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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Soffront CRM

    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Soffront offers Soffront CRM Software for Sales, Marketing and Service, which the vendor says is a comprehensive, yet user-friendly platform. All submitted, assigned and resolved cases are tracked within a customizable dashboard. Customer support ticket submissions are automatically routed to the most knowledgeable reps, ensuring the best support. Service Level Agreement (or SLA) Alerts make sure support never falls below committed levels of service. According to the vendor, the product…

    $20

    per month

    Pricing
    Salesforce StarterSoffront CRM
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    1,000 Emails
    $4.00
    per month
    5,000 Emails
    $15.00
    per month
    10,000 Emails
    $25.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Salesforce StarterSoffront CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Salesforce StarterSoffront CRM
    Considered Both Products
    Salesforce
    No answer on this topic
    Soffront
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Salesforce StarterSoffront CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Salesforce Starter and Soffront CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Soffront CRM
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management7.37 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Territory management7.57 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Opportunity management9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.75 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Salesforce Starter and Soffront CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    7.2
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Soffront CRM
    9.5
    2 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Lead management7.26 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Salesforce Starter and Soffront CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Soffront CRM
    6.1
    2 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Task management9.65 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management6.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.65 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Salesforce Starter and Soffront CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Soffront CRM
    4.7
    2 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Forecasting9.05 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.85 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.25 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Salesforce Starter and Soffront CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Soffront CRM
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Custom fields7.06 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Custom objects7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment5.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Salesforce Starter and Soffront CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Soffront CRM
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Single sign-on capability8.66 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.66 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Salesforce Starter and Soffront CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Soffront CRM
    6.0
    2 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Social engagement8.65 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Social data00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Salesforce Starter and Soffront CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Soffront CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Salesforce Starter and Soffront CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Soffront CRM
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Mobile access8.36 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Salesforce Starter and Soffront CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Soffront CRM
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    43% below category average
    Case management00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
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    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
    Salesforce StarterSoffront CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Salesforce StarterSoffront CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Soffront
    Lead generation and follow-up with sales are well suited. Social media integration and reporting/dashboards for insights can be improved.
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    Pros
    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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    Soffront
    • The email marketing platform is wonderful. It allows for tracking and you can do AB testing with it as well.
    • Landing page and form placement with other companies have also been easy. Regardless of website or landing page that you use the forms integrate and you get an email notification whenever a new lead is added to the database.
    • The overall layout of the CRM is also nice to use. You can open up different tabs with information on and then go back to a previous tab without having to use the browser controls. It makes navigating and comparing information very easy to do.
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    Cons
    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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    Soffront
    • Reporting
    • Loyalty features
    • Social media integration
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    Usability
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Soffront
    Intuitive UI. Responsive. Features can be accessed very easily. Not a lot of big white spaces between fields and buttons. Straightforward.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Soffront
    Reaction times and relationship with vendor is very good. Good answers and solutions to problems/issues logged.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Soffront
    Soffront performs many of the same functions as both of these providers but it offers a great deal more all in one place. I do not have to log into different programs or switch programs to get the information that I need. This has greatly increased efficiency. The pricing for Soffront is also better when you add in the other features that it comes with, in fact it saved me money when I switched.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Soffront
    • The software has been positive for especially on the email marketing side. I have seen about a 23% increase in revenue and new contacts by using the email marketing feature.
    • The landing page and form integration has averaged me about 20 new leads a month for my business which is plenty to keep us busy and on track for growth of the business.
    Incentivized
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    Soffront CRM Screenshots

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