Best Rated Magazine CRM on Capterra

The World's Leading Magazine Management Software

Automate your entire publishing workflow from editorial to invoice with one comprehensive CRM platform

The Magazine Manager streamlines ad sales, billing, production, and subscriber management for magazine publishers. Trusted by 33,000+ media products worldwide, our platform reduces overhead costs while increasing revenues through intelligent automation.

33,000+
Media Products Worldwide
4.9★
Rating on Capterra
#1
Publishing CRM Platform
Magazine Manager — multi-media proposal generator showing digital and print ad line items

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Trusted by 33,000+ media products Best Rated on Capterra 2-minute walkthrough
33K+ Media products
4.9 Capterra rating
6 Core modules
Opportunities Dashboard — Magazine Manager product UI
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Platform Features

One Platform Replacing Multiple Disconnected Systems

Everything you need to run a modern publishing operation, integrated seamlessly

Magazine Manager transaction report showing invoice payments, customer account payments, and financial summaries
Why Publishers Choose Us

Why Magazine Publishers Choose The Magazine Manager

Built Specifically for Publishers

Unlike generic CRMs, our platform understands the unique workflows of magazine publishing, from ad sales cycles to production deadlines.

Reduce Overhead Costs

Replace multiple disconnected systems with one integrated platform, eliminating redundant software costs and reducing training time.

Increase Revenue

Empower your sales team with targeted email lists, automated follow-ups, and transparent client portals that accelerate the sales cycle.

Enterprise-Grade Scalability

Advanced user permissions, role-based access controls, and multi-brand management capabilities grow with your organization.

Exceptional Support

Every client receives included training hours to get up and running. Our full help site — including video tutorials, on-demand courses, and live webinars — is free to access anytime, backed by a responsive support team that truly understands publishing workflows.

Easy to Learn and Use

Our intuitive interface is designed to minimize the learning curve. Most teams are fully operational within weeks, with structured onboarding and self-serve resources available every step of the way.

Ad inventory management interface in The Magazine Manager
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Trusted by 33,000+ media products
4.9 Stars on Capterra
World's Leading Magazine CRM
33,000+ media products worldwide

Trusted by Publishers Worldwide

See why 33,000+ media products rely on The Magazine Manager

★★★★★ 4.9 on Capterra
★★★★★ 4.9 on Software Advice
🏆 Best Ease of Use 2024

This software changed our lives at work! Magazine Manager is specifically designed for those of us in the print and digital publishing industry and it is crucial to our sales success. It is extremely easy to learn and apply immediately. As a past Salesforce user, this is SO much easier to use and because it is made for ad sales, the company deeply understands the details of exactly what we need.

Lisa B.
Advertising Manager
Legal Services (51–200 employees)

This software has saved me hundreds of hours of time since I started using it. We used to do our sales management and tracking on spreadsheets. It took endless hours cross checking spreadsheets to make sure we had everything accounted for. Magazine Manager does it on the fly, so when information is entered in on one form, it automatically is duplicated where needed on all other reports.

Burton L.
Executive Director
Publishing (1–10 employees)

I've tried all the major CRMs but for the publishing industry, no one does it better than Magazine Manager. It streamlines the sales process with integrated tools. Everything works together!

James J.
Advertising Director
Music Industry (1–10 employees)

Our reps [manage] far more clients, allowing us to bill more and them to earn more in commissions. Better fit, had all the fields and data we needed, no customization required, low cost.

Bruce S.
Publisher
Publishing (11–50 employees)

BE WARY - MagHub and other competitors say they do things like or better than MagMan. But THEY DO NOT. MagMan is the REAL DEAL. Save yourself time and money and get this software. You'll never regret it! We've been with MagMan for over 8 years and this product just gets better and better every time I log in. It's absolutely UNDER-priced for the value of features and efficiencies!

Mary L.
Owner/Publisher
Publishing (11–50 employees)

The logic in how it's built and the ease of use is what sold me on The Magazine Manager 7 years ago, and its upgrades are what keep me a happy customer. It's easy to navigate and does everything we need. Everyone who was involved at The Magazine Manager was helpful. That was in 2013 and still holds true today.

Ron E.
Publisher
Writing and Editing (1–10 employees)

The Magazine Manager vs. Generic CRMs

See why a purpose-built publishing platform beats a generic CRM for magazine publishers

Built for Magazine Publishing
Purpose-built around ad sales cycles, production deadlines, and subscriber management — no workarounds needed.
Designed for generic sales pipelines; publishing workflows must be forced in with custom fields and add-ons.
Native proposals, contracts, ad orders, revisions, and fulfillment in one connected workflow.
No concept of ad orders or insertion schedules — requires third-party tools or manual tracking.
Publishing-specific invoicing, payment processing, and accounts receivable built in.
Basic or bolt-on billing that isn't aware of ad schedules, issues, or media products.
Production & Layout Workflow
Editorial timelines, production schedules, and digital pagination tools included.
No production or layout capability — handled entirely outside the CRM.
Setup & Customization
Works out of the box with the fields publishers actually need — minimal configuration.
Extensive customization, consultants, and ongoing admin time to fit publishing use cases.
Reporting for Publishers
One-click reports on ad schedules, aging accounts, sales performance, and revenue forecasts.
Generic dashboards that require custom report-building to surface publishing metrics.
Ease of Adoption
Intuitive for publishing teams; most are fully operational within days.
Steep learning curve and long onboarding for features publishers don't use.
Support & Training
Free ongoing training and a support team that understands publishing workflows.
General-purpose support with limited understanding of magazine operations.
Total Cost of Ownership
One integrated platform replaces multiple disconnected systems, reducing overhead.
Add-ons, integrations, and admin overhead drive up the true cost over time.
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