Starter Suite, on Salesforce's pricing page
- Assistive AI with Employee Agent
- Email nurture campaigns and lead scoring
- Built-in sales flows and lead routing
- A free Slack workspace connected to the CRM
Prices checked 27 September 2026
What Salesforce costs a year, next to BottleCRM
Salesforce sells two suites to small businesses, each covering sales, service and marketing, priced per user. Every Salesforce price below was read on its own pricing page on 27 September 2026, in US dollars, and links to that page.
Licence cost for the first year
The listed monthly price per user, times the team, times twelve, plus any one-time fee Salesforce lists as required.
| Team size | BottleCRMself-hosted licence | Starter Suite$25 per user/mo | Pro Suite$100 per user/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 users | $0 | $1,500 | $6,000 |
| 10 users | $0 | $3,000 | $12,000 |
| 25 users | $0 | $7,500 | $30,000 |
- Starter Suite: $25 per user per month, billed monthly or annually.
- Pro Suite: $100 per user per month, billed annually, contract required.
Source: Salesforce small business pricing. Checked 27 September 2026.
What the figures cover
- Both prices are labelled as starting prices, and Salesforce notes that transaction fees apply. Those fees are not counted here.
- Salesforce's own FAQ says Starter Suite has no user maximum.
- Add-ons such as Premier Support on Pro Suite are extra.
- New-customer promotions, taxes, add-ons and usage charges are left out on both sides. Prices change, so check the vendor's page before you decide.
- BottleCRM's $0 is the licence to self-host. The server, the database and the time to look after them are yours to pay for, and managed hosting is priced after a call. The pricing page sets out what running it involves.
What each side lists
Not a scorecard. The left is what Salesforce's pricing page lists for each plan; the right is what BottleCRM's own docs describe, with a link to each. Salesforce's page has its full plan comparison.
Pro Suite, on Salesforce's pricing page
- Everything in Starter Suite
- Enhanced, real-time chat
- Sales quoting and forecasting
- Greater customization and automation
- Access to AppExchange
BottleCRM, from its docs
- Leads, contacts, accounts, deals, tasks, tickets and invoices in one app, with a JSON API
- Ticket SLA targets for first response, next response and resolution, set per priority
- A knowledge base with review and approval, a customer portal and an optional public help center
- A phone app for Android and iOS on the same API
- Signed outbound webhooks
- Unlimited users, with no licence key and no seat counter
What BottleCRM does not do
Try it before you do the sums.
Put the whole team on it and there is still no per-seat line. When you would rather not run the server, that is the conversation to have with us.