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Salesforce vs Seamless.AI

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Salesforce

CRM

World's #1 CRM

From
$25/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Seamless.AI

CRM

Sales lead search engine for finding contact and company data

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Seamless.AI has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Seamless.AI pro and Enterprise pricing is not published and requires contacting sales.
  • They diverge on capability: Salesforce covers Contact management, Seamless.AI covers Contact search.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Salesforce and Seamless.AI actually diverge.

Attributes where Salesforce and Seamless.AI differ
AttributeSalesforceSeamless.AI
Starting price$25/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, Apiweb, api
Founded1999Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (CRM).

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 Seamless.AI

  • Contact search
  • Real-time search engine
  • Job change alerts
  • Buyer intent data
  • CRM and API integrations
  • Enterprise security

What people use each for

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

Salesforce

  • Sales managementnot Seamless.AI
  • Customer servicenot Seamless.AI
  • Marketing automationnot Seamless.AI
  • Lead generationnot Seamless.AI
  • Analytics & reportingnot Seamless.AI

Seamless.AI

  • B2B sales teams building prospecting listsnot Salesforce
  • Finding verified emails and phone numbers for outreachnot Salesforce
  • Tracking job changes among target contactsnot Salesforce
  • Identifying accounts showing buyer intentnot 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

Seamless.AI

  • Pro and Enterprise pricing is not published and requires contacting sales.
  • Free plan is limited to just 50 credits and a single user.
  • Data accuracy for contact details can vary and requires verification before outreach.
  • Credit-based usage model means heavy prospecting can exhaust allotments quickly.

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

Seamless.AI

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 1 user
    • 50 credits
    • Email and cell phone search
  • Pro$undefined/mo
    • Per-user pricing
    • Unlimited exports
    • Annual credit packages
  • Enterprise$undefined/mo
    • Unlimited users
    • Custom credit allotments
    • Dedicated success manager

Which should you pick?

Choose Salesforce if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want opportunity management.
Salesforce review

Choose Seamless.AI if

  • You need contact search.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on web, api.
  • You also want real-time search engine.
Seamless.AI review

Questions people ask

Is Salesforce or Seamless.AI better?
Neither clearly leads. Salesforce starts at $25/month and Seamless.AI at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Salesforce or Seamless.AI?
Seamless.AI has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $25/month for Salesforce and Free for Seamless.AI.
Does Salesforce or Seamless.AI run on more platforms?
Salesforce runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Seamless.AI runs on web, api.
Can I use Seamless.AI for free?
Yes. Seamless.AI has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Salesforce starts at $25/month.
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 Seamless.AI is typically brought in for.
What can Salesforce do that Seamless.AI cannot?
Salesforce covers Contact management, Opportunity management, Lead management, Reports & dashboards. Seamless.AI covers Contact search, Real-time search engine, Job change alerts, Buyer intent data.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Seamless.AI: Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?

Yes, the Free plan includes 1 user and 50 credits, with access to email and cell phone search, real-time search, and API access.

Source
Seamless.AI: How is usage metered on Seamless.AI?

Seamless.AI uses a credit system where credits are consumed to research contact details; paid Pro plans start with larger annual credit packages than the Free plan.

Source
Seamless.AI: Does Seamless.AI have an API?

Yes, API access is included even on the Free plan, alongside export and integration capabilities on paid plans.

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