Salesforce

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CRM
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The #1 AI CRM

How to Replace Salesforce

Overview

Salesforce is a unified, cloud-based platform that brings together CRM, AI agents, data, and collaboration tools to help companies manage customer relationships and drive business growth. The platform combines Slack, Agentforce, Customer 360, and Data 360 to enable teams to move faster, make better decisions, and achieve nonstop growth while reducing costs.

Features

20 features across 15 categories

AI Agents(1)

AgentforceAIPremium

Always-on AI agents for customers and employees that can autonomously handle customer service cases, lead qualification, and business workflows

AI Analytics(1)

Business Outcome PredictionAIPremium

AI-powered predictions to forecast which deals are likely to close and other business outcomes

Analytics(1)

Data Analytics and InsightsAI

Analyze data to understand customer behavior and business performance

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Automation(2)

Case Resolution AutomationAIPremium

Autonomous case resolution with 66% resolution rate without human intervention

Task and Email Automation

Automate tasks like logging calls and sending follow-up emails

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Collaboration(2)

Multi-Department Collaboration

Enable sales, service, marketing, commerce, and IT departments to work as one

Slack Integration

Enables teams and agents to work together within a unified communication platform

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Obsidian

Customer Data(2)

360-Degree Customer View

Single unified view of every customer across all channels and touchpoints

Customer 360Premium

Helps teams sell, serve, and operate at scale with unified customer data and insights

Data Management(2)

Contact Management

Organize and manage contact information, leads, and customer service data

Data 360Premium

Gives teams and agents shared, real-time context to make better decisions

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Industry Solutions(1)

Industry-Specific SolutionsAIPremium

16+ pre-built Agentforce solutions designed for specific industries with out-of-the-box workflows

Integrations(1)

AppExchange

Access to partners, apps, and agents to extend platform functionality

Marketing(1)

Marketing Pipeline ManagementPremium

Manage and track marketing campaigns with 15% more pipeline generation

Personalization(1)

Customer Journey PersonalizationAIPremium

Personalize every customer touchpoint across pre-sales, sales, and post-sales with 360° customer view

Sales(2)

Lead ConversionAIPremium

AI-powered lead conversion with 1.8x higher conversion rates

Sales Pipeline Management

Track and manage sales pipeline with visibility into deals and forecasts

Sales Automation(1)

Lead QualificationAIPremium

Automated workflow for qualifying and routing leads

Security(1)

Trust and GovernancePremium

Built-in trust and governance controls to ensure AI and business scale securely and reliably

Service(1)

Service Case Management

Organize and track service cases for customer support

Pricing

Free CRM

Popular
Free
  • All-in-one CRM for small businesses
  • Contact information organization
  • Sales pipeline management
  • Marketing campaign tracking
  • Service case management
  • No credit card required
  • 30 days free trial

Cost Calculator

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Build vs Buy

Should you build a Salesforce alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 20 features.

Buy Salesforce

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Salesforce saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 20 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

2 known integrations

AppExchangeSlack