Comparison

Freshsales vs Salesforce Sales Cloud

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
Salesforce Sales Cloud41
Score
vioscaleAI score
Freshsales84 / 100medium · 72%
Salesforce Sales Cloud41 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tier
Freshsales✗
Salesforce Sales Cloud✗
Model
Freshsalescommercial
Salesforce Sales Cloudquote
Price level
Freshsaleslow
Salesforce Sales Cloudunknown
Starting price
Freshsales$9
Salesforce Sales Cloud$25
Transparent
Freshsales✓
Salesforce Sales Cloud✗
Integrations
Count
Freshsales1,200
Salesforce Sales Cloud7
Security
Disclosure policy
Freshsales✓
Salesforce Sales Cloud✓
Gdpr
Freshsales✓
Salesforce Sales Cloud✓
Hipaa
Freshsales–
Salesforce Sales Cloud✓
Iso27001
Freshsales✓
Salesforce Sales Cloud–
Soc2
Freshsales✓
Salesforce Sales Cloud–
Reliability
Sla pct
Freshsales99.9
Salesforce Sales Cloud–
Status page
Freshsales✓
Salesforce Sales Cloud✓
Release
Cadence days
Freshsales30
Salesforce Sales Cloud–
Content
Faq
Freshsales8 items
Salesforce Sales Cloud6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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 Sales Cloud

A comprehensive sales management platform that helps teams manage leads, accounts, contacts, and opportunities with built-in AI, email synchronization, forecasting, and reporting. Includes mobile access, customizable workflows, and native integrations with collaboration and analytics tools.

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 Sales Cloud

Subscription30-day trial

Per-user subscription; pricing by edition; free 30-day trial; contact sales for exact pricing

  • Starter SuiteContact sales
    • Lead, Account, Contact, and Opportunity Management
    • Built-in Sales Flows and Lead Routing
    • AI Email, Events, and Contacts Sync
    • Dynamic Email Marketing and Analytics
  • Pro SuiteContact sales
    • All Starter Suite features
    • Greater Customization and Automation
    • Sales Quoting and Forecasting
  • CoreContact sales
    • Pipeline and Forecast Management
    • Slack Integration
    • Tableau Integration
    • Agentforce: Pipeline Management
    • Agentforce: Sales Emails
    • +2 more
  • AdvancedContact sales
  • MaxContact sales
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 Sales Cloud✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Freshsales✓
Salesforce Sales Cloud✓

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 Sales Cloud

8 total
  • MuleSoft
  • Slack
  • Informatica
  • Tableau
  • Salesforce Maps
  • AgentExchange
  • Okta
  • CrowdStrike
Independently observed
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