An AI-powered Sales CRM designed for growing businesses, offering lead management, WhatsApp integration, and predictable flat-rate pricing. It delivers enterprise-grade capabilities without complex setups, making it a leading Salesforce alternative in India.
A global enterprise CRM delivering extensive capabilities across sales, marketing, service, and commerce for large organizations with complex operations. However, high licensing fees, setup complexity, and ongoing maintenance often prompt growing businesses to explore more affordable Salesforce CRM alternatives.
Salesforce's pricing scales with every user, edition and additional capability you need. As your team grows, licensing, implementation and customisation costs can increase significantly.
Kylas keeps things simple with predictable pricing, faster implementation and enterprise-ready sales capabilities built into one platform.
| Plan | Pricing* |
|---|---|
| Kylas Elevate | ₹12,999/month (Unlimited Users) |
| Salesforce Essentials | ₹20,015/month |
| Salesforce Professional | ₹66,718/month |
Salesforce follows a per-user licensing model, with costs increasing as teams expand and additional editions or products are added. Kylas offers predictable pricing designed for growing businesses, helping sales teams scale without unexpected software costs.
| Feature | Kylas Elevate | Salesforce Essentials | Salesforce Professional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Management | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lead Qualification | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automated Lead Distribution | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deal Management | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Contact & Company Management | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Workflow Automation | Yes (AI Workflows) | Yes | Yes |
| Advanced Reporting | Yes (Unlimited) | Yes | Yes |
| Pipeline & Forecast Management | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Online Forms | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile & Desktop Access | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Activity Dashboard | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Email Marketing | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Document Storage | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Products & Price Books | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar Sync | Yes (Native) | Yes | Yes |
| Quotes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Build Custom Applications | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Roles & Permissions | Yes | Yes | Limited (2 profiles/org) |
| Customisable Profiles & Layouts | Yes | Yes | Limited (2 profiles/org) |
| Event Triggered Actions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| API Access | Included | Not Included | Available at Additional Cost |
| Custom Fields | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Data Storage | 100 GB | 10 GB + 20 MB/user | 10 GB + 20 MB/user |
Salesforce is highly configurable but often requires administrator support and implementation partners. Kylas is designed for rapid adoption, allowing sales teams to get started quickly with minimal training.
| Kylas | Salesforce |
|---|---|
| Sales-first interface | Enterprise platform interface |
| Minimal training | Higher learning curve |
| Faster adoption | Longer onboarding |
Salesforce offers Einstein AI across different clouds and editions. Kylas brings AI-powered sales assistance directly into everyday workflows, helping teams automate repetitive tasks and improve productivity without additional complexity.
| Kylas | Salesforce |
|---|---|
| Built into workflows | Edition-dependent AI capabilities |
| AI-powered sales assistance | Einstein AI ecosystem |
| Faster day-to-day productivity | Broader enterprise AI platform |
Both platforms support workflow automation, lead management and opportunity tracking. Kylas focuses on making these capabilities accessible and easy to configure for growing sales teams.
| Kylas | Salesforce |
|---|---|
| Quick implementation | Often requires implementation planning |
| Guided onboarding | Frequently partner-led onboarding |
| Ready-to-use workflows | Workflow configuration required |
Kylas provides built-in WhatsApp integration, telephony, email and SMS capabilities to help teams engage prospects from one platform. Salesforce often relies on integrations or additional products for similar omnichannel experiences.
| Kylas | Salesforce |
|---|---|
| WhatsApp (Native), Calling, Email, SMS | Multi-channel through Salesforce ecosystem |
| Built-in communication | Product/edition dependent |
| One sales workspace | Broader platform approach |
Salesforce offers extensive enterprise-grade customisation suitable for highly complex organisations. Kylas balances flexibility with ease of use, enabling businesses to customise sales processes without requiring technical expertise.
| Kylas | Salesforce |
|---|---|
| No-code customisation | Advanced admin configuration |
| Business-user friendly | Technical expertise often required |
| Faster changes | Longer change cycles |
Salesforce implementation frequently involves consultants or certified partners. Kylas includes dedicated onboarding, customer success guidance and local support to help businesses achieve faster time-to-value.
| Kylas | Salesforce |
|---|---|
| Dedicated onboarding | Partner/admin-led implementations common |
| Local customer success | Global enterprise support ecosystem |
| Faster time-to-value | More structured enterprise support |
Growing businesses aren't replacing Salesforce because it lacks features.
They're choosing Kylas because they need a CRM that their sales teams can start using immediately. With Kylas, businesses can:
See how our CRM platform helps teams boost productivity, close more deals and strengthen our customer relationships.
Kylas is designed for growing businesses and SMEs that want to scale their sales operations without adding unnecessary CRM complexity. Unlimited users, automation, AI and built-in communication tools make it a practical Salesforce alternative for SMEs.
There is no single best CRM for every business. Kylas is a strong choice for growing businesses looking for an easy-to-adopt sales CRM with automation, AI, pipeline management and predictable scaling.
Look at ease of implementation, automation, AI capabilities, communication tools, customisation, reporting, integrations and total cost of ownership. Scalability is equally important if your sales team is expected to grow.
Salesforce can work well for small businesses with complex CRM requirements, but it may offer more functionality than they need. Kylas is built for growing sales teams, with a simpler interface, sales automation, AI capabilities and unlimited users.
Modern CRMs bring email, calls and messaging into one place. Kylas goes further with native WhatsApp integration, helping sales teams manage every customer conversation without leaving the CRM.
Discover how Kylas helps growing businesses automate sales, improve pipeline visibility and scale without enterprise overhead.