Salesforce Starter vs. Vtiger

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Salesforce Starter
Score 8.9 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
Vtiger
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Vtiger is a customer relationship management (CRM) solution with sales and marketing automation, project management, and inventory management capabilities.
$28
per month per user
Pricing
Salesforce StarterVtiger
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
One Professional - Single App
$28
per month per user
One Professional - Standard
$42
per month per user
One Enterprise - Single App
$42
per month per user
One Enterprise - Standard
$58
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Salesforce StarterVtiger
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$10 / user / month
Additional DetailsDiscounts are provided for both annual subscriptions, and for high volume users.
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Community Pulse
Salesforce StarterVtiger
Features
Salesforce StarterVtiger
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Starter
8.8
7 Ratings
13% above category average
Vtiger
9.3
9 Ratings
18% above category average
Customer data management / contact management7.87 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Territory management7.77 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management9.07 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.76 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Quote & order management9.35 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.36 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Contract management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Starter
7.8
6 Ratings
1% above category average
Vtiger
6.5
7 Ratings
17% below category average
Lead management7.86 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Email marketing00 Ratings6.07 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Starter
8.4
5 Ratings
9% above category average
Vtiger
8.7
9 Ratings
13% above category average
Task management9.45 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management6.95 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Reporting9.05 Ratings9.08 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Starter
9.1
5 Ratings
18% above category average
Vtiger
8.7
8 Ratings
13% above category average
Forecasting9.15 Ratings7.07 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.85 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Customizable reports9.35 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Starter
7.7
6 Ratings
1% above category average
Vtiger
8.7
9 Ratings
13% above category average
Custom fields8.06 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Custom objects8.05 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Scripting environment6.75 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration8.05 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Starter
9.0
6 Ratings
7% above category average
Vtiger
8.0
9 Ratings
4% below category average
Single sign-on capability9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions9.06 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Starter
8.2
5 Ratings
10% above category average
Vtiger
8.0
6 Ratings
8% above category average
Social engagement8.25 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Starter
8.0
5 Ratings
7% above category average
Vtiger
-
Ratings
Marketing automation8.25 Ratings00 Ratings
Compensation management7.85 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Starter
8.4
6 Ratings
11% above category average
Vtiger
10.0
6 Ratings
28% above category average
Mobile access8.46 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Salesforce Starter
-
Ratings
Vtiger
8.5
7 Ratings
11% above category average
Case management00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Help desk management00 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Salesforce StarterVtiger
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(7 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
4.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(4 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Salesforce StarterVtiger
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.
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Vtiger
vTiger packs a ton of functionality and capability, but the challenge is getting there. In today's day where everyone is doing more with less, having a solution that meets a couple specific needs and does that well is essential. To me, at times I feel as though vTiger is trying to be a "jack of all trades" solution which ultimately ends up making it more confusing to use. However, on the flip side of that, if you take the time to learn everything about vTiger, I am sure it is an awesome tool but there is a learning curve associated with it. Finally, I would like to see more integrations with other vendors moving forward so if we cannot use vTiger for everything, at least it would have the ability to "talk" with other programs.
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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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Vtiger
  • User-friendly interface.
  • Reliable tracking system and alerts to maintain overall control of the proceses.
  • Meets all the needs of the average company.
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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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Vtiger
  • Though you can create reports however you want, they may need to come out in multiple files. I wish this could be aggregated.
  • It's still very simple. There is room for improvement with the setup of the admin panel.
  • The dropdowns function funny when scrolled down. It's picky but it's frustrating.
  • The search function could be improved.
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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.
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Vtiger
In the Last versions they have done a strong effort in creating a powerful data screen. Inside the screen you have access to signing, communications with multiple tools integration and connections with all modules related. With a single view you have all control over your data relations. It is similar to a control managing.
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Support Rating
Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Vtiger
It is as good as you could expect for a company that operates from another continent. Emails are quickly responded to and do not usually require additional questions or answers. It is quite rare for a company of their size to be as responsive as they are and that makes them a sound choice to deal with.
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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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Vtiger
VTiger had better overall cost and native capabilities that other solutions lacked. We used Nutshell CRM for over a year. It was a very efficient contact management system, but it seemed that if we needed to do anything but record contacts, we had to use an add-on. We spent a lot of time exporting and importing between different services. Quoting, invoicing, and payments all had to be manually transferred to our accounting system. It was very frustrating
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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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Vtiger
  • Integration Across the Organization - What started out as just a CRM tool for sales is now being used for ticket management and project management.
  • Steep Learning Curve - It is not as intuitive out of the box and really requires a dedicated person to be a vTiger expert which can be challenging and time consuming.
  • Reliability - Sometimes features that worked yesterday don't work today, thus causing more time to complete the same exact task that was done previously. The thing that comes to mind specifically is the main search box as 1/2 the time it works, 1/2 the time it doesn't work.
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ScreenShots

Salesforce Starter Screenshots

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Vtiger Screenshots

Screenshot of Vtiger's home page dashboardScreenshot of A typical contact record in Vtiger