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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Affinity CRM

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AAffinity 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

    Score9 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
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    Affinity CRMSalesforce Starter
    Considered Both Products
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    Chose Affinity CRM
    Affinity is easier to use and a better value.
    Incentivized
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Affinity CRMSalesforce Starter
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Affinity CRM and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings7.27 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.46 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Affinity CRM and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    7.2
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Affinity CRM and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Affinity CRM and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Affinity CRM and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    6.6
    6 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings5.65 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.25 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Affinity CRM and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Affinity CRM and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Social engagement00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Affinity CRM and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Affinity CRM and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Affinity CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
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    Affinity CRMSalesforce Starter
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    Hunter
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Podium
    Score7 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 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)
    8.4
    (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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Affinity Project Affinity Inc.
    • Organization
    • Data Housing
    • Exporting Data
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Salesforce
    • It made the job more efficient for staff so they can spend time doing other tasks rather than configuring and maintaining Salesforce Starter.
    Incentivized
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