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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (45.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
$25.00 1 User Per Month
Drift
Star Rating
(1,254)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (51.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $2,500.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansSalesforce Sales Cloud
Star Rating
(25,297)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$25.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Salesforce Sales Cloud excels in Sales Force Automation, particularly in Opportunity & Pipeline Management with a score of 8.7, while Drift shines in Lead Qualification with a score of 8.8, indicating a stronger focus on lead management.
- Reviewers mention that Drift's Live Chat feature is highly rated at 9.1, making it a preferred choice for real-time customer engagement, whereas Salesforce's Email Marketing feature scores lower at 7.9, suggesting it may not be as effective for email campaigns.
- G2 users highlight that Salesforce Sales Cloud offers robust CRM Integration with a score of 8.8, which is crucial for businesses looking to streamline their sales processes, while Drift's integration capabilities, although good, score slightly lower at 8.0.
- Users on G2 report that Drift's Customer-facing Chatbot feature scores 8.9, providing an effective tool for lead generation, while Salesforce's Task / Activity Management feature, scoring 8.3, may not offer the same level of automation for customer interactions.
- Reviewers say that Salesforce Sales Cloud's Quality of Support is rated at 8.1, which is decent, but Drift outperforms with a score of 8.8, indicating a more responsive support system for users.
- Users report that Drift's Customization Interface scores 8.5, allowing for greater flexibility in tailoring the platform to specific business needs, while Salesforce's customization options, although good, are not as user-friendly, scoring 8.2.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Drift
Premium
Starting at $2,500.00
Per Month
For small businesses. The right amount of conversational firepower to keep your business growing.
- * Everything in Free, plus:
- Live Chat
- Meetings
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Starter Edition
$25.00
1 User Per Month
Out-of-the-box CRM for up to 10 users
- Automatic data capture
- Lead Management
- Opportunity Management
Free Trial
Drift
Free Trial is available
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
1,017
8.8
13,791
Ease of Use
8.7
1,030
8.2
17,771
Ease of Setup
8.4
507
7.8
8,736
Ease of Admin
8.5
473
7.9
4,441
Quality of Support
8.8
938
8.1
12,029
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
472
8.4
4,404
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
995
8.2
13,465
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
Not enough data
8.8
9451
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
6390
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
9172
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
9430
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
7312
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
7603
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
6751
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
6650
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
7402
|
Verified
Marketing Automation
Not enough data
8.0
6663
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
6985
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
8011
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
5423
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.3
6808
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
6381
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
6778
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
5494
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
5984
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.5
8930
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
7425
|
Verified
Mobile & Social
Not enough data
7.9
5613
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
5245
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
6093
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
3585
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
3592
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
3617
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
2895
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
3168
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
3189
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
3591
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
3023
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
2599
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
3051
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2890
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
882
Agentic AI - CRM
Not enough data
7.9
244
Not enough data
7.9
244
Not enough data
8.2
241
Not enough data
8.0
238
Not enough data
8.0
236
Not enough data
8.1
238
Not enough data
8.2
240
Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Self Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Building Reports
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Messenger
8.5
204
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
202
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
274
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
251
|
Verified
Not enough data
Channels
7.9
117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
250
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customers
8.6
225
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
203
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
242
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
241
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
245
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversational Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cartography
Not enough data
8.7
39
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.4
39
Analysis
Not enough data
8.4
32
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
8.5
34
Reporting
Not enough data
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.7
26
Lead Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
8.9
316
|
Verified
8.6
271
8.2
310
|
Verified
8.8
293
8.2
289
|
Verified
8.8
315
8.7
305
|
Verified
8.6
289
Organization
8.0
266
|
Verified
8.9
350
8.0
270
|
Verified
8.8
341
8.3
277
|
Verified
8.8
335
Performance Analysis
7.8
242
|
Verified
8.4
283
8.0
262
|
Verified
8.8
306
Sales Analysis
7.5
216
|
Verified
8.4
284
7.7
222
|
Verified
8.8
298
Generative AI
7.5
88
8.5
123
7.6
86
8.4
123
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
Not enough data
9.1
26
Not enough data
9.0
26
Not enough data
8.9
25
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
9.2
25
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
9.1
25
Integrated Workflows
Not enough data
8.7
519
Not enough data
8.5
511
Not enough data
8.1
467
Not enough data
8.1
462
Not enough data
8.9
521
Not enough data
8.4
470
Not enough data
8.6
483
Repeatability and Reportability
Not enough data
8.4
484
Not enough data
8.7
502
Not enough data
8.7
498
Not enough data
8.4
484
Not enough data
7.8
418
AI and Automation
Not enough data
8.5
463
Not enough data
8.4
470
Not enough data
8.3
429
Not enough data
8.0
433
Not enough data
7.8
415
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
269
Agentic AI - Sales Engagement
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.5
90
Not enough data
8.6
87
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.3
89
Not enough data
8.5
88
Call Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.9
132
Agent Performance Management
Not enough data
8.7
141
Not enough data
8.7
125
Not enough data
8.7
142
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
57
Agentic AI - Conversation Intelligence
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Responses
8.2
281
Not enough data
8.3
269
Not enough data
8.5
304
Not enough data
8.1
274
Not enough data
8.0
229
Not enough data
Platform
8.9
310
Not enough data
8.4
292
Not enough data
8.4
276
Not enough data
8.1
282
Not enough data
7.9
241
Not enough data
8.4
262
Not enough data
8.2
287
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
85
Not enough data
7.7
83
Not enough data
Conversational Platform
8.6
168
Not enough data
8.4
118
Not enough data
8.7
129
Not enough data
8.6
93
Not enough data
Support Automation
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
148
Not enough data
8.8
139
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.0
32
Not enough data
7.8
32
Not enough data
Revenue Sourcing and Forecasting
Not enough data
8.6
64
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.8
65
Not enough data
8.5
62
Not enough data
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.2
57
CRM Data Enrichment
Not enough data
8.1
62
Not enough data
8.4
60
Not enough data
8.2
58
Not enough data
8.0
61
Not enough data
8.5
55
Account Management
Not enough data
8.2
62
Not enough data
8.0
62
Not enough data
8.1
59
Not enough data
8.2
58
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
8.4
55
Agentic AI - Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I)
Not enough data
7.7
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.0
19
Territory Mapping
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.4
33
Route Planning
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
9.2
35
Sales Performance Management
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
9.0
33
Presentation and Forms
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Integrations
7.4
92
8.1
156
7.9
95
8.5
157
7.8
91
8.1
157
7.3
88
8.1
156
8.0
94
8.8
157
Branding & Customizatio
8.2
94
8.1
151
8.3
93
8.2
155
7.9
90
8.3
154
Automatic Rules & Configurations
8.4
95
8.4
155
8.2
90
8.3
154
8.1
93
8.0
157
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.3
33
Customer Support
7.8
12
Not enough data
7.8
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
Automation
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Artificial Intelligence
7.7
13
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.9
30
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Bot Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
83
Not enough data
7.7
81
Not enough data
7.3
81
Not enough data
Communication
9.2
542
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
538
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
323
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
414
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
189
Not enough data
Internal Use
8.4
461
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
471
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
472
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
409
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
372
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
402
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
20
Not enough data
Self-Service Experience
8.1
57
Not enough data
8.2
53
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
51
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
Self-Service Platform
8.6
57
Not enough data
8.7
60
Not enough data
8.2
59
Not enough data
8.5
58
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sales Performance Features - Sales Planning
Not enough data
8.4
175
Not enough data
8.5
165
Not enough data
8.5
170
Not enough data
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.6
169
Not enough data
8.8
168
Not enough data
8.2
165
Territory Management - Sales Planning
Not enough data
8.6
166
Not enough data
8.5
171
Quota & Capacity Management - Sales Planning
Not enough data
8.4
168
Not enough data
8.4
175
Not enough data
8.4
169
Agentic AI - Sales Planning
Not enough data
8.5
57
Not enough data
8.5
56
Agentic AI - Lead Scoring
Not enough data
7.8
52
Not enough data
8.2
52
Not enough data
7.9
52
Not enough data
8.0
53
Attribution
Not enough data
8.9
447
Not enough data
8.9
451
Not enough data
8.6
433
Discovery
Not enough data
8.9
454
Not enough data
8.6
449
Not enough data
8.6
431
Management
Not enough data
8.5
419
Not enough data
8.7
437
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
429
Not enough data
8.6
429
Agentic AI - Sales Performance Management
Not enough data
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.6
75
Incentives
Not enough data
8.2
438
Not enough data
8.4
501
Not enough data
8.0
436
Not enough data
8.6
513
Personalization
Not enough data
8.6
482
Not enough data
8.8
559
Not enough data
8.9
591
Not enough data
8.6
536
Administrative
Not enough data
8.8
564
Not enough data
8.5
527
Not enough data
8.4
508
Agentic AI - Email Tracking
Not enough data
8.2
65
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.4
63
Not enough data
8.3
64
Not enough data
8.4
64
Not enough data
8.3
63
Not enough data
8.4
66
Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
570
Not enough data
8.4
578
Not enough data
8.4
592
Customizations
Not enough data
8.7
622
Not enough data
8.5
590
Not enough data
8.6
626
Not enough data
8.4
571
Not enough data
8.4
599
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
292
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
80
Not enough data
8.6
79
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.3
79
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
8.5
965
Not enough data
8.7
996
Not enough data
8.3
900
Not enough data
8.7
1027
Not enough data
8.6
960
Predictive Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
942
Not enough data
8.6
955
Not enough data
8.1
853
Not enough data
8.3
893
Sales Management
Not enough data
8.7
982
Not enough data
8.1
856
Not enough data
8.6
977
Not enough data
8.8
1045
Agentic AI - Outbound Call Tracking
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.5
39
Calling
Not enough data
8.5
186
Not enough data
8.4
177
Not enough data
8.7
186
Not enough data
8.7
183
Not enough data
8.8
43
Contacts
Not enough data
8.8
177
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
8.7
182
Insights
Not enough data
9.1
187
Not enough data
8.9
183
Not enough data
8.3
179
Not enough data
8.5
189
Not enough data
8.4
183
Not enough data
8.6
39
Agentic AI - Sales Coaching
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
9.2
22
Training
Not enough data
8.8
259
Not enough data
8.8
251
Not enough data
8.5
211
Not enough data
8.5
246
Feedback
Not enough data
8.8
239
Not enough data
8.6
236
Not enough data
8.6
216
Not enough data
8.6
204
Not enough data
8.9
228
Not enough data
8.9
229
Not enough data
8.7
202
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
73
Agentic AI - Sales Enablement
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.3
32
Content Management
Not enough data
8.3
352
Not enough data
8.2
343
Not enough data
8.2
328
Not enough data
8.5
319
Not enough data
8.3
336
Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
343
Not enough data
8.4
342
Not enough data
8.5
224
Not enough data
8.3
351
Learning Management - Sales Enablement
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.6
25
Revenue Enablement - Sales Enablement
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
9.1
25
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Drift and Salesforce Sales Cloud are categorized as Business Scheduling and AI Sales Assistant
Unique Categories
Drift is categorized as Conversational Support, Conversational Marketing, Chatbots, Bot Platforms, Live Chat, Customer Self-Service, and Customer Service Automation
Salesforce Sales Cloud is categorized as Field Sales, Conversation Intelligence, Sales Engagement, Sales Coaching, Sales Enablement, Sales Planning, Sales Analytics, Lead Scoring, Email Tracking, Sales Performance Management, CRM, Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I), Outbound Call Tracking, and Location Intelligence
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Drift
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
32.9%
Information Technology and Services
20.5%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Financial Services
3.2%
Computer & Network Security
3.0%
Other
33.3%
Computer Software
13.5%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Financial Services
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
4.9%
Internet
3.2%
Other
59.7%
Discussions
Do I have to completely remove all of my lead capture forms?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
Getting started with conversational marketing isn’t an “all or nothing” decision. Rather than ripping all the forms off their site, many companies start by...Read more
How do I measure the effectiveness of conversational marketing?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
You can measure your conversational marketing efforts just like you would measure any other marketing channel. Platforms like Drift give you dashboards that...Read more
What types of people are having conversations with businesses?
2 Comments
Official Response from Drift
When we analyzed the data from the 50,000+ businesses using Drift for conversational marketing, we found that people in key decision-making roles are often...Read more
When do you need a CRM?
11 Comments
MA
Your writing is really informative, especially because it's so meaningful and updated. Thanks for sharing this wonderful post!
Your writing is really...Read more
How can total cost of ownership (TCO) be made better using Salesforce?
11 Comments
AS
When planning for a Salesforce implementation and creating your budget you’ll want to consider the total cost of ownership (TCO). Figuring this out will help...Read more
What are the features of CRM software?
8 Comments
MM
1. Customer Management,
2. Employee Day to Day Activity tracking,
3. Make your business process smooth
4. Automated workflow
5. Validated workflow...Read more
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