What Salesforce does well
- Deepest CRM feature set in the market
- Vast AppExchange and integration ecosystem
- Enterprise-grade automation and analytics
- Industry-specific clouds and compliance
Salesforce Alternative: CRM Hosting Compared
Salesforce is a heavyweight with a matching price tag and a sales call just to begin. CRM is open source, self-hosted, and $29/mo flat for your whole team.
Free migration · No contract · 30-day refund
Side by side
CRM on Last Hour vs Salesforce
Salesforce wins on depth. We win on price, ownership, and getting started without a procurement process.
| CRM on Last Hour | Salesforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | $29/mo flat, unlimited seats | Per user, per month, tiered editions |
| Getting started | Sign up with an email, we set it up | Sales conversation, trial, then contract |
| Software license | Open source (CRM, AGPL) | Proprietary |
| Data ownership | Your server, your database | Salesforce's cloud |
| Core CRM | Contacts, companies, pipelines, custom objects | Extensive, plus Sales/Service/Marketing clouds |
| Automation | Workflows and API | Flow, Apex, and deep automation |
| App marketplace | Growing, smaller ecosystem | Enormous AppExchange |
| Support | US-based engineers, email | Tiered; premium support costs extra |
| Free migration | ✓ Done for you | Self-serve import tools |
Straight talk
Where each one wins
Where Salesforce may still be the better fit
- You need advanced automation, Apex, or Einstein AI
- You rely on a specific AppExchange product
- Your sales team is large with complex territory rules
- You need enterprise support contracts and SLAs
Our honest take: if you're a large sales org, Salesforce is worth the money. If you're a small or mid-size team that just needs to track contacts and deals, CRM does the job for a flat $29 and the data lives on your server.
Making the move
How to switch from Salesforce
Moving from Salesforce to Managed CRM on Last Hour Hosting is a guided process. Here is what it looks like, step by step.
Step 1
Export your Salesforce objects, contacts, accounts, and opportunities as CSV or via the API.
Step 2
Send us the exports and we import records into CRM, mapping standard and custom fields.
Step 3
Recreate your sales stages and pipelines, then invite your team and set permissions.
Step 4
Validate opportunity values and history, then cut users over from Salesforce.
The upside
Why Managed CRM is a strong Salesforce alternative
- CRM is open source and self-hosted, so your customer data is not locked inside Salesforce's platform.
- One flat $29/mo replaces Salesforce's per-user editions and add-ons that get costly as the team grows.
- You can customize objects and pipelines without the consultant-heavy setup Salesforce often demands.
Frequently asked questions
Can I import my Salesforce data into CRM?
Yes. We can export your Salesforce contacts, accounts, and opportunities and import them into CRM. CRM supports a REST API and data import so your pipeline comes across.
Is CRM as powerful as Salesforce?
Salesforce is far deeper, with decades of features, an app marketplace, and enterprise automation. CRM covers core contacts, companies, pipelines, and custom objects, which is enough for most small and mid-size teams.
Do you charge per CRM user?
No. Our CRM hosting is $29/mo flat. You can invite your whole team without a per-seat fee, because you're hosting your own instance.
Can CRM handle custom objects like the ones we built in Salesforce?
CRM supports custom fields and a flexible data model, and we map your Salesforce custom objects where they translate. Extremely complex Salesforce schemas may need some redesign, which we scope with you first.
Will we lose Salesforce reports and dashboards in the move?
Report definitions do not transfer directly, but the underlying data does. We help you rebuild the key dashboards you rely on in CRM, focusing on the sales and pipeline views your team actually uses.