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DevOps Engineer at Apptegy
Provides a preferred method of backing up data
Pros and Cons
- "The solution provides a preferred method of backing up data."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The solution provides a preferred method of backing up data.
I also consider the interface to be a valuable feature.
What needs improvement?
We have yet to encounter any areas of the solution in need of improvement.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing is on an annual basis. It is expensive. The license is the only fee we incur.
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What other advice do I have?
We do not have plans to migrate.
I rate Salesforce Platform as a nine out of ten.
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Process Specialist - Operational Excellence at a government with 51-200 employees
Flexible, highly scalable, and reliable
Pros and Cons
- "One of the main features of the solution is it is flexible."
- "The reporting needs improvement and the dashboard could have more components added."
What is our primary use case?
This solution can be used for managing customer relations.
What is most valuable?
One of the main features of the solution is it is flexible.
What needs improvement?
The reporting needs improvement and the dashboard could have more components added.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have found the solution to be stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable and it is one of its best features.
How are customer service and technical support?
The technical support has been fine.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Salesforce Platform a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Solution Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Easy to scale, good reporting, but they need more data quality
Pros and Cons
- "The reporting capabilities are pretty user-friendly."
- "They should provide access to data quality tips and tricks to make it better."
What is our primary use case?
I sell competitive solutions, and I am an end-user of the Salesforce Platform, which is our CRM. We use this solution to keep track of customers, prospects, and associated contacts.
What is most valuable?
The reporting capabilities are pretty user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
They should provide access to data quality tips and tricks to make it better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been at my current job for five years, and I've been using it for that time. I have also used salesforce at other companies as well.
We are using the latest version, it's called Lightening.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution. We have not had any issues with the stability of the Salesforce Platform.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is easy to scale. It is, of course, the original software as a service.
We have 300 users in our organization who are using this solution, who are mainly Sales and Sales Management.
How are customer service and technical support?
I haven't used technical support. We have our own first-line support for our company. I've never had to actually reach out to Salesforce themselves.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Previously, I hadn't used any other solution. I have used Salesforce at this job and at my previous two jobs.
How was the initial setup?
I was not a part of the initial setup, it was already in place and done for me.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is good.
It's only as good as the company that you are working for, who sets it up, and that monitors it and dates it. This is one of the biggest challenges with customer relationships.
Management Software such as the Salesforce Platform ensures data quality.
The tool can be great, but if you don't enter enough accurate data and keep it up to date then the CRM tool functionality cannot be leveraged.
I would advise having a data quality manager for this solution. If you're going to be using it to manage sales over time and for marketing efforts, if you don't have up-to-date complete information in there, then you don't get the value out of the solution.
I would rate Salesforce Platform a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Customer Service Representative at GLOBAL SERVICES
A great platform but crashes and loses notes occasionally
Pros and Cons
- "It is a great platform. It's definitely an improvement from the GCP application that we were using previously."
- "When we're documenting information such as notes, and so forth, if we were to go back to the same case all notes go missing."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for the CRM.
What is most valuable?
It is a great platform. It's definitely an improvement from the GCP application that we were using previously.
What needs improvement?
The issue that my company has is, say, for instance, a user is dealing with more than one member in the system and they're looking up over five members. Once they hit the fifth member, it goes down. It crashes. This only happens when one of our customer service agents pulls up multiple members at once.
When we're documenting information such as notes, and so forth, if we were to go back to the same case all notes go missing. It's not great for documentation purposes as the CRM is losing our notes. This can be a big issue for the company especially if the provider has called and said they want to check on a specific case where the notes were lost. I need to review what's sent over. We've had customer service go back to a case number to seek those notes out, however, the CRM really should be able to just keep them in their system properly.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using the solution since 2018. It's been a few years at this point.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability isn't the best, especially if you are looking at multiple member profiles at the same time. If you open more than five, it crashes the system.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used to use a GCP application and we switched to this product in 2018. We find it to be a much better CRM overall.
What other advice do I have?
I'd rate the solution at a five out of ten. If it didn't crash or lose notes, I would rate it higher. However, it is a pretty good CRM.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Architect
A stable and scalable solution with good performance, usability, and support
Pros and Cons
- "Its stability, performance, and usability are most valuable."
- "Its documentation and price should be better."
What is most valuable?
Its stability, performance, and usability are most valuable.
What needs improvement?
Its documentation and price should be better.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable. We have 10,000 users of this solution in our organization.
How are customer service and technical support?
Their technical support is very good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We were using Microsoft Dynamics, which was server-based. We were looking for a cloud-based solution, and we went for Salesforce.
How was the initial setup?
Its installation is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
It is deployed by our admin. We have 20 people for deployment and maintenance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is very expensive. Its licensing is on a monthly basis.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others. I would rate Salesforce Platform an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
BG lead at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Very stable, has all the features, works well, and useful for tracking activities and opportunities
Pros and Cons
- "The activities, opportunities, follow-up of the opportunities, and business tracking are valuable features. It provides everything that we need. It works pretty well."
- "In terms of features, for our business needs, we have more than enough right now. There is nothing that we are missing or would like to add. They can maybe share some best practices so that when you are starting, you can stick to a good process, and you don't have to think so much about the process that you want or your CEO or CMO wants. The process should not be based on one person in the company. Having some best practices will make it easier to get started. These best practices can be based on what has worked for others. Its basic version is pretty simple, and the customizations are up to the companies, which can make startups like ours lose a lot of time in figuring out what all stakeholders want rather than what would work."
What is our primary use case?
We are using this solution for follow-up of sales opportunities. We are using Enterprise Salesforce.
What is most valuable?
The activities, opportunities, follow-up of the opportunities, and business tracking are valuable features. It provides everything that we need. It works pretty well.
What needs improvement?
In terms of features, for our business needs, we have more than enough right now. There is nothing that we are missing or would like to add. They can maybe share some best practices so that when you are starting, you can stick to a good process, and you don't have to think so much about the process that you want or your CEO or CMO wants. The process should not be based on one person in the company. Having some best practices will make it easier to get started. These best practices can be based on what has worked for others. Its basic version is pretty simple, and the customizations are up to the companies, which can make startups like ours lose a lot of time in figuring out what all stakeholders want rather than what would work.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is very stable and works very well.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have scaled it, and it works pretty well. It has good scalability. We have around 50 people in our organization who use this solution.
How are customer service and technical support?
I have not used technical support. It is very stable, and most of the issues were at the user level. Therefore, I did not need any advanced technical support for this.
How was the initial setup?
It is pretty easy to set it up. The first version came out in two weeks.
What other advice do I have?
Before using this solution, you must make sure that your processes are very clear. You should know what do you want from the CRM and what outcome you are expecting. The CRM itself is very easy to use and deploy, but you can also make mistakes while going back and forth. If you don't have complete clarity of what you want from the business standpoint, you will lose valuable time in customizing the stuff that is not required. You will end up measuring stuff that you don't really care about. That's why you need to know your needs and the outcome that you're expecting.
I would rate Salesforce Platform a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Client Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Powerful platform with massive scalability potential
Pros and Cons
- "It has definitely improved how we function."
- "Salesforce is a pretty cumbersome product. It's a product that you need to spend quite a bit of time customizing to your unique business model. Unless you have somebody in house that knows it really well, you're better off spending money with a consultant to get what you need."
What is our primary use case?
We have five sales people, we are primarily using Salesforce to manage opportunities.
How has it helped my organization?
It has definitely improved how we function.
What needs improvement?
Salesforce is a pretty cumbersome product. It's a product that you need to spend quite a bit of time customizing to your unique business model. Unless you have somebody in house that knows it really well, you're better off spending money with a consultant to get what you need. It's a very powerful platform. You can do a lot with it, but you need to spend the time with it.
That's not necessarily a negative. It's just a large, monolithic application that you need to spend time customizing. You could be in the middle of updating something and think, "Wow, it'd be really nice if I had this widget or if I had this drop down." Because none of us are experts on it, somebody may go off and spends exorbitant time to find out how to implement this feature or make that customization.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the Salesforce platform for six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Salesforce is a stable solution. We have not had any issues with it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Salesforce has massive scalability potential.
How are customer service and technical support?
We have never had to use the Salesforce tech support.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was pretty straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
The advice I would give regarding Salesforce is plan to spend customization money on it. You have to really customize it to make it work for your business.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
CEO Unicloud - OKTA Israel at Unicloud
A great platform that is stable, simple to set up, and has good sales and marketing tools
Pros and Cons
- "The standard sales and marketing tools that Salesforce provides on the platform are the most valuable."
- "It would be better if they can add more from the pricing and functionality perspective. It is very expensive. I would be more than happy if they drop the prices. From the licensing perspective, if they can add more functionality, I would be more than happy."
What is our primary use case?
We are using it as a standard CRM solution for sales and marketing. We are using the lightning version.
What is most valuable?
The standard sales and marketing tools that Salesforce provides on the platform are the most valuable.
What needs improvement?
It would be better if they can add more from the pricing and functionality perspective. It is very expensive. I would be more than happy if they drop the prices. From the licensing perspective, if they can add more functionality, I would be more than happy.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We're basically a small company. We didn't have any requirements for growth. We have around ten people who are using this solution.
How are customer service and technical support?
We have not contacted them.
How was the initial setup?
It is straightforward, but it is an ongoing implementation. It changes depending on our usage and use cases. It also changes depending on the changes in the market, customers, and so on.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It is expensive. Licensing is on an annual basis.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution. I am using it, and I am happy with it. I don't see any major issues. It is a great platform.
I would rate Salesforce Platform an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.

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