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Ontraport vs Salesforce

Ontraport logo

Ontraport

CRM & Sales

All-in-one CRM and marketing automation

From
$24/month
Rated
-
Salesforce logo

Salesforce

All industries

World's #1 CRM

From
$25/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Ontraport no plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page; 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: Ontraport covers Sales pipeline, Salesforce covers Opportunity management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ontraport and Salesforce actually diverge.

Attributes where Ontraport and Salesforce differ
AttributeOntraportSalesforce
Starting price$24/month$25/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryCRM & SalesAll industries
Founded20091999

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

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 Ontraport

  • Sales pipeline
  • Email marketing
  • Marketing automation
  • Automation
  • Reporting
  • Landing pages
  • Zapier
  • Stripe

Only in Salesforce

  • Opportunity management
  • Lead management
  • Reports & dashboards
  • Email integration
  • Workflow automation
  • Mobile access
  • AppExchange
  • Microsoft 365

Both cover

  • Contact management
  • Slack

What people use each for

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

Ontraport

  • CRM with marketing automation and campaign buildingnot Salesforce
  • Managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platformnot Salesforce

Salesforce

  • Sales managementnot Ontraport
  • Customer servicenot Ontraport
  • Marketing automationnot Ontraport
  • Lead generationnot Ontraport
  • Analytics & reportingnot Ontraport

Where each one falls short

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

Ontraport

  • No plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page
  • Reaching a figure requires a trial signup or a sales conversation
  • The two months free saving requires annual billing

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

Ontraport

$24/month
  • Plus$24/month
    • Contact management
    • Email marketing
  • Pro$79/month
    • Everything in Plus
    • Automation
    • CRM
  • Pro+$149/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Advanced features
    • 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 Ontraport if

  • You need sales pipeline.
  • You also want email marketing.

Choose Salesforce if

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

Questions people ask

Is Ontraport or Salesforce better?
Neither clearly leads. Ontraport starts at $24/month and Salesforce at $25/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ontraport or Salesforce?
Ontraport starts at $24/month and Salesforce at $25/month.
Does Ontraport or Salesforce run on more platforms?
Ontraport runs on Web. Salesforce runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is Ontraport best used for?
Ontraport is most often used for crm with marketing automation and campaign building, managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platform. Of those, crm with marketing automation and campaign building and managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platform are not what Salesforce is typically brought in for.
What can Ontraport do that Salesforce cannot?
Ontraport covers Sales pipeline, Email marketing, Marketing automation, Automation. Salesforce covers Opportunity management, Lead management, Reports & dashboards, Email integration. Both handle Contact management, Slack.

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