What the evidence answers

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

Price

  • 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)
  • Salesmate From $29/mo per user
    • Basic: $29.00 monthly per seat
    • Basic: $276.00 annual per seat ($23/mo equivalent)
    • Pro: $49.00 monthly per seat
    • Pro: $468.00 annual per seat ($39/mo equivalent)
    • Business: $79.00 monthly per seat
    • Business: $756.00 annual per seat ($63/mo equivalent)

Both list prices on the same basis. Compare what each plan includes; the lower amount alone does not make the better choice.

Documented for both

Seats
Salesforce Priced per user per month for each user who needs access.
Salesmate Paid plans charge per user.
Record limits
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
Salesmate No record limit on any plan.Basic: 50 custom fieldsPro: 100 custom fieldsBusiness: 500 custom fieldsEnterprise: Unlimited custom fields.
Pipelines
Salesforce Core: Advanced pipeline management and forecasting start at Core.
Salesmate Basic: Deal pipeline management is included from Basic.
Automation limits
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.
Salesmate Pro: 5 sequences per user, Business: 10, Enterprise: 20Basic: 5,000 Smart Flow credits per user a monthPro: 10,000 Smart Flow credits per user a monthBusiness: 15,000 Smart Flow credits per user a monthEnterprise: 20,000 Smart Flow credits per user a month
Add-ons
Salesforce Agentforce for Sales starts at USD 125 per user a month.Pro Suite: Web Services API access costs an extra USD 25 per user a month.Core: AI can be added from Core upward.
Salesmate Calling and texting, extra Smart Flow credits, a dedicated IP address and AI agent credits are sold as add-ons.
Integrations
Salesforce Gmail and Outlook email integration is listed in the edition comparison.Core: Core includes APIs, opportunity scoring and conversation intelligence.
Salesmate Every plan includes the public REST APIs, mobile apps and a Chrome plugin.

Limits to check

  • Salesforce Most Salesforce products use annual contracts, and terms vary by agreement with sales.
  • Salesmate Basic automation is limited to 5,000 Smart Flow credits per user a month.

Not verified yet

No reviewed evidence for either product on minimum seats.

Documented for one product only, shown in the table below: Salesmate: roles and permissions and calling, SMS and email charges.

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 Salesforce about minimum seats, roles and permissions and calling, SMS and email charges; our sources do not establish them yet.
  • Ask Salesmate about minimum seats; our sources do not establish it yet.
Documented scope and limits; unverified dimensions remain unknown.
RequirementSalesforceSalesmate
Pricing
From $25/mo per user

Compare all 6 plans

From $29/mo per user

Compare all 4 plans

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 startups and small businesses that need deal pipeline management across channels.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesmate pricing page, default (annual) view with FAQ and add-ons

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

Basic automation is limited to 5,000 Smart Flow credits per user a month.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesmate plan comparison table

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

Paid plans charge per user.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesmate: official product and plan documentation

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

No record limit on any plan.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesmate plan comparison table

  • Basic 50 custom fields
  • Pro 100 custom fields
  • Business 500 custom fields
  • Enterprise Unlimited custom fields.
Pipelines
  • Core Advanced pipeline management and forecasting start at Core.
  • Basic Deal pipeline management is included from Basic.
Roles and permissionsNot verified
Basic: fixed security roles; Pro, Business and Enterprise: custom roles

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesmate plan comparison table

  • Pro Pro adds field-based permissions and team management.
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

  • Starter Suite Starter Suite includes built-in sales flows and lead routing.
  • Pro Suite Flow Builder is limited to 5 flows per org.
Pro: 5 sequences per user, Business: 10, Enterprise: 20

Sequences start at Pro, so the three values are read as Pro, Business and Enterprise.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesmate plan comparison table

  • Basic 5,000 Smart Flow credits per user a month
  • Pro 10,000 Smart Flow credits per user a month
  • Business 15,000 Smart Flow credits per user a month
  • Enterprise 20,000 Smart Flow credits per user a month
Calling, SMS and email chargesNot verified
US local number: USD 1.2650 a month, US toll-free number: USD 2.3651 a month, Incoming calls answered in the browser: USD 0.0138 a minute, Outgoing calls from a US number: USD 0.0199 a minute, Call recording: USD 0.0028 a minute

Calling needs a purchased number plus call credits that can be topped up; the FAQ says numbers start at USD 1.1 a month. Missed calls and voicemail have their own small per-minute charges.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesmate call rates for US numbers and minutes, rendered

  • Business The power dialer and voicemail drop start at Business.
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

  • Pro Suite Web Services API access costs an extra USD 25 per user a month.
  • Core AI can be added from Core upward.
Calling and texting, extra Smart Flow credits, a dedicated IP address and AI agent credits are sold as add-ons.

No add-on prices are given on the pricing page.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesmate pricing page, default (annual) view with FAQ and add-ons

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

  • Core Core includes APIs, opportunity scoring and conversation intelligence.
Every plan includes the public REST APIs, mobile apps and a Chrome plugin.

Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Salesmate pricing page, default (annual) view with FAQ and add-ons

Coverage note

Shown after selecting "Billed Monthly". Fees are charged in advance for each monthly period and are non-refundable. 15-day free trial for as many users as needed.

1 requirement without reviewed evidence here

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

  • Minimum seats Salesforce: not verified · Salesmate: not verified

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