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Blackbaud CRM vs Salesforce Sales Cloud comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Blackbaud CRM
Ranking in CRM
33rd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Ranking in CRM
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
118
Ranking in other categories
Opportunity Management (1st), Sales Force Automation (2nd), Conversation Intelligence Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Blackbaud CRM is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Sales Cloud is 2.4%, down from 8.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Salesforce Sales Cloud2.4%
Blackbaud CRM0.6%
Other97.0%
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2596560 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at a educational organization with 1-10 employees
Integrated profiles increase centralization and streamline donor management
We were using it for managing our donor database The solution provided an integrated profile, which was helpful for having everything together available in one place. One area of improvement is the UI and UX, which could be more upgraded. It looks a little dated compared to modern UI and UX, and…
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.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It was stable."
"Salesforce helps up keep track of candidates."
"The ability to work on it from anywhere is most valuable, because all you need is a computer, a browser, and an internet connection to access your instance, and it can be accessed from anywhere, which is pretty cool and user-friendly."
"Salesforce helps me very well organizing my daily tasks and shows me an overview of what I have reached every day or offers me reports which can be easily created and saved for my personal way of working."
"Simple cloud interface for CRM systems."
"Salesforce runs smoothly."
"User adoption has improved a lot resulting in improvement of data quality and ROI of the software."
"We have been able to automate a large portion of the manual processes for our sales activities."
"Different leads and fields can be utilized inside of Salesforce, using the Sales Path to follow those specific leads, and what leads convert over into opportunities. The leveraging of fields help to track progress on the user interface."
 

Cons

"One area of improvement is the UI and UX, which could be more upgraded."
"Setup cost was way higher than expected. We spent close to $1.5 million on setup including interfaces for 3000 seats."
"Salesforce is more expensive than other CRM services."
"Salesforce Sales Cloud does not integrate with Slack or WhatsApp, for example. As a result, there is no easy way to directly log a conversation with a client that occurred on one of these platforms. There are a few things that still need to be done manually in these instances."
"The main area that I feel could be improved is the performance of the Salesforce1 mobile application."
"The mobile application for Salesforce.com is somewhat lacking. I also at times am frustrated by the response time as I am logging activities in the system."
"The connectivity has some latency. It could be more responsive."
"One concern with Salesforce's CPQ solution is that the integration and user interface are not as seamless as possible."
"I need to do a lot of customization to implement an ERP solution for an energy and utilities client versus a BFS client."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It's expensive, storage being the most costly aspect."
"Sales Cloud is expensive."
"There is a license required to use this solution and the price is expensive. It could be reduced."
"Not the cheapest"
"The price of the product is very high. I rate the product price a ten on a scale of one to ten, where one means low price, and ten means expensive."
"The subscription is on a monthly basis."
"Sales Cloud is quite expensive."
"It is alright for now because we ended up getting a discount off the base price. So, for now, it is okay. We may have to renegotiate when we get more users, and I don't know if the price would stay the same or increase. It has just a standard licensing fee. If you end up hiring a consultant for implementation, you will have to pay for the implementation. Other than that, there are no additional fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business56
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise43
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Blackbaud CRM?
One area of improvement is the UI and UX, which could be more upgraded. It looks a little dated compared to modern UI and UX, and there's potential for it to be more intuitive. Also, the ability to...
What is your primary use case for Blackbaud CRM?
We were using it for managing our donor database.
What are the pros and cons of MS dynamics vs. Salesforce CRM?
When comparing Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Salesforce CRM in 2026, both are leading CRM platforms, but they serve slightly different strengths depending on business needs. Features: Salesforce is t...
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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