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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    RainKing (discontinued)

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ARainKing is a sales intelligence software solution offered by RainKing Software.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
    RainKing (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RainKing (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
    RainKing (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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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
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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
    RainKing (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (discontinued)
    8.3
    14 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
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    Ratings
    Advanced search8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identification of new leads8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    List quality8.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    List upload/download7.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    Load time/data access9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (discontinued)
    8.6
    15 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
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    Ratings
    Contact information8.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company information8.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry information9.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (discontinued)
    8.4
    15 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
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    Ratings
    Lead qualification process8.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salesforce integration8.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company/business profiles8.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders7.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data hygiene8.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tags9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation8.914 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (discontinued)
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Append emails to records9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (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 RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (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 RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (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 RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (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 RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (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 RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (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 RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (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 RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (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 RainKing (discontinued) and Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    RainKing (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    RainKing (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Small Businesses
    Owler
    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
    RainKing (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (15 ratings)
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    RainKing (discontinued)Salesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    RainKing is less appropriate when you don't have the funds or resources to pay for it. You could easily Google the information that you're looking for, or use CrunchBase, but it's extremely time-consuming. RainKing makes this very easy and the data seamlessly sends to Salesforce with the proper integration. RainKing is very appropriate when you have a large team of folks that need to source leads/accounts simultaneously and need licenses to do so - it's worth the money with a larger team.
    Incentivized
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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
    • Being able to search for companies that are currently evaluating solutions in your space.
    • The contact information for people and related people is also great, I have used dozens of other data solutions and prefer Rainking.
    • Rainking also gives you the ability to create lists of your ideal buyer and download them which was great for my team and I pull new contacts to prospect!
    • I can't get over how impressive the org chart info is in RainKing, it allowed myself and my team to find other involved prospects and get a good feel for organizations.
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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
    • Account manager - really unresponsive, not interested in helping with renewal, making the case to our execs
    • The Discover/RainKing team was not interested in helping us expand the way we are utilizing the tool, provide additional training, etc
    • Contacts department designation lacks in accuracy, we frequently found significant mismatches
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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
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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
    I've used SalesNavigator and Zoom Info. I actually think that Ranking is a great solution if you can use it in tandem with SalesNavigator. When it comes to pulling lists, in my opinion, Ranking does it best. Now that it has the database combined with Discoverorg, it's even more powerful to use.
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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
    • I don't have that information readily available to quantify the positive impact. However, I will say that I've found a lot of good prospects via RainKing to target my outreach efforts to. I definitely feel like the product pays for itself.
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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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