Salesforce vs. ServiceNow

Why Salesforce over ServiceNow? Because IT service management capabilities are not enough to deliver differentiated customer service. Salesforce's complete platform brings CRM apps, data, AI, and workflows together to drive customer engagement that your ITSM can’t.

Customers who switched from ServiceNow to Salesforce report:

33 %
higher customer satisfaction
32 %
faster automation of business processes
33 %
increase in productivity due to generative AI
35 %
increase in sales revenue

Salesforce vs. ServiceNow FAQ

Service Cloud is a customer service platform that helps businesses manage and resolve customer inquiries and issues. It provides tools for case management, knowledge base, omni-channel support, automation, and analytics — enabling companies to deliver exceptional customer service experiences.

Service Cloud is used by businesses of all sizes — across industries around the world — that require customer service and support capabilities and that are looking to streamline and enhance their customer service operations.

Service Cloud is the most complete and connected platform. Service Cloud drives agent productivity and increases customer satisfaction by connecting support tools into one easy-to-use platform that is integrated into the Salesforce Platform — which results in a unified and effective customer experience.

Customers see value in Salesforce's total cost of ownership and their ability to plan finances predictably. Investing in Salesforce guarantees continuous product updates and innovation delivered over seamless releases throughout the year; user-friendly interfaces; simplified configuration, admin, and maintenance; and access to a robust success ecosystem that includes ample free resources. Our editions are designed to minimize unforeseen additional expenses and ensure you right-size your investment based on your business's needs. For more information on pricing, visit our pricing page here.

Agentforce is Salesforce's toolkit to build and customize autonomous AI agents to support your employees and customers 24/7. Pre-built Agentforce Agents are ready to solve the tasks of their specific role out-of-the-box, reducing the time and complexity required with a custom build. You can also quickly configure any agent from scratch with existing Salesforce tools like prompts, flows, Apex, and APIs. Learn more about Agentforce Agents here.

Yes, Salesforce offers several options to integrate with a variety of ITSM solutions, inlcuding Cadalys (built on the Salesforce Platfom), Jira, SericeNow, and Aisera. Use Salesforce Data Cloud Connectors to ingest and unify data from ITSM into your CRM, solve for complex integration requirements with Mulesoft, or leverage a number of our AppExchange partners to solve for gaps your ITSM provider can’t meet.