All industries · head to head
Salesforce vs Salesloft
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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; Salesloft the Internet Archive's capture of SalesLoft's pricing page on 3 December 2020 named four distinct packages, Prospect (lead generation), Sell (opportunity management), Engage (post-sale customer experience), and Enterprise (full revenue lifecycle), with no figures published, only 'Request a Quote'.
- They diverge on capability: Salesforce covers Contact management, Salesloft covers Cadences.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Salesforce and Salesloft actually diverge.
| Attribute | Salesforce | Salesloft |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $25/month | $75/month |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Api | Web, Ios, Android |
| Category | All industries | Sales Enablement |
| Founded | 1999 | 2011 |
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 Salesforce
- Contact management
- Opportunity management
- Lead management
- Reports & dashboards
- Email integration
- Workflow automation
- Mobile access
- AppExchange
Only in Salesloft
- Cadences
- Email tracking
- Dialer
- Deals management
- Conversation intelligence
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- Microsoft Dynamics
Both cover
- Zoom
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Salesforce
- Sales managementnot Salesloft
- Customer servicenot Salesloft
- Marketing automationnot Salesloft
- Lead generationnot Salesloft
- Analytics & reportingnot Salesloft
Salesloft
- Prospectingnot Salesforce
- Deal managementnot Salesforce
- Sales coachingnot Salesforce
- Revenue forecastingnot Salesforce
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Salesloft
- The Internet Archive's capture of SalesLoft's pricing page on 3 December 2020 named four distinct packages, Prospect (lead generation), Sell (opportunity management), Engage (post-sale customer experience), and Enterprise (full revenue lifecycle), with no figures published, only 'Request a Quote'.
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Salesloft
$75/month- Essentials$75/month
- Cadences
- Email tracking
- Dialer
- Advanced$125/month
- All Essentials features
- Deals
- Conversations
- PremierFree
- All Advanced features
- Forecasting
- Pipeline analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Salesforce if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want opportunity management.
Choose Salesloft if
- You need cadences.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want email tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Salesforce or Salesloft better?
- Neither clearly leads. Salesforce starts at $25/month and Salesloft at $75/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Salesforce or Salesloft?
- Salesforce starts at $25/month and Salesloft at $75/month.
- Does Salesforce or Salesloft run on more platforms?
- Salesforce runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Salesloft runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What is Salesforce best used for?
- Salesforce is most often used for sales management, customer service, marketing automation, lead generation. Of those, sales management and customer service are not what Salesloft is typically brought in for.
- What can Salesforce do that Salesloft cannot?
- Salesforce covers Contact management, Opportunity management, Lead management, Reports & dashboards. Salesloft covers Cadences, Email tracking, Dialer, Deals management. Both handle Zoom, LinkedIn.
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