RingCX vs. Salesforce Starter

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
RingCX
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
RingCX, based on the former Dimelo, is an AI customer interaction tool built to power digital customer engagement.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
RingCXSalesforce Starter
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RingCXSalesforce 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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Features
RingCXSalesforce Starter
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
RingCX
-
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
RingCX
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
7.0
3 Ratings
8% below category average
Lead management00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
RingCX
-
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
RingCX
-
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
RingCX
-
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
RingCX
-
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
RingCX
-
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
RingCX
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
5.0
2 Ratings
36% below category average
Marketing automation00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
RingCX
-
Ratings
Salesforce Starter
10.0
3 Ratings
29% above category average
Mobile access00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Creatio
Creatio
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Enterprises
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Conversica
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
RingCXSalesforce Starter
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
RingCXSalesforce Starter
Likelihood to Recommend
RingCentral
We use Dimelo for managing across multiple channels for single clients, which it is really good at. We have not had as much success in identifying posts that may be more suited for escalations--so, for interrogating the content of posts for intent, sarcasm or content inspection, and to automatically assign to different departments or colleagues depending upon the rules.
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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
RingCentral
  • Being able to unify all the messages we receive daily is easier.
  • It helps reduce time when giving answers and solutions to problems that arise.
  • Its interface is very simple and easy to understand.
  • You can add all customer interactions in digital channels and synchronize ticket information and customer profiles with your existing CRM
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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
RingCentral
  • Social media listening over and above management
  • Simpler schedule for content managing posts where the content editors may not have/need/want direct access to Dimelo--such as marketing directors, etc.
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Salesforce
  • Price point for smaller startups. Not budget friendly.
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Alternatives Considered
RingCentral
This application meets all the needs that the company faces today, and it is cheaper than other systems. This unified management solution allows you to provide quality customer service with a fast response speed, which has allowed me to win more customers to the company.
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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
RingCentral
  • Provided the service we required based upon an assumed initial level of customer engagement
  • Increased social media engagement for the client - positive impact
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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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