via this button are sent with Outreach features and are synced to Outreach Outbox.
  • Native Outlook Send button
  • Messages to prospects are sent with Outreach features and are synced to Outreach Outbox.
  • Add-in identifies prospects during send action, eventually, prospects can be created on Send.
  • Native Outlook Send button
  • Messages to prospects are sent with Outreach features and are synced to Outreach Outbox.
  • Add-in identifies prospects during send action, eventually, prospects can be created on Send.
Add-in processing lag for emails to a non-prospect
  • 0 seconds.
  • The Add-in is not in the path of regular Sends, it is in the path only when the user uses Send with Outreach.
  • Estimated at less than 1-3 seconds.
  • The actual lag may be larger than this, depending on Microsoft and Outreach add-in processing lag, network speed, and machine quality.
  • With both manual and automatic processing there may be a very short delay (less than New Add-in)
Add-in processing lag for emails to a prospect
  • ~Seconds to minutes.
  • The lag depends on Microsoft and Outreach add-in processing lag, speed of Microsoft message backend sync, network speed, and machine quality.
  • Estimated at 1-5 seconds.
  • The actual lag may be larger than this, depending on Microsoft and Outreach add-in processing lag, network speed, and machine quality.
  • Should be faster that both previous versions.
Send reliability
  • It may take several tries to send the message using the Send with Outreach button, due to the way Microsoft syncs messages and how the add-in processes them.
  • Messages are processed differently which results in higher send reliability than with legacy add-in.
  • Similar to 2.0
[Windows native app and Outlook Web specific]
  • For messages sent with  Send with Outreach button.
  • Processing lag affects only these messages.
  • All messages are processed through Outlook.
  • Processing lag affects all messages sent with Outlook.
  • Microsoft informs the user via a modal when this happens.
Features
 
Extra features of the new add-in.
Privacy and prospect-related features
  • Prospect status (prospect / non prospect / blocked) is reflected in the add-in side panel.
  • Information about opted-out prospects is surfaced in the side panel; emails are not synced to outbox;  mass communication tools in add-in (sequences) are blocked for opted-out prospects.
  • Allows manual prospect creation from the side panel for any potential prospect, not just for the email sender.
  • The side pane displays prospect status for all email participants, not just the email sender.
  • Automatic prospect creation configurable by admin.
Efficiency features
  • Reminders - bump the email to the top of your inbox or create a task in Outreach; you can add a note to every reminder you create.
  • Automatic reminders
  • New Meeting links
  • Public calendar link
  • Opportunity Association directly from the inbox
  • More Ribbon Icons
  • Same as 2.0
  • In Addition the UX is improved by showing insight messages directly in the compose window relevant to the action the user is taking.
Send later with Outreach
  • Yes
  • No. Native Outlook Send later can be used.
  • No. Native Outlook Send later can be used.
Installation
  • 1.0 Installation is no longer available.
  • Install via link directly in Outlook.
  • Install via Microsoft Admin console.
  •  Admin Installation
Graph API compatibility
  • Yes
  • Yes
Yes

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