Head-to-head review

Microsoft Dynamics 365 vs Salesforce

Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365 both serve crm teams — Salesforce rates 4.3/5 (19,500 reviews), Microsoft Dynamics 365 rates 4.2/5. Pick Salesforce for Mid-market & enterprise; Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Enterprise.

Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics 365 both serve crm teams — Salesforce rates 4.3/5 (19,500 reviews), Microsoft Dynamics 365 rates 4.2/5. Pick Salesforce for Mid-market & enterprise; Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Enterprise.

CRM

When to pick each

Microsoft Dynamics 365 is ranked in our CRM category hub with pipeline diagnostics, TCO scenarios, and head-to-head matrices for Salesforce and other stacks.

Pricing at a glance

Microsoft Dynamics 365
CRM
Salesforce
CRM
Starting price
$65/mo
$25/mo
Free tier
Trial
30 days
30 days
G2 rating
4.2 (3,100)
4.3 (19,500)
Best for
Enterprise, Microsoft-aligned IT orgs
Mid-market & enterprise, Complex sales orgs
Top pros
  • + Native Microsoft 365 integration
  • + Power Platform extensibility
  • + Enterprise security
  • + Limitless customization
  • + Massive AppExchange ecosystem
  • + Industry-specific clouds
Top cons
  • Implementation cost
  • Best fit only if Microsoft-aligned
  • Steep learning curve
  • Steep learning curve
  • Implementation cost is significant
  • Per-seat pricing adds up fast

Strengths by product

Microsoft Dynamics 365 — strengths

  • Sales pipeline
  • Customer service
  • Power Automate

Salesforce — strengths

  • Sales Cloud (pipeline, forecasting)
  • Service Cloud (cases, omnichannel)
  • Einstein AI