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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Data.com (discontinued)

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce launched Data.com in 2011, in partnership with D&B, but has since decided to gradually sunset the platform. Data.com offered a store of company and customer data for use in sales and prospecting.N/A

    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
    Data.com (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Data.com (discontinued)Salesforce 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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    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Data.com (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
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    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Data.com (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    6.9
    25 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Advanced search6.523 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identification of new leads7.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    List quality7.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    List upload/download7.124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting6.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Load time/data access6.425 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    7.8
    24 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Contact information7.924 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company information7.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry information8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    7.0
    25 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Lead qualification process8.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations6.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salesforce integration7.222 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company/business profiles7.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders6.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data hygiene5.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh7.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tags6.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation6.824 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    7.6
    10 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Sales email templates7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Append emails to records7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings7.37 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 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    -
    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 Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    6% 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 Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    -
    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 Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings5.75 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    -
    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 Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    -
    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 Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Data.com (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Clay
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Data.com (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.9
    (25 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Data.com (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    There are many scenarios that make data.com well suited, but most specifically, it works very well when looking for contacts within a certain zip code. You can sort and find information about these contacts and pay by points. This helps because you are able to pick and choose which you want to pay for.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • Data.com is a great way to find out accurate revenue and employee numbers for companies across various industries.
    • Data.com's filtering capabilities allow our team to quickly find the ideal prospects to reach out to.
    • Data.com, being owned by Salesforce, allows for a seamless integration into our CRM. This saves us an incredible amount of time and ensures data accuracy.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • Some contacts can be old. Perhaps they could consider validating some that are older than 5 years.
    • They don't always detect duplicate companies. For example, I've added the same company twice before, I don't understand how they allow that, or prevent others from adding duplicates. It doesn't happen very often,, only occasionally.
    • Sometimes data.com will "autocorrect" a job title incorrectly. For example, entering "Director of People & Culture" will autocorrect it to "Director of peopleandculture" If you don't catch it, it looks pretty bad for the next person who wants to view the contact.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    Very intuitive to use and I've never had any confusion with features. Anyone can create an account and use the platform simply by adding a contact or company into the database to earn points. It's a great option if you don't have budget for lists or pay services. It is easy to use and anyone can benefit from it.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    Whenever I've had a question their support has responded pretty quickly and gives me exactly what I am looking for. I have not had any technical issues so I can't speak to issues there, but as far as general questions from a free user they have impressed me with how quickly they get back to me and the thoroughness of their answers.
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    Salesforce
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Adobe Workfront may not be the direct competitor of Data.com, but for the services I was using, Workfront looked a little better when it comes to the user interface. But Data.com definitely had more powerful features & better integration capabilities. Also, it was easier to play around with the customer journey in Data.com as compared to other tools I have used in the past.
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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
    Discontinued Products
    • The positive impact is gaining more direct contact information for hiring managers.
    • Another positive factor is that it is completely free. You gain points for contact information when you add contact information.
    • Since it is a free resource, there are no real negative impacts.
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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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