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What Is Salesforce Service Cloud?

Built on the world’s #1 CRM platform, Communications Cloud enables B2C, B2B, and wholesale communications service providers (CSPs) to move to a catalog-driven digital BSS. With purpose-built industry functionality and all the capabilities of Sales Cloud and Service Cloud, service providers of all sizes can quickly adapt to changing customer expectations, drive faster time to value, and unify every part of the organisation — from marketing to retail channels to customer care and operations.

Who Uses Salesforce Service Cloud?

Businesses in need of service-as-a-software solution for the Communications industry.

Where can Salesforce Service Cloud be deployed?

Cloud-based
On-premises

About the vendor

  • Salesforce
  • Located in San Francisco, US
  • Founded in 2003

Salesforce Service Cloud support

  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat

Countries available

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada and 28 others

Languages

Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German and 8 others

Salesforce Service Cloud pricing

Starting Price:

Not provided by vendor
  • Yes, has free trial
  • No free version

Salesforce Service Cloud does not have a free version but does offer a free trial.

About the vendor

  • Salesforce
  • Located in San Francisco, US
  • Founded in 2003

Salesforce Service Cloud support

  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat

Countries available

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada and 28 others

Languages

Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German and 8 others

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Features of Salesforce Service Cloud

  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Asset Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Auto-Responders
  • Automated Routing
  • Automatic Call Distribution
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Call Center Management
  • Call Logging
  • Call Monitoring
  • Call Recording
  • Call Routing
  • Call Scripting
  • Call Transfer
  • Campaign Management
  • Cataloguing/Categorisation
  • Change Management
  • Chat/Messaging
  • Code Enforcement
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Computer Telephony Integration
  • Configuration Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Contract/License Management
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
  • Customer Complaint Tracking
  • Customer Database
  • Customer Experience Management
  • Customer History
  • Customisable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Discussions/Forums
  • Dispatch Management
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Feedback Management
  • File Management
  • For Call Centers
  • For Insurance Industry
  • For Small Businesses
  • For iPad Devices
  • Full Text Search
  • GPS
  • Geotargeting
  • IVR/Voice Recognition
  • Incident Management
  • Incident Reporting
  • Inspection Management
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Inventory Management
  • Investigation Management
  • Issue Tracking
  • Job Management
  • Knowledge Base Management
  • Knowledge Management
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Lead Management
  • Live Chat
  • Macros/Templated Responses
  • Maintenance Scheduling
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Multi-Language
  • Offline Form
  • Online Time Clock
  • Payment Collection in the Field
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Permit Issuance
  • Prioritization
  • Proactive Chat
  • Problem Management
  • Queue Management
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real Time Notifications
  • Real Time Updates
  • Real-time Consumer-facing Chat
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Routing
  • Sales Pipeline Management
  • Scheduling
  • Self Service Portal
  • Service History
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Service Request Management
  • Social Media Integration
  • Status Tracking
  • Support Ticket Management
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Task Management
  • Technician Management
  • Third Party Integrations
  • Ticket Management
  • Transcripts/Chat History
  • Transfers/Routing
  • Widgets
  • Work Order Management
  • Workflow Configuration
  • Workflow Management

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Reviews of Salesforce Service Cloud

Average score

Overall
4.4
Ease of Use
4.1
Customer Service
4.2
Features
4.4
Value for Money
4.1

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Imran
Imran
Team Coordinator in Bangladesh
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Streamline Your Customer Service with Salesforce Service Cloud

5.0 9 months ago

Comments: My overall experience with Salesforce Service Cloud has been excellent. It has helped me improve my customer service and streamline my workflow, with intuitive software, excellent reporting tools, and top-notch customer support.

Pros:

The software is intuitive and customizable, with excellent reporting tools and seamless integration with other Salesforce products.

Cons:

the least liked thing about Salesforce Service Cloud is the cost, which can be prohibitive for smaller businesses or those on a tight budget.

Alternatives Considered: Dynamics 365 and Zoho Desk

Switched From: Freshdesk

Reasons for Switching to Salesforce Service Cloud: I wanted customer service software that was both intuitive and customizable. Salesforce Service Cloud fit the bill perfectly. Its reporting tools and integration with other Salesforce products made it a no-brainer for me. While the cost can be a factor for some, the benefits and ROI made it well worth the investment. Additionally, the top-notch customer support has been invaluable in helping me navigate any issues or questions I may have had. Overall, I highly recommend Salesforce Service Cloud for businesses looking to streamline its customer service and improve efficiency.

Kelly
Kelly
Design Engineering Manager in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Best-in-class CRM and support solution

4.0 2 months ago New

Comments: It's a win-win for both your business and your customers. Customer service has been boosted as a result. The help and service provided to customers has improved. It makes work more adaptable and scalable.

Pros:

Anyone can pick it up and start using it right away. Numerous special functions help users grasp the situation and perform effectively. Learning about and using Salesforce is a requirement of using Service Cloud.

Cons:

I wish I could send out a mass email to all of my accounts and track their activities in one place. In a broad sense, that would assist advisors save time. It would be convenient if a call could be recorded for more than two accounts at once.

Govindraj
Head of Support in India
Hospitality, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Complex customer support software

2.0 3 years ago

Comments: We tried our best to customise Salesforce and for a year we used it but we found that the kind of features we needed it required a Salesforce consultant team to build it however with an extra cost with a dependency so we moved to Zendesk because they provided exactly what we needed at a much less cost and without needing a consultant. Mid-size companies should never use Salesforce cloud unless if their requirements are very high which cannot be fulliled by a out of box customizated product like Zendesk.

Pros:

Only reports. They have a very good Reports which can be used to build a Dashboard which are very easily customised.

Cons:

It is highly complex and it doesn't come with out of box customization. For every single feature implementation u will need a. Consultant. It is only suitable for big call center provided if they maintain a Salesforce engineering team to create and implement all the features as per the Support departments requirements.

Laura
Laura
Human Resources Generalist in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Hospital & Health Care, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

It accelerates customer service and personalizes case management

4.0 2 months ago

Comments: Compared to our previous ticketing system, we now have more intuitive case routing based on statuses, escalations, queues, and other routing options. We're excited to shift our attention from solving cases to helping members with their immediate problems.

Pros:

With SAP ERP as the backend, Service Cloud serves as the customer service interface. Our Service Staff's ability to quickly and easily record and bill for Service Activity is the major function.

Cons:

In order for Service cloud to function properly, too many technologies need to be incorporated. There are many features of Service Cloud that are unnecessary for our company.

Jessica
Jessica
Game Programmer in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The best cloud tool to manage customer inquiries

4.0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: It's useful for handling inquiries from leads and other accounts, as well as customer issues. Support channels in this cloud include e-mail, online, and live chat.

Pros:

We are able to better handle customer service issues, cases, and information thanks to this tool.Using Salesforce, we can provide help via email to case, web to case, and live chat.

Cons:

I can't say that I disliked anything about it. But there are two things I'd like to add. Please strive to improve "Reporting" and provide more channels for communicating with customer service.