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Gather360 vs Salesforce: which suits a small UK team?
Salesforce is one of the biggest CRM platforms there is, used by sales teams of every size. Gather360 is a simple client list for small businesses. They are built for very different jobs.
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The short answer
Pick Salesforce if you run a sales team and want leads, opportunities, forecasting, email sync, automation and room to grow into a very large platform; Starter Suite is £20 a user a month. Pick Gather360 if you are a small team that needs a shared record of clients, notes and follow-ups, with no setup, at £12.99 + VAT a user.
Last checked 27 October 2026
Gather360 and Salesforce side by side
Salesforce does vastly more. Where it does, the table says so.
| Gather360 | Salesforce | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per user | £12.99 + VAT a month, or £129.90 + VAT a year | Starter Suite £20 a user a month, billed monthly or annually. Pro Suite £80, billed annually. Sales Cloud editions from £156 |
| Free plan | No | A Free Suite is listed at £0. See their site for what it includes |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | 30 days, no card |
| What is included | Every feature on every seat, one plan | Several suites and editions, with many paid add-ons |
| Email sync | No | Yes, emails, events and contacts sync from Starter Suite |
| Pipelines and deals | No | Yes, leads, opportunities and pipeline management |
| Marketing tools | No | Yes, email marketing in Starter Suite |
| Integrations and API | No | Yes |
| Mobile app | Works in your phone’s browser, no app-store app | Yes, sell from any device |
| Setup effort | Low. Add clients and go | Higher. It is a large platform with a lot to configure |
| UK-built and UK-hosted | Yes | No, US company |
| Contract | None. Cancel any time | Pro Suite and above billed annually. Check their terms |
Prices checked on 27 October 2026 on Salesforce’s own UK site (salesforce.com/uk/sales/pricing, shown in GBP) and may change. Salesforce says its page is for information only and subject to change. VAT treatment was not stated on their page. Gather360 prices exclude VAT.
Which one should you pick?
Choose Gather360 if…
- You are a small team, and the CRM is a shared record rather than a sales machine
- You don’t have anyone to set up or look after a CRM
- You want one plan and one price, with every feature on every seat
- You want your data hosted in the UK
Choose Salesforce if…
- You run a sales team with leads, opportunities and targets
- You want email and calendar sync, automation and forecasting
- You need integrations with lots of other systems
- You expect to grow a lot and want a platform that grows with you
- You have, or will pay for, someone to configure it
Right-sized
For the five people who need to know where things stand
Most small businesses don’t need forecasting or lead routing. They need to know who the client is, what was said last time, and what has to happen next.
Gather360 answers those three questions for the whole team, and shows what is overdue the moment you open it.
- Timestamped notes showing who wrote them
- Follow-ups assigned to a person, overdue first
- Documents filed privately against the client
What a 5-person team pays in a year
Using the prices on each pricing page on 27 October 2026.
Gather360
- Monthly: 5 × £12.99 × 12 = £779.40 + VAT
- Yearly: 5 × £129.90 = £649.50 + VAT
Salesforce
- Starter Suite: 5 × £20 × 12 = £1,200
- Pro Suite, billed annually: 5 × £80 × 12 = £4,800
Salesforce’s page did not say whether its prices include VAT. Premier Support is a paid add-on on Pro Suite. See their pricing page for the current figures and what each suite includes.
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Questions people ask
Is Salesforce too much for a small business?
It depends what you need. If you sell through a pipeline and want automation and forecasting, Salesforce Starter Suite is its entry-level suite. If you only need a shared client list, it is more than you will use.
How much is Salesforce in the UK?
On 27 October 2026 Salesforce’s UK page listed Starter Suite at £20 a user a month and Pro Suite at £80 a user a month billed annually, with Sales Cloud editions from £156.
Does Salesforce have a free trial?
Yes. Salesforce offered a 30-day free trial of Sales Cloud with no credit card on 27 October 2026. Gather360 also has a 30-day trial with no card.
Can Gather360 do what Salesforce does?
No. Gather360 has no pipelines, email sync, automation, integrations or app-store app. It covers clients, contacts, notes, follow-ups, documents and team roles.
Can I move from Salesforce to Gather360?
Export your accounts and contacts as a spreadsheet and send it to hello@gather360.co.uk. We will help you bring it in.
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