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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service vs Salesforce Sales Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.2
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service enhances efficiency, reducing staffing costs, boosting satisfaction, and offering significant time savings for users.
Sentiment score
7.2
Salesforce Sales Cloud enhances adoption, decision-making, efficiency; benefits include ROI, productivity, visibility, collaboration, and non-profit fundraising.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
4.9
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is satisfactory but needs improvement in handling complex issues with faster response times.
Sentiment score
7.1
Salesforce Sales Cloud's varying support quality depends on subscription, with premium options preferred and community resources enhancing user experience.
We are using local Microsoft partners, not Microsoft themselves.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is scalable for medium-large organizations, though experiences vary due to integration and licensing challenges.
Sentiment score
7.8
Salesforce Sales Cloud scales well for various business sizes, though challenges and costs may arise with over 3,000 users.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.4
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is praised for stability, with rare issues mainly due to broader Microsoft outages.
Sentiment score
8.2
Salesforce Sales Cloud is highly stable and reliable, with minor issues often related to configuration rather than the platform.
I have not experienced any degradation in Salesforce's performance.
 

Room For Improvement

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service needs enhanced customization, improved integration, better support, and clearer pricing for user satisfaction.
Salesforce Sales Cloud needs simplified functionality, improved UI, better integration, more customization, and enhanced performance, automation, and analytics.
The solution could improve by providing internal scorecards for agents and much better staff ratings.
The main area for improvement is the pricing model.
Compared to AWS, it is slower, which could be a hindrance.
 

Setup Cost

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service offers competitive pricing with user-based licenses, balancing cost and features, despite some complexity.
Salesforce Sales Cloud is costly but offers extensive capabilities; price negotiation is advised for large-scale deployments.
We did our integration with sales automation and other tools internally, which incurred no additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees.
The pricing is within the market range, but there is room for improvement.
 

Valuable Features

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service offers seamless integration, advanced tools, cloud-based convenience, and customizable features for efficient business support.
Salesforce Sales Cloud provides comprehensive CRM features, customizable tools, and integrations to enhance productivity, reporting, and sales management.
It has a workflow feature and offers excellent automation capabilities that streamline our customer service.
It is fully integrated and easily scalable with other Microsoft tools like Power BI, which is a great advantage.
Its easy-to-navigate interface aids in delivering clear vision and organization, especially for sales and business management.
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Cust...
Ranking in CRM
13th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Ranking in CRM
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
114
Ranking in other categories
Opportunity Management (1st), Sales Force Automation (1st), Conversation Intelligence Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Sales Cloud is 8.6%, down from 10.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

Akshat Prakash - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable solution that can be used for regular office communication, collaboration, and office documentation
We use Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service for regular office communication, collaboration, and office documentation Collaboration, pace of change, new features being rolled out, and support service are the valuable features of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service. The solution could…
Richard Mottershead - PeerSpot reviewer
Infinitely customizable, good end-to-end sales and customer management processes but lacks good documentation
Essentially, it's the CRM solution for managing customers and leads. The features that had the most significant impact on our sales efficiency include flexibility, regular updates, and very good end-to-end sales and customer management processes. AI and machine learning are on the agenda for next year. Initially, it will be very silo-based, but eventually, we'll be integrating MIBI data into our solution. Sales Cloud's reporting and analytics capabilities influenced our sales strategy quite a lot. We can build every report as a dashboard, and there are various sorts of things. We are using Tableau as our MIBI analytic solution, which is also owned by Salesforce these days.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Educational Organization
72%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Manufacturing Company
2%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service?
The price performance is excellent, rated eight out of ten. We did our integration with sales automation and other tools internally, which incurred no additional costs beyond the standard licensing...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Service?
The solution could improve by providing internal scorecards for agents and much better staff ratings. There's room for enhancing the engagement features.
What do you like most about Salesforce Sales Cloud?
The features of Sales Cloud most useful for testing and running email campaigns are highly valuable.
What needs improvement with Salesforce Sales Cloud?
Improving system performance and processing speed would enhance productivity and allow for even smoother workflows according to my view. Additionally, introducing faster data retrieval and real-tim...
What is your primary use case for Salesforce Sales Cloud?
My primary use case for Salesforce is to streamline sales strategies, define key sales parameters, and manage focus areas effectively. I leverage Salesforce to record, track, and optimize our sales...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Sales Cloud, SFDC, Salesforce
 

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Sample Customers

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Coca-Cola Enterprises, Kuoni Global Travel Services, Financial Times, Just Eat, Jobsite, H.R. Owen, PlayerLayer, O2, DMGT, Philips, Xtreme.ie, Business Stream, Remote Asset Management, Dialogue Group
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