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Microsoft Dynamics CRM vs Salesforce Sales Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Ranking in CRM
2nd
Ranking in Sales Force Automation
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (1st), Local Government CRM (1st), Marketing Management (2nd)
Salesforce Sales Cloud
Ranking in CRM
1st
Ranking in Sales Force Automation
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
113
Ranking in other categories
Opportunity Management (2nd), Conversation Intelligence Software (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is 14.0%, down from 14.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Sales Cloud is 11.1%, up from 8.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Q&A Highlights

it_user128490 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 08, 2017
 

Featured Reviews

Arun Srivastav - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use and integrates well with emails, WhatsApp, and SMS gateways
The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is the campaign feature. The solution's campaign feature allows you to collate a group of customers and the frequency of email notifications sent to them. You can put an advertising budget for a series of customers, whereby high net-worth individuals will be marketed for high-end products. Low-end customers will be in a different campaign. So, we run campaigns on different sectors of customers. One of the solution's good features is integration because it directly integrates with Microsoft tools. Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Teams are built into it. The solution gives a varied network of text and email gateways, which are already integrated and come with the package.
Richard Mottershead - PeerSpot reviewer
Infinitely customizable, good end-to-end sales and customer management processes but lacks good documentation
Essentially, it's the CRM solution for managing customers and leads. The features that had the most significant impact on our sales efficiency include flexibility, regular updates, and very good end-to-end sales and customer management processes. AI and machine learning are on the agenda for next year. Initially, it will be very silo-based, but eventually, we'll be integrating MIBI data into our solution. Sales Cloud's reporting and analytics capabilities influenced our sales strategy quite a lot. We can build every report as a dashboard, and there are various sorts of things. We are using Tableau as our MIBI analytic solution, which is also owned by Salesforce these days.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It ensures that there's continuity, and you don't have to start asking the customer about what happened. From CRM, you can easily see all the interactions and events in the record and take it from there."
"The solution's return on investment is worth it."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to use and can work with any Microsoft solution without problems."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM has plenty of valuable features."
"Technical support is completely good."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is that it is a low-code platform and we can perform business process management."
"The most valuable feature is that because this solution uses the cloud, you only have to install it and allocate it to a user, making it quite easy to use."
"The history of engagement with our customers, including all conversations, has been most valuable when using this solution."
"This is a stable product."
"The tool is quite flexible."
"Our use case within the organization covers the entire cycle from lead generation, demand planning, and opportunities to realization and closure. For our clients, Salesforce is used more to plot the cycle from products to cash and lead to revenue. They mostly build offers and pricing quotations in the Salesforce environment through their field marketing agents."
"We use workflows for sales flows and various automation, such as assignment rules and validations provided by Salesforce. When out-of-the-box solutions aren't enough, we delve into coding, utilizing synchronous and asynchronous methods. Additionally, we employ tools like lightning components."
"Their support team is good."
"When it comes to the lead management process, we track and evaluate the different stages and the challenges in each stage. It's so that the entire team has visibility of what's going on with each individual lead."
"It is a one-stop shop for running anything related to sales. You can do a lot of things."
"The automation of Salesforce Sales Cloud makes the process very easier to focus on leads and converts them automatically to accounts, contacts, and opportunities."
 

Cons

"Dynamics could perform a little better, and it would be nice to save the filters I use frequently, so I don't need to do the same thing every day."
"From my experience, the solution's tech support could improve with a quicker response time."
"The setup with other email servers, other than Microsoft Outlook, could be improved. Alternatively, we'd like to have some feature that allows us to send emails directly from our inboxes to the CRM and assign it to a certain client."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM could improve by making the ports and dashboards more intuitive using Microsoft Azure analytical features. Compared to Salesforce and other partners, the dashboards in Microsoft Dynamics CRM are less intuitive."
"The UI and GUI could be improved."
"The integration capability with other systems could be improved, particularly the Lead Generation system."
"During a period of time, restoring data and maintaining it could be better in Microsoft Dynamics CRM."
"The solution's interface has room for improvement."
"Sometimes they refresh the production environment, which can be a bit of a challenge."
"The deployment of data from the development environment to production is also a weaker point because their solution is not powerful."
"The developer console might be enhanced."
"There could be an option to change the price list without creating a new quote."
"The reporting formats could be better."
"Salesforce must build some connectors and features to make integrations easier."
"One aspect I find challenging with Salesforce Sales Cloud is its forecasting feature. While it's useful for analyzing sales data and predicting future revenue, I've encountered instances where the outcomes weren't as perfect as expected."
"The scalability could improve by a small amount."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a license required to use Microsoft Dynamics CRM."
"My organization pays for the license, and I do not know how much it costs."
"The cost depends on a number of factors, so whoever is implementing it will need to take that into consideration before it is done."
"It's kind of pricey. It's about $50 or $60 per user."
"The solution is expensive."
"Microsoft often encourages customers to commit to multi-year enterprise-level agreements, such as three or five-year deals with a minimum commitment of, for example, $200,000 dollars. However, in order to acquire more customers, I believe Microsoft should offer this same rate for one-year commitments for customers who want to experience it."
"For the price of Microsoft Dynamics CRM, you receive a lot of comprehensive functionality. Additionally, it integrates very well. We pay approximately $100 a month to use the solution and we do not have any additional costs."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM is an expensive solution. However, most good CRMs are expensive."
"Salesforce Sales Cloud is an expensive solution."
"Implementation and add-ons may be additional costs."
"Not the cheapest"
"In terms of investment value and return of the investment, Salesforce right now is pretty good on the Western markets where the price of the employees is pretty high."
"My understanding is that Salesforce is a little bit expensive, but in terms of the efficiencies, automation, and visibility, I think it's definitely value for money."
"I've seen the prices for Salesforce Sales Cloud, but I haven't been the one to handle the money. As someone who's only visually looked at the price, I would imagine it's on the pricier side, but they do have a ton of leverage, and seeing that everyone I've worked for has always been dedicated to continuing Salesforce. I've never worked for anyone who has threatened to leave. Everyone has accepted the pricing for what they offer."
"The price is fair."
"The price of the Salesforce Sales Cloud is expensive. We pay monthly for the solution but we are billed quarterly."
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Answers from the Community

it_user128490 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 8, 2017
Aug 8, 2017
Lots of good information already presented! We work mainly with Dynamics CRM and BPM'Online, but have done a little bit with Salesforce, and it also pays to know your competition. Features - comparable, but it depends upon what you want to do. For example, SFDC has better reporting overall in my opinion, as there are some limitations to the built-in reporting for MSCRM. And sending a quote ...
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it_user107976 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 3, 2014
Microsoft Dynamics CRM - *Pricing based on your needs *99.9% Service Level Agreement (SLA) *Microsoft had a pre-developed reporting engine within SQL Server called SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) *MS Dynamics CRM Online is a true Microsoft Outlook application, not just a plugin Salesforce.com - *Enterprise Edition - $125/user/month , Salesforce Mobile Classic - $50/user/month *No Service Level Agreement (SLA) *Salesforce is repealing Outlook features; for example, users can’t manage opportunities and leads anymore *Salesforce doesn’t have a concept of a fluid user interface for Leads –> Contacts –> Opportunities
it_user81639 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 3, 2014
Please see the following article: http://learnsf.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/comparing-salesforce-with-microsoft-dynamics-xrm/ A few anecdotes to consider: *The few MS Dynamics customers I know report that it has a lot of bugs, quirks and really cumbersome to customize *In one quote/evaluation I've seen, MS Dynamics had a final quote that was one third of a similar Salesforce quote (that is, same number of users, type of licenses, etc)
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
77%
Computer Software Company
4%
Financial Services Firm
3%
Manufacturing Company
2%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
The most valuable features of Microsoft Dynamics CRM are all the filters and possible reports.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
During a period of time, restoring data and maintaining it could be better in Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
I use Microsoft Dynamics CRM because of its flexible design.
What do you like most about Salesforce Sales Cloud?
The features of Sales Cloud most useful for testing and running email campaigns are highly valuable.
What needs improvement with Salesforce Sales Cloud?
There is no room for improvement in Sales Cloud. I would not want any new features included in the next release.
 

Also Known As

Dynamics CRM, MS Dynamics CRM
Sales Cloud, SFDC, Salesforce
 

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Sample Customers

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