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We performed a comparison between Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesforce Service Cloud, and Spiceworks based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The solution can scale massively. I've been quite impressed.""The most valuable features are performance and integration.""I can see activity per customer. I can find out quickly and easily who was the last person I talked to, when it was, and what we were talking about.""I would rate Salesforce Sales Cloud's scalability as very good. We have scaled from 30 to 150 within three years without a glitch.""Salesforce's user interface is easy to use, and the reporting is good. It worked well with Excel, so I was okay with it. I don't know about integration with any other software because I didn't have to deal with them.""Salesforce helps up keep track of candidates.""Salesforce Sales Cloud is very user-friendly, and simple to create dashboards and extract the reports. Additionally, it integrates well with other applications.""It is an open the platform with API integration with other systems. Salesforce, it is not a software. It is very famous and available. When you are creating leads, generating leads, opportunities, it is wonderful in the reports as well. Dashboards are amazing."

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"The interface is quite user-friendly.""It's a cloud tool, so it is easy to set up.""It’s feasible to configure the platform according to the specific processes utilised. Customization of the platform could be carried out based on the techniques we employ.""Salesforce Service Cloud offers several notable features. It includes robust case routing, escalation capabilities, entitlement mapping, and entanglement rules. Additionally, it supports Computer Telephone Integration (CTI), which allows for automatic case generation when a call is made to a designated number.""The strength lies in its ability to work cohesively with other systems, creating a centralized hub that enhances efficiency and collaboration across various functionalities within our organization.""The product's initial setup phase was straightforward.""We use Salesforce Service Cloud for lead management and opportunity management.""The complexity of the solution is very less."

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"Spiceworks' dashboard allows you to drill down to the notes, where I can take an inventory of the network and see the devices I need to monitor.""The solution can find all asset details automatically, whether it's a Mac address, computer name, IP address, models, etc. It's very helpful.""It's easy to understand.""The solution is very stable. It's reliable and efficient.""The solution is easy to use and easy to manage.""Spiceworks is generic and free.""Helpdesk and inventory are both equally valuable, and they form the true core of the product.""It lets us know whether devices are getting out of date and tracked warranties. Spiceworks also gave me visibility in terms of what software was installed on each device and its status."

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Cons
"Sometimes, it is difficult to integrate it with my emails. I've had trouble integrating it with my emails. There were a couple of things I did try as well, but I wasn't able to do so. I've had difficulty in other areas too with integration. It was related to syncing my calendars. I want the tasks that I put in to automatically sync to my calendars and update my calendars, but I couldn't figure out how to do it.""One area where the solution could improve is with handling feature requests.""If they could have convenient APIs into the other parts of the corporation that I wish to share data with, that would be helpful.""Salesforce Sales Cloud does not integrate with Slack or WhatsApp, for example. As a result, there is no easy way to directly log a conversation with a client that occurred on one of these platforms. There are a few things that still need to be done manually in these instances.""Salesforce is a powerful tool and you need specialists to create or to develop new functionalities. It is a difficult platform to learn to manage and you need years to know the whole product.""The solution is secure. However, they could always improve on security.""The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required.""The solution's configuration could be improved because getting a purchase order and administrating the right fields can be a real headache for us, especially when the Sales Cloud system enters an error stage."

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"I'm not deeply engaged with this team, so I don't have extensive experience with it. As you mentioned, I haven't used it much yet, so my experience is limited.""The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required.""The product should be capable of delivering complex reports as per company requirements without the need for a Tableau license.""Salesforce Service Cloud's report functionality could be improved.""The pricing of the solution can be made cheaper.""The documentation could be improved.""There is room for improvement in pricing.""The pricing for what Salesforce Service Cloud offers is not great."

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"I would like to see more information when drilling down into access permissions, assignments management, or tagging. When I click a note or a device, I should be able to see more details about the router and modem. For example, I want to see the version, downtime, availability, latency, etc. I should have easy access to everything about our assets at a glance.""With Spiceworks, like, when I open the websites, I have to Zoom in. I need to zoom in on those websites sometimes because it makes it horrible to use.""I would like the solution to allow for more direct interaction with computers. I can open tickets and I can see their status, but I can't interact directly with the computers themselves.""The SNMP sniffer requires a lot of work to get right.""Having an integrated asset management tool, where I can plug in things that are offline, would be good.""They've also tried to integrate it with social logins, like Twitter and LinkedIn, and that type of login authentication has no place in a corporate application.""Sometimes, it can be difficult to integrate what you need.""The GUI must be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The subscription is on a monthly basis."
  • "The main issue is the price. Because it's SaaS, you will have to pay on a monthly or yearly basis."
  • "It is a premium product, so it is not the cheapest solution. I think if it's implemented well, and you're getting the soft cost benefits, the efficiencies, it's justified. But not if you're looking at just apples for apples as a subscription, without the complexity that you can achieve. It can deal with complex business requirements. Some other CRMs can't. But you certainly pay, so it's a premium-charged solution. It's one of the more expensive ones."
  • "I have found Salesforce Sales Cloud to be expensive. However, it is the number one CRM solution in the world. It is worth the money."
  • "The main thing is it is costly. Salesforce it is not cheap, it's costly. Some of our customers say it is a costly solution. So, we have lost some sale opportunities regarding the high price. This is the main thing that we are facing. It is sales per user and the user price is about $150 per month, per user for the Enterprise Edition. The other edition is less than this, but it is costly. A company that has 70 or 80 users would pay more than $8,000 USD yearly because it is cloud based."
  • "My understanding is that Salesforce is a little bit expensive, but in terms of the efficiencies, automation, and visibility, I think it's definitely value for money."
  • "Implementation and add-ons may be additional costs."
  • "Being license based, the license varies by type. The pricing is considered average."
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  • "I believe that in our country, Colombia, we utilize this platform for the Latin American region. In terms of expenses, it's somewhat higher compared to other products. I would rate it as expensive and nine out of ten."
  • "Salesforce is not a cheap product. It can be expensive."
  • "The price is too expensive."
  • "We pay a yearly licensing fee for Salesforce Service Cloud, which is expensive."
  • "The tool is pretty expensive."
  • "The product is expensive. There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product."
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  • "The product is free! Get it now."
  • "It's free."
  • "It might be about $300 annually for a bigger company. If you pay annually, it's better and cheaper."
  • "Seeing that it is a low-cost solution, I would advise you to go ahead with Spiceworks and experiment with it to see if you can get things working properly, especially if you currently don't have any existing service desk software in place."
  • "The tool is cheap."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable features of Salesforce Sales Cloud are increased productivity and business accuracy.
    Top Answer:We use the solution for CRM and to monitor customers, projects, and sales. We are using Salesforce Sales Cloud as a… more »
    Top Answer:The product is expensive. There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the product.
    Top Answer:The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required. There are some imperfections in the… more »
    Top Answer:I use the solution in my company to follow up on opportunities and activities. I use the CRM part to open up new… more »
    Top Answer:The solution is easy to use and easy to manage.
    Top Answer:The GUI must be improved. The GUI looks old-fashioned. The vendor must do some web development for it.
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    Also Known As
    Sales Cloud, SFDC, Salesforce
    Service Cloud
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    Overview

    Salesforce Sales Cloud is the most widely used of sales tools and sales automation software, speeding and streamlining all phases of sales from lead management to analytics and forecasting. Thanks to Salesforce Sales Cloud, more than 100,000+ customers and 2 million subscribers worldwide can manage people and processes more effectively, pursue more business in less time, and close more deals.

    Service Cloud is fully customizable support and help desk that provide faster, smarter service that will increase loyalty, retention, and satisfaction. From call-center software to self-service portals, our service solutions enhance your customer service with more responsive, more intuitive, more flexible support that anticipates customer needs.

    From network inventory and network monitoring to help desk software, and mobile device management (MDM) to cloud services detection, Spiceworks helps you manage everything about your IT workday from one easy place.
    Sample Customers
    Coca-Cola Enterprises, Kuoni Global Travel Services, Financial Times, Just Eat, Jobsite, H.R. Owen, PlayerLayer, O2, DMGT, Philips, Xtreme.ie, Business Stream, Remote Asset Management, Dialogue Group
    Stanley Black & Decker, Coca-Cola, Activision, Wells Fargo, Spotify, Aldo, Philips, The Red Cross, Blue Shield of California, Sprouts Farmers Market, Direct Energy Solar, Inspirato, Kiva
    Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Symantec, Webroot, EMC, Pertino
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company30%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Non Tech Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization69%
    Computer Software Company5%
    Financial Services Firm4%
    Manufacturing Company2%
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company33%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Renewables & Environment Company11%
    Computer Software Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Educational Organization14%
    Financial Services Firm11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
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    Manufacturing Company16%
    Construction Company10%
    Transportation Company6%
    Hospitality Company6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government7%
    University6%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business46%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise34%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business7%
    Midsize Enterprise71%
    Large Enterprise21%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise28%
    Large Enterprise43%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise21%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise50%
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