Documentation-based comparison
Salesforce versus Pipedrive
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
| Requirement | Salesforce | Pipedrive |
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| Pricing | From $25/mo per user | From €168/yr per user |
| Who it is for | Sales CRM sold in five paid editions, from Starter Suite to Max, each adding AI, automation, integration and customization. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesforce Sales Cloud pricing page, static text with edition table and FAQ | Sales CRM for managing leads, deals, contacts and calendar events in pipelines. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive pricing page (euros, annual view) with add-ons and VAT note |
| Coverage limits | Most Salesforce products use annual contracts, and terms vary by agreement with sales. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesforce Sales Cloud pricing page, static text with edition table and FAQ | At the leads-and-deals limit, deals created by automations, LeadBooster, the API or imports go to a waitlist instead of the account. Manual additions are blocked until space is freed, a top-up is bought or the plan is upgraded; automatically created leads are discarded. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive knowledge base: usage limits per plan |
| Seats | Priced per user per month for each user who needs access. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesforce Sales Cloud pricing page, static text with edition table and FAQ | Every plan is priced per seat. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive pricing page (euros, annual view) with add-ons and VAT note |
| Minimum seats | Not verified | Not verified |
| Record limits | Free Suite, Starter Suite and Pro Suite: 10 GB data storage per org; Core: 10 GB per org plus 20 MB per user; Advanced and Max: 1 GB per user Order follows the six edition columns of the comparison table. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesforce Sales Cloud pricing page, static text with edition table and FAQ | Contacts have no usage limit. Contact-sync providers such as Google Contacts may impose their own limits. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive knowledge base: usage limits per plan
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| Roles and permissions | Not verified |
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| Automation limits | Core: 500,000 Flex Credits per org a year; Advanced: 1 million; Max: 2.75 million Order follows the Core, Advanced and Max columns; the Max plan card also states 2.75M Flex Credits per org per year. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesforce Sales Cloud pricing page, static text with edition table and FAQ
| Each automation path allows 10 actions and 10 delay steps (3 delays on Growth) and runs for at most 90 days. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive knowledge base: usage limits per plan
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| Calling, SMS and email charges | Not verified | Not verified |
| Required add-ons | Agentforce for Sales starts at USD 125 per user a month. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesforce Sales Cloud pricing page, static text with edition table and FAQ
| LeadBooster from €32.50, Projects from €16, Campaigns from €13.33, Web Visitors from €41, Smart Docs from €32.50 Starting prices only; the billing period and unit are not stated. Premium already lists LeadBooster lead generation and routing. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive pricing page (euros, annual view) with add-ons and VAT note |
| Integrations | Gmail and Outlook email integration is listed in the edition comparison. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesforce Sales Cloud pricing page, static text with edition table and FAQ
| More than 500 app integrations, including Zapier, Zoom and Lemlist. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive pricing page (euros, annual view) with add-ons and VAT note
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| Coverage note | Leads and deals are counted together; no company can exceed 300,000. |