Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
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The Connections AI & Machine Learning combined with company-wide employee network helps discover the active relationships with your prospect. It automates creating customer org charts & contacts and helps get that warm intro or bypass the gatekeeper.
| Metric | Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling | Bolt Connections |
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| Rating | 4.8 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 443 | 3 |
| Free plan | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing | paid | freemium |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | ★ 4 | 3 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Apr 2015 | Aug 2018 |
Bolt Connections edges out Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling on rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
On pricing, Bolt Connections offers a free tier (freemium) 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 3), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Bolt Connections'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 Bolt Connections; mid-market and enterprise admins with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling's 443-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Bolt Connections'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 • Bolt Connections audit
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| customer relationships | Not ranked | #1 |
| email calendar | #5 | Not ranked |
| sync emails calendars | #8 | Not ranked |
| calendar sync | #9 | Not ranked |
| close deals faster | Not ranked | #9 |
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Bolt Connections is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (freemium). 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.
Bolt Connections has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 3 reviews) compared to Outlook, Gmail & Office 365-Sidebar- Email Tracking- Calendar Sync- Scheduling (4.8★ from 443 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Bolt Connections holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★). 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 3), 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). Bolt Connections typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (3 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 Bolt Connections 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 Bolt Connections" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.