8base vs. Salesforce Lightning Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
8base
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
8base calls itself a Developer Acceleration Platform using low code to empower developers and businesses to create and host powerful software applications quickly and easily. The vendor says their differentiators include: Developer acceleration platform Low-code BaaS GraphQL, Serverless Autoscaling Role-Based Access Controls SDK UI Kit Command Line Interface Data…
$25
Salesforce Lightning Platform
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Salesforce Platform is designed for building and deploying scalable cloud applications with managed hardware provisioning and app stacks. It provides out-of-the-box tools and services to automate business processes, integrate with external apps, and provide responsive layouts and more.
$25
Per User Per Month
Pricing
8baseSalesforce Lightning Platform
Editions & Modules
FREE
$0
DEVELOPER
$25
one-time fee
PROFESSIONAL
$150
one-time fee
CUSTOM
Contact
one-time fee
Starter
$25.00
Per User Per Month
Plus
$100.00
Per User Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
8baseSalesforce Lightning Platform
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
8baseSalesforce Lightning Platform
Top Pros
Top Cons

No answers on this topic

Features
8baseSalesforce Lightning Platform
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
8base
7.0
1 Ratings
18% below category average
Salesforce Lightning Platform
-
Ratings
Visual Modeling9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Security5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform User Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reusability7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Scalability6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
8base
-
Ratings
Salesforce Lightning Platform
7.7
39 Ratings
5% below category average
Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings5.839 Ratings
Scalability00 Ratings8.937 Ratings
Platform management overhead00 Ratings7.833 Ratings
Workflow engine capability00 Ratings7.335 Ratings
Platform access control00 Ratings8.936 Ratings
Services-enabled integration00 Ratings9.136 Ratings
Development environment creation00 Ratings7.533 Ratings
Development environment replication00 Ratings7.331 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings7.134 Ratings
Issue recovery00 Ratings7.031 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings7.936 Ratings
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User Ratings
8baseSalesforce Lightning Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.5
(39 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(15 ratings)
User Testimonials
8baseSalesforce Lightning Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8base
Although we are not a startup and 8BASE allows our backend to be production-ready instantly and thus better support and management of our hardware and scale are automatically progressive with our business. It leaves us more time for hardware development. Recommending to consider acquiring both for all types of companies.
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Salesforce
We use Salesforce Lightning Platform in everyday business as sales coordinators. By using this tool, we are able to send new requests to clients and communicate regarding pending proposals in real-time. This also tool holds many of our client accounts where we are able to monitor their sales and revenue.
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Pros
8base
  • Non-technical people can use accessible software.
  • Cost
  • The simple set up.
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Salesforce
  • Reporting and Dashboards are thorough and can show a wealth of important data to inform and scale processes. It's helpful in a high volume sales cycle to be able to quickly identify weak points in performance and productivity so that adjustments can be made.
  • Highly customizable. We are able to customize just about everything which allows us to track very specific things and in theory create better efficiency.
  • Parent/Child account hierarchy exists which is helpful.
  • Contact records can be associated with multiple accounts and opportunities. This, in theory, should minimize duplicates and mismanagement of contacts.
  • Console helps a lot with data nesting. Having a fairly comprehensive look at an account without searching through various tabs and sections speeds up an otherwise cumbersome platform.
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Cons
8base
  • the UI is complex to handle at first.
  • Lags in many applications.
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Salesforce
  • Can be cumbersome: takes multiple clicks to get where you need to go
  • Lightning is slower than original Salesforce, and it is very noticeable
  • The UI change means sometimes I can't find what I need, so I have to switch back to the Classic version to find it
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Usability
8base
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
UI can be quite complex, but the more that is required will bring more complexity. Can handle complexity and variety very well, but makes ground-level views harder when not knowing full extent of functionality. Finding new functionalities can be difficult to pinpoint on some pages
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Support Rating
8base
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
Salesforce's support is top-notch. They have subject-matter experts that are accessible at all times to address needs as they come up. They let you know in advance when there are system updates and enhancements so that you are prepared for upcoming changes. I've never had an issue that wasn't addressed immediately when reaching out for support.
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Alternatives Considered
8base
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
We were previously using an older version prior to it becoming Salesforce Lightning Platform so we were well adverse on the advantages of using a CRM, to begin with. It made sense to convert to Salesforce Lightning Platform after we were given a free trial of the platform. Certain reps were chosen to experiment with it and from there a decision was made to move forward. We've been customers ever since.
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Return on Investment
8base
  • It is stable in its security.
  • Simple development has allowed us to handle less wasted time.
  • Short-term goals are easily met.
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Salesforce
  • Better visibility of Accounts and Contacts interactions makes it easier to maintain during employee transitions.
  • Tracking of current jobs and relating them to past jobs is very useful.
  • More efficient use of Sales Reps time.
  • Sales Managers have good visibility into how their people are working.
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