Endless features and customisations! Incredibly useful, if a little overwhelming
April 23, 2021

Endless features and customisations! Incredibly useful, if a little overwhelming

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Salesforce Service Cloud

At present, Salesforce is used by virtually all teams within our company. To begin with, we originally rolled this out within our client-facing teams as a general CRM, however over the last two years, our usage has expanded to most departments within the company. This has allowed better inter-departmental communication and cohesion.
  • User friendly interface for employees to use.
  • There are so many add-ons you can utilise depending on what suits your business needs.
  • Great reporting functions which can be used by non-tech people!
  • Generally very customisable.
  • Can be quite slow if you have more than one tab open.
  • Occasionally there are glitches in the reporting.
  • Although the increased functionality is great, this can initially be overwhelming for users.
  • It is a great tool, however I understand it can be pricey.
Salesforce provides infinitely more features than Freshdesk, particularly regarding reporting. We previously felt we had squeezed as much as we could out of Freshdesk, however the possible functionalities and customisation of Salesforce seems endless! That said, I think if you are after straightforward CRM software Freshdesk may be more straightforward to use.
Salesforce is generally a great product not only for communicating with clients but also for case handling between teams. It is quite tricky to define a scenario where it would not be useful, as the level of customisation available makes it suitable for most businesses. If you are a small company just starting out the software may provide too many unnecessary functionalities.

Salesforce Service Cloud Feature Ratings

Organize and prioritize service tickets
7
Expert directory
Not Rated
Subscription-based notifications
7
ITSM collaboration and documentation
8
Ticket creation and submission
8
Ticket response
8
External knowledge base
Not Rated
Internal knowledge base
7
Customer portal
7
IVR
Not Rated
Social integration
Not Rated
Email support
9
Help Desk CRM integration
9