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Salesforce vs monday CRM

The enterprise heavyweight: a long edition ladder that starts with a small-business suite and climbs to AI-heavy editions sold on annual contracts. A CRM built on monday.com's customisable boards, a natural fit for teams that already manage work there.

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Short answer: For 10 people who need workflow automation, monday CRM is cheaper: Standard at $170 a month vs Salesforce Starter Suite at $250, a difference of $960 a year.

Both are credible choices; the right one depends on team size, billing preference and which tier you need for automation. The tables below use each vendor's published prices and seat rules, so the totals are what a team of that size would be billed before tax.

At a glance

	Salesforce	monday CRM
Score	58 / 100	45.6 / 100
Cheapest paid plan (annual)	Starter Suite: $25	Basic: $12
Top published price (annual)	Max: $550	Pro: $28
Free plan	Yes, up to 2 users	Not listed
Month-to-month billing	Yes	Yes
Trial	free 30-day trial	free 14-day trial
Seat rules	Free Suite capped at 2 users	minimum 3 seats and self-serve up to 40 seats
Workflow automation	Starter Suite and upBuilt-in Sales Flows and Lead Routing	Standard and up250 custom automations /month
Email sequences / cadences	Not listed	Pro and upSet email sequences
Sales forecasting	Pro Suite and upSales Quoting and Forecasting	Not listed
Single sign-on (SSO)	Not listed	Not listed

"Not listed" means the vendor's pricing page doesn't mention the feature for any plan. It may still exist on a higher tier, as an add-on, or in a separate feature matrix, so check with the vendor before ruling a CRM out.

Monthly cost by team size (annual billing)

Pipeline & contacts only

Team	Salesforce	monday CRM
1 person	$0 ✓ Free Suite	$36 Basic
3 people	$75 Starter Suite	$36 ✓ Basic
10 people	$250 Starter Suite	$120 ✓ Basic
25 people	$625 Starter Suite	$300 ✓ Basic
50 people	$1,250 Starter Suite	—

Workflow automation

Team	Salesforce	monday CRM
1 person	$25 ✓ Starter Suite	$51 Standard
3 people	$75 Starter Suite	$51 ✓ Standard
10 people	$250 Starter Suite	$170 ✓ Standard
25 people	$625 Starter Suite	$425 ✓ Standard
50 people	$1,250 Starter Suite	—

Automation + email sequences

Team	Salesforce	monday CRM
1 person	—	$84 Pro
3 people	—	$84 Pro
10 people	—	$280 Pro
25 people	—	$700 Pro
50 people	—	—

Each cell is the cheapest plan that fits the team and lists every feature in that row's need, using each vendor's seat minimums and caps. ✓ marks the cheaper option.

Where each one comes out ahead

Salesforce

Has a free plan (up to 2 users); monday CRM doesn't list one
No seat minimum; monday CRM starts at 3 seats
Lists sales forecasting (from Pro Suite); monday CRM's pricing page doesn't

Choose Salesforce if you expect to need deep customisation, forecasting and a large partner ecosystem as you grow.

See Salesforce pricing

monday CRM

Lower entry price: Basic at $12 vs Starter Suite at $25 per user per month
Cheaper route to workflow automation for 10 people: $170 vs $250 a month
Lists email sequences (from Pro); Salesforce's pricing page doesn't

Choose monday CRM if your company already runs projects on monday.com and your sales team is mid-sized.

See monday CRM pricing

Worth knowing

Salesforce: Salesforce says most of its products use annual contracts.
Salesforce: Only Starter Suite is shown with month-to-month billing; every higher edition is billed annually.
monday CRM: The page is set to a 10-seat team with yearly billing; the struck-out figure is the monthly price, which monday says is not discounted.
monday CRM: There is no free plan beyond the trial.

FAQ

Is Salesforce or monday CRM cheaper?

For 10 people who need workflow automation, monday CRM is cheaper: Standard at $170 a month vs Salesforce Starter Suite at $250, a difference of $960 a year.

Which has a free plan, Salesforce or monday CRM?

Salesforce has one for up to 2 users; monday CRM doesn't list one.

Can I pay monthly for Salesforce and monday CRM?

Salesforce publishes month-to-month prices; monday CRM publishes month-to-month prices.

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