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Customer Stories allows you to document and quickly find success stories, competitive wins, and sales references. This app is based on the application salesforce.com uses internally to track customer success stories.
| Metric | Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling | Customer Stories |
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| Rating | ★ 4.8 ★ | 2.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 443 | 18 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | paid | free |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | — |
| Listed features | ★ 4 | 2 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Apr 2015 | Mar 2011 |
Based on the data on this page, Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling is the stronger choice for most Salesforce AppExchange admins — 4.8★ vs Customer Stories's 2.8★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
On pricing, Customer Stories offers a free tier (free) while Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling starts at paid. The free option meaningfully reduces evaluation cost, particularly at low usage volumes where the entry-paid tier can outpace the value delivered.
Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling has the larger user base (443 reviews vs 18), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Customer Stories's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage admins who need fast install and low risk should default to Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling; mid-market and enterprise admins with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Customer Stories's 18-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Salesforce AppExchange listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling audit • Customer Stories audit
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| Keyword | Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- | Customer Stories |
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| customer success | Not ranked | #2 |
| email calendar | #5 | Not ranked |
| sync emails calendars | #8 | Not ranked |
| calendar sync | #10 | Not ranked |
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Customer Stories is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (free). Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling starts at paid. Both publish their pricing on the Salesforce AppExchange; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling has the higher average rating (4.8★ from 443 reviews) compared to Customer Stories (2.8★ from 18 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling holds the higher average rating (4.8★ vs 2.8★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Salesforce AppExchange. Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling has the deeper published review base (443 vs 18), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (443 reviews). Customer Stories typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (18 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling and Customer Stories both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Customer Stories" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.