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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)

    Score4.8 out of 10
    N/AOnContact was customer relationship management software for sales and marketing automation, available through either cloud or on-premise deployment. It was acquired by Workwise LLC, which was in turn acquired by Aptean, and is no longer available for sale.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
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Oncontact CRM (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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    Community Pulse
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Oncontact CRM (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    44% below category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management4.82 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Workflow management4.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management4.82 Ratings7.57 Ratings
    Opportunity management5.32 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.01 Ratings9.46 Ratings
    Contract management3.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management3.92 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Interaction tracking4.42 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management4.82 Ratings9.75 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Oncontact CRM (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)
    3.6
    2 Ratings
    73% below category average
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Case management5.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management4.42 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Oncontact CRM (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    7.2
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Lead management8.01 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    Email marketing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Oncontact CRM (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Task management9.01 Ratings9.65 Ratings
    Reporting9.01 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Oncontact CRM (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Forecasting9.01 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.01 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.01 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Oncontact CRM (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)
    4.9
    2 Ratings
    44% below category average
    Salesforce Starter
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Custom fields4.42 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Custom objects4.42 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Scripting environment3.92 Ratings5.75 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.01 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Oncontact CRM (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Single sign-on capability10.01 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.01 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Oncontact CRM (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Social data7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement7.01 Ratings8.65 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Oncontact CRM (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Marketing automation7.01 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Oncontact CRM (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access8.01 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Small Businesses
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.8
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Oncontact CRM (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    Oncontact is an excellent software/service, and it covers a tremendous breadth of usage scenarios. The customization means that customers can adapt it as they see fit. About the only place where I don't see it as a great fit is in minimal implementations. A lot is going on, and using it for small tasks isn't the best use of the software.
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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
    • Company Name
    • Contacts
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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
    • Customization could be easier. Just about anything is possible, but the learning curve is steep.
    • More focus on mass loading
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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
    Discontinued Products
    The company has been using Oncontact for some time now. Many of the business processes require the use of a CRM software package. It helps solve some pretty serious problems, and overall the cost is very justified. Also, the developer is very good at keeping it up to date and introducing new functionality.
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    Salesforce
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    Usability
    Discontinued Products
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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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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    • Oncontact provided many, but not all of the features of Salesforce.com. However, the complexity and cost involved in Salesforce.com was an overriding factor for us to use Oncontact. Not just the initial and licensing fee, but it seemed that just about everything we wanted to do involved consultants or more work or licensing. Oncontact was easier to implement out of the box, even when we did need to make customizations.
    • We looked at Microsoft 365 Business, and while it was comparable in price for the initial cost, the integration with our other software systems was not built-in, so we did not pursue it very much.
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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
    • Don't know, I only use occasionally
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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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