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Salesforce Sales Cloud vs SuiteCRM 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

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)
SuiteCRM
Ranking in CRM
42nd
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Salesforce Sales Cloud is 2.3%, down from 8.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SuiteCRM is 0.5%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Salesforce Sales Cloud2.3%
SuiteCRM0.5%
Other97.2%
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

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.
JV
Owner at CPSTECH
Provides valuable reporting tools, but the user interfaces could be simplified
I use the platform mainly for lead management, opportunities, marketing automation, sales flow, and reporting The product's most valuable feature is the ease of obtaining information to make decisions. The platform's user interfaces could be simplified.  I have been using SuiteCRM for five…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is stable."
"Overall, I would recommend Salesforce, as it's an industry leader and integrates well across multiple platforms."
"Our use case within the organization covers the entire cycle from lead generation, demand planning, and opportunities to realization and closure. For our clients, Salesforce is used more to plot the cycle from products to cash and lead to revenue. They mostly build offers and pricing quotations in the Salesforce environment through their field marketing agents."
"An integrated approach to CRM always helps in streamlining activities across all the departments."
"Sales Cloud in particular is a very, very powerful tool, and we can build on top of the existing platform for the requirements each company has."
"The ability to customize many things, from the UI to the business logic, and the fact that the solution uses a cloud platform were valuable features for our organization."
"User adoption has improved a lot resulting in improvement of data quality and ROI of the software."
"This is a stable product."
"The product's most valuable feature is the ease of obtaining information to make decisions."
 

Cons

"I'd like to have the ability to change default values on certain fields such as the “Related To” field on the Task and Event pages."
"When importing from other apps, it gets messy."
"Even though they've launched Lightning, it's clunky at times with page load speeds and needs to be made extremely more user-friendly."
"The scalability could improve by a small amount."
"If you don't have sysadmin rights, you can be hamstrung doing many things manually and one at a time."
"I think the user experience could be improved. I would like the user interface to be a bit more user-friendly and modern."
"We prefer using local solutions like RD Station in Brazil due to pricing considerations."
"The connectivity has some latency. It could be more responsive."
"The platform's user interfaces could be simplified."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"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."
"The tool's pricing is based on the number of users. It has a different pricing for 0-100 and another for 100-500 users."
"Sales Cloud is expensive."
"Not the cheapest"
"We have a yearly license, and there are no hidden costs. Considering the Indian market, the pricing is reasonable. I don't consider it to be on the high side."
"The main thing is it is costly. Salesforce it is not cheap, it's costly. Some of our customers say it is a costly solution. So, we have lost some sale opportunities regarding the high price. This is the main thing that we are facing. It is sales per user and the user price is about $150 per month, per user for the Enterprise Edition. The other edition is less than this, but it is costly. A company that has 70 or 80 users would pay more than $8,000 USD yearly because it is cloud based."
"Implementation and add-ons may be additional costs."
"The product's initial price is quite low, around $100 for a fixed deployment."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business56
Midsize Enterprise25
Large Enterprise43
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Questions from the Community

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SuiteCRM?
The product's initial price is quite low, around $100 for a fixed deployment. For ongoing support, there is an additional $50 charge per instance.
What needs improvement with SuiteCRM?
The platform's user interfaces could be simplified.
What is your primary use case for SuiteCRM?
I use the platform mainly for lead management, opportunities, marketing automation, sales flow, and reporting.
 

Also Known As

Sales Cloud, SFDC, Salesforce
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Sample Customers

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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