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Originally Posted by Naughty Webby
It's good for huge companies with a tech team to support it, customize it for their workflows and sales cycles, etc. They like to brag about all the fortune 500s that use it. More power to them.
But just because it's good for big companies doesn't mean it's good for everyone!!!
For a smaller co, 50 or less users, it's probably terrible. Go with some lighter weight and more flexible.
Salesforce also make it extremely hard to get your data out if you change your mind. You'll lose some data for sure if/when you leave.
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I would definitely agree that it's not for everyone and not for very small shops.
However, I was having this same conversation last week and we likened it to OpenX. To some it is bloated and to complex to use, but if you want something scalable and powerful it is close to, if not the best available.
I wouldn't agree that you can't get your data out of it. We run a mirror of our SalesForce system for safety offline. The data is there and if you have a skilled staff to do the export properly you can get it out. It's really no different than any other database, it depends how intricate you make it... the more intricate, the more difficult it will be to successfully remove and setup elsewhere.
But, lastly, this is all partially what we love about SalesForce, you can highly customize it however you wish, it's really a blank slate.