Sales cadences have become almost an integral part of every sales strategy for large volume outreach. This is because it allows businesses for better control over all the interactions with customers as well as planning and improving sales engagement sequences for better outcomes.
Sales cadence illustrated. Source: G2
The problem is that managing sales cadences for a large volume of leads can be extremely hard if you don’t have the right tools for it, so businesses need the best sales engagement tool out there that can allow their teams to achieve maximum potential.
The first one that comes to mind is SalesLoft. This is no surprise since they have been in the business since 2011 and they have been leading for quite a while.
Another one that has gained popularity in the last few years is Salesforce’s take on sales engagement, High Velocity Sales. Salesforce has been the leader in CRM software for years, so when they decided to enter the sales engagement market, they quickly became popular since many of businesses looking for a solution to manage their sales cadences were already using Salesforce.
Still, these two competitors are so similar in terms of capabilities and features that it is hard to know which one to choose. That’s why we at Empirical have decided this quick comparison to help you decide which one is better for you:
SalesLoft is the leader sales engagement platform focused on cadence and automation. Their goal is to increase customer engagement with easy-to-set sales cadence sequences and the right analytics to help you get the most out of them. Let’s take a look at its core features:
SalesLoft is a sales engagement platform that can also be used as a CRM software depending on your business needs, but it is not designed to be used as such. This is not a bad thing though, since this means SalesLoft is a solution focused exclusively on sales engagement that you can then connect to your dedicated CRM platform.
Furthermore, SalesLoft is easy to understand and use. Sales cadences are a few clicks away and the analytics are easily accessible and can be created and customized in a pinch thanks to its intuitive user interface. Most companies won’t need to hire any consultants to teach their team how to manage the tool, unlike competitors like Salesforce’s alternative.
SalesLoft’s pricing model is quotation based. They provide a custom pricing for their software, and does not have a free plan. Check their official website for more details.
High Velocity Sales is a Salesforce app that lives within the Salesforce’s Sales Console. It is designed to help with mass outreach or large volume outreach for marketing or sales and manage general organizational resources. Take a look at its key features:
High Velocity Sales is a Salesforce app that is designed for Salesforce users looking for a sales engagement tool. This means that you won’t need to transfer data between Salesforce and your dedicated sales engagement solution, which allows for a seamless experience for your users.
Your reps won’t have to be juggling between dozens of tabs, and since there are no data transfers to do, there are no import/export errors to deal with like duplicated leads being created, which makes troubleshooting any issues much simpler as well.
On top of that, Salesforce users will feel right at home since the user interface is the same and High Velocity Sales is built into the Sales console so it inherits the same reporting capabilities.
Salesforce High Velocity Sales comes at 75$/user/month requiring an annual contract. It is the only edition available at the time and it comes with all the features mentioned above. There is no free trial.
The main difference between these two solutions is that SalesLoft is the most focused option for sales engagement while High Velocity Sales is more integral to Salesforce CRM.
High Velocity Sales is a pretty good option for those already using Salesforce, especially if you’re already familiar with the tool. The process should be simpler since users won’t have to learn to use another tool just for sales engagement. Also, you won’t need to move data between platforms since HVS works within Salesforce itself, just as another app.
On the other hand, SalesLoft’s intuitive interface allows it to be simple to set up and use even for inexperienced users. This is because SalesLoft is focused on sales engagement, making it less distracting and more straightforward. SalesLoft’s integration with Salesforce is still pretty robust and easy to setup, but it is another step you have to take if you take the SalesLoft route when you’re using a dedicated CRM platform.
We hope this article helps you make the best decision for your company. If you need more help feel free to book a time with one of our specialists. We are always happy to serve!
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