Demandbase One vs. Salesforce Starter

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Demandbase One
Score 7.8 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Demandbase is presented as a pipeline AI platform used by GTM teams to automate growth. It creates a unified view of data, insights, actions, and outcomes, so B2B enterprises can align and execute their account-based GTM strategies.N/A
Salesforce Starter
Score 9.0 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
Demandbase OneSalesforce Starter
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Demandbase OneSalesforce Starter
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe Demandbase One for Sales and Marketing platform fee covers the essential software and services. In addition, there’s a flat fee per user.
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Community Pulse
Demandbase OneSalesforce Starter
Features
Demandbase OneSalesforce Starter
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
6.0
47 Ratings
24% below category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Automated routing and prioritization6.439 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction histories6.543 Ratings00 Ratings
Syndicated content4.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Personalization6.240 Ratings00 Ratings
Engagement data tracking6.847 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
6.5
34 Ratings
18% below category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Ad campaign creation6.732 Ratings00 Ratings
Display advertising7.232 Ratings00 Ratings
Contextual advertising6.525 Ratings00 Ratings
Social advertising5.826 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad reporting and analytics6.533 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
6.7
50 Ratings
13% below category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Standard visitor segmentation6.949 Ratings00 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation6.846 Ratings00 Ratings
ABM sales intelligence6.548 Ratings00 Ratings
Intent Data
Comparison of Intent Data features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
6.6
51 Ratings
13% below category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
3rd party intent signals6.547 Ratings00 Ratings
Downstream intent signals6.646 Ratings00 Ratings
Account identification6.851 Ratings00 Ratings
ABM Integrations
Comparison of ABM Integrations features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
7.0
44 Ratings
11% below category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Automated workflow & orchestration7.044 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
8.7
7 Ratings
10% above category average
Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings7.57 Ratings
Territory management00 Ratings7.67 Ratings
Opportunity management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
7.6
6 Ratings
2% below category average
Lead management00 Ratings7.66 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
8.3
5 Ratings
8% above category average
Task management00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings6.75 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
9.0
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Forecasting00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
Customizable reports00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
7.2
6 Ratings
6% below category average
Custom fields00 Ratings7.56 Ratings
Custom objects00 Ratings7.55 Ratings
Scripting environment00 Ratings6.25 Ratings
API for custom integration00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
8.8
6 Ratings
4% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
8.5
5 Ratings
13% above category average
Social engagement00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
8.1
5 Ratings
7% above category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Demandbase One
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
8.3
6 Ratings
8% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
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User Ratings
Demandbase OneSalesforce Starter
Likelihood to Recommend
6.2
(222 ratings)
9.0
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
4.9
(30 ratings)
4.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
6.6
(91 ratings)
8.5
(4 ratings)
Availability
7.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(50 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.9
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Demandbase OneSalesforce Starter
Likelihood to Recommend
Demandbase
Demandbase One is well-suited for ABM Marketing, providing intent-based account details, account scoring methods, and understanding account intent. It also enables creating a list of accounts and individuals for retargeting based on specific filters. Easy to integrate with Salesforce, LinkedIn, Google Ads, and multiple other channels. Advertising through the Demandbase channel is more effective for advertisers who use retargeting with the intent list.
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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
Demandbase
  • The Demandbase UI is user-friendly, easy to navigate and super intuitive.
  • Ad Targeting and budgeting is very concise, the platform tells you how much reach and spend you can expect for each campaign.
  • Person-based ad targeting, they are one of the only platforms that offers this which is a game changer.
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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
Demandbase
  • Under the "highlighted" section there are only 6 accounts to see. It would be nice to have more than 6.
  • The engagement is rated in "minutes" while that's not really what is being scored. It's a little confusing as to how their engagement is scored.
  • It would be nice to be able to mute or hide of some contacts that we have already spoken to so that it opens space for other prospects.
  • Overall happy with the product
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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
Demandbase
Relatively inexpensive service for a decent current awareness service. They have added little in sales functionality in the past year as they focused on building a marketing version of the product. Except for the addition of broader European coverage last spring (thin Equifax records), the database was static over the past year.
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Usability
Demandbase
InsideView was extremely user-friendly. I was able to quickly understand how to efficiently use the software and get the most out of the service. I only had a short time to quickly learn how to use the functions offered by InsideView, and I felt confident within the first day of my understanding and ability to successfully use this tool.
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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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Reliability and Availability
Demandbase
Seems to always work.
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Performance
Demandbase
It's pretty fast.
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Demandbase
We had an intro session with a customer success rep and were given a rundown of the platform and it was absolutely perfect. The rep was able to show us advanced search options and shortcuts that cut our search time.
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
Demandbase
She was fine, but we only had one session
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Demandbase
Seeing the demo during the sales cycle, not much training was needed due to this application being plug and play.
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Demandbase
We had to work with InsideView for some custom configurations example we have a custom field in Salesforce called ha location that needed let's say NJ to spell out New Jersey and make certain fields mandatory. They were easy to work with though.
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Demandbase
We selected Demandbase based on their premium B2B DSP, their integrations with third party ad sites and our CRM and tech stack. Their intent signals and ability to integrate the data we have in Demandbase to GCP through their DataStream product to build our own models and leverage in our own dashboards has been extremely beneficial
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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
Demandbase
  • Save me time doing company research from an average of 25 mins to an average of 7 mins for large ICP accounts.
  • Save me time by integrating the contact research without jumping out of InsideView to do it in a separate app.
  • A morning 10 mins scan of the target company news feed gave me a high level view of the most important news that I need to know regarding my prospect accounts and their respective industries.
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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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ScreenShots

Demandbase One Screenshots

Screenshot of Demandbase's B2B DSP, used to optimize for B2B outcomes with Self-Serve and Managed options that allow for complete control over who, how, and where ad impressions are targeted and delivered to accounts.Screenshot of Demandbase One™'s account-based GTM command center, powering the revenue stack. Its AI-driven engine unifies first and third-party data, streamlines cross-channel execution, and connects all marketing tools with the same data, insights, and workflows.Screenshot of the sales intelligence interface. Account executives and SDRs/BDRs can be more timely and more relevant with sales intelligence, engagement insights, and accurate company and contact data.Screenshot of Screenshot of where AI can be used to find and prioritize accounts looking to buy products and solutions. The AI helps to identify accounts that fit an ideal customer profile (ICP) with a Qualification Score. It then displays which accounts are showing patterns of buying behavior with a Pipeline Predictive Score. And lastly, it displays accounts showing interest in products and competitors using intent data derived from more than 1 trillion B2B signals a month.Screenshot of

Salesforce Starter Screenshots

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