Salesforce Sales Cloud vs Salesloft Comparison

Why choose Salesforce Sales Cloud

• Has a free plan (Salesloft does not)
• Higher Integration score (10/10 vs 7/10)
• Higher Customization score (10/10 vs 7/10)
• Better fit for enterprise (10/10 vs 8/10)
• Better fit for small business (5/10 vs 3/10)

Why choose Salesloft

• Higher Ease of Use score (8/10 vs 4/10)
• Higher Cost score (3/10 vs 2/10)

Salesforce Sales Cloud

Pros

• AgentExchange (formerly AppExchange) and built-in Slack integration give it the widest ecosystem of add-on apps and connectors among CRMs.
• Admins can tailor objects, Flow automation and dashboards in great depth, and reviewers on Capterra and SoftwareFinder repeatedly praise its customization and reporting.
• It scales from a free two-user suite to enterprise editions with sandboxes, high API allowances and security tooling such as Security Center and Data Detect.
• Agentforce AI is built in, with prospecting agents, pipeline forecasting insights and call coaching added in the Winter 27 release.
• Gartner has named it a Leader in CRM Sales Platforms for 20 years in a row, according to Salesforce.

Cons

• List prices rose again in September 2026. Core costs $195 and Advanced $395 per user per month, roughly 11 and 13 percent above the Enterprise and Unlimited editions they replaced.
• Many capabilities are paid extras, including API access on Pro, Agentforce, Sales Dialer and Revenue Intelligence, so the real budget is well above the entry price.
• Pro Suite and higher editions require annual contracts, and analysts note that downgrading mid-contract is difficult.
• Reviewers say small businesses often need an in-house admin or paid partners to run it, and that they use only a fraction of the features they pay for.
• Capterra gives it 4.0 out of 5 for ease of use, and G2 reviewers cite a steep learning curve for new users.

Salesloft

Pros

• G2 reviewers score its interface well for ease of use (8.8) and ease of setup (8.5), ahead of Outreach on both.
• The Rhythm AI engine turns intent and engagement signals into a single prioritized daily task list for reps.
• Built-in call recording and conversation intelligence can remove the need for a separate tool such as Gong.
• Reviewers describe its Salesforce integration as deep and mature.
• Since the Clari merger, it can combine engagement with Clari Forecast and pipeline inspection in one platform.
• It holds SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications.

Cons

• Salesloft publishes no prices, and third-party estimates suggest high per-seat costs on annual contracts with 5 to 8 percent escalators.
• The dialer is click-to-call only with no power dialer, and it is often an extra-cost add-on.
• Users report duplicate records, broken reports and sync delays with the HubSpot integration.
• Reviewers describe slower support and reduced account management after the acquisitions.
• It is not a standalone CRM, so a separate Salesforce or HubSpot license is still required.
• The 2025 Drift OAuth breach and the sunset of Drift have raised concerns about vendor stability.