Clearbit vs. Salesforce Starter

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Clearbit
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Clearbit is a data enrichment product that automatically updates sales records with verified company and contact data, with the goal of providing better insights into prospects. The product integrates with a number of tools including Salesforce, G Suite, Outlook, HubSpot, Marketo, Zapier, Segment, and Tray.
$20,000
Annually
Salesforce Starter
Score 8.2 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
ClearbitSalesforce Starter
Editions & Modules
All Plans
$20,000.00
Annually
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ClearbitSalesforce Starter
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is based on CRM database size, monthly web traffic, and monthly contact creation. Each product is subject to individual terms and plans may be available on a monthly or annual subscription. For more information, contact Clearbit.
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Features
ClearbitSalesforce Starter
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
Clearbit
8.7
19 Ratings
14% above category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Advanced search9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
Identification of new leads8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
List quality7.018 Ratings00 Ratings
List upload/download10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting10.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Load time/data access8.017 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
Clearbit
7.0
22 Ratings
7% below category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Contact information7.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Company information7.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Industry information7.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
Clearbit
8.6
21 Ratings
15% above category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Lead qualification process9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations10.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Salesforce integration9.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Company/business profiles8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts and reminders9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
Data hygiene7.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic data refresh8.016 Ratings00 Ratings
Tags8.09 Ratings00 Ratings
Filters and segmentation9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
Clearbit
8.5
5 Ratings
12% above category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Sales email templates9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Append emails to records8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Clearbit
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
9.1
3 Ratings
17% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Marketing Automation
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Clearbit
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
7.0
3 Ratings
7% below category average
Lead management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Clearbit
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
9.0
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Task management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
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Clearbit
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
10.0
2 Ratings
27% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Clearbit
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
10.0
3 Ratings
28% above category average
Custom fields00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Security
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Clearbit
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
10.0
3 Ratings
18% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Clearbit
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
5.0
2 Ratings
37% below category average
Social engagement00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
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Clearbit
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
5.0
2 Ratings
35% below category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Clearbit
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
10.0
3 Ratings
29% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
ClearbitSalesforce Starter
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(22 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
5.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ClearbitSalesforce Starter
Likelihood to Recommend
Clearbit
Clearbit is great for companies with large sales teams who focus on high touch prospecting. The time saved by not having to search a prospect's LinkedIn profile, but simply see data in the CRM is awesome. On the other hand, Clearbit may not be as ideal in a company where sales are very transactional
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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
Clearbit
  • The phone numbers are extremely accurate, so our sales team isn't wasting time calling 800 numbers or being transferred.
  • ClearBit mapping is great because there are 80 fields that map and an API.
  • We can build out our leads and contacts extremely faster because of the simplicity of the program.
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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
Clearbit
  • The data Clearbit provides is good, but it doesn't compare to some competitors. While you can find a large range of data, other providers have more clean data.
  • The Google Sheets add-on is not as comprehensive. It would be nice if you could search for both prospect emails and numbers there.
  • Clearbit provides direct dials, but again it's not as accurate as other services.
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Salesforce
  • Price point for smaller startups. Not budget friendly.
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Likelihood to Renew
Clearbit
The majority of the time it provides quick, accessible and easy to use information about the company and contact information. This has really helped us to personalise our outreach while also making it faster to prospect accounts. I don't give it a ten as this information can be inaccurate. Including the LinkedIn link which sometimes re-directs to old LinkedIn accounts, or just the wrong one. This seems to be caused by not updating the information regularly enough (just a feeling, no evidence)
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Usability
Clearbit
It is easy to use but doesn't cover enough compnaies.
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Clearbit
The team has been extremely helpful and works with us one on one with issues we come across. My main issues with the service is it’s outward interactions with us since purchasing the product. They have not proactively checked in to see how our is doing with the product.
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Salesforce
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Alternatives Considered
Clearbit
Clearbit has been extremely beneficial for our organization. We still use and have access to some other tools, but it's the net new targeting that stands out for us, rather than a BlackBox of accounts that are in the market. When it comes to paid social where tracking and quality are tricky to measure and manage, Clearbit is the best option out there.
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Salesforce
Salesforce Starter is exactly what it says. It's specific to getting a small business up and running effectively, without unnecessary development or internal overhead required. It doesn't allow for a ton of customization, but it provides more than most other providers across sales, service, and integration/automating business processes. Some tools are more specific to organizations that want to focus on a specific area to grow or manage their business. That's where the other package types and integrations with specific tools come in
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Return on Investment
Clearbit
  • It's provided some key data in terms of geography which we rely on to distribute our customers and prospects to territories.
  • Works great for large repositories of data, which we have.
  • Not as useful for proactive prospecting. We use it primarily for data enrichment and confirmation of demographic info.
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Salesforce
  • We have noticed since we have started using SalesforceIQ to communicate items on customer account notes we have freed up hours of phone time between employees allowing us to better answer customer phone calls. This is especially true in our parts department where we have inside and outside sales.
  • We tied in use of Salesforce to our bonus structure to encourage employees to use the software. It is the direction our business is going and we needed everyone to participate to make it work. The newer the employee the better they are about logging information and visits.
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