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Key Account Manager - Cloud Technology at Gigamon
Real User
Top 20
Jun 26, 2024
Manages sales forecasting with good analytics but have latency issues
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution has the ability to run reports on the pipeline and understand the likelihood of the sales. The analytics tools are very good."
  • "The connectivity has some latency. It could be more responsive."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution to manage sales forecasting.

What is most valuable?

The solution has the ability to run reports on the pipeline and understand the likelihood of the sales. The analytics tools are very good.

What needs improvement?

The connectivity has some latency. It could be more responsive.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Salesforce Sales Cloud for ten years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The tool has some latency.

I rate the solution’s stability a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is scalable up to several hundred thousand users. It is highly scalable. We use it daily. I rate the solution’s scalability a ten out of ten.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have used Oracle Sales Cloud and Microsoft Dynamics.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup takes three minutes.

I rate the initial setup a seven out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy

What was our ROI?

ROI is very good. There are productivity and efficiency gains.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I rate the product’s pricing a seven out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

It is very easy to integrate with other tools and APIs.

I recommend the solution because they are the market leaders in what they do.

Overall, I rate the solution a seven 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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SF Pardot admin at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10
May 3, 2024
Provides good reporting and helps improve sales
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of the solution are reporting and dashboards."
  • "The solution's scalability has some limitations."

What is our primary use case?

We can store our leads and track the sales. We can store objects like contacts, opportunities, and accounts in our Salesforce database. It will help to close deals faster. Suppose a contact is interested in purchasing something. That information is stored in the Salesforce database, and you can track the current level of contact.

For example, before they sign the deal, the contact wants some discount. You can see this data, know the sales process, and close the deal easily. One advantage of the solution is that it helps to improve our sales.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of the solution are reporting and dashboards. You can easily compare how many products were sold last year and this year.

What needs improvement?

The solution's scalability has some limitations.

For how long have I used the solution?


What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Salesforce Sales Cloud is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution's scalability has some limitations. If you want to add more users, you need to purchase or subscribe to the advanced version. Some big organizations purchase an unlimited edition, which allows more than 1,000 users. Only a few people can use the basic version.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support team is available 24/7, and I am satisfied with the technical support for the solution.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend the solution to other users.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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Territory Manager at Dynatrace
Real User
Jul 25, 2022
Sales CRM used to manage opportunities and provides a centralised view of our customer base
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a good platform that shows consolidation of information for our customer base."
  • "The performance is sometimes slow. There is too much information and this makes it difficult to find the answers we are looking for."

What is our primary use case?

We use this solution for opportunity and account management, contact management, quoting, marketing and for registration of events.

What is most valuable?

It is a good platform that shows consolidation of information for our customer base.

What needs improvement?

The performance is sometimes slow. There is too much information and this makes it difficult to find the answers we are looking for.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for three and a half years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a stable solution. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This is a scalable solution. 

How are customer service and support?

We have not needed to contact customer service and support. 

What other advice do I have?

I would advise others to customize the solution according to their business needs and goals and to make it as user friendly as possible.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Field Sales Representative , Enterprise at Google
Vendor
May 16, 2022
Useful modules and reliable
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features of Salesforce Sales Cloud are code hub management and sale opportunity management."
  • "Salesforce Sales Cloud overall is too complex. There is too much functionality, it's hard for the user, at the beginning. It takes a lot of time to update the information."

What is our primary use case?

Salesforce Sales Cloud is used for many things, such as opportunity, pipeline, and code hub management.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of Salesforce Sales Cloud are code hub management and sale opportunity management.

What needs improvement?

Salesforce Sales Cloud overall is too complex. There is too much functionality, it's hard for the user, at the beginning. It takes a lot of time to update the information.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Salesforce Sales Cloud for two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Salesforce Sales Cloud is a stable solution.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted support. Our company has its own support.

How was the initial setup?

My company installed the solution Salesforce Sales Cloud. I was not involved.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Salesforce Sales Cloud an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Business Development Manager at Computer Learning centre
Real User
Feb 21, 2022
Simple implementation, good performance, but could be more user-friendly
Pros and Cons
  • "I have found Salesforce Sales Cloud to be stable."
  • "Salesforce Sales Cloud is not as simple to use as Zoho. It requires some level of expertise before you can use it. However, you can easily learn how to use the solution as you go along."

What is our primary use case?

We use Salesforce Sales Cloud for management assistance and for CRM.

What needs improvement?

Salesforce Sales Cloud is not as simple to use as Zoho. It requires some level of expertise before you can use it. However, you can easily learn how to use the solution as you go along.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Salesforce Sales Cloud for a few years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I have found Salesforce Sales Cloud to be stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Salesforce Sales Cloud is scalable.

We have approximately 75 users using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted technical support.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I preferred using Zoho rather than Salesforce Sales Cloud. We switch to Zoho because the price of Salesforce Sales Cloud was expensive.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Salesforce Sales Cloud is simple and took approximately one hour, but not as simple as Zoho.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The overall price of Salesforce Sales Cloud could be better, it is more expensive than other competitors. There is an annual license for Salesforce Sales Cloud.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend the solution to others.

I rate Salesforce Sales Cloud a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Implementation Engineer at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Real User
Feb 19, 2022
Excellent solution for ticketing with great reporting facilities
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable features are the reporting and the custom codes."
  • "Sometimes they refresh the production environment, which can be a bit of a challenge."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use of Sales Cloud is for reporting and ticketing - whenever a customer sends an issue by email, the ticket is created based on the email itself. We also use the Einstein Analytics feature to see how many deals are open or closed and the status of each customer's tickets.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the reporting and the custom codes.

What needs improvement?

Sometimes they refresh the production environment, which can be a bit of a challenge. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using Sales Cloud for seven years or so.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sales Cloud is a stable solution.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Sales Cloud is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support team is very cooperative, and I'm satisfied with their service.

How was the initial setup?

The setup is very straightforward because it's a cloud-based product, so all you need is your ID and to register it

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Sales Cloud is quite expensive.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution as ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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E-Commerce Business Partner at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Feb 15, 2022
One of the best solutions with a lot of interesting features
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a very good tool. There are a lot of interesting features. It is one of the best solutions."
  • "It could have a more user-friendly interface."

What is our primary use case?

It is for normal CRM usage. We are using it to manage our contacts and customer-related information.

What is most valuable?

It is a very good tool. There are a lot of interesting features. It is one of the best solutions.

What needs improvement?

It could have a more user-friendly interface.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for around one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is very scalable, and it is very easy to add new users. 

We have 200 to 300 users of this solution. We will expand its usage depending on our needs. If needed, we'll extend the number of users.

How are customer service and support?

Our administration team handles that. I never needed support from them.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

It was a company decision. We are a part of a bigger group, and in that group, we had Salesforce. It was also easy to deploy because we had a Salesforce specialist.

How was the initial setup?

I'm not an admin of this tool, so I don't know about its setup. In terms of its maintenance, it is provided as a SaaS service. Its maintenance is not our business. It is provided by Salesforce.

What other advice do I have?

I would definitely recommend this solution. Salesforce is very good. I would rate it a nine out of 10.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Director - Enterprise Applications at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Feb 6, 2022
Helpful support, useful life cycle management, and highly stable
Pros and Cons
  • "The most beneficial aspect of Salesforce Sales Cloud is my development life cycle will have been shortened."
  • "The solution could improve the partner management and communities. For the enterprise licenses, we have the help, but it should also be extended with the features to the partner community."

What is our primary use case?

Salesforce Sales Cloud is mostly used for partner lead management.

What is most valuable?

The most beneficial aspect of Salesforce Sales Cloud is my development life cycle will have been shortened.

What needs improvement?

The solution could improve the partner management and communities. For the enterprise licenses, we have the help, but it should also be extended with the features to the partner community.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Salesforce Sales Cloud for approximately two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Salesforce Sales Cloud is extremely stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of Salesforce Sales Cloud is good, we have not had any issues.

We have a few thousand users using this solution in my organization.

How are customer service and support?

We have premier support and it is very good. Whenever we hit roadblocks, we do reach out to the support and they're very cooperative.

I would rate the technical support of Salesforce Sales Cloud a four out of five.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously had an in-house solution. We switched to Salesforce Sales Cloud because it was a good time in the market to do so and the solution as all the latest changes in the industry which we would receive automatically into our organization.

How was the initial setup?

The complexity of the implementation of Salesforce Sales Cloud depends on the business. If your business process is complex, the implementation will turn out to be complex. Our implementation was a complex one because we have different processes we had to configure, it was time-consuming. It took approximately six to eight months to configure everything. 

What about the implementation team?

We used a partner for the implementation of Salesforce Sales Cloud.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of Salesforce Sales Cloud could be reduced. It is expensive.

We pay for a standard license and there are not any additional fees other than the premier support.

What other advice do I have?

I would advise others Salesforce Sales Cloud is a good tool. However, the price is high and other solutions in the market should be looked at because of this.

I rate Salesforce Sales Cloud a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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