Salesforce needs consultants and months. Apexloop works from tomorrow.
An enterprise CRM costing millions and months of implementation, or relational databases, automations and email working from tomorrow, no consultants required.
Salesforce vs Apexloop: at a glance
Salesforce is an enterprise CRM for corporations with an IT team and implementation budget. Apexloop is a company platform for SMBs with the same key features, without months of implementation.
SalesforceEnterprise CRM platform
Most powerful CRM ecosystem in the worldSales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Agentforce AI for enterprise with a full team.
Implementation $10,000–$500,000+Realistic estimate for a company with 50 users: $70,000+ one-off.
Dependency on certified consultantsEvery workflow change requires an admin at $100–$250/hour.
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ApexloopCompany platform – live in a day
Works from day one without implementationNo implementation partner, no process analysis.
Relational databases and automations without specialistsDatabases, relations, node-based workflow – any user can set it up.
One plan without AppExchange surchargesDatabases, automations, email, invoice printing - all included.
Feature comparison: Salesforce vs Apexloop
| Funkce | Apexloop | Salesforce |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started and implementation | ||
| Time from registration to production | 1 day | Weeks to months |
| Implementation partner required | ||
| Implementation cost | €0 | $10,000–$500,000+ |
| English support | Via partner | |
| Databases and automation | ||
| Free relational databases | Fixed objects + Custom Objects | |
| Node-based workflow without code | Flow Builder (complex) | |
| Setup without a specialist | ||
| Pricing and operations | ||
| Licence (Enterprise, 10 users) | One plan | ~$19,800/year |
| Hidden costs (admin, AppExchange, storage) | ||
| Annual admin salary | Not needed | $70,000–$120,000+ |
| Vendor lock-in | Strong | |
Salesforce vs Apexloop: real first-year costs
The Salesforce licence is just the starting point. Implementation, admin and AppExchange add-ons multiply total costs several times over.
Salesforce (mid-market, 20 users)
Licence + implementation + operations
Sales Cloud Enterprise (20 users)~$39,600/year
Implementation (SMB)~$50,000–$80,000
Salesforce admin (part-time)~$40,000/year
AppExchange add-ons (PDF, email)~$5,000/year
Total first year~$137,000+
Without the consultant hourly rate for every customisation.
Apexloop
Everything in one plan, live in a day
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Node-based automations without limitsv ceně
Native email and newslettersv ceně
PDF templates and invoice printingv ceně
Your implementation€0
No AppExchange, no admin salary. Works from day one.
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Relational databases, automations, email and invoice printing without a million-dollar implementation.
- No credit card at registration
- Works from day one
- English support