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Salesforce

Customer relationship management for sales teams

A system to manage leads, accounts, deals, and customer interactions in one place.

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In depth

What it is

Salesforce is a system to manage leads, accounts, deals, and customer interactions in one place.

Key features

  • CRM platform - Sales CRM plus an extensible application platform.
  • Customization - Custom objects, workflows, and code-level extensions.
  • Ecosystem - Large app marketplace and integration surface.
  • Reporting - Dashboards, reports, and analytics (edition-dependent).

Strengths

  • CRM platform - Sales CRM plus an extensible application platform.
  • Customization - Custom objects, workflows, and code-level extensions.
  • Ecosystem - Large app marketplace and integration surface.

Trade-offs

  • Complexity - Data model and automation complexity grows quickly at scale.
  • Cost - Enterprise pricing and add-ons can be substantial.
  • Lock-in - Customizations and integrations increase switching cost.

Pricing

Commercial product sold via subscriptions and/or licenses. Pricing commonly varies by seats, usage, and governance features.

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