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Pega Sales Automation vs Salesforce Sales Cloud comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Pega Sales Automation
Ranking in Sales Force Automation
24th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
AI Sales & Marketing (144th)
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Ranking in Sales Force Automation
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
118
Ranking in other categories
CRM (3rd), Opportunity Management (1st), Conversation Intelligence Software (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Sales Force Automation category, the mindshare of Pega Sales Automation is 1.1%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Sales Cloud is 13.3%, down from 24.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Sales Force Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Salesforce Sales Cloud13.3%
Pega Sales Automation1.1%
Other85.6%
Sales Force Automation
 

Featured Reviews

MT
Rpa Lead Architect And Manager at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
A scalable low-code platform with an easy initial setup phase
Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten. The stability of Pega Sales Automation depends upon how an IT architecture is built, and because of this, I can say that users would experience no downtimes in an IT environment with high-availability servers. With Pega Sales Automation, I haven't seen any downtimes.
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

"The initial setup of Pega Sales Automation was easy since it is a tool meant for sales-related activities, and moreover, it is a very low-code tool."
"The user interface is pretty simple."
"Salesforce is wonderful."
"I would rate Salesforce Sales Cloud's scalability as very good. We have scaled from 30 to 150 within three years without a glitch."
"The most valuable features of Salesforce Sales Cloud are the ability to track portfolio opportunities and reporting capabilities. The notification process inside the platform is also very valuable, and extracting reports is extremely useful. However, we are currently using only a small part of its functionality."
"It is very good, and I would recommend it to others who are considering using it."
"It's a very great tool that the organization is using to track their business, sales team, sales, and effective management of the customers."
"The development cost, maintenance cost, everything will be drastically reduced - unlike traditional infrastructure where we maintain everything on our own."
"The solution has provided our company with a common platform, a common process, and has created a common skill set, and institutional awareness of major transactions."
 

Cons

"I want Pega Sales Automation to provide users with more predictive and adaptive models and on how to get a forecast of upcoming leads since these two are areas where the solution lacks."
"The monitoring is very good, but it could be better."
"The areas for improvement are adding more options to customize the UI, and the business logic."
"The user interface could be better in Salesforce Sales Cloud because it feels a little heavy."
"There are data limitations on the platform – in terms of how much data you can store on the platform without having to purchase more."
"It's a very broad tool."
"It would be nice if they had an ERP offering or a firm strategic partnership with a best-in-class ERP. So rather than say they're just ERP agnostic, you would pick whichever ERP you want, which is very generic. I think it would have a lot of merit if they partnered strategically with a best-in-class trusted ERP platform or acquired an ERP platform."
"With the solution being very vast, they need to prioritize features."
"Sales Cloud could improve in areas such as AI integration, particularly for templates."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"You need to pay for the license per user per month. For example, you need to pay $100 per user. If you have 200 users using your Salesforce, that would be multiplied by a hundred, that's $20,000 per month and a quarter million per year."
"I've seen the prices for Salesforce Sales Cloud, but I haven't been the one to handle the money. As someone who's only visually looked at the price, I would imagine it's on the pricier side, but they do have a ton of leverage, and seeing that everyone I've worked for has always been dedicated to continuing Salesforce. I've never worked for anyone who has threatened to leave. Everyone has accepted the pricing for what they offer."
"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."
"Sales Cloud is expensive."
"In terms of investment value and return of the investment, Salesforce right now is pretty good on the Western markets where the price of the employees is pretty high."
"There is a license required to use this solution and the price is expensive. It could be reduced."
"Salesforce Sales Cloud is an expensive solution."
"My understanding is that Salesforce is a little bit expensive, but in terms of the efficiencies, automation, and visibility, I think it's definitely value for money."
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Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

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Small Business56
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise43
 

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