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Salesforce Industries vs Salesforce Sales Cloud comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Salesforce Industries
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Product Configuration and Quoting (3rd)
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
118
Ranking in other categories
CRM (1st), Opportunity Management (1st), Sales Force Automation (1st), Conversation Intelligence Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Sales Applications solutions, they serve different purposes. Salesforce Industries is designed for Product Configuration and Quoting and holds a mindshare of 7.2%, down 18.2% compared to last year.
Salesforce Sales Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on CRM, holds 2.1% mindshare, down 9.8% since last year.
Product Configuration and Quoting Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Salesforce Industries7.2%
SAP Variant Configurator10.4%
Oracle CPQ Cloud10.1%
Other72.3%
Product Configuration and Quoting
CRM Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Salesforce Sales Cloud2.1%
Microsoft Dynamics CRM2.5%
SAP CRM2.2%
Other93.2%
CRM
 

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Jonny Katz - PeerSpot reviewer
VP of Business Operations at PeerSpot
Uses data-driven insights to improve workflows and highlights a need for simpler automation tools
Salesforce Sales Cloud can be improved in several areas. First, the UI is an area for enhancement. Even though they've launched Lightning, it's clunky at times with page load speeds. It also needs to be made extremely more user-friendly. For new people using Salesforce Sales Cloud, there is a steep learning curve. Additionally, giving non-admins the ability to make changes on the fly is something that I feel is necessary. Currently with Salesforce Sales Cloud, you need to have a consultant. It's hard to build the flows or workflows. Making it easier for that end-user who's not so technically minded to help themselves is essential. I choose seven out of ten because I think you need a consultant or a consulting company to help you build it out. Certain changes should be made much easier and more user-friendly where an admin can do it. The automation processes need to be much simpler. If you're looking at other tools out there, for example SalesLoft or HubSpot, it's much easier to build those workflows and do automation.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
Insurance Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Performing Arts
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business55
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise40
 

Questions from the Community

Which would you choose - Vlocity or Salesforce CPQ?
What I like most about Vlocity is that it is an efficient, time-efficient system and it uses reliable cloud apps. Some of its major advantages are that it helps with cost management, helps improve ...
What do you like most about Salesforce Sales Cloud?
The features of Sales Cloud most useful for testing and running email campaigns are highly valuable.
What needs improvement with Salesforce Sales Cloud?
Salesforce Sales Cloud can be improved in several areas. First, the UI is an area for enhancement. Even though they've launched Lightning, it's clunky at times with page load speeds. It also needs ...
What is your primary use case for Salesforce Sales Cloud?
Salesforce Sales Cloud serves as our primary tool for our sales team and reviews team to document and keep all our information in one place as a source of truth. We use it to manage our business pr...
 

Also Known As

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Sales Cloud, SFDC, Salesforce
 

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Sample Customers

Sky Italia, ABD Insurance & Financial Services, FastWeb, Wolters Kluwer
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
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