Salesforce Locks Essential CRM Features Behind Expensive Add-On Tiers
Salesforce's pricing model places many of its most valuable features in premium add-on tiers, making the true cost of a functional deployment far higher than base plan pricing suggests. This tiered gating disproportionately affects mid-market companies that need advanced capabilities but cannot justify enterprise pricing. The practice has driven sustained interest in CRM alternatives with more transparent feature bundling.
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