Comparison
Salesforce is your CRM. Salesmotion is the intelligence your CRM is missing. See how they work together to make every rep a better seller.
Book a demo| Feature | Salesforce Sales Cloud | Salesmotion |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | CRM and pipeline management | Account intelligence and buying signals |
| Data source | Internal pipeline data | 1,000+ external sources monitored 24/7 |
| Account research | Manual (reps research outside Salesforce) | One-click AI briefs pushed to Salesforce |
| Buying signals | None built-in | 50+ signal types with real-time alerts |
| AI outreach | Einstein AI for predictions | Signal-triggered, research-backed email drafts |
| Relationship | System of record | Intelligence layer that enriches the CRM |
Salesforce Sales Cloud is the world's #1 CRM platform, powering pipeline management, forecasting, and sales operations for millions of users. It's the system of record for customer relationships — tracking deals, contacts, activities, and revenue.
But Salesforce tells you what happened in your pipeline. It doesn't tell you what's happening in your accounts right now — who got promoted, which companies just raised funding, what the CEO said on the last earnings call, or which accounts are showing buying signals. That's the intelligence gap.
Best for: Sales operations, pipeline management, forecasting, and customer relationship tracking
G2 rating: 4.4/5
Pricing: Starter: $25/user/mo; Professional: $80/user/mo; Enterprise: $165/user/mo; Unlimited: $330/user/mo
Salesmotion is the account intelligence layer that plugs into your Salesforce instance and fills the research gap. While Salesforce tracks your pipeline, Salesmotion monitors 1,000+ external sources to surface buying signals, build AI account briefs, and generate signal-based outreach — all pushed directly into Salesforce.
Most Salesmotion customers are Salesforce users who want their reps to stop tabbing between 5+ research tools and start selling with real-time intelligence inside their CRM.
Best for: Account research, buying signal monitoring, and AI-powered outreach for sales teams already using Salesforce
G2 rating: 4.8/5
Pricing: From $85/mo for individuals; team plans from $990/mo with unlimited users. Scales by accounts monitored, not headcount.
How Salesforce Sales Cloud and Salesmotion stack up across key capabilities.
| Feature | Salesforce Sales Cloud | Salesmotion |
|---|---|---|
| Account briefs | No (field data only) | AI-generated from 1,000+ sources |
| Signal monitoring | No | 24/7 across 50+ signal types |
| Contact enrichment | Basic (manual entry) | Verified contacts with email and phone |
| Outreach generation | No (use Salesloft/Outreach) | AI drafts anchored to signals and research |
| Pipeline management | Best-in-class | Not a CRM (complements Salesforce) |
| Forecasting | Advanced analytics | Not a forecasting tool |
| Integration | Ecosystem of 3,000+ apps | Native bi-directional Salesforce sync |
| Reporting | Comprehensive dashboards | Account-level intelligence reports |
This is not an either/or decision. Salesmotion is designed to sit on top of Salesforce as an intelligence layer, not replace it. Salesforce Sales Cloud pricing ranges from $25/user/month (Starter) to $330/user/month (Unlimited), and most enterprise teams land on the Enterprise tier at $165/user/month. For a 20-person sales team, that's $3,300/month for Salesforce alone.
Salesmotion adds account intelligence to that Salesforce investment starting at $85/month for individuals, with team plans from $990/month that include unlimited users. That means every rep on your team gets full access to account briefs, buying signals, and AI outreach — without paying another per-seat fee on top of your Salesforce licenses.
The ROI math is straightforward: if Salesmotion saves each rep even 5 hours per week of manual research (a conservative estimate based on customer results), the team recaptures 100+ hours per month. At a fully-loaded AE cost of $75/hour, that's $7,500/month in recovered selling time — far more than the combined cost of both platforms. See how Cytel uses Salesmotion with Salesforce to cut research time by 50%.
“All of the vendors that I've worked with, all of the onboarding that I have had to deal with, I will say, hands down, Salesmotion was the easiest that I have had.”
Lyndsay Thomson
Head of Sales Operations, Cytel
Salesmotion gives your reps the account intelligence they need to book more meetings and close bigger deals.
No — Salesmotion is additive to Salesforce, not a replacement. Salesforce is your CRM and system of record for pipeline, contacts, and deals. Salesmotion is the intelligence layer that fills the research gap Salesforce was never designed to cover. Most Salesmotion customers are Salesforce users.
Salesmotion offers a native, bi-directional Salesforce integration. Account briefs, buying signals, and AI-generated outreach are pushed directly into Salesforce account and opportunity records. Reps see intelligence inside the CRM they already use — no tab-switching required.
Yes. Salesmotion works as a standalone account intelligence platform with its own dashboard and web app. Many teams start with Salesmotion standalone and add the Salesforce integration later. The platform also integrates with HubSpot CRM.
Einstein AI works on your internal Salesforce data — it predicts deal outcomes and scores leads based on what's already in your CRM. Salesmotion monitors 1,000+ external sources to surface what's happening outside your pipeline: leadership changes, earnings insights, funding rounds, competitive moves, and 50+ other buying signal types. They're complementary.
Salesmotion integrates with Salesforce Professional, Enterprise, and Unlimited editions. The integration uses standard Salesforce APIs, so no custom development or AppExchange packages are required. Setup typically takes less than a day.
Salesmotion starts at $85/month for individuals. Team plans start at $990/month and include unlimited users — so you're not paying another per-seat charge on top of your Salesforce licenses. Pricing scales by accounts monitored, not headcount. See full details on our pricing page.
Account intelligence, live signals, and AI-driven outreach — so your team spends less time researching and more time closing.
