Affinity CRM vs. Salesforce Starter

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Affinity CRM
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Affinity is a relationship intelligence platform enabling teams to leverage their network to close deals. Affinity manages relationships by auto-populating a connected CRM pipeline and unlocking introductions to decision makers.
$2,000
per year per user
Salesforce Starter
Score 8.9 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Salesforce Starter (formerly Salesforce Essentials) is a small business CRM that replaces the former SalesforceIQ product. It is priced at $35 per user, on a monthly basis, or at $25 per month for if billed annually ($300) and can be tried free for 14 days on a trial.
$35
per month per user
Pricing
Affinity CRMSalesforce Starter
Editions & Modules
Essential
$2000
per year per user
Scale
$2300
per year per user
Advanced
$2700
per year per user
Enterprise
Contact
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Affinity CRMSalesforce Starter
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Affinity CRMSalesforce Starter
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Affinity CRM
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Features
Affinity CRMSalesforce Starter
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Affinity CRM
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
8.8
7 Ratings
12% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings7.77 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings7.77 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Affinity CRM
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
7.8
6 Ratings
1% above category average
Lead management00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Affinity CRM
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
8.4
5 Ratings
9% above category average
Task management00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Affinity CRM
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
9.0
5 Ratings
17% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Affinity CRM
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
7.5
6 Ratings
2% below category average
Custom fields00 Ratings7.86 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings6.65 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Affinity CRM
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
8.9
6 Ratings
6% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.96 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.96 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Affinity CRM
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
8.3
5 Ratings
11% above category average
Social engagement00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Affinity CRM
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
8.1
5 Ratings
8% above category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Affinity CRM
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
8.4
6 Ratings
11% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Affinity CRMSalesforce Starter
Small Businesses
Method:CRM
Method:CRM
Score 9.3 out of 10
Salesmate
Salesmate
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Conversica
Conversica
Score 4.1 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Conversica
Conversica
Score 4.1 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Affinity CRMSalesforce Starter
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(4 ratings)
9.0
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Affinity CRMSalesforce Starter
Likelihood to Recommend
Affinity (Project Affinity, Inc.)
Nudge.ai is well suited for individual contributors without enough time or resource to do proper research on clients/prospects. It may work as well for larger teams, but I don't have experience using Nudge.ai in that environment. Nudge.ai is easy to use, so the onboarding and ramp-up time is quick.
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Salesforce
If you own a business that has complex selling processes or requires integrations with 3rd party tools/systems, you should look at Professional, Enterprise, or Unlimited editions. Salesforce operates very well across pretty much every industry, but not all sales, marketing, and operational processes are created equal. If your marketing process requires a long list of sendable contacts then I would recommend adding on Pardot or Hubspot. Always start small and scale up, to avoid boxing yourself in down the road.
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Pros
Affinity (Project Affinity, Inc.)
  • Organization
  • Data Housing
  • Exporting Data
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Salesforce
  • Tracking phone calls is extremely easy when using the app on the iphone. After a phone call is complete it prompts the user to enter in call details.
  • SalesforceIQ also automatically logs emails for us. This has saved us time from entering in information manually.
  • SalesforceIQ was easy to set up and allowed us customization for fields that were relevant to our business.
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Cons
Affinity (Project Affinity, Inc.)
  • More prompts to update and sort new connections
  • More visual appeal on each listing on a list
  • An Outlook desktop app plugin
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Salesforce
  • Table views can be sorted by column. Filters can be applied, but only to one column. Multi-column filtering like Excel allows would be extremely useful and a big improvement.
  • The ability to quick copy data in a table view would also be helpful, like (ctrl ') in excel.
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Likelihood to Renew
Affinity (Project Affinity, Inc.)
We will definitely be renewing. The value for the price we are paying is solid, and we are interested in growing our use to see if we can expand on the value we are getting from Nudge.ai.
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Usability
Affinity (Project Affinity, Inc.)
No answers on this topic
Salesforce
The system is very user-friendly on a desktop but lacks mobile friendliness. The Customer relationship manager disappears after the deal is signed. We struggled to get the system in a usable format, which was not cost-effective. The CRM system on desktop was great but way more complicated than it should be.
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Support Rating
Affinity (Project Affinity, Inc.)
Nudge.ai is fairly intuitive, so the need for support is minimal. I have only had to reach out to the support team a couple of times for minor issue. The response has been quick and issues resolved to my satisfaction in a reasonable time frame. I have no issues with Nudge support at this time.
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Affinity (Project Affinity, Inc.)
Affinity is the bridge that links our communication through our software workflow.
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Salesforce
more expensive but as an industry leader and go, the learning curve pays for itself in ROI in lost time in onboarding
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Return on Investment
Affinity (Project Affinity, Inc.)
  • Hard to quantify - I know my job would be exponentially more difficult if I didn't have it.
  • Affinity frees someone in business development or sales of the endless spreadsheets needed to track pipeline progress.
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Salesforce
  • It made the job more efficient for staff so they can spend time doing other tasks rather than configuring and maintaining Salesforce Starter.
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