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Salesforce Platform vs ServiceNow Now Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.4
Salesforce Platform enhances ROI by boosting revenue, efficiency, and agility while reducing silos, despite gradual organizational benefits.
Sentiment score
6.8
ServiceNow Now Platform benefits larger companies with efficiency and AI, while smaller businesses struggle with cost justification.
Salesforce saved about 40% to 50% of my time by allowing me to manage and maintain client data and account progress.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Salesforce customer service is praised for responsiveness and expertise, but technical support has mixed feedback on response time.
Sentiment score
7.7
ServiceNow's technical support is highly rated for responsiveness and expertise, though basic support needs improvement according to some.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Salesforce Platform efficiently scales for various user counts, supports customization, and accommodates both small and large organizations effectively.
Sentiment score
7.9
ServiceNow Now Platform is highly scalable, supporting diverse businesses with robust customization, despite occasional vendor dependencies and API challenges.
Salesforce's scalability was not a problem.
Users can build and modify the platform according to their needs.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Salesforce Platform is praised for its stability, minimal glitches, rare issues, timely updates, and overall reliable performance.
Sentiment score
8.3
ServiceNow Now Platform is stable and reliable, with high user ratings despite occasional upgrade and integration issues.
On occasion, we had to log in and out frequently, open tickets with our IT team for account reconfiguration, or request permissions to access the system.
 

Room For Improvement

Salesforce Platform struggles with high costs, complex interface, integration issues, and needs improved automation, AI, and pricing flexibility.
ServiceNow needs improvements in licensing, usability, integration, AI capabilities, customization, pricing, and multilingual support to enhance its appeal.
Salesforce could improve by adding more capabilities to the dashboard, such as additional fields for more filters and more control over what I would like to see.
Salesforce could improve by offering AI features or functionalities to help business decision-makers analyze business history, suggest forward strategies, and participate in events.
Historical data isn't as easily available as expected and it requires buying additional licenses for more features.
It lacks support for rollbacks in case of complex customer processes.
 

Setup Cost

Salesforce Platform is considered costly, with complex pricing and negotiation needed, though some find its features justify the expense.
ServiceNow's licensing is costly but often justified by its features, making it suitable for large enterprises.
ServiceNow Now Platform is an expensive product.
 

Valuable Features

Salesforce Platform enhances productivity with quick delivery, scalability, integration, customization, user-friendly features, and comprehensive CRM capabilities.
ServiceNow Now Platform excels in IT service management with workflow automation, seamless integration, and robust analytics, enhancing organizational efficiency.
Salesforce offers control over the opportunities to see where we are and gives me high-level dashboards on each opportunity stage.
The most valuable features of Salesforce are its level of customization and integration.
The most valuable features are the ease of use, stability, and the ability to change or upgrade seamlessly.
The text-to-code feature is particularly useful for turning natural language instructions into recognizable code on the ServiceNow platform, aiding both implementation teams and customers.
 

Categories and Ranking

Salesforce Platform
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
7th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
5th
Ranking in No-Code Development Platforms
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
92
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (7th), Mobile Development Platforms (3rd)
ServiceNow Now Platform
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
11th
Ranking in Low-Code Development Platforms
8th
Ranking in No-Code Development Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
46
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Salesforce Platform is 5.6%, down from 6.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ServiceNow Now Platform is 1.7%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

ChrisTook - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable with good reporting and custom dashboards
I don't have any huge love for it. I don't have any huge love for most of the tech solutions I use. Working in software sales could be better. The tasks, the reminders, and keeping myself on point, for example, in that sense, the forecasting could all be better. It could be maybe a bit more user-intuitive. I've been using the Lightning version for the last couple of years. There were a couple of features that were lost from Salesforce Classic to Lightning, though I recognize some of the improvements. Better UI and UX would be great. They should offer more help built into the platform itself. It would be really useful if, for example, in the reporting tab, I could have a little wizard or something which says, "Hey, this is your first time visiting the reports tab. Here are details and Youtube videos," et cetera.
Fabio QUINTANILHA - PeerSpot reviewer
Allows for seamless integration and sharing of common features
The initial setup is straightforward. There are limited access. If you choose not to use scripts, you can still configure the majority of the settings on the platform. The technical aspect of implementing changes is governed by change management processes. Even simple features require careful consideration of communication, documentation, and governance. Despite the setup being relatively straightforward and typically taking one to two weeks to complete once the desired outcome is identified, the implementation phase can often extend for a month or two due to various factors. I rate the initial setup a nine out of ten, where one is difficult, and ten is easy.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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Do you build applications using low-code or pro-code builders on Salesforce Platform?
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What do you like most about ServiceNow Now Platform?
The integration with other tools is pretty good.
What needs improvement with ServiceNow Now Platform?
The analytics should be more readily available on the base product. Historical data isn't as easily available as expected and it requires buying additional licenses for more features.
 

Also Known As

Salesforce1, Force.com, Salesforce App Cloud
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Sample Customers

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