DealHub vs Salesforce CPQ: where the data lives, who owns it, and how long each takes
DealHub is an external quote-to-revenue platform that connects to Salesforce, HubSpot, and Microsoft Dynamics; your quotes live in DealHub and sync back. Salesforce CPQ is a managed package inside your org that Salesforce stopped selling in March 2025. One is actively sold and sits outside your CRM; the other is frozen and sits inside it. If you are choosing today, neither is the obvious answer for a Salesforce-only team.
The short answer
- You quote across several CRMsDealHub’s reason to exist.
- You need the quote of record in SalesforceDealHub syncs a copy; Salesforce CPQ (and native alternatives) keep it in the org.
- You want a timelineNeither vendor publishes one; the fixed figure on this site is Kugamon’s.
Side by side
| Dimension | DealHub | Salesforce CPQ (SBQQ) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company | DealHub, founded 2014; headquartered in Austin, Texas and Tel Aviv. $100M growth round led by Riverwood Capital, January 2026. Acquired Subskribe in November 2025. | Salesforce (SteelBrick acquisition, December 2015). | Wikipedia · Kugamon · Forbes |
| Status | Actively sold and developed. | End of sale since March 2025; not end of life; no new features. | Salesforce |
| Where it runs | DealHub’s cloud. Quotes, DealRooms, and pricing rules live in DealHub and sync to the CRM. | Inside your Salesforce org as SBQQ objects. | DealHub · Salesforce |
| CRM coverage | Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics. | Salesforce only. | DealHub |
| System of record for quotes | DealHub (synced copy in CRM). | Salesforce. | — |
| Admin model | DealHub admin console; separate login. | Salesforce Setup and the CPQ package settings. | — |
| Published price | Not published; contact sales. | Not sold new; ~$75 per user per month historically quoted by third parties. | DealHub |
| Documentation | Current. | Online help retired July 2026; single PDF remains. | KB 005388761 |
Implementation timelines: what is actually published
Searches for “implementation timelines DealHub vs Salesforce CPQ” deserve a straight answer, and the straight answer is that neither vendor publishes a standard figure. DealHub onboarding is vendor-led and scoped per deal. Salesforce CPQ can no longer be implemented by a new customer at all; for existing customers, Salesforce’s published timeline is for leaving it — a CPQ-to-Revenue-Cloud-Advanced rebuild runs 12–18 months in practice.
Our ROI calculator uses 2–4 months for DealHub and labels it an estimate. The one published, fixed figure on this site is Kugamon’s: 4–8 weeks from Salesforce CPQ and 4–6 weeks from DealHub, with a fixed implementation fee ($15K–$30K by edition; $5K less on a two- or three-year term).
The trade-off in one paragraph
DealHub’s strength is that it does not care which CRM you use. That is also its cost for a Salesforce-only team: quote data becomes a synced copy, reporting and Agentforce see the copy rather than the source, and you administer two systems. Salesforce CPQ’s strength was that everything stayed in the org. That is still true, but the product no longer moves. The combination people actually want — inside the org, still developed, published price — is what a Salesforce-native alternative offers. See what native means and the DealHub migration playbook.
If you are on DealHub and considering Salesforce CPQ
You cannot buy it. Salesforce stopped selling CPQ to new customers in March 2025 (Salesforce). Your Salesforce-side options are Revenue Cloud Advanced at $150–$200 per user per month (published) or a native AppExchange CPQ. Compare the three in the calculator and read Kugamon vs DealHub on kugamon.com.
No. DealHub is a standalone platform with integrations to Salesforce, HubSpot, and Microsoft Dynamics (DealHub). Quotes are created in DealHub and synced to the CRM. Salesforce CPQ, by contrast, is a managed package that runs inside the org. See Salesforce-native CPQ, defined.
Neither vendor publishes a standard timeline. DealHub onboarding is scoped per customer. Salesforce CPQ is no longer sold to new customers; A migration from CPQ to Revenue Cloud Advanced runs 12–18 months in practice. Kugamon publishes 4–6 weeks from DealHub and 4–8 weeks from Salesforce CPQ (playbook).
DealHub does not publish pricing (dealhub.io). Salesforce CPQ is not sold new; it was historically quoted around $75 per user per month by third-party listings. Salesforce’s successor, Revenue Cloud Advanced, is $150–$200 per user per month (Salesforce). Kugamon publishes $65 (AppExchange).
DealHub acquired Subskribe in November 2025 (explainer). Subskribe customers are being absorbed into DealHub’s platform. If you are on Subskribe, see the Subskribe migration playbook.
What Salesforce admins say on AppExchange
Quoted verbatim from the Kugamon listing on AppExchange. Reviewer names and dates as published there. Read all 134, including the critical ones →
★★★★★A new bar for RevOps
“As someone who has set up Salesforce CPQ before, I found Kugamon to be much more straightforward and easier to use. It took us just a few weeks to get going, rather than the few months or even years required by other systems.”
★★★★★Easy to understand, easy to implement
“This SFDC-native platform is lightweight but powerful, bringing the entire sales process onto one pane of glass. No more disconnected Opportunities and Quotes/Orders, no more fractured approval processes, just more control over everything. Implementation is a breeze.”
★★★★★Great Salesforce Native CPQ Tool
“Kugamon is an awesome tool that I found to be easy to understand and configure for our complex use case. Not to mention, they have a fantastic onboarding process that does a great job of covering every feature.”
Published prices, your team size
The calculator uses Salesforce’s published Revenue Cloud Advanced price and Kugamon’s published AppExchange price. Competitor implementation figures are labeled estimates.