We chose Salesforce Sales Cloud because we need everything in one place to have one forecasting platform, one sales platform, and one customer management platform. The solution's forecasting feature gives us visibility on one page to give us better guidance and understanding of what's going on and what could happen. Since the solution is an appliance, there's nothing to deploy. I would recommend the solution to other users. From my perspective, it's a tool that should be used for every purpose because it could be scalable from a small number of users to huge ones. Usually, it's flexible enough to implement all the features that customers could need. Salesforce Sales Cloud is a native integrated solution. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
The systematic integration in the opportunity section helps us streamline opportunity management. We used the solution in the first year for account planning and territory management, which was helpful. I would recommend Salesforce Sales Cloud to other users. Users should be very careful about pulling everything, and they should keep it as simple as possible. If you're going to create something that will produce errors, then make sure that they explain how to fix it. The solution's mobile experience for our sales team is not good. I rate the solution's mobile experience a two or three out of ten. With Salesforce Sales Cloud, we have everything in one spot, and the solution's AI function really improves our experience. Overall, I rate Salesforce Sales Cloud a seven out of ten.
Product Owner at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
2024-01-04T10:18:40Z
Jan 4, 2024
The ease or difficulty with the maintenance part of the product users' experience depends on what they need from the product. The archiving and backup features of the product are not that flexible and convenient for certain use cases. You can use just a basic backup with the tool, which is not enough in most cases. If a user wants more backup features, then the user May need some additional tools while dealing with Salesforce Sales Cloud's installation phase. I think Salesforce Sales Cloud is the right solution to use, as it is a good solution that is widely adopted and has proven itself in practice. I think it is a good decision to use Salesforce Sales Cloud. There are many aspects an organization needs to consider before adopting Salesforce, which are matters that can be greater than just the technical part. I rate the overall tool an eight to nine out of ten.
I would advise others to just do their due diligence. I would rate it an 8 out of 10. It does what it's supposed to do with relatively little intervention on my part where I don't have to completely think about everything every step of the way. So, it's more or less intuitive.
I would advise others to customize the solution according to their business needs and goals and to make it as user friendly as possible. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Sr. software integration engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
2022-05-24T09:09:46Z
May 24, 2022
I would advise those considering Salesforce to first understand their business model and how a CRM would fit in. They should understand their use cases and how their business functions can be changed from a technological perspective. The Salesforce Lightning feature is a new concept and we need to understand how it could help our business. We need to understand the usability and user experience for customization and to provide solutions for specific industries. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Have a training module in place because Salesforce is a little bit technical and you need to understand all of the features. The Salesforce Sales Cloud platform stands out from other products, and I would give them an eight on a scale from one to ten.
I'm not sure about Salesforce, but the user side is similar to an app with this solution. That is acceptable from an IT standpoint. Actually, I'm not involved in this project very much, so I'm not sure what the issues are. I'm only in charge of RPA, not CRM, so I'm not sure. I would rate Salesforce Sales Cloud a seven out of ten.
Commercial & Enterprise Account Executive, Sub-Saharan Africa at New Relic Inc
MSP
2022-03-22T23:27:06Z
Mar 22, 2022
I'm a salesperson and I'm using Salesforce Sales Cloud, e.g. it's what we're using in our company currently. We're using the latest version. It's a cloud-based solution. I didn't find any issues with the solution. I don't have any negative feedback about it. I'm a user, not an admin of Salesforce Sales Cloud, so I wasn't part of the process of setting it up, but I could access the solution without any issue. I would assume there is over 1,500 people who use the solution within the company, and it's being used extensively. I'm not aware of how many people handle the deployment and maintenance of Salesforce Sales Cloud, as I'm not involved in those processes. I never needed technical support for the solution, because I never had any issues to complain about. I'm recommending Salesforce Sales Cloud to others, without doubt. I would rate Salesforce Sales Cloud an eight out of ten.
Directeur Grands Projets at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2022-02-09T13:34:20Z
Feb 9, 2022
Yes, I would recommend it for other users. When you use Salesforce, we have another team that is in charge of developing other CRM module complements. If we require information that is not currently available in this CRM, our development teams can create it. We have Salesforce, and if we need other information that isn't actually in the CRM tomorrow, we have our IT teams. They have some developers, who can create this module, we can add it, and you will have the information we require. If we need some dashboards, or if we need more dashboards than we already have, we have some teams that can develop this software. We have a separate module component that can add to our CRM. I would rate Salesforce Sales Cloud a nine out of ten.
Business Manager - Managed Services & IT Consulting at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2021-12-23T15:49:00Z
Dec 23, 2021
I would recommend comparing this product with others before implementing it, as it's not the cheapest, and you may not use all of its functions. I would rate this solution as eight out of ten.
My advice to any company implementing any product is to have their processes lined up, at least on paper first, rather than going to a system. I've seen this happen with a few clients. Their structure is not set, but they come into the CRM and then they build on the go, which creates a lot of best practice issues when they do that. Before implementing any CRM, I would suggest that any company should have a proper sales process or their processes lined up, and have a clear idea of what they want to happen in the system so that that can be translated easily onto the system. I would rate Sales Cloud a nine out of ten because I'm totally into Salesforce and I appreciate the product a lot.
Salesforce CRM Lead at a non-tech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2021-12-02T13:13:42Z
Dec 2, 2021
The advice I would give to someone looking into implementing Salesforce is to know the business inside and out—that would be what they call a functional consultant—because a lot of processes can be translated easily enough without the use of coding. For us, it took about 18 months of scoping in order to get the best process moving forward. The implementation can be as easy or as difficult as you want it to be. If you translate all your processes together, then I think it will be more difficult, but you essentially have to give a bit in order to take. I recommend engaging with an experienced Salesforce consultant or partner in order to get the most out of the system because if you're doing it yourself, it might get a bit overwhelming, especially if you don't have any CRM experience. Just know that almost anything is possible with Salesforce. A lot of the companies I used to work for were built on Salesforce and all opportunities—revenue-driven processes—were driven through Salesforce. It's easily done, especially within the e-commerce and tech software industries. Sales Cloud is very applicable, but make sure to engage a partner who is experienced in rolling out Salesforce. There are partners who specialize in the education sector, F&B, etc., so you have options. I rate Salesforce a nine out of ten.
Senior Salesforce Consultant at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees
Consultant
2021-11-26T19:15:32Z
Nov 26, 2021
You should know what your use cases are. Try to figure out if you will be extensively using automation or not. If you're not, you can use the lower licensing versions that are pretty cheap. The basic model was about $25 a month per user, and you can probably have three users for that, but it doesn't give you extensive automation capabilities. You will have to do a cost comparison for your specific use case to see if the basic license fits the needs of your business. I would rate it an eight out of 10.
Business Development Manager at Fraser Valley Office Systems
Real User
2021-11-16T22:43:03Z
Nov 16, 2021
My advice to others would be that they should talk to a consultant and tell them everything they want to do beforehand. They should make sure that they have a plan in place to get it set up the way they want to right away. I would rate it at least a nine because it is really easy to use, and it has helped me a lot.
Head of Technology & Change Management at My Muscle Chef
Real User
2021-11-16T13:44:00Z
Nov 16, 2021
I would rate this solution 9 out of 10. It is a premium product. My biggest advice is to know your scope. Make sure you have buy-in, the executive ,down. It has to come from the leadership down. It can't be from an employee up, otherwise you won't have the buy-in, the optimized use of it. Then form a continuous improvement committee to ensure that you're leveraging the true capabilities of a best-in-class technology. Otherwise, you risk just using it for business-as-usual administration without necessarily leveraging the benefits of a SaaS, where there's ongoing new enhancements and capabilities. Unless you're investing in leveraging those, you're probably not getting the best return on your investment.
Software Engineer - Technical Lead at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2021-11-15T17:17:00Z
Nov 15, 2021
Salesforce Sales Cloud is the most powerful cloud of the Sales Cloud. It is scalable and bug-free. If a company is a business model that is based on lead generation, I recommend that they use the unlimited edition org and use the Einstein product for lead management, lead nurturing and rule based scoring of the lead. Another good feature is forecasting. I would rate the complete Sales Cloud a 9 out of 10.
Salesforce consultant - IT manager at Gegobyte Ltd
Consultant
2021-11-11T22:17:59Z
Nov 11, 2021
Salesforce is very flexible and provides developmental tools in case you have special requirements. I think this is a very, very good product that can help many organizations to achieve success, and that is suitable for all sizes of organizations. I would recommend not going with every feature, as this is a wide and flexible product, so get to know the product before implementing it. I would rate this solution as ten out of ten.
I would rate this solution a 9 out of 10. Sales Cloud is suitable for everyone, even a mom and pop shop, if you have the money to invest in it ( I would not recommend it for a very small company that has only one FTE). If you have five or 10 SEs, you can definitely use it, all the way up to Fortune 500 companies. Most companies that use Salesforce are Fortune 500 companies. I would definitely recommend that you try to stick to what Salesforce offers. You should not try to change the native setup of Salesforce, otherwise you will face issues with new releases. You should try to follow the spirit and idea of Salesforce, for example avoid large coding because then you will/can screw up the system.
Marketing & Sales Services at a pharma/biotech company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2021-10-18T12:03:42Z
Oct 18, 2021
There are around 70 users making use of the solution in our organization. I would certainly recommend the solution to others. The solution has great performance and it makes it very easy for new people to locate information. I rate Salesforce Sales Cloud as a nine out of ten.
Principal Solutions Architect- Enterprise Applications at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Real User
2020-09-23T06:10:05Z
Sep 23, 2020
We're a Salesforce customer. We don't have a business relationship with the company. We're using the enterprise version of the solution. It's a good product. It's perfect for people who really want to grow their company. If they have resources to really spend on organizing their leads and clients then Salesforce is a pretty good option. That said, it is not for everybody. On a scale from one to ten, I'd rate this solution at a six. If it was more competitively priced and was a little less complex, I'd rate it higher. It's just too big for us.
Salesforce Sales Cloud is the most widely used of sales tools and sales automation software, speeding and streamlining all phases of sales from lead management to analytics and forecasting. Thanks to Salesforce Sales Cloud, more than 100,000+ customers and 2 million subscribers worldwide can manage people and processes more effectively, pursue more business in less time, and close more deals.
We chose Salesforce Sales Cloud because we need everything in one place to have one forecasting platform, one sales platform, and one customer management platform. The solution's forecasting feature gives us visibility on one page to give us better guidance and understanding of what's going on and what could happen. Since the solution is an appliance, there's nothing to deploy. I would recommend the solution to other users. From my perspective, it's a tool that should be used for every purpose because it could be scalable from a small number of users to huge ones. Usually, it's flexible enough to implement all the features that customers could need. Salesforce Sales Cloud is a native integrated solution. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
The systematic integration in the opportunity section helps us streamline opportunity management. We used the solution in the first year for account planning and territory management, which was helpful. I would recommend Salesforce Sales Cloud to other users. Users should be very careful about pulling everything, and they should keep it as simple as possible. If you're going to create something that will produce errors, then make sure that they explain how to fix it. The solution's mobile experience for our sales team is not good. I rate the solution's mobile experience a two or three out of ten. With Salesforce Sales Cloud, we have everything in one spot, and the solution's AI function really improves our experience. Overall, I rate Salesforce Sales Cloud a seven out of ten.
The ease or difficulty with the maintenance part of the product users' experience depends on what they need from the product. The archiving and backup features of the product are not that flexible and convenient for certain use cases. You can use just a basic backup with the tool, which is not enough in most cases. If a user wants more backup features, then the user May need some additional tools while dealing with Salesforce Sales Cloud's installation phase. I think Salesforce Sales Cloud is the right solution to use, as it is a good solution that is widely adopted and has proven itself in practice. I think it is a good decision to use Salesforce Sales Cloud. There are many aspects an organization needs to consider before adopting Salesforce, which are matters that can be greater than just the technical part. I rate the overall tool an eight to nine out of ten.
I rate Salesforce Sales Cloud a seven out of ten. It is a good product for the sales team.
The scalability could improve by a small amount. I rate Salesforce Sales Cloud a nine out of ten.
I would advise others to just do their due diligence. I would rate it an 8 out of 10. It does what it's supposed to do with relatively little intervention on my part where I don't have to completely think about everything every step of the way. So, it's more or less intuitive.
I would advise others to customize the solution according to their business needs and goals and to make it as user friendly as possible. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
I would advise those considering Salesforce to first understand their business model and how a CRM would fit in. They should understand their use cases and how their business functions can be changed from a technological perspective. The Salesforce Lightning feature is a new concept and we need to understand how it could help our business. We need to understand the usability and user experience for customization and to provide solutions for specific industries. I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
I would recommend this solution. I rate Salesforce Sales Cloud a seven out of ten.
I rate Salesforce Sales Cloud an eight out of ten.
Have a training module in place because Salesforce is a little bit technical and you need to understand all of the features. The Salesforce Sales Cloud platform stands out from other products, and I would give them an eight on a scale from one to ten.
I'm not sure about Salesforce, but the user side is similar to an app with this solution. That is acceptable from an IT standpoint. Actually, I'm not involved in this project very much, so I'm not sure what the issues are. I'm only in charge of RPA, not CRM, so I'm not sure. I would rate Salesforce Sales Cloud a seven out of ten.
I'm a salesperson and I'm using Salesforce Sales Cloud, e.g. it's what we're using in our company currently. We're using the latest version. It's a cloud-based solution. I didn't find any issues with the solution. I don't have any negative feedback about it. I'm a user, not an admin of Salesforce Sales Cloud, so I wasn't part of the process of setting it up, but I could access the solution without any issue. I would assume there is over 1,500 people who use the solution within the company, and it's being used extensively. I'm not aware of how many people handle the deployment and maintenance of Salesforce Sales Cloud, as I'm not involved in those processes. I never needed technical support for the solution, because I never had any issues to complain about. I'm recommending Salesforce Sales Cloud to others, without doubt. I would rate Salesforce Sales Cloud an eight out of ten.
I would definitely recommend this solution. Salesforce is very good. I would rate it a nine out of 10.
Yes, I would recommend it for other users. When you use Salesforce, we have another team that is in charge of developing other CRM module complements. If we require information that is not currently available in this CRM, our development teams can create it. We have Salesforce, and if we need other information that isn't actually in the CRM tomorrow, we have our IT teams. They have some developers, who can create this module, we can add it, and you will have the information we require. If we need some dashboards, or if we need more dashboards than we already have, we have some teams that can develop this software. We have a separate module component that can add to our CRM. I would rate Salesforce Sales Cloud a nine out of ten.
I would recommend comparing this product with others before implementing it, as it's not the cheapest, and you may not use all of its functions. I would rate this solution as eight out of ten.
My advice to any company implementing any product is to have their processes lined up, at least on paper first, rather than going to a system. I've seen this happen with a few clients. Their structure is not set, but they come into the CRM and then they build on the go, which creates a lot of best practice issues when they do that. Before implementing any CRM, I would suggest that any company should have a proper sales process or their processes lined up, and have a clear idea of what they want to happen in the system so that that can be translated easily onto the system. I would rate Sales Cloud a nine out of ten because I'm totally into Salesforce and I appreciate the product a lot.
The advice I would give to someone looking into implementing Salesforce is to know the business inside and out—that would be what they call a functional consultant—because a lot of processes can be translated easily enough without the use of coding. For us, it took about 18 months of scoping in order to get the best process moving forward. The implementation can be as easy or as difficult as you want it to be. If you translate all your processes together, then I think it will be more difficult, but you essentially have to give a bit in order to take. I recommend engaging with an experienced Salesforce consultant or partner in order to get the most out of the system because if you're doing it yourself, it might get a bit overwhelming, especially if you don't have any CRM experience. Just know that almost anything is possible with Salesforce. A lot of the companies I used to work for were built on Salesforce and all opportunities—revenue-driven processes—were driven through Salesforce. It's easily done, especially within the e-commerce and tech software industries. Sales Cloud is very applicable, but make sure to engage a partner who is experienced in rolling out Salesforce. There are partners who specialize in the education sector, F&B, etc., so you have options. I rate Salesforce a nine out of ten.
You should know what your use cases are. Try to figure out if you will be extensively using automation or not. If you're not, you can use the lower licensing versions that are pretty cheap. The basic model was about $25 a month per user, and you can probably have three users for that, but it doesn't give you extensive automation capabilities. You will have to do a cost comparison for your specific use case to see if the basic license fits the needs of your business. I would rate it an eight out of 10.
My advice to others would be that they should talk to a consultant and tell them everything they want to do beforehand. They should make sure that they have a plan in place to get it set up the way they want to right away. I would rate it at least a nine because it is really easy to use, and it has helped me a lot.
I would rate this solution 9 out of 10. It is a premium product. My biggest advice is to know your scope. Make sure you have buy-in, the executive ,down. It has to come from the leadership down. It can't be from an employee up, otherwise you won't have the buy-in, the optimized use of it. Then form a continuous improvement committee to ensure that you're leveraging the true capabilities of a best-in-class technology. Otherwise, you risk just using it for business-as-usual administration without necessarily leveraging the benefits of a SaaS, where there's ongoing new enhancements and capabilities. Unless you're investing in leveraging those, you're probably not getting the best return on your investment.
Salesforce Sales Cloud is the most powerful cloud of the Sales Cloud. It is scalable and bug-free. If a company is a business model that is based on lead generation, I recommend that they use the unlimited edition org and use the Einstein product for lead management, lead nurturing and rule based scoring of the lead. Another good feature is forecasting. I would rate the complete Sales Cloud a 9 out of 10.
Salesforce is very flexible and provides developmental tools in case you have special requirements. I think this is a very, very good product that can help many organizations to achieve success, and that is suitable for all sizes of organizations. I would recommend not going with every feature, as this is a wide and flexible product, so get to know the product before implementing it. I would rate this solution as ten out of ten.
I would rate this solution a 9 out of 10. Sales Cloud is suitable for everyone, even a mom and pop shop, if you have the money to invest in it ( I would not recommend it for a very small company that has only one FTE). If you have five or 10 SEs, you can definitely use it, all the way up to Fortune 500 companies. Most companies that use Salesforce are Fortune 500 companies. I would definitely recommend that you try to stick to what Salesforce offers. You should not try to change the native setup of Salesforce, otherwise you will face issues with new releases. You should try to follow the spirit and idea of Salesforce, for example avoid large coding because then you will/can screw up the system.
There are around 70 users making use of the solution in our organization. I would certainly recommend the solution to others. The solution has great performance and it makes it very easy for new people to locate information. I rate Salesforce Sales Cloud as a nine out of ten.
We're a Salesforce customer. We don't have a business relationship with the company. We're using the enterprise version of the solution. It's a good product. It's perfect for people who really want to grow their company. If they have resources to really spend on organizing their leads and clients then Salesforce is a pretty good option. That said, it is not for everybody. On a scale from one to ten, I'd rate this solution at a six. If it was more competitively priced and was a little less complex, I'd rate it higher. It's just too big for us.