CRM · September 2026 Edition
Salesforce Sales Cloud vs Nutshell
One of twelve models named Salesforce Sales Cloud first on the direct prompt; zero named Nutshell. Salesforce Sales Cloud was named by twelve of the twelve models and Nutshell by eight and Salesforce Sales Cloud carries 49 labels and Nutshell 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
By Salesforce, San Francisco, United States, founded 1999. Named in eight categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share10%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate35%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#8A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4911A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Salesforce Sales Cloud reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Zoho CRM was named alongside these two in eight of the twelve direct answers. HubSpot CRM vs Salesforce Sales Cloud · HubSpot CRM vs Nutshell · HubSpot Sales Hub vs Salesforce Sales Cloud
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the CRM page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Salesforce Sales CloudFirst choices, of twelve modelsNutshell
Direct104 against Salesforce Sales Cloud
Paraphrase104 against Salesforce Sales Cloud
Comparative30
Budget-constrained011 against Salesforce Sales Cloud
Scale-constrained30
Negative008 against Salesforce Sales Cloud
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Salesforce Sales Cloud and Nutshell stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | ||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |
Salesforce Sales Cloud Nutshell first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Salesforce Sales Cloud on the left and Nutshell on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Salesforce Sales Cloud and Nutshell stood in it.
Salesforce Sales Cloud first, Nutshell not the choice
1 of 12 modelsNutshell was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniHubSpot Sales Hub, Salesforce Sales Cloud alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashHubSpot CRM alternatives: Pipedrive, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM
Perplexity SonarHubSpot Sales Hub alternatives: Coevera, Freshsales, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM
Qwen 3.7 FlashHubSpot Sales Hub alternatives: Close, Coevera, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Pipedrive, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM, Zoho One
GLM 4.7 FlashXHubSpot CRM alternatives: Close, Monday.com, Nutshell, Pipedrive, Pipeline CRM, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM
Neither was named
7 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
Grok 4.1 FastHubSpot CRM, Pipedrive alternatives: Freshsales, Salesflare, Zoho CRM
Mistral SmallHubSpot Sales Hub alternatives: Freshsales, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Salesflare
DeepSeek V4 FlashHubSpot CRM alternatives: Attio, Pipedrive, Salesflare, Zoho CRM
Llama 4 MaverickCoevera alternatives: Freshsales, NetSuite, Salesflare
Kimi K2HubSpot Sales Hub alternatives: Freshsales, Pipedrive, Salesflare, Zoho CRM
MiniMax M2.5HubSpot Sales Hub alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, NetSuite, Zoho CRM
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
Salesforce Sales Cloud0%#10 of 10Nutshell0%#– of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Salesforce Sales Cloud leads by eight points.
Salesforce Sales Cloud10%#4 of 11Nutshell2%#8 of 11Enterprise
Salesforce Sales Cloud leads by fifty-eight points.
Salesforce Sales Cloud58%#1 of 10Nutshell0%#– of 10What the models said about Salesforce Sales Cloud
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Don't buy Salesforce unless you're an enterprise with admin expertise and budget for the true TCO.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Best for: Large enterprises with dedicated resources — avoid for small-medium businesses” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Salesforce | 59/100 (High Risk) | Enterprise bloat, complex pricing, complaint record” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Salesforce (Service/Sales Cloud): The gold standard for ultimate customizability... *The Catch:* Very high TCO, steep learning curve” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Salesforce if your priority is advanced process control, customization, complex sales motions, and long-term scale.” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd focus your shortlist on Salesforce, Dynamics 365, and HubSpot (with Zoho as a value option)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
What the models said about Nutshell
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“The best CRM for a company with a limited budget is Nutshell, starting at $13 per month per user” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“Nutshell if you want an affordable, easy-to-use CRM for a growing B2B sales team” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Start with HubSpot Free/Starter or Nutshell for ease of use and support” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.