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Less Annoying CRM vs Salesforce

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Less Annoying CRM

Software

Simple CRM built by small business experts

From
$30/month
Rated
-
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Salesforce

Software

World's #1 CRM

From
$25/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Less Annoying CRM there is no free tier, only a single $15 per user per month price; Salesforce sales Cloud tiers as captured 2 January 2024: Starter Suite $25/user/month, Professional $80/user/month, Enterprise $165/user/month, all USD billed annually
  • They diverge on capability: Less Annoying CRM covers Task tracking, Salesforce covers Opportunity management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Less Annoying CRM and Salesforce actually diverge.

Attributes where Less Annoying CRM and Salesforce differ
AttributeLess Annoying CRMSalesforce
Starting price$30/month$25/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded20061999

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Less Annoying CRM

  • Task tracking
  • Pipeline management
  • Mobile app
  • Reporting
  • Zapier
  • Google Calendar
  • GDPR
  • Cloud deployment

Only in Salesforce

  • Opportunity management
  • Lead management
  • Reports & dashboards
  • Workflow automation
  • Mobile access
  • AppExchange
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace

Both cover

  • Contact management
  • Email integration
  • Mailchimp

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Less Annoying CRM

  • Simple contact and pipeline management for small businessesnot Salesforce
  • Tracking follow ups and notes against contacts without configurationnot Salesforce

Salesforce

  • Sales managementnot Less Annoying CRM
  • Customer servicenot Less Annoying CRM
  • Marketing automationnot Less Annoying CRM
  • Lead generationnot Less Annoying CRM
  • Analytics & reportingnot Less Annoying CRM

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Less Annoying CRM

  • There is no free tier, only a single $15 per user per month price
  • File storage is capped at 25 GB per user
  • The vendor advises staying below 50,000 total contacts, so very large databases sit outside the intended use even though no hard limit is enforced

Salesforce

  • Sales Cloud tiers as captured 2 January 2024: Starter Suite $25/user/month, Professional $80/user/month, Enterprise $165/user/month, all USD billed annually

Pricing, plan by plan

Less Annoying CRM

$30/month
  • Standard$30/month
    • Contact management
    • Task management
    • Mobile app
  • Pro$50/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Email automation
    • Reporting
  • Business$100/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Advanced customization
    • API access

Salesforce

$25/month
  • Essentials$25/month
    • Account & contact management
    • Opportunity tracking
    • Lead management
  • Professional$80/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Complete CRM
    • Lead scoring
  • Enterprise$165/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Workflow automation
    • Advanced analytics
  • Unlimited$330/month
    • Everything in Enterprise
    • Unlimited customizations
    • 24/7 support

Which should you pick?

Choose Less Annoying CRM if

  • You need task tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want pipeline management.

Choose Salesforce if

  • You need opportunity management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want lead management.

Questions people ask

Is Less Annoying CRM or Salesforce better?
Neither clearly leads. Less Annoying CRM starts at $30/month and Salesforce at $25/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Less Annoying CRM or Salesforce?
Less Annoying CRM starts at $30/month and Salesforce at $25/month.
Does Less Annoying CRM or Salesforce run on more platforms?
Less Annoying CRM runs on Web, Ios, Android. Salesforce runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is Less Annoying CRM best used for?
Less Annoying CRM is most often used for simple contact and pipeline management for small businesses, tracking follow ups and notes against contacts without configuration. Of those, simple contact and pipeline management for small businesses and tracking follow ups and notes against contacts without configuration are not what Salesforce is typically brought in for.
What can Less Annoying CRM do that Salesforce cannot?
Less Annoying CRM covers Task tracking, Pipeline management, Mobile app, Reporting. Salesforce covers Opportunity management, Lead management, Reports & dashboards, Workflow automation. Both handle Contact management, Email integration, Mailchimp.

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