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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (75.0% of reviews)
Mid-Market (42.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $25.00 1 User Per Month
Catalyst
Star Rating
(652)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (75.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CatalystSalesforce Service Cloud
Star Rating
(7,166)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $25.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 5 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Salesforce Service Cloud excels in Data Security with a score of 9.0, which reviewers mention as a critical factor for businesses handling sensitive customer information. In contrast, Catalyst scores 8.7, indicating it may not offer the same level of assurance.
- Reviewers mention that Catalyst shines in Quality of Support, scoring 9.0 compared to Salesforce's 8.3. Users appreciate Catalyst's responsive customer service, often highlighting quick resolution times and helpful support staff.
- Users on G2 report that Salesforce Service Cloud has a robust Reporting & Dashboards feature, scoring 8.5, which allows for detailed analytics and insights. Catalyst matches this score but lacks some of the advanced customization options that Salesforce offers.
- Reviewers mention that Catalyst outperforms Salesforce in Ease of Use, with a score of 8.8 versus Salesforce's 8.4. Users appreciate Catalyst's intuitive interface, which they find easier to navigate, especially for new team members.
- Users say that Salesforce Service Cloud provides excellent Customization options, scoring 8.8, which allows businesses to tailor the platform to their specific needs. However, Catalyst, with a score of 8.5, also offers customization but may not be as extensive as Salesforce's capabilities.
- G2 users report that both products have similar scores in Meets Requirements at 8.6, indicating that both platforms effectively meet user needs. However, Salesforce's extensive feature set is often highlighted as a significant advantage for larger organizations.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Catalyst
No pricing availableSalesforce Service Cloud
Starter Suite
Starting at $25.00
1 User Per Month
The simple CRM suite for marketing, sales, service, and commerce.
- Case Management
- Knowledge Management
- Salesforce Mobile App
Free Trial
Catalyst
No trial information availableSalesforce Service Cloud
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
510
8.6
2,754
Ease of Use
8.8
518
8.4
5,329
Ease of Setup
8.3
208
7.9
4,088
Ease of Admin
8.5
146
8.2
1,524
Quality of Support
8.9
442
8.3
2,535
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
146
8.7
1,505
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
471
8.2
2,715
Features by Category
Ticket and Case Management
Not enough data
8.5
1201
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1199
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1228
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1151
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
977
Not enough data
7.9
1165
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1147
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1025
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
175
Not enough data
7.6
174
Agentic AI - Help Desk
Not enough data
8.0
50
Not enough data
8.2
52
Not enough data
8.1
52
Communication Channels
Not enough data
8.4
1018
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1202
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
843
Not enough data
8.0
803
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
763
Platform
Not enough data
7.8
552
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
816
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
691
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
608
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1143
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1162
|
Verified
Customer Information
8.5
348
|
Verified
8.1
206
8.5
341
|
Verified
8.3
205
8.7
345
|
Verified
8.4
203
7.9
309
|
Verified
7.7
201
8.4
320
|
Verified
7.9
204
7.9
309
|
Verified
8.1
200
6.3
222
7.8
204
Predictions
8.1
302
|
Verified
7.3
197
7.6
265
|
Verified
7.7
198
7.9
254
8.2
196
Feature Not Available
7.4
194
Platform
8.4
330
|
Verified
8.5
204
7.9
295
|
Verified
8.3
203
7.7
282
|
Verified
8.4
200
8.2
292
|
Verified
8.5
200
8.0
309
|
Verified
8.2
201
8.3
316
|
Verified
8.7
197
8.6
301
|
Verified
8.8
201
8.7
269
|
Verified
9.0
198
8.5
319
|
Verified
8.8
196
8.6
302
|
Verified
8.9
197
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
7.3
169
Feature Not Available
7.3
167
Agentic AI - Customer Success
5.5
16
8.6
12
5.9
16
8.5
12
6.9
16
8.9
12
5.4
15
9.2
12
5.6
16
8.6
12
Administration
Not enough data
8.8
227
Not enough data
8.7
226
Not enough data
8.6
223
Knowledge Management
Not enough data
8.7
218
Not enough data
8.5
210
Not enough data
8.4
208
Compliance
Not enough data
8.7
226
Not enough data
8.7
223
Not enough data
8.6
223
Not enough data
8.6
220
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.1
209
Not enough data
8.1
202
Not enough data
8.0
191
Data Security
Not enough data
8.6
215
Not enough data
8.7
216
Not enough data
9.0
217
Not enough data
9.1
217
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
207
Not enough data
8.8
209
Not enough data
8.9
212
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.5
147
Channels
Not enough data
8.5
119
Not enough data
8.3
117
Not enough data
7.5
116
Design
Not enough data
8.4
113
Not enough data
7.9
114
Not enough data
8.2
116
Not enough data
8.4
116
Not enough data
8.5
113
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
110
Not enough data
7.5
109
Usability
Not enough data
8.6
203
Not enough data
8.6
206
Not enough data
8.7
204
Reporting
Not enough data
8.7
203
Not enough data
8.3
197
Not enough data
8.6
200
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
178
Not enough data
7.6
179
Data Sourcing
8.2
88
Not enough data
8.3
82
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Intelligence
7.2
64
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Quality Assurance
Not enough data
8.7
68
Not enough data
8.7
65
Not enough data
8.7
67
Engagement
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
8.8
66
Not enough data
8.7
66
Performance
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.8
66
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
7.9
58
Sales Team
7.9
54
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
72
Not enough data
Intelligence
7.7
63
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.0
59
Not enough data
Mapping
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Revenue Optimization
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
7.4
274
Not enough data
7.3
268
Not enough data
7.9
272
Not enough data
7.3
265
Not enough data
8.7
279
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.0
216
Functions
Not enough data
7.9
268
Not enough data
8.0
265
Not enough data
7.6
257
Not enough data
7.2
253
Not enough data
7.2
255
Not enough data
7.2
258
Not enough data
7.7
258
Not enough data
8.0
257
Agentic AI - Contact Center
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Administrative
Not enough data
7.9
254
Not enough data
8.5
259
Not enough data
8.5
257
Not enough data
7.7
246
Not enough data
7.6
251
Platform Basics
7.9
56
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.9
50
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
48
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Mapping
6.9
6
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.4
60
Not enough data
7.8
65
Not enough data
Platform Data
7.6
63
Not enough data
7.5
63
Not enough data
8.5
69
Not enough data
7.7
61
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
64
Not enough data
7.8
61
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Analytics
6.7
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.6
7
Not enough data
7.1
7
Not enough data
Workforce Management
Not enough data
7.9
56
Not enough data
7.9
56
Not enough data
7.4
55
Not enough data
7.8
55
Not enough data
7.6
55
Administration
Not enough data
8.2
56
Not enough data
8.3
55
Not enough data
8.4
55
Not enough data
7.6
54
Not enough data
7.7
54
Conversational Platform
Not enough data
8.5
101
Not enough data
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.0
98
Not enough data
8.2
101
Support Automation
Not enough data
8.1
99
Not enough data
8.1
98
Not enough data
8.0
99
Not enough data
7.9
96
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
94
Not enough data
7.4
93
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.3
142
Not enough data
7.9
137
Not enough data
8.2
137
Automation
Not enough data
8.2
140
Not enough data
8.2
141
Not enough data
8.1
140
Artificial Intelligence
Not enough data
7.6
135
Not enough data
7.6
135
Not enough data
7.3
132
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
107
Not enough data
7.7
106
Not enough data
7.7
107
Communication
Not enough data
8.5
309
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
328
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
274
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
276
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
159
Internal Use
Not enough data
8.3
816
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
295
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
287
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
317
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
288
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
321
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.2
126
Self-Service Experience
Not enough data
8.6
591
Not enough data
8.3
578
Not enough data
8.3
527
Not enough data
7.9
213
Not enough data
8.4
223
Self-Service Platform
Not enough data
8.4
222
Not enough data
8.6
227
Not enough data
7.6
198
Not enough data
8.5
214
Agentic AI - Customer Self-Service
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
52
Not enough data
7.9(won by default)
52
Process
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
242
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
262
Not enough data
8.3(won by default)
223
Channels
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
271
Not enough data
8.4(won by default)
246
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
229
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
230
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
212
Insight
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
228
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
263
Not enough data
8.5(won by default)
202
Not enough data
8.7(won by default)
250
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
79
Not enough data
7.9
80
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Survey Management
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
8.6
30
Not enough data
8.7
30
Process Management
Not enough data
8.3
30
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
8.8
30
Not enough data
8.6
29
System Management
Not enough data
9.1
30
Not enough data
8.7
29
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Catalyst and Salesforce Service Cloud are categorized as Customer Success
Unique Categories
Catalyst is categorized as Customer Revenue Optimization, Customer Data Platform (CDP), Customer Journey Mapping, and Customer Journey Analytics
Salesforce Service Cloud is categorized as Customer Service Automation, Digital Customer Service Platforms, Contact Center Quality Assurance, Conversational Support, Complaint Management, Customer Communications Management, Contact Center Knowledge Base, Social Customer Service, Live Chat, Help Desk, Contact Center Workforce, Enterprise Feedback Management, Contact Center, and Customer Self-Service
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Catalyst
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Salesforce Service 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
40.4%
Information Technology and Services
17.3%
Marketing and Advertising
10.2%
Financial Services
4.9%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Other
23.6%
Information Technology and Services
11.2%
Computer Software
9.2%
Financial Services
7.7%
Manufacturing
4.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
3.9%
Other
63.7%
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