Salesforce Essentials Overview

Salesforce Essentials

By Salesforce

4.4★★★★(343 Ratings)Write review

What is Salesforce Essentials?

Free up your teams with automation and productivity features, keep track of service KPIs with intuitive reports and dashboards, and craft the perfect experience for your customers! Salesforce Essentials is designed for SMBs and offers in-product learning and guided setup flows, so you can get up and running within just a few hours. With Essentials you can offer support over Email, Phone, Social, and Web as well as deploy and customize branded self service support sites with just a few clicks.

Who is Salesforce Essentials best for?

Offer support over Email, Phone, Social, and Web. Deploy and customize branded self service support sites with clicks not code. Free up support teams with automation. Get up and running today.

Salesforce Essentials Details

Salesforce Essentials Platforms supported

Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based

Mobile Android

Mobile iPad

Mobile iPhone

Desktop Chromebook

Desktop Linux

Desktop Mac

Desktop Windows

On-Premise Linux

On-Premise Windows

Salesforce Essentials Support options

Chat

Email Help Desk

FAQ Forum

Knowledgebase

Phone Support

Salesforce Essentials Training options

Documentation

Live Online

Videos

Webinars

In-Person

Salesforce Essentials Typical customers

Freelancers

Small Businesses

Small to Mid size businesses

Mid size businesses

Mid to Large size enterprises

Large enterprises

Very Large enterprises

Salesforce Essentials Pricing

14-day free trial, no credit card required.
$25/user/month (billed annually) for up to 5 users.

Salesforce Essentials Features

Most valued Salesforce Essentials features by users

Lead Qualification

Campaign Management

Task Management

Lead Management

Reporting/Analytics

Performance Metrics

Prospecting Tools

Contact Management

Segmentation

Self Service Portal

Referral Tracking

Email Marketing

Live Chat

Lead Nurturing

Lead Capture

Lead Segmentation

Pipeline Management

Data Import/Export

Contact Database

Territory Management

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