Freshsales vs Salesforce

Freshsales

• Small sales teams that want calling, email and chat inside the CRM
• Teams already using Freshdesk or other Freshworks products
• Buyers looking for a low per-user entry price

Salesforce

• Sales organizations that need forecasting, territories and deep customization
• Very small teams that want a free CRM for 2 users
• Companies that want sales, service and marketing on one platform
• Teams planning to put AI agents to work across the sales cycle

Freshsales

• The pricing page lists no free plan; after the 21-day trial an account without a paid plan is suspended.
• Contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management need Pro at $39 per user / month billed annually.
• Monthly billing costs more: Growth is $11 instead of $9 per user, and Pro $47 instead of $39.
• Branded documents ($19 per user / month) and Freddy AI Agent ($49 per 100 sessions) are paid add-ons on every plan.

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.

Freshsales

Kanban deal pipeline

Contacts, accounts and deals are organized in kanban views with drag-and-drop cards, and each contact has a 360-degree view for context before a conversation.

Built-in phone, email and chat

Chat, email and phone are part of every plan, starting with Growth, so conversations happen and are tracked inside the CRM.

Freddy AI

Freddy scores contacts, surfaces deal insights and risk signals, resolves duplicate contacts and helps draft prospecting emails. Contact scoring and deal insights start at Pro.

Workflows and sales sequences

Basic workflows automate repetitive tasks from the Growth plan. Sales sequences for multi-step outreach are added on Pro.

Territories, forecasting and permissions

Pro adds territory management. Enterprise adds forecasting insights, field-level permissions, custom modules, a sandbox and audit logs.

Mobile apps with offline use

The iPhone, iPad and Android apps handle contacts, accounts, deals, calls and email, and the App Store listing says the app can also be used offline.

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.

Freshsales

• Growth$9

  per user / month, billed annually ($11 billed monthly)

  For startups and small businesses: kanban view, contact lifecycle stages, built-in chat, email and phone, email templates and basic workflows.

• Pro$39

  per user / month, billed annually ($47 billed monthly)

  Adds contact scoring, deal insights, custom sales activities, territory management and sales sequences.

• Enterprise$59

  per user / month, billed annually ($71 billed monthly)

  Adds forecasting insights, field-level permissions, custom modules, a sandbox and audit logs.

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.

Freshsales

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  The pricing page's billing toggle advertises a 20% saving on annual plans. Growth is $9 per user a month billed annually against $11 billed monthly.

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.