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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Salesforce Starter

    Score8.9 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

    Pricing
    Salesforce Starter
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    Salesforce Starter
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Salesforce Starter
    Considered Both Products
    Salesforce
    Chose Salesforce Starter
    The Zoho system is free and gives a long trial product. The salesforce brand is well known, and I wanted to try a good European crm product. The account manager was South African and very friendly. The system was trained on a demo, whereas Zoho did not offer an account …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesforce Starter
    more expensive but as an industry leader and go, the learning curve pays for itself in ROI in lost time in onboarding
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesforce Starter
    Salesforce Starter is exactly what it says. It's specific to getting a small business up and running effectively, without unnecessary development or internal overhead required. It doesn't allow for a ton of customization, but it provides more than most other providers across …
    Incentivized
    Chose Salesforce Starter
    We selected SalesforceIQ over Insightly because of the email automation they offered. Their app also seemed to be a little more robust. I highly recommend a trial before you make a decision. The trial with SalesforceIQ is what sold us on the product.
    Incentivized
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    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 Starter
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management9.05 Ratings
    Territory management8.65 Ratings
    Opportunity management9.05 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)10.05 Ratings
    Quote & order management9.04 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.85 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.44 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    Lead management8.75 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    Task management9.04 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management8.04 Ratings
    Reporting9.44 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    Forecasting9.04 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.64 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.44 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    Custom fields9.45 Ratings
    Custom objects9.44 Ratings
    Scripting environment7.84 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.84 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    9.4
    5 Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.45 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.45 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    4 Ratings
    Social engagement8.24 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    Marketing automation8.64 Ratings
    Compensation management8.24 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Salesforce Starter
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    Mobile access8.65 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Salesforce Starter
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (2 ratings)