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At a Glance
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Star Rating
(23,219)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$25.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell
Star Rating
(763)3.8 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$19.00 Per Month
Browse all 6 pricing plans
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • Reviewers mention that Salesforce Sales Cloud excels in Opportunity & Pipeline Management with a score of 8.7, highlighting its robust features that allow for detailed tracking and forecasting of sales opportunities, while Sugar Sell scores lower at 7.8, indicating less comprehensive capabilities in this area.
  • Users report that Salesforce Sales Cloud offers superior Lead Management with a score of 8.5, which includes advanced features like Lead Qualification and Lead Follow-up, whereas Sugar Sell's score of 7.9 suggests it may lack some of the depth and automation found in Salesforce.
  • G2 users indicate that the Quality of Support is notably better with Salesforce Sales Cloud, scoring 8.1 compared to Sugar Sell's 7.6. Reviewers appreciate the extensive Knowledge Base and Customer Support Portal provided by Salesforce, which enhances user experience.
  • Users on G2 highlight that Salesforce Sales Cloud's Integrations are more extensive, particularly with Salesforce Integration scoring 8.8, while Sugar Sell's integrations, such as Email Integration, score lower at 8.5, suggesting a more limited ecosystem for users.
  • Reviewers mention that Salesforce Sales Cloud shines in Data Visualization with features like Multi-Device Data Visualization scoring 8.7, which allows users to access insights across devices seamlessly, while Sugar Sell's capabilities in this area are less robust, scoring 8.0.
  • Users say that Salesforce Sales Cloud's Customization options are superior, with a score of 8.5, allowing for tailored solutions to fit specific business needs, whereas Sugar Sell's customization features score lower at 8.2, indicating less flexibility for users looking to adapt the software to their processes.
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Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Starter Edition
$25.00
1 User Per Month
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Sugar Sell
Sell Essentials
$19.00
Per Month
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Free Trial
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Free Trial is available
Sugar Sell
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
13,073
7.9
605
Ease of Use
8.1
15,990
7.6
641
Ease of Setup
7.8
7,125
7.2
339
Ease of Admin
7.9
4,129
7.6
315
Quality of Support
8.1
11,365
7.6
548
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.3
4,090
7.8
299
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
12,752
7.0
592
Features by Category
8.3
193,936
7.6
11,367
Sales Force Automation
8.8
9055
|
Verified
8.2
500
|
Verified
8.2
6007
|
Verified
7.6
320
8.7
8786
|
Verified
7.8
467
|
Verified
8.3
9045
|
Verified
7.7
485
|
Verified
8.0
6936
|
Verified
7.2
356
|
Verified
8.2
7229
|
Verified
7.4
410
|
Verified
8.0
6375
|
Verified
7.3
344
|
Verified
8.1
6272
|
Verified
7.4
346
|
Verified
8.3
7029
|
Verified
7.7
374
|
Verified
Marketing Automation
7.9
6292
|
Verified
7.1
352
|
Verified
8.1
6615
|
Verified
7.2
359
|
Verified
8.5
7635
|
Verified
7.9
425
|
Verified
7.9
5059
7.0
310
|
Verified
Customer Support
8.3
6442
|
Verified
7.9
384
|
Verified
8.1
6020
|
Verified
7.6
346
|
Verified
8.2
6416
|
Verified
7.7
356
|
Verified
8.0
5138
|
Verified
7.4
290
8.2
5631
|
Verified
7.6
311
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
8578
|
Verified
7.7
467
|
Verified
8.5
8764
|
Verified
7.9
473
|
Verified
8.2
7076
|
Verified
7.4
364
|
Verified
Mobile & Social
7.9
5272
|
Verified
7.2
267
|
Verified
7.8
4905
|
Verified
7.2
265
|
Verified
7.7
5751
|
Verified
7.3
328
|
Verified
Platform
8.5
3238
|
Verified
8.2
257
|
Verified
8.5
3245
|
Verified
7.8
252
|
Verified
8.6
3271
|
Verified
8.1
265
|
Verified
8.3
2554
|
Verified
7.9
165
|
Verified
8.5
2828
|
Verified
8.2
211
|
Verified
8.1
2858
|
Verified
7.5
213
|
Verified
8.7
3256
|
Verified
7.6
254
|
Verified
8.1
2698
7.2
197
|
Verified
Integration
8.5
2299
|
Verified
7.6
258
|
Verified
8.5
2756
|
Verified
7.7
200
|
Verified
8.5
2605
|
Verified
7.3
196
|
Verified
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.7
2,971
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
8.6
235
Not enough data
8.8
255
Not enough data
8.8
277
Not enough data
8.6
254
Not enough data
Organization
9.0
313
Not enough data
8.8
305
Not enough data
8.8
299
Not enough data
Performance Analysis
8.4
249
Not enough data
8.8
270
Not enough data
Sales Analysis
8.4
250
Not enough data
8.8
264
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
5,951
Not enough data
Integrated Workflows
8.6
396
Not enough data
8.5
386
Not enough data
8.0
345
Not enough data
8.0
340
Not enough data
8.8
395
Not enough data
8.4
344
Not enough data
8.5
359
Not enough data
Repeatability and Reportability
8.4
360
Not enough data
8.7
379
Not enough data
8.7
375
Not enough data
8.3
362
Not enough data
7.6
296
Not enough data
AI and Automation
8.5
342
Not enough data
8.3
351
Not enough data
8.2
311
Not enough data
7.9
314
Not enough data
7.7
296
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Conversation IntelligenceHide 8 FeaturesShow 8 Features
8.6
790
Not enough data
Call Analytics
8.6
111
Not enough data
8.5
115
Not enough data
8.6
110
Not enough data
8.8
110
Not enough data
Agent Performance Management
8.6
120
Not enough data
8.5
104
Not enough data
8.7
120
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
8.1
375
Not enough data
Revenue Sourcing and Forecasting
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.0
22
Not enough data
8.4
22
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.4
22
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
CRM Data Enrichment
8.0
23
Not enough data
8.4
22
Not enough data
8.1
21
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
8.4
17
Not enough data
Account Management
7.8
23
Not enough data
7.8
23
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
8.2
22
Not enough data
8.2
17
Not enough data
8.1
17
Not enough data
8.2
1,214
Not enough data
Integrations
8.0
111
Not enough data
8.4
112
Not enough data
8.0
112
Not enough data
7.9
109
Not enough data
8.8
112
Not enough data
Branding & Customizatio
8.0
107
Not enough data
8.1
111
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
Automatic Rules & Configurations
8.3
109
Not enough data
8.2
110
Not enough data
7.9
113
Not enough data
Sales Acceleration PlatformsHide 1 FeatureShow 1 Feature
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
1,133
Not enough data
Sales Performance Features - Sales Planning
8.4
98
Not enough data
8.4
90
Not enough data
8.4
95
Not enough data
8.7
95
Not enough data
8.4
94
Not enough data
8.8
93
Not enough data
8.1
91
Not enough data
Territory Management - Sales Planning
8.6
92
Not enough data
8.5
97
Not enough data
Quota & Capacity Management - Sales Planning
8.3
93
Not enough data
8.3
101
Not enough data
8.2
94
Not enough data
8.5
10,840
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
8.5
846
Not enough data
8.7
877
Not enough data
8.3
781
Not enough data
8.7
907
Not enough data
8.6
843
Not enough data
Predictive Analytics
8.4
823
Not enough data
8.6
839
Not enough data
8.1
738
Not enough data
8.3
780
Not enough data
Sales Management
8.7
869
Not enough data
8.1
745
Not enough data
8.6
862
Not enough data
8.8
930
Not enough data
8.1
2,969
Not enough data
Content Management
8.3
301
Not enough data
8.1
291
Not enough data
8.2
276
Not enough data
8.5
268
Not enough data
8.2
286
Not enough data
Analytics
8.7
292
Not enough data
8.4
291
Not enough data
8.4
175
Not enough data
8.3
300
Not enough data
Presentation
7.3
166
Not enough data
7.3
166
Not enough data
7.2
157
Not enough data
8.6
2,201
Not enough data
Training
8.7
228
Not enough data
8.8
221
Not enough data
8.4
181
Not enough data
8.4
217
Not enough data
Feedback
8.7
209
Not enough data
8.6
206
Not enough data
8.5
187
Not enough data
8.6
176
Not enough data
8.8
201
Not enough data
8.8
201
Not enough data
8.6
174
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
3,583
Not enough data
Attribution
8.8
367
Not enough data
8.9
371
Not enough data
8.6
353
Not enough data
Discovery
8.9
374
Not enough data
8.6
369
Not enough data
8.6
350
Not enough data
Management
8.5
340
Not enough data
8.7
359
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
350
Not enough data
8.6
350
Not enough data
Outbound Call TrackingHide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.7
1,566
Not enough data
Calling
8.7
130
Not enough data
8.5
124
Not enough data
8.8
133
Not enough data
8.8
129
Not enough data
Contacts
8.8
126
Not enough data
8.6
129
Not enough data
8.8
130
Not enough data
Insights
9.0
134
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.2
128
Not enough data
8.5
138
Not enough data
8.4
133
Not enough data
8.4
4,014
Not enough data
Analytics
8.2
478
Not enough data
8.4
486
Not enough data
8.3
500
Not enough data
Customizations
8.7
530
Not enough data
8.5
498
Not enough data
8.6
535
Not enough data
8.3
480
Not enough data
8.3
507
Not enough data
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Sales Performance ManagementHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
8.5
4,509
Not enough data
Incentives
8.1
332
Not enough data
8.4
399
Not enough data
7.9
335
Not enough data
8.6
412
Not enough data
Personalization
8.6
374
Not enough data
8.8
454
Not enough data
8.9
484
Not enough data
8.6
432
Not enough data
Administrative
8.7
457
Not enough data
8.5
423
Not enough data
8.3
407
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell
Salesforce Sales Cloud and Sugar Sell are categorized as CRM
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
20.8%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
45.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
33.4%
Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
48.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
16.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Computer Software
14.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Financial Services
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.1%
Internet
3.4%
Other
58.9%
Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell
Information Technology and Services
13.2%
Computer Software
10.5%
Marketing and Advertising
5.8%
Financial Services
5.7%
Telecommunications
2.6%
Other
62.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ashlly N.
AN
Ashlly N.
Verified User

Salesforce CRM is the most high-grade tool for business and it's an intuitive tool for our company. With Salesforce we can sell our product to the customer and easily win money. It provides us faster sales force for process management and lets us manage...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Cristi H.
CH
Cristi H.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

The price! SugarCRM Professional is $30/mo and can be easily customized right out of the box with very little to no restrictions at all. Salesforce Professional is $65/mo with fewer features and far to many restrictions. I handle all client support for...

Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Cristi H.
CH
Cristi H.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

First off, you can't beat the price. Secondly, the open source CRM can be customized easily right out-of-the-box. Furthermore, if you're willing to shell out a little extra money to a third-party Sugar vendor, your options are endless when it comes to...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Eugene C.
EC
Eugene C.
Verified User in Venture Capital & Private Equity

Not as robust as salesforce, but it works just fine for a pilot installation

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Discussions
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Salesforce Sales Cloud Discussions
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MM
1. Customer Management 2. Employee Day-to-Day Activity Tracking 3. Automated Workflow 4. Validated Workflow 5. Can Integrate Multiple Systems 6....Read more
Sugar Sell
Sugar Sell Discussions
Why did you choose Sugar over something like Salesforce? what benefits do you see?
2 comments
Katie R.
KR
We went with Sugar for the cost savings and it did what we needed well enough at the time. As we grew it was difficult to scale. We ended up switching to...Read more
How can my business deploy Sugar?
1 comment
Official Response from Sugar Sell
Sugar can be deployed in nearly any IT environment: As a SaaS "On Demand" solution; behind your organizations firewall in your own datacenter; on public...Read more
How much does Sugar cost to deploy?
1 comment
Official Response from Sugar Sell
Sugar is priced simply - with no hidden fees unlike other SaaS CRM providers. Costs vary depending on edition, here are the breakdowns, in terms of user...Read more