Buffer vs Insightly vs Salesforce vs Zendesk

Buffer+

Starting price

$5

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Insightly+

Starting price

$29/month

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Salesforce+

Starting price

$25/month

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Zendesk+

Starting price

$19/month

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Attribute	Buffer	Insightly	Salesforce	Zendesk
Category	Social Media & Creator Tools	CRM & Customer Management	CRM & Customer Management	Customer Support & Success
Pricing	Free tier	Free tier	Paid	Paid
Starting price	✓ $5	$29/month	$25/month	$19/month
Free tier	✓ Yes	✓ Yes	No	Unknown
Free trial	✓ Yes	✓ Yes	✓ Yes (30d)	✓ Yes (14d)
Deployment	—	Cloud	Cloud	Cloud
API available	✓ Yes	Unknown	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Platforms	ios, android	—	—	—
Certifications	—	—	✓ 12	9
Integrations	2	5	✓ 22	5
Company	Founded 2010	—	Founded 1999	Founded 2007
Feature attributes
Sso Saml	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Rbac	✓ Yes	— Unknown	✓ Yes	✓ Yes
Mobile App	Ios And Android	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Webhooks	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Data Export	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Platforms Supported	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Scheduling	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Analytics	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Social Inbox	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Approval Workflow	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Pipeline Management	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown
Marketing Automation	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown
Custom Objects	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown
Reporting Dashboards	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown
App Marketplace	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown
Ticketing	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Live Chat	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Knowledge Base	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Ai Chatbot	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Omnichannel	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes

Unknown values show as “Unknown”/“—”. Nothing is inferred — see each tool page for sources.