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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (70.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$25.00 1 User Per Month
No pricing available
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Star Rating
(25,302)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
Browse all 4 pricing plansXactly Forecast
Star Rating
(132)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (70.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Xactly ForecastSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Reviewers mention that Salesforce Sales Cloud excels in Opportunity and Pipeline Management with a score of 9.0, highlighting its robust features that allow for detailed tracking and management of sales opportunities, while Xactly Forecasting scores slightly lower at 9.2, indicating strong capabilities but with less emphasis on pipeline management.
- Users on G2 report that Salesforce's Lead Management features are highly rated at 8.9, with specific praise for its Lead Qualification and Lead Follow-up functionalities, whereas Xactly Forecasting, while still effective, has lower scores in these areas, suggesting a more limited approach to lead management.
- G2 users highlight that Salesforce Sales Cloud offers superior Integrations with a score of 8.8, particularly noting its seamless Salesforce Integration and compatibility with various third-party applications, while Xactly Forecasting's integration capabilities are rated lower at 8.1, which may limit its flexibility in certain environments.
- Users say that Salesforce's Customer Support is rated at 8.3, with many reviewers appreciating the Customer Support Portal and Knowledge Base for quick resolutions, while Xactly Forecasting scores higher at 9.1, indicating a more favorable experience in support services.
- Reviewers mention that Salesforce's Data Visualization tools, particularly its Interactive Dashboards, are rated at 8.7, providing users with powerful insights into their sales data, while Xactly Forecasting's tools are rated lower at 8.1, suggesting less effectiveness in visual data representation.
- Users report that Salesforce Sales Cloud's Sales Performance Features are robust, particularly in Sales Forecasting with a score of 8.8, which is crucial for strategic planning, while Xactly Forecasting matches this score but is noted for its specific focus on Revenue Operations Cadence, which may appeal to users looking for a more specialized approach.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
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
Xactly Forecast
No pricing availableFree Trial
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Free Trial is available
Xactly Forecast
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
13,792
8.5
108
Ease of Use
8.2
17,772
8.1
121
Ease of Setup
7.8
8,737
7.9
42
Ease of Admin
7.9
4,442
8.4
32
Quality of Support
8.1
12,030
8.6
96
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.4
4,405
9.1
39
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
13,466
8.7
106
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.8
9451
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
6390
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
9173
|
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
6651
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
7402
|
Verified
Not enough data
Marketing Automation
8.0
6663
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
6985
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
8012
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
5423
Not enough data
Customer Support
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
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
8930
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9117
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
7425
|
Verified
Not enough data
Mobile & Social
7.9
5613
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
5245
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
6093
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.5
3585
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
3592
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
3618
|
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
3592
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
3023
Not enough data
Integration
8.5
2599
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
3051
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
2890
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.6
882
Not enough data
Agentic AI - CRM
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
Not enough data
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
Cartography
8.7
39
Not enough data
8.4
35
Not enough data
8.6
39
Not enough data
8.4
39
Not enough data
Analysis
8.4
32
Not enough data
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
8.5
34
Not enough data
Reporting
8.7
33
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.7
26
Not enough data
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
8.6
271
Feature Not Available
8.8
293
Feature Not Available
8.8
315
Feature Not Available
8.6
289
Feature Not Available
Organization
8.9
350
9.2
21
|
Verified
8.8
341
8.3
20
8.8
335
Feature Not Available
Performance Analysis
8.4
283
8.2
15
|
Verified
8.8
306
8.5
18
Sales Analysis
8.4
284
Feature Not Available
8.8
298
9.0
16
|
Verified
Generative AI
8.5
123
Not enough data
8.4
123
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
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
Not enough data
Integrated Workflows
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
Not enough data
Repeatability and Reportability
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
Not enough data
AI and Automation
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
269
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Engagement
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
Not enough data
Call Analytics
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.6
136
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.9
132
Not enough data
Agent Performance Management
8.7
141
Not enough data
8.7
125
Not enough data
8.7
142
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.2
57
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Conversation Intelligence
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
Not enough data
Revenue Sourcing and Forecasting
8.6
64
Feature Not Available
8.4
64
9.3
5
8.8
65
9.0
5
8.5
62
Feature Not Available
8.4
62
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.2
57
Feature Not Available
CRM Data Enrichment
8.1
62
Not enough data
8.4
60
9.0
5
8.2
58
Not enough data
8.0
61
Not enough data
8.5
55
Not enough data
Account Management
8.2
62
Not enough data
8.0
62
Feature Not Available
8.1
59
Not enough data
8.2
58
Not enough data
8.6
54
Not enough data
8.4
55
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I)
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
Not enough data
Territory Mapping
8.8
35
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
Route Planning
9.0
32
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
Sales Performance Management
8.3
30
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
9.0
33
Not enough data
Presentation and Forms
8.0
29
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
Integrations
8.1
156
Not enough data
8.5
157
Not enough data
8.1
157
Not enough data
8.1
156
Not enough data
8.8
157
Not enough data
Branding & Customizatio
8.1
151
Not enough data
8.2
155
Not enough data
8.3
154
Not enough data
Automatic Rules & Configurations
8.4
155
Not enough data
8.3
154
Not enough data
8.0
157
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
8.5
33
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
Sales Performance Features - Sales Planning
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
Not enough data
Territory Management - Sales Planning
8.6
166
Not enough data
8.5
171
Not enough data
Quota & Capacity Management - Sales Planning
8.4
168
Not enough data
8.4
175
Not enough data
8.4
169
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Planning
8.5
57
Not enough data
8.5
56
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Lead Scoring
7.8
52
Not enough data
8.2
52
Not enough data
7.9
52
Not enough data
8.0
53
Not enough data
Attribution
8.9
447
Not enough data
8.9
451
Not enough data
8.6
433
Not enough data
Discovery
8.9
454
Not enough data
8.6
449
Not enough data
8.6
431
Not enough data
Management
8.5
419
Not enough data
8.7
437
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
429
Not enough data
8.6
429
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Performance Management
8.5
74
Not enough data
8.6
74
Not enough data
8.6
75
Not enough data
Incentives
8.2
438
Not enough data
8.4
501
Not enough data
8.0
436
Not enough data
8.6
513
Not enough data
Personalization
8.6
482
Not enough data
8.8
559
Not enough data
8.9
591
Not enough data
8.6
536
Not enough data
Administrative
8.8
564
Not enough data
8.5
527
Not enough data
8.4
508
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Tracking
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
Not enough data
Analytics
8.3
570
Not enough data
8.4
578
Not enough data
8.4
592
Not enough data
Customizations
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.5
292
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
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
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
8.5
965
7.9
51
8.7
996
7.4
53
8.3
900
7.7
46
8.7
1027
8.1
68
8.6
960
8.2
56
Predictive Analytics
8.4
942
Feature Not Available
8.6
955
8.6
66
8.1
853
7.6
56
8.3
893
8.4
69
Sales Management
8.7
982
8.5
73
8.1
856
Feature Not Available
8.6
977
8.0
54
8.8
1045
8.2
65
Agentic AI - Outbound Call Tracking
8.5
38
Not enough data
8.5
39
Not enough data
Calling
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
Not enough data
Contacts
8.8
177
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
8.7
182
Not enough data
Insights
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
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Coaching
9.1
22
Not enough data
9.0
22
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
Training
8.8
259
Not enough data
8.8
251
Not enough data
8.5
211
Not enough data
8.5
246
Not enough data
Feedback
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
73
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Sales Enablement
8.1
32
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
Content Management
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
Not enough data
Analytics
8.7
343
Not enough data
8.4
342
Not enough data
8.5
224
Not enough data
8.3
351
Not enough data
Learning Management - Sales Enablement
8.6
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.6
25
Not enough data
Revenue Enablement - Sales Enablement
8.5
25
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Salesforce Sales Cloud and Xactly Forecast are categorized as AI Sales Assistant, Sales Analytics, and Revenue Operations & Intelligence (RO&I)
Unique Categories
Salesforce Sales Cloud is categorized as Business Scheduling, Field Sales, Conversation Intelligence, Sales Engagement, Sales Coaching, Sales Enablement, Sales Planning, Lead Scoring, Email Tracking, Sales Performance Management, CRM, Outbound Call Tracking, and Location Intelligence
Xactly Forecast has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Xactly Forecast
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
13.5%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Financial Services
6.8%
Marketing and Advertising
4.9%
Internet
3.2%
Other
59.8%
Computer Software
43.9%
Information Technology and Services
22.0%
Information Services
3.8%
Financial Services
3.8%
Market Research
2.3%
Other
24.2%
Discussions
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
Why does BBB state that the bussines file wasn’t opened untill 2/2021 with no reviews and posted reviews go back 3 years?
1 Comment
GH
TopOpps was acquired by Xactly at that time and became Xactly ForecastingRead more
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