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Salesforce vs Wise Business

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Salesforce

Software

World's #1 CRM

From
$25/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Wise Business logo

Wise Business

Software

The smart way to send and receive business payments

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Wise Business opening a Wise Business account in the UK carries a one off setup fee of 50 GBP
  • They diverge on capability: Salesforce covers Contact management, Wise Business covers Multi-currency accounts.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Salesforce and Wise Business actually diverge.

Attributes where Salesforce and Wise Business differ
AttributeSalesforceWise Business
Starting price$25/month$29/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
Founded19992011

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Wise Business

  • Multi-currency accounts
  • International transfers
  • Batch payments
  • API access
  • Team management
  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • Various

What people use each for

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

Salesforce

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

Wise Business

  • Holding and converting multiple currencies as a businessnot Salesforce
  • Paying international suppliers and contractors at the mid market ratenot Salesforce
  • Receiving payments into local currency account details in several countriesnot 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

Wise Business

  • Opening a Wise Business account in the UK carries a one off setup fee of 50 GBP
  • Volume discounts on transfers start only above 20,000 GBP equivalent sent per month

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

Wise Business

$29/month
  • StandardFree
    • Multi-currency account
    • Real exchange rate
    • Batch payments

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 Wise Business if

  • You need multi-currency accounts.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want international transfers.
Wise Business review

Questions people ask

Is Salesforce or Wise Business better?
Neither clearly leads. Salesforce starts at $25/month and Wise Business at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Salesforce or Wise Business?
Salesforce starts at $25/month and Wise Business at $29/month.
Does Salesforce or Wise Business run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Wise Business is typically brought in for.
What can Salesforce do that Wise Business cannot?
Salesforce covers Contact management, Opportunity management, Lead management, Reports & dashboards. Wise Business covers Multi-currency accounts, International transfers, Batch payments, API access.
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