4Degrees vs Salesforce (2026): which should you pick?

Pick 4Degrees if

• Fits if you track investors, founders and deals in a private-market firm
• Works for teams that want contacts filled from email and calendar

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a price first, because none is published
• Not for you if you run quota-based sales, as it is built for deal teams
• Watch out: no free plan or trial is listed, only a demo
• Not for you if you want a general CRM, as it is narrow and built for deal firms

Pick Salesforce if

• Fits if you run a sales team that needs forecasting, territories and lots of customizing
• Works for companies that want sales, service and marketing on one platform

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you outgrow Starter, since Pro Suite is $100 a seat, billed yearly, on a contract
• Pricey if you want AI agents, as Agentforce is an add-on from $125 a seat below Max at $550
• Not for you if you want something simple, because commenters keep calling it overly complex
• Tight if you stay free: 2 users, 100 marketing emails a month, and a login every 60 days to keep it
• Watch out: on Pro Suite the API is $25 a seat extra and Flow Builder stops at 5 flows

4Degrees

• No price is published: the vendor says it charges per user per month and quotes after a form request.
• No free plan or free trial is listed on the pricing page; the next step is a demo.
• It is built for deal-driven firms, not for sales teams managing quota-based funnels.

Salesforce

• The Free Suite covers only 2 users and 100 marketing emails a month, and stays free only with a login at least every 60 days.
• Only Starter Suite can be billed monthly. Pro Suite, Core, Advanced and Max are billed annually, and Pro Suite requires a contract.
• On Pro Suite the Web Services API costs an extra $25 per user / month and Flow Builder is limited to 5 flows per org.
• Agentforce for Sales is a paid add-on on Core and Advanced, listed from $125 per user / month; only Max includes it.

4Degrees

Relationship intelligence

Relationship strength scoring points to the best introduction to a company, investor or expert, with alerts when key contacts change jobs or appear in the news.

Deal pipelines

Kanban boards and customizable reporting views show where each deal stands, with reminders and triggers when a deal sits too long at one stage.

Automatic data capture

Email and calendar sync populates records, and more than 20 enrichment sources including PitchBook and AI web research fill in company and contact details.

Inbox and browser extensions

Gmail and Outlook plugins, plus LinkedIn and Chrome extensions, show deal stages and mutual connections where the user is working.

Salesforce layer

A Salesforce edition adds relationship intelligence, warm-introduction finding and data enrichment to an existing Salesforce setup.

API and MCP

An API exposes contact, company and deal data, and an MCP connection lets AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude interact with it.

Salesforce

Lead and opportunity management

Leads, accounts, contacts and opportunities are tracked on every edition, with lead routing, duplicate blocking and web-to-lead capture. Quotes, contracts and orders start at Pro Suite.

Forecasting and pipeline inspection

Pro Suite includes sales forecasting. Core and above add advanced forecast and pipeline management, pipeline inspection, opportunity scoring, deal insights and sales territories.

Agentforce AI agents

Agentforce agents take on lead nurturing, prospecting and pipeline management. They are included in Max and listed as an add-on from $125 per user / month on Core and Advanced.

Flow automation

Flow Builder automates sales processes with drag-and-drop steps. Pro Suite allows 5 flows per org, and approval processes start at Core.

Reports, dashboards and Tableau Next

Customizable reports and dashboards are on every edition, including the Free Suite. Tableau Next analytics and advanced reporting features are included from Core.

Slack, mobile and browser access

Every edition connects to Slack. The iPhone, iPad and Android app is included from Starter Suite; offline mobile use and the Sales Cloud Everywhere browser extension start at Pro Suite.

4Degrees

Pricing could not be confirmed. See 4degrees.ai.

Salesforce

• Free Suite$0

  2 user licenses with lead, opportunity and case management, simple email marketing and connected Slack conversations.

• Starter Suite$25

  per user / month, billed monthly or annually

  Lead, account, contact and opportunity management, built-in sales flows and lead routing, email marketing and the mobile app.

• Pro Suite$100

  per user / month, billed annually

  Everything in Starter plus more customization and automation, sales quoting and forecasting, and access to AgentExchange.

• Core$195

  per user / month, billed annually

  Sales Cloud with advanced forecasting and pipeline management, API access, Premier Success, Slack Business+ and Tableau Next.

• Advanced$395

  per user / month, billed annually

  Adds enhanced security, Sales Programs, predictive forecasting, lead scoring, a full sandbox and 1 GB of data storage per user.

• Max$550

  per user / month, billed annually

  Adds Agentforce for Sales, Salesforce Spiff, Sales Planning, Salesforce Maps, Slack Enterprise+ and 2.75M Flex Credits a year.

4Degrees

No public discounts listed.

Salesforce

• Nonprofit

  10 free Nonprofit Cloud licenses

  Through the Power of Us Program, eligible nonprofits receive 10 Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud Core licenses at no cost, with discounts on additional licenses.