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Coordinated AI Agents vs CRM-Native Agent Platform

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  • Channel-native

    vs CRM-native

  • $0.15-$0.30

    per AI Action vs ~$2 per conversation

  • Minutes

    to live, vs a Salesforce build

ConversionIQ.ai
Salesforce Agentforce

About this comparison

Why compare these two?

This page compares ConversionIQ.ai and Salesforce Agentforce for buyers evaluating AI agents. Agentforce is the Salesforce agent platform: it builds AI agents that act on your Salesforce data and records, across service, sales, and marketing, governed inside the Salesforce trust layer. Its strength is proximity to the system of record, and its cost follows Salesforce economics: three pricing models are offered, roughly $2 per conversation, Flex Credits at $500 per 100,000 credits with a standard action costing 20 credits, or per-user licensing from $125 per user per month, typically on top of the Salesforce and Data Cloud licences that make grounding work. ConversionIQ.ai is one coordinated system of autonomous AI agents, native to the channels your customers already use. It lives where prospects actually are, in public social comments, web chat, SMS, WhatsApp, and Messenger, qualifies them, and writes the lead into Salesforce. The clearest way to read this comparison: Agentforce is powerful once someone is a record in your CRM, ConversionIQ.ai is how they become one.

Stick

Stick with Salesforce Agentforce if…

  • You are all-in on Salesforce and want agents acting directly on your records.
  • Cross-cloud actions, native governance, and the Salesforce trust layer are requirements.
  • You have the Salesforce and Data Cloud licences and an implementation team already.

Choose

Choose ConversionIQ.ai if…

  • Your buyers are in public social comments and DMs, which Agentforce does not reach.
  • You want to be live in minutes without a Salesforce implementation project.
  • You want usage included up front and overage in cents, not roughly $2 per conversation or credit burn-down.
  • You want prospects who are not yet CRM records converted into ones that are.

The two platforms, defined

Two tools, two jobs

What ConversionIQ.ai is

ConversionIQ.ai is one patent-pending, coordinated system of autonomous AI agents, native to the channels your customers already use rather than to your CRM.

It covers Social Comments (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn), Web Chat, SMS, WhatsApp, and Messenger.

It works on people who are not yet in your CRM, detecting purchase intent and qualifying them before a record exists.

Every agent shares one memory, so a customer never starts over, and every qualified lead syncs natively into Salesforce with full transcripts. ConversionIQ.ai is SOC 2 Type II certified.

What Agentforce is

Agentforce is the Salesforce agent platform, building AI agents that act on Salesforce data and records.

It spans service, sales, and marketing use cases, governed inside the Salesforce trust layer.

Grounding generally depends on Salesforce data and Data Cloud, and agents are built in Salesforce tooling, commonly with an implementation partner.

Three pricing models are offered: roughly $2 per conversation, Flex Credits at $500 per 100,000 credits (a standard action costs 20 credits, or $0.10), or per-user licensing from $125 per user per month.

Feature comparison

Feature by feature

YesPartialNo

Where the Agent Works

ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesConversionIQ.ai starts with a stranger in a comment thread. Agentforce is grounded in records you already hold.
Salesforce Agentforce
No
ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesConversionIQ.ai moderates and replies in public comment threads under organic posts and paid ads. Not an Agentforce surface.
Salesforce Agentforce
No
ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesTikTok and LinkedIn comment management are live on ConversionIQ.ai. Not an Agentforce capability.
Salesforce Agentforce
No
ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
PartialConversionIQ.ai writes qualified leads and transcripts into Salesforce. Agentforce operates inside the record model itself and is stronger there.
Salesforce Agentforce
Yes

Conversation Channels

ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesBoth can run an AI agent on your website. ChattiLive™ is built to qualify and sell.
Salesforce Agentforce
Yes
ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesConversionIQ.ai includes both natively. Agentforce reaches messaging channels through Salesforce messaging products and configuration.
Salesforce Agentforce
Via Salesforce channels
ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesA buying-intent comment opens a private DM conversation automatically. Agentforce has no comment layer to start from.
Salesforce Agentforce
No
ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesDottiDeepLink™ enriches unknown prospects from outside your systems. Agentforce grounds in the data you already own.
Salesforce Agentforce
No

Deployment & Governance

ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesConversionIQ.ai is configured by marketers and live the same day. Agentforce deployments are typically a Salesforce build.
Salesforce Agentforce
No
ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesConversionIQ.ai also syncs to HubSpot, GoHighLevel, and Zoho. Agentforce requires Salesforce, and grounding typically requires Data Cloud.
Salesforce Agentforce
No
ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesAuditti reviews every ConversionIQ.ai message against brand rules automatically. Agentforce governs agents through the Salesforce trust layer.
Salesforce Agentforce
Yes
ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesConversionIQ.ai is independently SOC 2 Type II audited. Salesforce carries its own enterprise certifications.
Salesforce Agentforce
Yes

Pricing Model

ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesConversionIQ.ai includes 100 to 2,500 AI Actions depending on plan, then charges $0.15 to $0.30 per additional action. Agentforce bills roughly $2 per conversation, or draws down Flex Credits per action, from the first one.
Salesforce Agentforce
No
ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesConversionIQ.ai starts at $99/month. Agentforce per-user licensing starts around $125 per user per month, on top of Salesforce.
Salesforce Agentforce
No
ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesAll ConversionIQ.ai plans include unlimited users. One Agentforce model is priced per user.
Salesforce Agentforce
No
ConversionIQ.ai: why it matters
YesConversionIQ.ai publishes the plan price and the per-action overage, so the bill is easy to model. Agentforce cost tracks conversations or credit consumption, which vary with agent complexity.
Salesforce Agentforce
No
Feature by feature
FeatureConversionIQ.ai: why it mattersSalesforce Agentforce
Where the Agent Works
Engages prospects who are not yet CRM recordsYesConversionIQ.ai starts with a stranger in a comment thread. Agentforce is grounded in records you already hold.No
Facebook & Instagram comment AI repliesYesConversionIQ.ai moderates and replies in public comment threads under organic posts and paid ads. Not an Agentforce surface.No
TikTok & LinkedIn comment AI repliesYesTikTok and LinkedIn comment management are live on ConversionIQ.ai. Not an Agentforce capability.No
Acts directly on CRM records and cross-cloud dataPartialConversionIQ.ai writes qualified leads and transcripts into Salesforce. Agentforce operates inside the record model itself and is stronger there.Yes
Conversation Channels
Web chat AI agentYesBoth can run an AI agent on your website. ChattiLive™ is built to qualify and sell.Yes
SMS & WhatsApp AI agentYesConversionIQ.ai includes both natively. Agentforce reaches messaging channels through Salesforce messaging products and configuration.Via Salesforce channels
Automatic comment-to-DM sales threadYesA buying-intent comment opens a private DM conversation automatically. Agentforce has no comment layer to start from.No
Lead identity resolution (2,000+ data points)YesDottiDeepLink™ enriches unknown prospects from outside your systems. Agentforce grounds in the data you already own.No
Deployment & Governance
Live in minutes without an implementation projectYesConversionIQ.ai is configured by marketers and live the same day. Agentforce deployments are typically a Salesforce build.No
Works without a Salesforce licenceYesConversionIQ.ai also syncs to HubSpot, GoHighLevel, and Zoho. Agentforce requires Salesforce, and grounding typically requires Data Cloud.No
Automatic brand-safety audit on every replyYesAuditti reviews every ConversionIQ.ai message against brand rules automatically. Agentforce governs agents through the Salesforce trust layer.Yes
Enterprise security certificationYesConversionIQ.ai is independently SOC 2 Type II audited. Salesforce carries its own enterprise certifications.Yes
Pricing Model
Overage priced in cents, not dollarsYesConversionIQ.ai includes 100 to 2,500 AI Actions depending on plan, then charges $0.15 to $0.30 per additional action. Agentforce bills roughly $2 per conversation, or draws down Flex Credits per action, from the first one.No
Accessible entry pricingYesConversionIQ.ai starts at $99/month. Agentforce per-user licensing starts around $125 per user per month, on top of Salesforce.No
Unlimited users includedYesAll ConversionIQ.ai plans include unlimited users. One Agentforce model is priced per user.No
Published rates for both plan and overageYesConversionIQ.ai publishes the plan price and the per-action overage, so the bill is easy to model. Agentforce cost tracks conversations or credit consumption, which vary with agent complexity.No

Pricing comparison

Pricing, side by side

ConversionIQ.ai
Starter: $99/mo, 100 AI Actions, unlimited users, all channels
Salesforce Agentforce
Per-user licensing from $125/user/mo, plus Salesforce
ConversionIQ.ai
Standard: $199/mo, 750 AI Actions, unlimited users, all channels
Salesforce Agentforce
Conversations model: roughly $2 per conversation
ConversionIQ.ai
Premium: $499/mo, 2,500 AI Actions + full agent suite
Salesforce Agentforce
Flex Credits: $500 per 100,000 credits, 20 credits per standard action
ConversionIQ.ai
None; works standalone and syncs to your CRM
Salesforce Agentforce
Salesforce licences, and Data Cloud for grounding
ConversionIQ.ai
Minutes, self-serve
Salesforce Agentforce
Salesforce build, commonly with an implementation partner
ConversionIQ.ai
Native sync with Salesforce, HubSpot, GoHighLevel, Zoho
Salesforce Agentforce
Native to Salesforce only
Pricing, side by side
TierConversionIQ.aiSalesforce Agentforce
EntryStarter: $99/mo, 100 AI Actions, unlimited users, all channelsPer-user licensing from $125/user/mo, plus Salesforce
MidStandard: $199/mo, 750 AI Actions, unlimited users, all channelsConversations model: roughly $2 per conversation
GrowthPremium: $499/mo, 2,500 AI Actions + full agent suiteFlex Credits: $500 per 100,000 credits, 20 credits per standard action
PrerequisitesNone; works standalone and syncs to your CRMSalesforce licences, and Data Cloud for grounding
Time to liveMinutes, self-serveSalesforce build, commonly with an implementation partner
CRM syncNative sync with Salesforce, HubSpot, GoHighLevel, ZohoNative to Salesforce only

Pricing verified as of August 2026. Subject to change. Confirm current pricing at each vendor's website.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

No, and for most Salesforce customers that would be the wrong framing. Agentforce is strongest acting on records you already hold. ConversionIQ.ai works before the record exists, in public social comments, DMs, web chat, SMS, and WhatsApp, and hands Salesforce a qualified lead with the full transcript. Run in that order, they compound rather than compete.

Public comment threads are not an Agentforce surface. Agentforce agents act on Salesforce data across service, sales, and marketing use cases and reach customers through Salesforce channels. Moderating and replying in the comment sections under organic posts and paid ads, and turning a buying-intent comment into a DM sales thread, is what ConversionIQ.ai is built for.

Salesforce offers three models: roughly $2 per conversation, Flex Credits at $500 per 100,000 credits where a standard action consumes 20 credits (about $0.10) and a voice action 30, or per-user licensing from $125 per user per month. Those sit on top of the Salesforce licences, and typically Data Cloud, that agents need for grounding. ConversionIQ.ai is $99 to $499 per month with unlimited users, 100 to 2,500 AI Actions by plan and then $0.15 to $0.30 per additional action.

Yes, natively. Every qualified lead syncs to Salesforce with its full conversation transcript, so the work ConversionIQ.ai does on social comments, chat, SMS, and WhatsApp lands in the same records your Agentforce agents and your reps already work from. It also syncs to HubSpot, GoHighLevel, and Zoho.

The bottom line

Agentforce is a strong platform for acting on what Salesforce already knows. Its limitation is the same as its strength: it starts from a record. Most of the people worth selling to are not records yet, they are comments under your ads, DMs on your page, and visitors on your site. ConversionIQ.ai works that layer autonomously across seven channels and hands Salesforce the qualified lead, live in minutes, from $99 per month with usage included.

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