monday CRM vs Salesforce: pricing, capabilities and limits

What the evidence answers

A reading of reviewed official documentation for monday CRM and Salesforce. It is not a hands-on test, a ranking or a recommendation of one product.

Price

monday CRM From €18/mo per user
- Basic: €18.00 monthly per seat
- Basic: €144.00 annual per seat (€12/mo equivalent)
- Standard: €25.00 monthly per seat
- Standard: €204.00 annual per seat (€17/mo equivalent)
- Pro: €41.00 monthly per seat
- Pro: €336.00 annual per seat (€28/mo equivalent)
Salesforce From $25/mo per user
- Free Suite: no subscription charge
- Starter Suite: $25.00 monthly per seat
- Starter Suite: $300.00 annual per seat ($25/mo equivalent)
- Pro Suite: $1,200.00 annual per seat ($100/mo equivalent)
- Core: $2,340.00 annual per seat ($195/mo equivalent)
- Advanced: $4,740.00 annual per seat ($395/mo equivalent)

These prices use different currencies. Read each with its own unit and conditions; they do not add up to one total or a cheaper product.

Documented for both

Seats: monday CRM Price depends on the plan and the number of users.; Salesforce Priced per user per month for each user who needs access.
Record limits: monday CRM Basic: 1,000 active contacts and dealsStandard: 10,000 active contacts and dealsPro: 100,000 active contacts and dealsUltimate: Unlimited contacts and deals.; Salesforce 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
Pipelines: monday CRM Basic: 1 workspace and up to 5 columns per board.Standard: 3 workspaces and up to 15 columns per board.Pro: 15 workspaces and up to 75 columns per board.; Salesforce Core: Advanced pipeline management and forecasting start at Core.
Automation limits: monday CRM Standard: 250 custom automations a monthPro: 25,000 custom automations a monthUltimate: Enterprise-scale automations.; Salesforce Core: 500,000 Flex Credits per org a year; Advanced: 1 million; Max: 2.75 millionStarter Suite: Starter Suite includes built-in sales flows and lead routing.Pro Suite: Flow Builder is limited to 5 flows per org.
Integrations: monday CRM Ultimate: 25,000 API calls a day; Salesforce Gmail and Outlook email integration is listed in the edition comparison.Core: Core includes APIs, opportunity scoring and conversation intelligence.

Limits to check

monday CRM Basic holds up to 1,000 active contacts and deals; Standard raises this to 10,000.
Salesforce Most Salesforce products use annual contracts, and terms vary by agreement with sales.

Not verified yet

Every compared requirement has evidence for at least one.

Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: monday CRM: minimum seats, roles and permissions and calling, SMS and email charges; Salesforce: add-ons.

Not verified means our reviewed sources do not establish it. It does not mean a product lacks the capability or that it costs nothing.

Next steps

Ask monday CRM about add-ons; our sources do not establish it yet.
Ask Salesforce about minimum seats, roles and permissions and calling, SMS and email charges; our sources do not establish them yet.

Documented scope and limits; unverified dimensions remain unknown.
Requirement	monday CRM	Salesforce
Pricing	From €18/mo per user Compare all 4 plans	From $25/mo per user Compare all 6 plans
Who it is for	CRM for organizing a team's leads, contacts and deals. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · monday CRM pricing page, rendered in euros (yearly view, 10 seats) with FAQ	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
Coverage limits	Basic holds up to 1,000 active contacts and deals; Standard raises this to 10,000. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · monday CRM pricing page, rendered in euros (yearly view, 10 seats) with FAQ	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
Seats	Price depends on the plan and the number of users. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · monday CRM pricing page, rendered in euros (yearly view, 10 seats) with FAQ	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
Minimum seats	3 seats Teams of more than 40 users are quoted by sales. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · monday CRM pricing page, rendered in euros (yearly view, 10 seats) with FAQ	Not verified
Record limits	Basic 1,000 active contacts and deals Standard 10,000 active contacts and deals Pro 100,000 active contacts and deals Ultimate Unlimited contacts and deals.	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
Pipelines	Basic 1 workspace and up to 5 columns per board. Standard 3 workspaces and up to 15 columns per board. Pro 15 workspaces and up to 75 columns per board.	Core Advanced pipeline management and forecasting start at Core.
Roles and permissions	Ultimate Advanced permissions are listed on Ultimate.	Not verified
Automation limits	Standard 250 custom automations a month Pro 25,000 custom automations a month Ultimate Enterprise-scale automations.	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 Starter Suite Starter Suite includes built-in sales flows and lead routing. Pro Suite Flow Builder is limited to 5 flows per org.
Calling, SMS and email charges	Pro Mass emails and email sequences start at Pro.	Not verified
Add-ons	Not verified	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 Pro Suite Web Services API access costs an extra USD 25 per user a month. Core AI can be added from Core upward.
Integrations	Ultimate 25,000 API calls a day	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 Core Core includes APIs, opportunity scoring and conversation intelligence.
Coverage note	Month-to-month billing per seat, shown for a 10-seat selection; plans start from 3 seats. Monthly plans are not discounted. Prices exclude tax. 14-day free trial. monday CRM tracks deals on boards; the page states workspace and board-column limits rather than a number of pipelines.