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What is Salesforce Starter?
Sell more at record speed with Starter (formerly Sales Cloud Essentials) — and leave data entry in the dust. With Salesforce, speed, intelligence, and personalization doesn't stop at the desktop. Access and update your data anytime with the Salesforce mobile app. Easily follow up on leads, identify key contacts, and more. See an easy, customizable view of of all your sales details in Lightning, the latest version of Salesforce.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend
94 Plan to Renew
84 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+91 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Salesforce Starter?
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Altruistic
- Trustworthy
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Sales Management
Lead Management
Account and Contact Management
Activity and Workflow Management
Customer Service Management
Mobile
Analytics and Reporting
Collaboration
Marketing Management
Quote Contract and Proposal
Telephony and Call Center Management
Vendor Capability Ratings
Ease of Customization
Business Value Created
Usability and Intuitiveness
Breadth of Features
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of Implementation
Quality of Features
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Data Integration
Vendor Support
Ease of IT Administration
Salesforce Starter Reviews

Isma J.
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jul 2024
Safe and secure Transparent Better CRM
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Salesforce Starter from other similar products?
It is more secure and and excellent product for all the customer relationship management activities. It allows to interact with all the stakeholder at one place.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It keeps all the records of communication no matter how old it is. We can easily create tickets and communicate with the stakeholders.
What do you dislike most about this product?
It is quite expensive and lacks integration with other products.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
To be more cautious while sending emails via salesforce since emails cannot be edited once sent.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Trustworthy

Shivankur N.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted Apr 2024
Smart tool for any enterprise to begin with
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Salesforce Starter from other similar products?
It brings Sales, Service and Marketing all together to get you to new and unique experience with the clients and that differentiates it from other products who just provide all these platforms as per need and with additional costs.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
All in one platform for your customers being a beginner is smart step for any company and thats my favourite aspect.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Being a giant product, I think few more AI related products also can be included in the suite but are not added at the moment.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It gives 360-degree view of your customers so go for it.
Pros
- Reliable
- Unique Features
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service

James G.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2023
Top of the line, best in the market
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Salesforce Starter from other similar products?
Ease of use and interface, it is so easy to find everything and use
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Ease of use, easy to find everything and access
What do you dislike most about this product?
N/A in my opinion it is great as is
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
This is the best product to buy
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing