CRM & Sales · head to head
Ontraport vs Salesforce
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.
| Attribute | Ontraport | Salesforce |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $24/month | $25/month |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android, Api |
| Category | CRM & Sales | All industries |
| Founded | 2009 | 1999 |
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 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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