CRM · head to head
Salesforce vs Streak
The short version
- Only Streak 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; Streak the free tier is email tools only, with pipelines, contact records and automation all requiring the Pro plan
- They diverge on capability: Salesforce covers Contact management, Streak covers Pipeline management.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Salesforce and Streak actually diverge.
| Attribute | Salesforce | Streak |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $25/month | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Api | Web |
| Founded | 1999 | 2011 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Streak
- Pipeline management
- Email tracking
- Automation
- Document tracking
- Live engagement metrics
- Gmail
- Outlook
- Google Sheets
Both cover
- Slack
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Salesforce
- Sales managementnot Streak
- Customer servicenot Streak
- Marketing automationnot Streak
- Lead generationnot Streak
- Analytics & reportingnot Streak
Streak
- Managing sales pipelines directly inside Gmailnot Salesforce
- Tracking email opens and running mail merges from an inboxnot 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
Streak
- The free tier is email tools only, with pipelines, contact records and automation all requiring the Pro plan
- Free mail merge is capped at 50 a day
- The entry paid plan is $49 per user per month, which is high for a CRM that lives inside Gmail
- Integrations require a paid plan
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
Streak
Free- FreeFree
- Email tracking
- Mail merge 50 per day
- Snippets
- Pro$49/month
- Core CRM features
- Mail merge
- Shared pipelines
- Pro+$69/month
- Advanced reports
- Integrations and automations
- Archived users
- Enterprise$129/month
- Custom roles
- Data validation
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Salesforce if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want opportunity management.
Choose Streak if
- You need pipeline management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want email tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Salesforce or Streak better?
- Neither clearly leads. Salesforce starts at $25/month and Streak at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Salesforce or Streak?
- Streak has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $25/month for Salesforce and Free for Streak.
- Does Salesforce or Streak run on more platforms?
- Salesforce runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Streak runs on Web.
- Can I use Streak for free?
- Yes. Streak 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 Streak is typically brought in for.
- What can Salesforce do that Streak cannot?
- Salesforce covers Contact management, Opportunity management, Lead management, Reports & dashboards. Streak covers Pipeline management, Email tracking, Automation, Document tracking. Both handle Slack.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Streak: Is there a free version of Streak?
Yes, Streak offers a free tier with email tracking, mail merge up to 50 per day, snippets, and other basic features forever at no cost.
SourceStreak: What discount is available for annual billing?
Streak offers a 20% discount when you pay annually instead of monthly on all paid plans.
SourceStreak: What is the difference between Pro and Pro+ plans?
Pro+ costs $69 per month versus $49 for Pro and adds advanced reports, integrations, automations, and increases AI credits from 20 to 150 per user per month.
SourceRelated pages
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