Amdocs CES vs. Salesforce Starter

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amdocs CES
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
N/AN/A
Salesforce Starter
Score 8.7 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
Amdocs CESSalesforce Starter
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amdocs CESSalesforce 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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Amdocs CESSalesforce Starter
Features
Amdocs CESSalesforce Starter
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Amdocs CES
8.1
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Salesforce Starter
8.8
7 Ratings
13% above category average
Customer data management / contact management10.01 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Workflow management3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Territory management7.01 Ratings7.87 Ratings
Opportunity management7.01 Ratings9.17 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)10.01 Ratings9.76 Ratings
Contract management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Quote & order management8.01 Ratings9.15 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.01 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management10.01 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Amdocs CES
7.5
1 Ratings
1% below category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Case management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Amdocs CES
10.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Salesforce Starter
7.8
6 Ratings
3% above category average
Lead management10.01 Ratings7.86 Ratings
Email marketing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Amdocs CES
7.0
1 Ratings
8% below category average
Salesforce Starter
8.5
5 Ratings
11% above category average
Task management7.01 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management7.01 Ratings7.05 Ratings
Reporting7.01 Ratings9.25 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
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Amdocs CES
9.3
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Salesforce Starter
9.2
5 Ratings
20% above category average
Forecasting10.01 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Pipeline visualization10.01 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Customizable reports8.01 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Amdocs CES
7.0
1 Ratings
8% below category average
Salesforce Starter
8.1
6 Ratings
7% above category average
Custom fields6.01 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Custom objects6.01 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Scripting environment6.01 Ratings7.25 Ratings
API for custom integration10.01 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Amdocs CES
9.0
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Salesforce Starter
9.2
6 Ratings
10% above category average
Single sign-on capability9.01 Ratings9.26 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings9.26 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Amdocs CES
10.0
1 Ratings
31% above category average
Salesforce Starter
7.8
5 Ratings
7% above category average
Social data10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Social engagement10.01 Ratings7.85 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Amdocs CES
6.5
1 Ratings
11% below category average
Salesforce Starter
7.6
5 Ratings
4% above category average
Marketing automation6.01 Ratings7.95 Ratings
Compensation management7.01 Ratings7.35 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Amdocs CES
10.0
1 Ratings
30% above category average
Salesforce Starter
8.6
6 Ratings
15% above category average
Mobile access10.01 Ratings8.66 Ratings
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User Ratings
Amdocs CESSalesforce Starter
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amdocs CESSalesforce Starter
Likelihood to Recommend
Amdocs
Amdocs CES is well suited for organizations looking for robust and highly integrated CES tools, I would definitely recommend it for medium or large sized enterprises. Is less appropiate for small business that do not have a skilled team in place to operate it and doing maintenance.
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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
Amdocs
  • Modern User Interface
  • Improved User Experience and Intuitiveness
  • Highly scalable plattform
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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
Amdocs
  • Is a very robust service, but it could be more economically accessible
  • It could have more features powered by AI, Auto-Typing, etc for data input into the platform
  • Could improve Amdocs delivery center
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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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Usability
Amdocs
The most robust tool available on market, highly intuitive, scalable. But the process to start operations and customization is quite hard/complicated.
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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
Amdocs
Support is centralized in Israel, sometimes the time when we get answers are considered delayed compared with the price you are paying.
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Salesforce
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Alternatives Considered
Amdocs
Amdocs CES is more robust, scalable and powerful. Although the project delivery method and high customizations / development to reach the final problemas are points of attention
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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
Amdocs
  • It has empowered our organization to handle our customer requests without services interruption.
  • The customization required to put the service operational, at the beginning, delayed some processes.
  • Amdocs CES has helped driving innovation and aligns with our digital transformation objectives.
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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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