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The KMT Stack vs Salesforce.

Salesforce can do everything it claims, if you have the staff, the processes and the budget to set it up. With the KMT Stack there is nobody else to hire: your marketer runs it with Grep, for one flat price.

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What is the KMT Stack?

Your team signs into one place. KMT sets it up with you, and your marketer runs it, with nobody else to hire.

$950 a month, everyone included. Hosted by KMT in Europe.

The KMT Stack home screen for a sample company: web analytics, marketing automation, CRM and the AI assistant in one menu, with website visits, new contacts and CRM records on one dashboard — The KMT Stack’s home screen. Sample data for a fictional company.

At a glance

Everything Salesforce can do, and what it takes to get there.

How many products you buy: KMT Stack
One; Salesforce
Several: Sales Cloud, Account Engagement for marketing and Agentforce for AI, with data and AI usage metered in credits
Who you need to hire: KMT Stack
Nobody. Your marketer runs it with Grep; Salesforce
Usually a certified partner to set it up, then an administrator or a support retainer to keep it running
Getting started: KMT Stack
$5,000 launch, set up for you, then 90 days alongside a senior marketing technologist; Salesforce
Partner setup of Sales Cloud and Account Engagement together typically runs $20,000 to $55,000 or more
Price as you grow: KMT Stack
$950 a month, everyone included, no per-contact fees; Salesforce
About $2,850 a month for five users and 10,000 contacts (CRM, marketing automation and AI), plus about $320 a month for every user you add
Website analytics: KMT Stack
Included; Salesforce
Not included. Its marketing tools track visitors for automation; full website analytics means connecting a separate tool such as Google Analytics
AI assistant: KMT Stack
Grep, with a monthly allowance that pauses rather than bills; Salesforce
Agentforce. Core includes credits worth $2,500 a year, metered per action, and unused credits expire; unmetered use is $125 per user per month
Prices and packaging: KMT Stack
One product, one price, reviewed at most once a year with 60 days’ notice; Salesforce
The core sales edition has risen from $150 to $195 per user per month since 2023, and products are renamed often: Pardot is now Account Engagement, Data Cloud is now Data 360, and the sales editions were replaced in September 2026
Your data: KMT Stack
Your own instance, hosted in Europe, never used to train AI; Salesforce
A shared multitenant platform, with EU hosting available
Contract: KMT Stack
Month to month after the first three months; Salesforce
Annual, paid in advance, renews automatically, and seats cannot be reduced mid-term
Learning: KMT Stack
Grep on every screen, plus 90 days alongside a senior person; Salesforce
Trailhead, free and extensive, with certifications

Compared	Salesforce	KMT Stack
How many products you buy	Several: Sales Cloud, Account Engagement for marketing and Agentforce for AI, with data and AI usage metered in credits	One
Who you need to hire	Usually a certified partner to set it up, then an administrator or a support retainer to keep it running	Nobody. Your marketer runs it with Grep
Getting started	Partner setup of Sales Cloud and Account Engagement together typically runs $20,000 to $55,000 or more	$5,000 launch, set up for you, then 90 days alongside a senior marketing technologist
Price as you grow	About $2,850 a month for five users and 10,000 contacts (CRM, marketing automation and AI), plus about $320 a month for every user you add	$950 a month, everyone included, no per-contact fees
Website analytics	Not included. Its marketing tools track visitors for automation; full website analytics means connecting a separate tool such as Google Analytics	Included
AI assistant	Agentforce. Core includes credits worth $2,500 a year, metered per action, and unused credits expire; unmetered use is $125 per user per month	Grep, with a monthly allowance that pauses rather than bills
Prices and packaging	The core sales edition has risen from $150 to $195 per user per month since 2023, and products are renamed often: Pardot is now Account Engagement, Data Cloud is now Data 360, and the sales editions were replaced in September 2026	One product, one price, reviewed at most once a year with 60 days’ notice
Your data	A shared multitenant platform, with EU hosting available	Your own instance, hosted in Europe, never used to train AI
Contract	Annual, paid in advance, renews automatically, and seats cannot be reduced mid-term	Month to month after the first three months
Learning	Trailhead, free and extensive, with certifications	Grep on every screen, plus 90 days alongside a senior person

Salesforce prices as published on 19 October 2026. Sources.

Which one fits

Choose the one built for the team you have.

The KMT Stack is the better fit if

You have one marketer or a small team, and no budget for an administrator, a partner or a support retainer.
You want website analytics, marketing automation and a CRM in one system, from a first visit to a closed deal.
You want one price that stays the same as your list and your team grow.
You want your data on its own instance in Europe, never used to train AI.

Salesforce is the better fit if

You are building a large or complex sales team that needs territories, forecasting, quoting and approvals.
You rely on Salesforce’s app marketplace and its partner ecosystem.
You already run Salesforce, or you employ an administrator who does.
You only need a CRM with basic email. Salesforce’s Starter Suite, at $25 per user per month, costs less than either platform at the level compared here.

Who you need to hire

The cost of making Salesforce work.

Salesforce can actually do everything it claims to do. The problem is that most companies don’t have the staff, the business processes, the technical know-how or the money to set it up so they can take advantage of it.

Eric Greenberg, founder, Keystone Marketing Technology

Salesforce is a very powerful and complex CRM ecosystem built for companies that staff it accordingly. Setting it up usually means a certified partner. Keeping it running usually means an administrator, a support retainer, or someone on your team learning Salesforce instead of doing marketing.

The KMT Stack was built to remove that cost. The setup is part of the product and the launch. Grep answers your marketer’s how-do-I questions on the screen they are on and drafts the work when they ask. For the first 90 days, a senior marketing technologist works alongside them. After that, your marketer runs it, with nobody else to hire.

What that help costs elsewhere

$63,000 to $132,000
a year, the salary range for Salesforce administrators in US job postings (Indeed, October 2026)
$2,000 to $4,500
a month, ongoing support from a Salesforce partner, at partners’ published rates
Included
with the KMT Stack: the setup, Grep, and 90 days alongside a senior marketing technologist

Year by year

A 10-person company with one marketer.

What you pay each year, with the one-time setup in year one, before any administrator or support retainer. The KMT Stack costs about $32,800 less in the first year and about $22,800 less every year after that.

KMT Stack
Salesforce

What you pay each year, USD.

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	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
KMT Stack	$21,450	$11,400	$11,400
Salesforce	$54,200	$34,200	$34,200

One marketer and four salespeople, so five Salesforce users (Salesforce recommends a CRM licence for everyone who uses Account Engagement), and 10,000 contacts, held flat. Salesforce: Sales Cloud Core, Account Engagement Growth+ and the Agentforce for Sales add-on at list prices on annual contracts ($2,850 a month), plus partner setup at the low end of published ranges ($20,000) in year one. KMT Stack: the $5,000 launch, three months of guided operation ($6,000) and $950 a month. Both at today’s prices, although Salesforce’s core sales edition has risen from $150 to $195 per user per month since 2023. Ongoing partner support or an administrator is not included on either side. Salesforce prices as of 19 October 2026.

We know Salesforce

We have worked in it for years.

KMT’s founder has used Salesforce for many years, and KMT has moved a company off Salesforce’s marketing automation onto a platform its team could run. Read how that went. Salesforce is the right choice for some companies. The KMT Stack exists for the ones that cannot staff it.

Questions owners ask

What is the KMT Stack?

The KMT Stack, from Keystone Marketing Technology, is one connected marketing and sales system (web analytics, marketing automation and CRM) with Grep, an AI assistant that amplifies your marketing and sales teams, for one flat monthly price. Your team signs into one place. KMT sets it up with you, and your marketer runs it with Grep, with a senior marketing technologist alongside for the first 90 days. See the KMT Stack.

Do we need to hire a specialist to run the KMT Stack?

No. The KMT Stack is software your team signs into and uses. Your marketer runs it with Grep, which drafts the work and answers how-do-I questions, and for the first 90 days a senior marketing technologist works alongside them. There is no administrator, agency or IT person to add.

Is Salesforce cheaper?

No. To get what the KMT Stack includes, a CRM, marketing automation and an AI assistant for your whole team, Salesforce costs about $2,850 a month for a team of five with 10,000 contacts, before a partner sets it up, and that still leaves out website analytics. The KMT Stack is $950 a month, everyone included. Every user you add costs about $320 a month more on Salesforce and nothing more on the KMT Stack.

Can we keep Salesforce for sales?

Yes. If your sales team works in Sales Cloud, Salesforce’s CRM (sold since September 2026 as the Core, Advanced and Max editions), it can stay and sync with the KMT Stack, so the leads your marketing brings in land there. Grep cannot see inside Salesforce, so its reporting on deals needs that data synced back into the KMT Stack.

Is Agentforce included in Salesforce?

Partly. Sales Cloud Core includes Agentforce credits worth $2,500 a year at list price. Every action an agent takes uses credits, and unused credits expire. Unmetered use for your team is an add-on, from $125 per user per month. Grep is included in the KMT Stack’s monthly price, with an allowance that pauses rather than bills. We recommend looking up Agentforce’s current pricing for your own needs.

We have one marketer. Is the KMT Stack too much for them?

No. It is built for exactly that: a small team, often one person who does all the marketing. Grep drafts the work and answers how-do-I questions on the screen they are on, and for the first 90 days a senior marketing technologist builds the first automated follow-ups with them.

We use Salesforce’s marketing tools today. What moves across?

Your contacts come across with their company links, and your forms are rebuilt in the platform and put on your website. The platform is usually live within the first week, and your team learns it over the first 90 days by doing the work alongside us.

Sources

Salesforce figures checked on 19 October 2026, at US list prices. Partner setup and support ranges are as published by Salesforce implementation partners; administrator salaries are from Indeed (updated 9 October 2026); earlier list prices are from Salesforce’s announcements and trade press. Salesforce, Sales Cloud, Agentforce and Trailhead are trademarks of Salesforce, Inc. Keystone Marketing Technology is not affiliated with Salesforce.

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