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SekiHQ vs Salesforce · honest comparison

Six months of consulting, or same-day shipping?

Salesforce is the most powerful CRM platform in the world. But for a Japanese team, going live takes 3-6 months of consultants, customization, and training. SekiHQ is built for Japan from day one — running same-day.

7-day trial · Card required · No consultants · Live same day

The 1-minute difference · TL;DR

SekiHQ

Japan-native, same-day live. Keigo AI, warmth scoring, En Map, JCT-compliant invoices, Tokyo data center — out of the box. From ¥4,980/seat/mo, monthly billing.

Salesforce

The world's most powerful CRM. Limitless features, but Japan-localization requires 3-6 months and consulting fees. Annual contracts, 5-seat minimum. Best for enterprise rollouts.

Features, pricing, contract — side by side.

Based on public info + analyst reports as of Dec 2025. Salesforce pricing varies by plan and negotiation.

SekiHQ Salesforce
Built for JP business culture Day one ~ Requires customization
Keigo AI drafts 3 registers
Warmth scoring (0-100)
Ma timing intelligence
JP holidays / Obon / year-end aware Built-in Custom code
Setup time Same day 3-6 months
Consulting / implementation cost ¥0 ¥5M – ¥30M+
JCT invoice (auto-issued) ~ Setup required
Japan data center Tokyo ~ Depends on edition
Starting price (per seat/mo) ¥4,980 ¥9,000 – ¥48,000+
Minimum contract None 1 year
Minimum seats 1 5
Free trial 7 days (card req) 30 days (no card)
How to cancel In-app, instant Via account rep

Actual Salesforce pricing varies widely by contract size and negotiation. Table based on published Essentials / Professional / Enterprise pricing and industry reports.

So which should you choose?

SekiHQ is right for you if

"I want to ship today, without consultants."

  • Sales team of 1-50 people
  • You want a tool that "gets" Japan out of the box
  • A 3-6 month implementation isn't viable for you
  • You want monthly billing + instant cancel
  • You're tired of Western tools that don't understand Japan
Salesforce is right for you if

"We need a full enterprise rollout."

  • Enterprise rollout (100s-1000s of seats)
  • You have complex workflows + approval chains
  • You have in-house Salesforce admins
  • You want integration with Marketing Cloud etc.
  • You can run a formal procurement + annual contracts

Salesforce is a great product.
It's also overkill for 95% of Japanese companies.

Salesforce's superpower is "infinitely customizable." That's also its problem — you must customize it before it's useful. For SMBs or startup teams, that's 3 months of lost leads.

SekiHQ takes a different approachWe bake JP business culture into the foundation — so you can run from day one. We have fewer features than Salesforce, but everything you actually need.

Three months of setup, or three minutes?

7-day free trial · Card required · 1-minute setup · Cancel anytime in-app. Try it; if it's not for you, just cancel.

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