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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ADetective (formerly Charlie App) helped salespeople to find prospects, identify their pains, etc. It was acquired by Customerbase.ai, which is now discontinued.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
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Salesforce
    No answer on this topic
    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
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    88% below category average
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Load time/data access3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Contact information9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company information9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (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 Ratings9.56 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.75 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    7.3
    6 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Lead management00 Ratings7.36 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings6.45 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (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 Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    6.8
    6 Ratings
    12% 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 Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (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 Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (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 Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (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 Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
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    User Ratings
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Customerbase.ai / Detective.io (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    If you are in any type of sales, and meeting with people, it is a must. If you already know you contact well, it doesn't have as much value for that particular meeting. Also I wish there was a way to not sync internal meetings, as it just provides clutter, and I don't need info on those people.
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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
    • They easily connect with my Outlook to sync my upcoming meetings.
    • It provides me with the social profiles of people I am meeting with.
    • It gives me the ability to have all my info about my contact in one place to easily review.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • At times it doesn't pull a social profile for the contact correctly, or at all, when I know the person has a profile.
    • The interface is a little clunky, and the font is too large. It could be a lot smaller and still effective.
    • It takes a lot of time to sync at points, which is frustrating.
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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
    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.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    The thing that Charlie does best is it aggregates everything in one place. It allows me to have a one-stop shop, that I can quickly review prior to heading into a meeting. People are usually amazed with the amount of info that Charlie can give you, and it almost always works its way into my sales call.
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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 info I pull from Charlie prior to the meeting is almost always brought up as a conversation starter.
    • Charlie helps my relationships go deeper than just surface level info.
    • The ability to go deeper in my relationships while using Charlie has absolutely closed me business.
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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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