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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Salesforce Lightning Platform

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce Platform is designed for building and deploying scalable cloud applications with managed hardware provisioning and app stacks. It provides out-of-the-box tools and services to automate business processes, integrate with external apps, and provide responsive layouts and more.

    $25

    Per User Per Month

    Salesforce Service Cloud

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AService Cloud is a customer service platform that helps businesses manage and resolve customer inquiries and issues. It provides tools for case management, knowledge base, omni-channel support, automation, and analytics, enabling companies to deliver exceptional customer service experiences.

    $25

    per month

    Pricing
    Salesforce Lightning PlatformSalesforce Service Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $25.00
    Per User Per Month
    Plus
    $100.00
    Per User Per Month
    Starter Suite
    $25
    per month
    Pro Suite
    $100
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    $165
    per month per user
    Unlimited
    $330
    per month per user
    Agentforce 1
    $550
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Salesforce Lightning PlatformSalesforce Service Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Salesforce Lightning PlatformSalesforce Service Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Salesforce
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    Salesforce
    Chose Salesforce Service Cloud
    Service Cloud is a step up from Desk mainly because of its reporting, but if you can integrate other Salesforce products together, I'd recommend looking at its other solutions and looking at its own integrated CRM case closer. Service Cloud isn't the perfect solution, but it …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Salesforce Lightning PlatformSalesforce Service Cloud
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Salesforce Lightning Platform and Salesforce Service Cloud
    Feature
    Salesforce Lightning Platform
    7.5
    39 Ratings
    Salesforce Service Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Ease of building user interfaces5.939 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scalability8.837 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform management overhead7.133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow engine capability7.135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform access control8.836 Ratings00 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration9.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment creation7.333 Ratings00 Ratings
    Development environment replication7.531 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue monitoring and notification7.334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Issue recovery6.331 Ratings00 Ratings
    Upgrades and platform fixes7.936 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incident and problem management
    Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Salesforce Lightning Platform and Salesforce Service Cloud
    Feature
    Salesforce Lightning Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Service Cloud
    8.8
    77 Ratings
    Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.475 Ratings
    Expert directory00 Ratings8.553 Ratings
    Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings8.663 Ratings
    ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.260 Ratings
    Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.375 Ratings
    Ticket response00 Ratings9.174 Ratings
    Self Help Community
    Comparison of Self Help Community features of Salesforce Lightning Platform and Salesforce Service Cloud
    Feature
    Salesforce Lightning Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Service Cloud
    8.7
    72 Ratings
    External knowledge base00 Ratings8.463 Ratings
    Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.970 Ratings
    Multi-Channel Help
    Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Salesforce Lightning Platform and Salesforce Service Cloud
    Feature
    Salesforce Lightning Platform
    -
    Ratings
    Salesforce Service Cloud
    8.7
    77 Ratings
    Customer portal00 Ratings7.954 Ratings
    IVR00 Ratings8.834 Ratings
    Social integration00 Ratings8.947 Ratings
    Email support00 Ratings9.276 Ratings
    Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings8.866 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Salesforce Lightning PlatformSalesforce Service Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.7
    (39 ratings)
    8.3
    (83 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.2
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (28 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    7.0
    (20 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)