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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

    UpLead

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AUpLead is a B2B data provider and technology company based in Southern California providing access to verified B2B contacts with direct email addresses. Search by industry, location, sales volume, number of employees, public vs private, contact title, job function, management level, technologies used and more to find customers. API and CRM integrations available.

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    Salesforce StarterUpLead
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $99.00
    per month
    Plus
    $199.00
    per month
    Professional
    $399.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Salesforce StarterUpLead
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Salesforce StarterUpLead
    Considered Both Products
    Salesforce
    No answer on this topic
    UpLead
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    78%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    82%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    28 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    28 Answers
    Features
    Salesforce StarterUpLead
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.7
    7 Ratings
    10% above category average
    UpLead
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management7.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management7.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management9.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    7.1
    6 Ratings
    9% below category average
    UpLead
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management7.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    UpLead
    -
    Ratings
    Task management9.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management6.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    UpLead
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    6.6
    6 Ratings
    15% below category average
    UpLead
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields6.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects6.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment5.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration7.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    UpLead
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.66 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    15% above category average
    UpLead
    -
    Ratings
    Social engagement8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    8% above category average
    UpLead
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation8.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    8% above category average
    UpLead
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    UpLead
    9.4
    42 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Advanced search00 Ratings9.842 Ratings
    Identification of new leads00 Ratings8.541 Ratings
    List quality00 Ratings9.642 Ratings
    List upload/download00 Ratings9.942 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings9.342 Ratings
    Load time/data access00 Ratings9.342 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    UpLead
    9.6
    41 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Contact information00 Ratings9.541 Ratings
    Company information00 Ratings9.641 Ratings
    Industry information00 Ratings9.741 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    UpLead
    8.6
    40 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Lead qualification process00 Ratings8.537 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations00 Ratings7.734 Ratings
    Salesforce integration00 Ratings8.030 Ratings
    Company/business profiles00 Ratings9.038 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders00 Ratings7.732 Ratings
    Data hygiene00 Ratings9.337 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh00 Ratings8.736 Ratings
    Tags00 Ratings9.236 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation00 Ratings9.639 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Salesforce Starter and UpLead
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    UpLead
    7.8
    30 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Sales email templates00 Ratings7.929 Ratings
    Append emails to records00 Ratings7.629 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Salesforce StarterUpLead
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.7
    (42 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    9.7
    (16 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Salesforce StarterUpLead
    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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    UpLead
    UpLead is well suited for environments where there is a lot of accurate contact information to research mainly generating sales for a business. On the other hand, businesses that don't require searching up a huge amount of contact data and that doesn't add up to the sales of a business do not need to use this software.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    UpLead
    • UpLead is one of the best B2B platforms available in the market which deals in offering the highest quality contacts and different companies’ data.
    • It has the best and updated real-time email verification, having contacts worldwide, technology tracking, account-based marketing, and robust API.
    • The integration of UpLead with other platforms is up to the mark. It allows users to integrate UpLead with other renowned software to have the best possible workspace to work on.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    UpLead
    • More data on small and start-up companies, but this situation is understandable.
    • Collecting a long list of contacts, especially of overseas companies, can sometimes take a while as UpLead is verifying the data. But the wait is typically understandable and worth it.
    • Sometimes I struggle with translating job functions in a foreign language, but this is easy to overcome.
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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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    UpLead
    The tool is robust, it's powerful, it's accurate, and it's extremely helpful and pivotal in my current banking sales role. I could not succeed without UpLead's accurate data and contact information. I'm thankful that such an incredible service exists at such a fair and reasonable price, thank you for the value that you provide your customers and thank you for making me a very successful salesman and wealthier man
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    Support Rating
    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    UpLead
    i like their support bot.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    UpLead
    UpLead costs a bit more, but I found the data on UpLead to be well worth it in comparison and it was easier to transfer to our CRM (HubSpot). I like how they also provide useful API integration into UpLead and I hope they begin to offer more automation in the future.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    UpLead
    • I haven't been using UpLead long but I have generated interest in our company with several large accounts. Each one of them can add several million in revenue to our company.
    • A huge time saver is to be able to send out email blasts to potential clients I've downloaded from UpLead.
    • Securing any one of the prospects I'm working on through UpLead can easily pay for the investment 10 times over.
    • Most of the salespeople in our company are asking me where I'm getting my leads from.
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