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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Salesloft

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ASalesloft’s Revenue Orchestration Platform uses AI to help market-facing teams prioritize and take action on what matters most, from first touch to upsell and renewal.N/A

    Slack

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASlack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…

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    Pricing
    SalesloftSlack
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    Pro
    $7.25*
    per month per user
    Business+
    $12.50*
    per month per user
    Enterprise
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    Pricing Offerings
    SalesloftSlack
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
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    Community Pulse
    SalesloftSlack
    Considered Both Products
    SalesLoft
    Chose Salesloft
    We use all of the above tools and Salesloft.
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    Salesloft blows outreach out of the water in all aspects. One of the biggest issues I had was their unwillingness to listen to customer feedback. I had requested several small changes to be made when I had previously used the platform that unfortunately fell onto deff ears. I …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    We were evaluating Salesforce but now not interested to switch. Majorly because the team cannot survive without cadences.
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    Salesloft was easier to use and easier to set up cadences and stay organized
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    We were previously using Mixmax and found it to be generally quite good. We also evaluated Outreach before selecting Salesloft. We chose to move to Salesloft because of a) the size of the company and the reputation in the industry; b) our team members had previous experience …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    we used Yesware mainly to create template emails and to see the opening of our emails.
    SalesLoft is winning by far as the product is much more complete, allows more automation, calendar functionality and so on. Our company selected SalesLoft because it was recommended to us and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    I was not involved in the evaluation process for SalesLoft.
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    SalesLoft is in my opinion 100 times more efficient than Ringover. The calls are clearer, and the global tool allows much more (emails, cadences, reports, etc.). Pipedrive is a tool that I really appreciate because it is very intuitive and fast. On the other hand, it does not …
    Incentivized
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    Just Microsoft Office, nothing competitive.
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    CRM's typically have enablement tools built in, but they are designed to solve macro business problems and this is one of the areas in which they fail. SalesLoft focuses purely on engagement and results from that engagement, which it does fantastically. I would recommend it …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    SalesLoft has a cleaner UI/UX than other tools.
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    Outreach is great but more complex for reps to use.

    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    SalesLoft has a lot of the same features as Outreach. However, I feel like Outreach is a better all-around software. It seems to be easier to use and it has more features. There are a lot of things in Outreach that you can customize, which makes life for a sales rep much …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    XANT and Outcreach—SalesLoft is far superior in ease of use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    Salesloft is much easier to use and more user-friendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    SalesLoft is a more reliable option than Yesware, but they're definitely in the same ballpark.
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    Mixmax + Outreach -- Never used either that much as I always migrated to SalesLoft quickly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    Having no real prior personal experience in sales or software systems, I do not have additional comparisons of other software at this time. However, the ease of use in learning SalesLoft has enabled me to learn the system relatively easy and without much additional direction …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    I used Outreach for a few months at another company but don't have a clear understanding of the main differences b/t SalesLoft and Outreach. Overall, it seems like the on-boarding and transition to SalesLoft was an easier one and the 'cadence' feature is more intuitive and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    I only have experience with SalesLoft and Salesforce.
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    We evaluated SalesLoft against RingDNA. We chose SalesLoft because our BDR team loved the interface and local dial capabilities SalesLoft provided. Picking a platform was a priority, so we did not do as much thorough evaluation as others might.
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    When it comes to email automation and dialing software a lot of the products could do the same things. They had slight alterations and functionality but the main core was basically identical. Saleloft's sales process, price point, and customer service were the main reason our …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    I haven't spent time looking into Salesloft competitors. The only one I am really aware of is Outreach. I have friends at different companies that use Outreach and they seem to be pretty satisfied with its functionality and usefulness. I can only speak from my personal …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesloft
    Different programs, but as far as user friendly, they're both great programs that are crucial in sales.
    Incentivized
    Salesforce
    Chose Slack
    I've dabbled with Microsoft Teams and Zoom's chat features in past roles at startups. Teams integrates well with Office but feels clunky for quick searches and daily chats. Zoom is great for video but lacks robust file sharing and app integrations. Slack wins for us with its …
    Incentivized
    Chose Slack
    Slack’s cross-platform accessibility—whether on desktop, mobile, or via API—makes it highly adaptable for various teams, ensuring it's a comprehensive solution for modern collaboration needs. All these factors contribute to its top-tier usability, making it a favorite for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Slack
    I found the layout of Slack easier to navigate, particularly the sidebar with the list of channels. I also found Slack to have more features, integrations, etc.
    Incentivized
    Chose Slack
    The app integration is the key difference. If your company uses the Google platform this would be the best fit.

    My success is heavily dependent on communicating with other departments. We did not have the traditional model of calling each other even before the pandemic.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    95 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    503 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    74 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    426 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    95 Answers
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    510 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    73 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    295 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    93%
    Implementation went as expected
    65 Answers
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    330 Answers
    Features
    SalesloftSlack
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Salesloft and Slack
    Feature
    Salesloft
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    7.9
    628 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Task Management00 Ratings7.6430 Ratings
    Gantt Charts00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
    Scheduling00 Ratings7.7363 Ratings
    Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.0396 Ratings
    Mobile Access00 Ratings9.4601 Ratings
    Search00 Ratings8.2608 Ratings
    Visual planning tools00 Ratings7.3275 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Salesloft and Slack
    Feature
    Salesloft
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.7
    636 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Chat00 Ratings9.6635 Ratings
    Notifications00 Ratings8.7632 Ratings
    Discussions00 Ratings9.2620 Ratings
    Surveys00 Ratings8.1413 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings7.8412 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Salesloft and Slack
    Feature
    Salesloft
    -
    Ratings
    Slack
    8.4
    603 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Versioning00 Ratings8.2326 Ratings
    Video files00 Ratings8.2541 Ratings
    Audio files00 Ratings8.4527 Ratings
    Document collaboration00 Ratings7.9429 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings8.3411 Ratings
    Advanced security features00 Ratings8.3362 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
    Device sync00 Ratings9.0455 Ratings
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    SalesloftSlack
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    HubSpot Sales Hub
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Flock
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Mixmax
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Troop Messenger
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Groove (legacy product)
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Cisco Business Edition 7000 (discontinued)
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SalesloftSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (325 ratings)
    9.1
    (639 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (8 ratings)
    8.9
    (255 ratings)
    Availability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (68 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.7
    (143 ratings)
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SalesloftSlack
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SalesLoft
    I find it to be the best resource for scheduling calls with clients. Specifically when the call includes multiple people using Salesloft, it's so simple and easy to use to send open times to client and then to be able to send active links to the client where with one click the calendar invite shows up on my calendar? it's the best most efficient tool I have in my toolbelt at the moment. When it comes to logging, it's also simple but I wish I could add a contact to SL from the Microsoft integration.
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    Salesforce
    Slack is ideal for Scrum and agile teams that need continuous communication during sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, testing, and retrospectives. Slack is well-suited for maintaining team knowledge through searchable conversations and dedicated channels, where experienced team members help onboard new QA analysts.
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    Pros
    SalesLoft
    • Salesloft enables us to outreach at scale.
    • Salesloft helps us identify our warmest, most buyer ready prospects to streamline our outreach.
    • Salesloft helps us to identify quickly areas to course correct and provides the necessary data to do that.
    • Salesloft also surfaces data around outreach so we can ensure we are targeting our team with sensible KPIs that connect to our business goals.
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    Salesforce
    • Customer issues: Threads feature allows us to group a particular issue in a single thread and discuss within that thread. I can use the thread link to embed in JIRA ticket for tracking progress in JIRA (which is our details engineering tracking system).
    • Ability to add folder to Slack channel helps keep important information, documents easily accessible. e.g., we use this to keep a "ramp up" folder that can be used by any new joiner.
    • Global search is effective when I forget which group a particular message was in.
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    Cons
    SalesLoft
    • Would be nice to have custom reporting available. Coming from Salesforce, the included canned reports are useful but I like to roll my sleeves up and build exactly what I want.
    • Conversations will record meetings booked via MSTeams but requires the BDR/SDR to hit record. Other solutions (e.g. Chorus.ai) join as a participant and don't require a user hitting the "record" button. We have to change our flow to make this work and it is a bit clunky.
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    Salesforce
    • Would love a better integration with GitHub. For example, notifications when your PR is updated, when review is requested, @-mention in comments, etc.
    • Improved "Later" tab, for example the ability to create to-do lists or making the "Later" tab into a more powerful to-do list (annotate items with notes)
    • More powerful integrations, e.g. Google Calendar could render a calendar view within Slack, rather than sending the daily schedule
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SalesLoft
    SalesLoft is absolutely VITAL to our daily operations. We could not function without it or a program like it. Speaking as a Sales Person who has had to operate without a product like this, the difference is night and day. The ability to stay organized, automate tasks, easily log activities and notes, review calls, and coach team members is an absolute gamechanger.
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    Salesforce
    To be more transparent, I give 10 because Slack serves our collaboration needs. It provide us a good platform for team communication relaying important update within the company, it has even mobile app where you can install in your phone to monitor any updates within that team that needs your immediate attention and intervention.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    SalesLoft
    Drift was extremely easy for both our demand gen team and SDR to jump right into. It was feature rich and purpose-built for marketers—it was remarkably easy to connect our marketing automation, CRM, and more to the platform and get everything to work together. Now the ability to create digital experiences and conversation landing pages is democratized—empowering our team to do better work and provide better prospect/customer experience.
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    Salesforce
    Slack has good usability. Devs that are not familiar with the platform are able to jump into conversations and start sharing code and links within just minutes. Non developers are also able to understand the layout such as the Project Managers that are keeping the projects on track. We have not seen any tickets where employees are having trouble understanding Slack.
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    Reliability and Availability
    SalesLoft
    The availability is pretty good, we do sometimes have errors or delays in syncing activities but nothing that has been too detrimental to our workflow. Most recently we had an issue with Lofting through Outlook due to a change in security token that took a few weeks to resolve but it is fixed now.
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    Salesforce
    Yes, the app works 24/7. I don't even recall having any period that we could not use since the implementation. Even the maintenance periods are barely noticeable and our work is not impacted by it when it happens.
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    Performance
    SalesLoft
    Yes timely and easy to use. The only delays we have are when we run our big month sales blitz and activities take some time to sync to the reporting as well as SalesForce
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    Salesforce
    Slack is a soft app, we don't have many issues with it. I recall one or two people complaining about something during our usage period, but I didn't have a bad experience. When the app is slow, usually the problem is with my computer or my internet. The app works just fine.
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    Support Rating
    SalesLoft
    The support team was very responsive but at the end of the day they took a long time to fix our issue. The issue did get fixed, though, so that is what matters. Very nice people who are there to help in any way they can.
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    Salesforce
    Whenever I've had to troubleshoot an issue with Slack (which, to be honest, has not happened very often), their online documentation has been easy to locate, easy to understand, and effective in resolving my issue. Slack's ever-growing popularity also means that there's a large community of practice out there that can be depended upon.
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    Online Training
    SalesLoft
    We had some virtual training with our CSM which was very well constructed. It took some time to get into the full swing of things but with a few weeks of hands on experience I was feeling confidant. The SL team was always available to answer questions or jump an a call to walk us through stuff. I also used the Customer Help Center for a few self guided learnings on how to use specific features related to reporting and team management.
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    SalesLoft
    must invest time and effort in define the best way to integration with Salesforce in order to get data visualization
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    Salesforce
    I was not part of the implementation team, but I recall being 100% happy and excited to learn and use a new tool. I'm still am to be honest.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SalesLoft
    Salesloft blows outreach out of the water in all aspects. One of the biggest issues I had was their unwillingness to listen to customer feedback. I had requested several small changes to be made when I had previously used the platform that unfortunately fell onto deff ears. I am much happier using Salesloft and the positive results I've experienced are a direct result of that.
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    Salesforce
    I like Slack better than ClickUp, because I would spend 30-60 minutes a day updating my ClickUp tasks. The way ClickUp was used was very micromanaging. I billed by the hour, so I was willing to put in the time to alert the boss what tasks I was working on.
    One of my jobs used Hive - I mostly just ran it in the background in case anyone messaged me. I did not use it often.
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    Scalability
    SalesLoft
    The scalability was pretty good, we started with 4 or 5 users on one team and scaled into 30+ members across 3 teams
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    Salesforce
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    SalesLoft
    • I have been with a company that was using Salesloft, but moved to a competitor. I can't say it was exactly the competitors fault, as a lot of other internal changes were happening, (hence leaving the system that was working well), but we had the worst sales year in company history that year. Reps who consistently performed at or above quota were suddenly struggling to keep their pipelines in order, and the middle of the pack reps were going on PiPs and being let go.
    • Is it the dialer, or the leadership? You decide.
    • But the leadership also changed the dialer - so maybe it's both?
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    Salesforce
    • Slack has been incredibly helpful in connecting various tech apps and ecosystems, creating a more streamlined and responsive process.
    • Slack has made it significantly easier to communicate with our team members across multiple time zones, creating a more engaging environment for our all-remote team.
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