Comparison

Freshsales vs Salesforce

On the evidence we track, Freshsales leads this comparison with a composite score of 84/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Freshsales84
Salesforce70
Score
vioscaleAI score
Freshsales84 / 100medium · 72%
Salesforce70 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Freshsales✗
Salesforce✓
Model
Freshsalescommercial
Salesforcefreemium
Price level
Freshsaleslow
Salesforcemid
Starting price
Freshsales$9
Salesforce$25
Transparent
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✗
Integrations
Count
Freshsales1,200
Salesforce18
Security
Disclosure policy
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Gdpr
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Hipaa
Freshsales–
Salesforce✓
Iso27001
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Soc2
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Freshsales99.9
Salesforce99.9
Status page
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Adoption
Stackoverflow questions
Freshsales–
Salesforce60,000
Release
Cadence days
Freshsales30
Salesforce120
Content
Faq
Freshsales8 items
Salesforce8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for crm software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Contact & account management
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Deal / pipeline management
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Lead scoring
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Communication
Email sync & tracking
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Automation
Marketing automation
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Workflow automation
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Insight
Reporting & dashboards
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Sales forecasting
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Access
Native mobile app
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Extensibility
Public API
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
Custom fields & objects
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Freshsales

Leader

A sales customer relationship management system combining pipeline and lead management with artificial intelligence-driven recommendations to help teams engage prospects, manage deals, and improve sales efficiency.

Independently observed

Salesforce

A cloud-based sales platform that unifies lead and opportunity management, automates workflows, and provides AI-powered insights to help sales teams close deals faster. It includes built-in email sync, forecasting, and customizable sales processes.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Freshsales

Leader
from $9/moSubscription21-day trial

From $9/user/month, billed annually. Free 21-day trial.

  • Growth$9/user/month, billed annually
    • Kanban view
    • Contact lifecycle stages
    • Chat, Email, and phone
    • Email templates
    • Custom fields
    • +1 more
  • Pro$39/user/month, billed annually
    • Everything in Growth, plus:
    • Contact scoring
    • Deal insights
    • Custom sales activities
    • Territory management
    • +1 more
  • Enterprise$59/user/month, billed annually
    • Everything in Pro, plus:
    • Forecasting insights
    • Field-level permissions
    • Custom modules
    • Sandbox
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Salesforce

from $25/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

From $25 USD/user/month. Free 30-day trial available.

  • Starter Suite$25 USD/user/month
    • Lead, Account, Contact, and Opportunity Management
    • Built-in Sales Flows and Lead Routing
    • AI Automatically Syncs Emails, Events, and Contacts
    • Dynamic Email Marketing and Analytics
    • Slack included
  • Pro SuiteContact sales
    • Everything in Starter Plus
    • Greater Customization and Automation
    • Sales Quoting and Forecasting
  • CoreContact sales
    • Advanced Forecast & Pipeline Management
    • Agentforce: Pipeline Management
    • Agentforce: Sales Emails
    • Lead Scoring
    • Deal Insights
    • +4 more
  • AdvancedContact sales
    • Enhanced security
    • Slack Enterprise+
    • Sales Planning
    • Sales Programs
  • MaxContact sales
    • Salesforce Spiff
    • Sales Planning
    • Sales Programs
    • Incentive Compensation Management
    • Salesforce Maps
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓
CLI
Freshsales✗
Salesforce✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Freshsales✓
Salesforce✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Freshsales

Leader
2 total
  • Email
  • Chat
Independently observed

Salesforce

27 total
  • Slack
  • Tableau
  • MuleSoft
  • CRM Analytics
  • Data 360
  • Tableau Exchange
  • Salesforce CLI
  • Embedded Analytics
  • Data Pipelines
  • SOQL Builder
  • Code Analyzer
  • Event Monitoring
  • Platform Encryption
  • Field Audit Trail
  • Shield
  • Data Mask & Seed
  • Backup & Recover
  • Hyperforce
  • Outlook
  • Gmail
  • Stripe
  • AgentExchange
  • Agentforce
  • Experience Cloud
  • +3 more
Independently observed
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