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Key Account Manager - Cloud Technology at Gigamon
Real User
Top 5
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
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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Jose LuisGonzalez - PeerSpot reviewer
Territory Manager at Dynatrace
Real User
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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Aha Lin - PeerSpot reviewer
Field Sales Representative , Enterprise at Google
Vendor
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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Commercial & Enterprise Account Executive, Sub-Saharan Africa at New Relic Inc
MSP
Multifeatured CRM solution with good performance; used for managing opportunities and revenue, and reviewing leads
Pros and Cons
  • "CRM solution that performs well. It's multifeatured, so you can use it for different activities such as managing opportunities, managing revenue, reviewing leads, etc."
  • "Salesforce Sales Cloud needs a more user-friendly interface."

What is our primary use case?

I use Salesforce Sales Cloud for managing opportunities. I also go through leads on it. I also use it for managing the revenue generated from my book of business. I also use its dashboard.

What is most valuable?

I like that Salesforce Sales Cloud performs really well. I have no problem with its performance. I also find it extensible.

What needs improvement?

What I'm expecting from Salesforce Sales Cloud is a more user-friendly interface. It's what could be improved in the solution.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been dealing with Salesforce Sales Cloud for four and a half years.

What other advice do I have?

I'm a salesperson and I'm using Salesforce Sales Cloud, e.g. it's what we're using in our company currently. We're using the latest version. It's a cloud-based solution.

I didn't find any issues with the solution. I don't have any negative feedback about it.

I'm a user, not an admin of Salesforce Sales Cloud, so I wasn't part of the process of setting it up, but I could access the solution without any issue.

I would assume there is over 1,500 people who use the solution within the company, and it's being used extensively. I'm not aware of how many people handle the deployment and maintenance of Salesforce Sales Cloud, as I'm not involved in those processes.

I never needed technical support for the solution, because I never had any issues to complain about.

I'm recommending Salesforce Sales Cloud to others, without doubt.

I would rate Salesforce Sales Cloud an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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AdemolaOlamide - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Manager at Computer Learning centre
Real User
Top 20
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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Luís Silva - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technical Lead at a consultancy with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A very stable and simple solution with most of the functionality wanted in sales
Pros and Cons
  • "I would recommend Sales Cloud for anyone who has a sales team that needs to be optimized and for any size of enterprise."
  • "An area for improvement would be the ease of configuration."

What is our primary use case?

I mainly use this solution for optimizing sales and sales teams. 

What needs improvement?

An area for improvement would be the ease of configuration.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been working with Sales Cloud for eight years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Sales Cloud is very stable and simple and has most of the functionality people want in sales.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Sales Cloud is scalable.

How are customer service and support?

Salesforce's technical support could be improved.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup can be very simple or very complex, depending on the business.

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

Sales Cloud is expensive.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend Sales Cloud for anyone who has a sales team that needs to be optimized and for any size of enterprise. I'd rate it as eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Sales development manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Scales very well and allows you to do a lot of things, but its interface has way too much information and needs to be cleaned up a bit
Pros and Cons
  • "It is a one-stop shop for running anything related to sales. You can do a lot of things."
  • "It is very clunky. Its interface can be more user-friendly. There is always way too much information going on in Salesforce. It puts too much on your screen. It gives you every piece of information in the world, whereas I need less. It would be nice for it to be cleaned up a bit."

What is most valuable?

It is a one-stop shop for running anything related to sales. You can do a lot of things.

What needs improvement?

It is very clunky. Its interface can be more user-friendly. There is always way too much information going on in Salesforce. It puts too much on your screen. It gives you every piece of information in the world, whereas I need less. It would be nice for it to be cleaned up a bit.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for about four or five years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is highly scalable. We have at least 500 users. About 70% to 80% of the company is using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

I haven't interacted with them. It is usually handled internally.

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

I haven't used any other solution.

How was the initial setup?

I wasn't involved with its implementation, but it is complex, and it has to be. I can't fault it.

What other advice do I have?

Salesforce is often recommended in order to scale, but it makes more sense to use Salesforce once you have scaled. There are smaller and simpler solutions, and if you don't need the complexity of Salesforce, it doesn't make sense to use it.

I would rate it a seven out of 10. I am generally satisfied with it.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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