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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Salesforce Starter

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Salesforce Starter (formerly Salesforce Essentials) is a small business CRM that replaces the former SalesforceIQ product. It is priced at $35 per user, on a monthly basis, or at $25 per month for if billed annually ($300) and can be tried free for 14 days on a trial.

    $35

    per month per user

    Veeva CRM

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AVeeva CRM is an enterprise customer relationship management application for pharmaceutical, biotech, consumer health, and animal health companies. CRM supports field sales and medical teams, including primary care, specialty care, key accounts, retail sales, and medical science liaisons.N/A
    Pricing
    Salesforce StarterVeeva CRM
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Salesforce StarterVeeva CRM
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Salesforce StarterVeeva CRM
    Considered Both Products
    Salesforce
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
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    Features
    Salesforce StarterVeeva CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Salesforce Starter and Veeva CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    9.0
    5 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Veeva CRM
    9.1
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management9.05 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Territory management8.65 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Opportunity management9.05 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)10.05 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Quote & order management9.04 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Interaction tracking7.85 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.44 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Salesforce Starter and Veeva CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Veeva CRM
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Lead management8.75 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Salesforce Starter and Veeva CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Veeva CRM
    9.7
    3 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Task management9.04 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management8.04 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Reporting9.44 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Salesforce Starter and Veeva CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Veeva CRM
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Forecasting9.04 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.64 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.44 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Salesforce Starter and Veeva CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.8
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Veeva CRM
    8.8
    4 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Custom fields9.45 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Custom objects9.44 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Scripting environment7.84 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    API for custom integration8.84 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Salesforce Starter and Veeva CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    9.4
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Veeva CRM
    9.5
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.45 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.45 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Salesforce Starter and Veeva CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.2
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Veeva CRM
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Social engagement8.24 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Social data00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Salesforce Starter and Veeva CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Veeva CRM
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Marketing automation8.64 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Compensation management8.24 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Salesforce Starter and Veeva CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Veeva CRM
    10.0
    4 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Mobile access8.65 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Salesforce Starter and Veeva CRM
    Feature
    Salesforce Starter
    -
    Ratings
    Veeva CRM
    9.3
    3 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Salesforce StarterVeeva CRM
    Small Businesses
    Salesflare
    Score6 out of 10
    Salesflare
    Score6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zendesk Sell
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Zendesk Sell
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
    Daylite
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Salesforce StarterVeeva CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Salesforce StarterVeeva CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Salesforce
    If you own a business that has complex selling processes or requires integrations with 3rd party tools/systems, you should look at Professional, Enterprise, or Unlimited editions. Salesforce operates very well across pretty much every industry, but not all sales, marketing, and operational processes are created equal. If your marketing process requires a long list of sendable contacts then I would recommend adding on Pardot or Hubspot. Always start small and scale up, to avoid boxing yourself in down the road.
    Incentivized
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    Veeva Systems
    Good for larger teams with a lot of activities and therefore a good justification for the investment. Great for 'as above' + the companies looking to integrate Veeva CRM with other Veeva offerings, such as Align, Inslight, Zinc/PromoMats etc. Not so great for smaller organisations or those with more slightly more restricting budgets.
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    Pros
    Salesforce
    • Tracking phone calls is extremely easy when using the app on the iphone. After a phone call is complete it prompts the user to enter in call details.
    • SalesforceIQ also automatically logs emails for us. This has saved us time from entering in information manually.
    • SalesforceIQ was easy to set up and allowed us customization for fields that were relevant to our business.
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    Veeva Systems
    • Commercial Cloud
    • Sunrise UI
    • Multi device support from browser, iOS devices
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    Cons
    Salesforce
    • Table views can be sorted by column. Filters can be applied, but only to one column. Multi-column filtering like Excel allows would be extremely useful and a big improvement.
    • The ability to quick copy data in a table view would also be helpful, like (ctrl ') in excel.
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    Veeva Systems
    • There is no offline version of the app so it is hard for field staffs to access where internet connectivity is not strong
    • Can be expensive specially for a smaller company as it is based on SAAS platform
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    Usability
    Salesforce
    The system is very user-friendly on a desktop but lacks mobile friendliness. The Customer relationship manager disappears after the deal is signed. We struggled to get the system in a usable format, which was not cost-effective. The CRM system on desktop was great but way more complicated than it should be.
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    Veeva Systems
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    Alternatives Considered
    Salesforce
    more expensive but as an industry leader and go, the learning curve pays for itself in ROI in lost time in onboarding
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    Veeva Systems
    Better for field based medical personnel when recording Medical calls.
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    Return on Investment
    Salesforce
    • It made the job more efficient for staff so they can spend time doing other tasks rather than configuring and maintaining Salesforce Starter.
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    Veeva Systems
    • Oftentimes it is the field sales force that heavily influence the choice of the CRM solution. It appears that many of our field sales force prefer Veeva. Happy reps = more actively used CRM = clearer understanding of the reps' activities.
    • Veeva offer 2 implementation versions - out of the box implementation (around 6-8 weeks to install) and 'all singing, all dancing' implementation (based on the length of your specific string). You can pick one and therefore influence your ROI accordingly.
    • Again, as Veeva CRM is pretty much a de facto CRM solution, this is good for scalability if/when rolling it out across multiple regions/branches
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