Node.io (discontinued) vs. Salesforce Starter

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Node.io (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Node.io was a sales intelligence platform, providing access to correlative insights and "cloned" ideal customers built upon Node's database of companies and individuals, acted upon by AI. Node.io was acquired by SugarCRM August 2020, to bolster the company's CX capabilities and predictive insights. Node.io is no longer available standalone.N/A
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
Node.io (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Node.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
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Community Pulse
Node.io (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Node.io (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
8.2
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Advanced search8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Identification of new leads9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
List quality6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
List upload/download6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Load time/data access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
9.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Contact information8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Company information10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Industry information9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
7.7
1 Ratings
4% above category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Lead qualification process7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Smart lists and recommendations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Salesforce integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Alerts and reminders8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data hygiene5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Tags9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Filters and segmentation5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Email Features
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
10.0
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Sales email templates10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Append emails to records10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
-
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
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
-
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
Node.io (discontinued)
-
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
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
-
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
Node.io (discontinued)
-
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
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
-
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
Node.io (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
5.0
2 Ratings
37% below category average
Social engagement00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Node.io (discontinued)
-
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
Node.io (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
10.0
3 Ratings
29% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Node.io (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
Small Businesses
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10
Salesmate
Salesmate
Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Lead411
Lead411
Score 9.1 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
D&B Hoovers
D&B Hoovers
Score 8.6 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Node.io (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Node.io (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Earlier this week, we had a mishap where a client's birth certificate went missing while being transferred between departments. This could have been disastrous for both our employees and the client, but Sugar allowed for quick detective work that let us track the document's passage between specific employees, and the item was located and returned!
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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
  • Customer profile and sales analyst features provide relevant information for sales calls.
  • Node allows me to bring more vendors and more contacts in, allowing me to expand lists and connect with more accurate contacts.
  • Node's collaborative nature is very appreciated when they keep on asking for feedback for improvement.
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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
  • More focus on the display of scanned documents
  • Easier recall and presentation of scanned documents
  • Lag times between entering an Action and seeing it appear
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Salesforce
  • Price point for smaller startups. Not budget friendly.
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Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
Node excels when it comes to lead intelligence like account-level and market insights. Its lead management module gives better segmentation and account identification. It is a good choice for mid-size companies (50-1000 employees) and their quality of support is very satisfactory. Its searchable data gives accurate results and its ease of integration with Salesforce is an added advantage over its competitors.
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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
Discontinued Products
  • Our company has increased profits 20% from last year after implementing Sugar
  • Our transfer to largely remote work has been hugely simplified by Sugar
  • Despite an industry-wide "pandemic slump", the ease of use brought by Sugar has allowed us to remain a major player in tax assistance even as other companies have struggled
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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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