Application Owner at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mobile capabilities expand sales tracking and customer feedback gathering
Pros and Cons
- "Salesforce Service Cloud improved our organization with its mobile capabilities."
- "The pricing of Salesforce Service Cloud is expensive compared to other solutions like our current SAP CRM, which is much cheaper."
What is our primary use case?
I used Salesforce Service Cloud for our sales agents to track visits, gather feedback from customers, and capture orders.
What is most valuable?
Salesforce Service Cloud improved our organization with its mobile capabilities. Before its implementation in 2012, we lacked a mobile solution, and this feature was crucial for us at the time.
What needs improvement?
The pricing of Salesforce Service Cloud is expensive compared to other solutions like our current SAP CRM, which is much cheaper.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been familiar with Salesforce Service Cloud since 2012.
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How are customer service and support?
We have another partner for support, apart from Salesforce Service Cloud's regular licenses.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We are currently working with SAP CRM from 2007 and are planning to replace it with something newer.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The approximate licensing costs for Salesforce Service Cloud are around three hundred dollars a year per user.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
The company is researching solutions like SAP Marketing Cloud and Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Salesforce Service Cloud eight out of ten. The high price compared to other solutions is a significant factor in my rating.
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Last updated: Mar 24, 2025
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Sales Manager at Kinyit
Provides good visibility but needs to improve on the reporting side
Pros and Cons
- "In terms of visibility to my boss and the team, it does help a lot."
- "It is kind of a struggle to get a report that shows something you want it to show."
What is our primary use case?
I handle just the end users, so I get everything done, starting with meetings, emails, and everything else using contacts.
How has it helped my organization?
My boss gets a good view because now I can share everything with him at work, specifically since he can see everything that I do currently. As a whole, I don't think it changed much in my life, to be honest with you. When you are considering the visibility and all the team working together, I can say that it helps a lot.
What is most valuable?
I don't think I mostly use the tool. I control the tool to use opportunities and get details to send emails. In my mind, I don't really like the tool, to be honest, since it doesn't help me much. I can do everything I do in Salesforce Service Cloud elsewhere at a cheaper rate. In terms of visibility to my boss and the team, it does help a lot. Everyone can see what you are doing. I mostly use it for logging in, calls, meetings, and everything else while making sure we have everything filled up so that everyone can track what we are doing with a customer.
What needs improvement?
I have seen that I could benefit a lot from the tool if it was more flexible in creating and dealing with reports. It is kind of a struggle to get a report that shows something you want it to show. At the end of the day, the reporting part is very poor. There is a lot of ground to improve in the area of reporting. I know there are several other different levels of the tool's usage. The reporting part is quite poor. Everything I want to see on how I did something is hard. It is also hard to extract data and create a report outside. It helps a lot but is hard to handle once the data is in it. The struggle to get the data out of the tool or even to use it the way you want can be difficult. You have to use the data in the way Salesforce wants you to use it, and so you have very little flexibility.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Salesforce Service Cloud for three to four years. I am the solution's customer.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a pretty stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, the tool was transparent for me. It worked seamlessly. I don't have to bother with any of the scalability parts in the tool, so it was great for me.
How are customer service and support?
My company's IT team contacts the product's support team.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I don't recall the names of the products I have used since I used many of them around twenty years ago.
Compared to the other products in the market, when it comes to Salesforce Service Cloud, you don't have to be bothered about anything since, in the tool, everything is done behind the scenes, and it basically involves a plug-and-play process, making it easy to use. I would say it is hard to customize. Comparing overall expectations, I feel it should be easier to build reports in Salesforce Service Cloud. Overall, it is a great tool compared to what you get in the market since you don't have to be bugged with anything behind the scenes.
How was the initial setup?
I didn't take part in the initial setup. I just received my account, and it was ready to use.
What about the implementation team?
Our company's local team managed the product's deployment phase.
What was our ROI?
Supposedly, the tool is worth one person working a month at an average level. It should cover the benefits, considering the amount of money one pays for it. I think it offers huge benefits. For every dollar I put in the tool, I don't get to save ten dollars, and it is probably one and a half dollars. You can get a fifty percent return on investment.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Currently, I would not prefer to work with the products offered by other vendors because doing so would impact our infrastructure. Migrating to another tool would have a big impact on our company.
What other advice do I have?
I have personally not used any automation functions within the tool to enhance our company's service delivery. Someone on our team does the automation part for us.
I would recommend the product to others since it is an overall good tool. It is easy to use, and anyone can log in from anywhere.
As a user, I rate the tool a seven to eight out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: Jul 24, 2024
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Functional Manager at a consultancy with 1-10 employees
Provides customers with end-to-end visibility from inquiry to delivery
Pros and Cons
- "With Salesforce Service Cloud, customers can have end-to-end visibility from inquiry to delivery."
- "The solution's integration with the main ERP is a little cumbersome."
What is most valuable?
With Salesforce Service Cloud, customers can have end-to-end visibility from inquiry to delivery. They can also know whether our inventory is available.
What needs improvement?
The solution's integration with the main ERP is a little cumbersome. We need to spend a lot of time developing the interface. Salesforce needs to come up with some solutions that small companies can also afford.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Salesforce Service Cloud for eight months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution’s stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Our clients for Salesforce Service Cloud are usually enterprise businesses.
I rate the solution a nine out of ten for scalability.
How are customer service and support?
Sometimes, the technical support team takes time to respond to our queries.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
The solution's deployment takes around two to three months for our business. However, it is a ready-made solution that you can implement in a month.
On a scale from one to ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy, I rate the solution's initial setup a six out of ten.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment in terms of cost savings, operational efficiency, and time savings with the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Only enterprise businesses can afford the solution, and small companies cannot afford it.
On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Implementer
Last updated: Jul 27, 2024
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Streamlining customer service operations with its centralized platform and offering robust case management, contributing to improved efficiency and enhanced customer support
Pros and Cons
- "The strength lies in its ability to work cohesively with other systems, creating a centralized hub that enhances efficiency and collaboration across various functionalities within our organization."
- "The main concern for me revolves around the speed of certain integrations."
What is our primary use case?
Our use case revolves around managing licensing and ensuring that our partner companies, specifically resellers, have the appropriate access. We utilize the platform to monitor and organize information about their prospects.
How has it helped my organization?
The centralized infrastructure offers significant advantage.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable aspect is its integration capabilities, particularly with our internal systems. The platform seamlessly connects with our in-house integration tool. The strength lies in its ability to work cohesively with other systems, creating a centralized hub that enhances efficiency and collaboration across various functionalities within our organization.
What needs improvement?
Occasionally, individuals face difficulty accessing information that seems to be unavailable to them. The main concern for me revolves around the speed of certain integrations. Occasionally, there's a delay of a few minutes for data to synchronize.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with it for six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have never encountered any stability issues with it. I would rate it ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
About a thousand employees utilize it on a daily basis. Currently, we are in the process of reviewing everything, and there's a possibility that we will start using it more extensively in the future.
What about the implementation team?
There are approximately eight to ten people involved in the maintenance tasks.
What was our ROI?
Regarding the return on investment, there is an observed improvement in speed compared to the previous process.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend ensuring that you have access to demos or a practice system to verify that Salesforce Service Cloud is user-friendly and meets all your requirements. Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
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IT Project Management at a energy/utilities company with 11-50 employees
Used for CRM (customer relationship management) cases and general sales cases
Pros and Cons
- "We used Salesforce Service Cloud for CRM (customer relationship management) cases and general sales cases."
- "The solution could continue improving its artificial intelligence capabilities."
What is most valuable?
We used Salesforce Service Cloud for CRM (customer relationship management) cases and general sales cases. Salesforce is making good deliveries of Einstein products, which is the artificial intelligence of Salesforce.
What needs improvement?
The solution could continue improving its artificial intelligence capabilities.
How was the initial setup?
Around 20 people were involved in the solution's deployment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Salesforce Service Cloud is a bit expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend the solution to other users.
Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: Aug 20, 2024
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An easy-to-deploy solution that can be used for lead management and opportunity management, but it is too expensive
Pros and Cons
- "We use Salesforce Service Cloud for lead management and opportunity management."
- "The pricing for what Salesforce Service Cloud offers is not great."
What is most valuable?
We use Salesforce Service Cloud for lead management and opportunity management.
What needs improvement?
The pricing for what Salesforce Service Cloud offers is not great.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Salesforce Service Cloud for a few years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Around 70 users are using Salesforce Service Cloud in our organization.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support team resolved our issues reasonably fast.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Oracle Fusion.
How was the initial setup?
Salesforce Service Cloud’s initial setup is straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
The solution's deployment took a few weeks. We implemented the solution through a consultant. A small team was involved in the solution's deployment, and it was relatively easy to deploy.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay a yearly licensing fee for Salesforce Service Cloud, which is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I am using the latest version of Salesforce Service Cloud.
Overall, I rate Salesforce Service Cloud a six out of ten.
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Company Owner at a consultancy with self employed
Stable, customizable web-running solution and allows for the seamless implementation of any desired features
Pros and Cons
- "It's a cloud tool, so it is easy to set up."
- "There is room for improvement in pricing."
What is our primary use case?
The strongest use case has been warranty and warranty case management, as well as some repair services.
What is most valuable?
The reason why most businesses are so happy about Salesforce Service Cloud is that it covers all the bases for the product.
It is very customizable, which is great for IT, but for the best part, they love it because they can get any of the features implemented.
So, this is a general advantage of cloud systems: that you have good performance, ease of use, and a customizable system.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement in pricing.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have plenty of experience using this product. I have historically worked with Salesforce. So, I have been with Salesforce since 2017.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is very stable. That's one of the advantages. It is what you pay for. You pay a fortune for Salesforce products. It's a web-running stable solution that we can customize, but it's also very expensive.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a very scalable solution. We work with medium-sized businesses.
How are customer service and support?
If you have paid for the service report and hotline and everything, then you have an excellent report for the support. It's a matter of the assurance agreement.
I have never experienced bad support if you're paid for it.
So, generally, it's a good service. If you're buying a premium product, you can buy premium support. You also get it premium.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
It's a cloud tool, so it is easy to set up.
Moreover, if you have a tool that requires some data load maintenance is required. Generally, Salesforce is very easy to work with.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price is too expensive.
What other advice do I have?
Overal, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
Senior Sales Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Used to to check activities and manage customers, but its user interface could be improved
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of the solution is the traceability of actions."
- "The solution’s user interface could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to check activities, manage customers, and initiate customer communication.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of the solution is the traceability of actions. The solution helps me quickly get an overview of what has happened in the past, especially when I return from vacation.
What needs improvement?
The solution’s user interface could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Salesforce Service Cloud for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the solution ten out of ten for stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Around 5,000 users in our organization use Salesforce Service Cloud.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have previously used HubSpot. HubSpot looks more modern, but Salesforce Service Cloud is way more powerful.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend the solution to other users. It's a daily tool, and you need to be able to look up things quickly. Hence, a bit of training is definitely recommended. Salesforce Service Cloud is worth the money. The solution is powerful and its information density is pretty high.
Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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