How Much Does a Salesforce Implementation Cost?

The Salesforce implementation phase can make or break a SaaS platform’s adoption rate and effective use for months and years to come.​

Resistance to change is to be expected, but companies need their employees to go all-in on understanding the tech, establishing new processes, and eliminating workarounds and legacy behaviors.​

Salesforce implementation costs vary widely depending on the size of the implementation partner (if you choose one), your total Salesforce spend, and how many custom features and processes are required. Implementation costs also vary based on whether you are migrating from an existing platform(s) or starting fresh. If you plan to implement an off-the-shelf instance with few customizations, average costs range from 10-30% of your total annual spend. On the other hand, a large company with extensive customization could pay as much as 50% of their annual spend. Integrating multiple disparate systems after a merger or acquisition can drive the price even higher.

​Start with Your Salesforce Roadmap

We recommend our clients begin building out a Salesforce roadmap six to nine months before negotiations. This process helps document necessary functionality, gain buy-in from internal stakeholders, and control the direction of negotiations from the beginning.

The Salesforce roadmap can also serve as a guide during the implementation process. It represents the project’s top priorities in terms of users, functionalities, and expectations; it sets the stage for a successful rollout.​

What if we are an existing company migrating to Salesforce from one or more platforms?

If you are implementing Salesforce to replace existing technology (“lift-and-shift”), the roadmap is more defined at the outset. Many processes are already in place, users have certain expectations about how their work should be done, and stakeholders know what outcomes to expect from these efforts.

A successful implementation should do more than replicate existing processes. Users should expect to adapt processes and habits to fit the new platform and achieve the desired outcomes more efficiently. (If not, why did we switch platforms at all?)​

“Lift-and-shift” implementations almost always cost the most, take the longest, and have the most risks involved. Implementation partners must be experts on Salesforce and any legacy platforms.

What if we are a new company or startup with no CRM?

New companies are challenged to build a roadmap with more limited information. Depending on the age and history of the company, it can take weeks or months to really understand what it needs from a technological standpoint. Strategies fluctuate; in many startups, marketing and IT departments do not exist as standalone functions yet.

These companies must define critical needs quickly, but they have one cost-saving advantage—they can build out business processes based on existing Salesforce functionality. There are no “bad habits” to accommodate that require custom development.

Regardless of whether you are implementing Salesforce for the first time or as a replacement, there are five important ways to keep implementation costs down.

5 Steps to Reducing Salesforce Implementation Costs

         1. Build your Salesforce Roadmap

Your Salesforce roadmap contains two basic pieces of information: what you plan to buy and when you plan to buy it. It is your guide for negotiating and will become your guide for implementation as well.

In many organizations, one individual serves as the Salesforce “project manager” leading this effort. This person could have any role in the organization, from Salesforce admin to CIO, but is the primary point of contact for the Salesforce rep. This does not stop the rep from reaching out to the C-Suite and VP-level leaders to build better relationships.​

The roadmap helps project managers achieve the internal alignment necessary to fend off Salesforce reps who contact multiple organizational stakeholders in hopes of influencing buying decisions. It empowers the Salesforce project manager and stakeholders to present a united front regarding what to buy right now, keeping negotiations focused on costs and business value rather than product.

         2. Your Introductory Rates Matter

Your initial negotiations with Salesforce will determine your rates forever. The rate you start with will be the benchmark for all future negotiations, a boon for sales reps who will jump at the chance to sell seats and modules you do not need yet.

Without a clear roadmap that identifies the types of platforms your company needs (Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, industry-specific clouds, etc.), the sales rep will take the opportunity to build a roadmap for you that best serves their sales and revenue objectives. To drive first-year revenue as high as possible, it will likely include many features and benefits you need, along with quite a few that you do not.

Features and benefits that are not business-critical as defined in the roadmap inflate your base price, affecting future negotiations. They will also inflate third-party implementation costs, regardless of whether you plan to use all the functionality at the time of implementation or not. Unnecessary features still take time and resources to implement, potentially deterring those resources from more important projects. Many Salesforce implementation firms bill by the hour, so every hour they spend on non-critical functionality is money wasted.

         3. Avoid Buying “Shelfware”

“Shelfware” is a term that describes software or licenses a company purchases but never uses. Software becomes shelfware in several ways. Perhaps someone saw a “cool” platform at a trade show, bought it, but never adopted or used it. Some companies buy software licenses at a volume discount rather than for an actual number of users. It is an outcome of classic price psychology—if you buy one, you get one more at 50% off. If you do not need two, is the half-off price as valuable as it looks? Rarely.

Salesforce account reps know how appealing a discount is, especially when they know their points of contact must get buy-in from multiple stakeholders. As mentioned above, Salesforce reps are highly motivated to maximize first-year revenue from new clients. They may drive the conversation by offering a bundled selection of platforms at some discounted rate. There is no rhyme or reason behind these discounts. They can be invented on the spot.

New companies are especially susceptible to paying for shelfware. When business processes are still evolving and companies are still working out best practices, it might make sense to license another platform or add a few more user seats in anticipation of future growth. It is certainly easier to do so in a room with an account rep; project managers must be proactive in sticking to the roadmap and focusing on immediate, defined technological needs. Companies must be intentional and specific when negotiating quantities, types of licenses, and the associated costs to keep initial spends reasonable, weed out upselling, and avoid wasting resources implementing unnecessary technologies. At the same time, Salesforce customers should take advantage of free trials, proofs of concept, and demonstrations to explore new technologies before buying.

         4. Require Clarity on Pricing Structures

Bundled pricing leads to shelfware which leads to wasted time and money. Salesforce has several tricks up its sleeve to create highly variable pricing structures across industries and company sizes. Your company’s annual revenue and annual Salesforce spend also influence pricing, but there is no way of knowing to what degree. There are no “best in class” rates; sales reps are trained to rebut these inquiries.

To avoid unnecessary costs, companies must require itemized pricing. Recently, we are seeing more and more deals that boil down to Salesforce offering X, Y, and Z for one discounted fee. This number does not necessarily represent anything; Salesforce uses a value-based pricing model where prices are set based on your perceived value of the solution.

Third-party rate data can help you better understand whether your rates are comparable to similar companies. Some Salesforce consulting firms have price calculators on their websites, but they are generally built on base rates as listed on the Salesforce website. Firms like TNG compile this data based on years of experience negotiating contracts.

         5. Keep it Simple

All SaaS implementation efforts have one thing in common—customizations equal cost.

This simple fact requires stakeholders to think carefully and critically about existing business processes and expected outcomes. The more your business can align processes with Salesforce capabilities out of the box, the lower implementation costs will be.

In many cases, companies fall into the trap of extensive customization. They create technical debt; more custom features require more internal and external resources to support Customization is not necessarily a bad thing, but many small- to mid-sized organizations do not need as much custom development as they believe. A thorough business process analysis in the beginning stages can help avoid costly customizations in the future.

Stakeholders and project managers must also take into consideration the employees working with these systems daily, how changes might impact the workflow, and how human elements of change management factor in. End users must be on board with the change; stakeholders must be sure that customization requests solve a business problem rather than accommodating a user’s (or department’s) preferences.​

Do I need a third-party Salesforce implementation consultant?

Organizations must decide whether they want to launch the platform themselves, add Salesforce’s implementation and customer success services to their deal, or hire a third-party consultancy. All have pros and cons.

A typical Salesforce implementation process includes business process analysis, data transfer from previous systems, custom development (if applicable), user testing and quality assurance, deployment, and ongoing user training and support. It is a heavy lift, even for large organizations.

If you choose to partner with a vendor, it is critical to find the right vendor for your needs. Large vendors may not provide small companies with the level of service or talent necessary to get the job done. While it makes sense for large companies to evaluate the big-name firms, they should prepare for higher costs with no relative increase in quality.

If you already have a consulting partner like Accenture or Deloitte working with your organization, they are strong choices for Salesforce implementation as well—they understand your business and already have strong relationships with stakeholders. Levering these existing relationships can ease the change management process.

Beyond technical proficiency, third-party firms help you manage the human element. They can help secure buy-in, speed up adoption rates and time to proficiency, and help you design workflows that optimize the use of the platform. They also optimize the use of human resources, allowing internal employees to engage with the process as needed without affecting day-to-day responsibilities.

For those who want to partner with a third party, we advocate for mid-sized implementation firms. They are large enough to provide the critical talent necessary for a successful deployment but small enough to prioritize the client-partner relationship and drive mutual success.

You can search Salesforce’s database of implementation specialists here. Brief pricing information is available below.

Conclusion

Numerous variables affect Salesforce implementation costs. At TNG, we believe companies need a clearly defined roadmap that aligns stakeholder needs and expectations before ever opening discussions with a Salesforce rep. The roadmap drives the negotiation process which ultimately drives implementation costs and time frames.

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Are You Making These 5 Fatal Mistakes with Your Salesforce Enterprise License Agreement?

Your Salesforce Enterprise License Agreement (SELA) could be costing you millions more than it should. While these multi-year deals promise predictable pricing and enterprise-grade support, they're riddled with traps that can drain your IT budget faster than you can say "CRM transformation."

As someone who's seen countless enterprises stumble through salesforce renewal negotiations, I can tell you that most organizations make the same critical mistakes, and pay dearly for them. Whether you're a CIO planning your next renewal or a CFO trying to control spiraling software costs, these five fatal errors could be sabotaging your bottom line.

Mistake #1: The Baseline Trap, Overcommitting Based on Inflated Projections

Here's how it usually goes: Salesforce looks at your current usage, adds a "growth buffer," and locks you into user counts that seem reasonable today but become millstones tomorrow. This baseline trap is the most expensive mistake you can make in salesforce contract negotiation.

The problem? You're committing to licenses you may never use, and your per-user pricing gets locked at rates based on inflated projections. I've seen companies commit to 2,000 users when they realistically need 1,200, just because their sales rep painted a rosy picture of "inevitable growth."

The Fix: Negotiate growth as an option, not a requirement. Structure your SELA so you commit to baseline usage (say, 1,000 users in Year 1) with optional tiers that trigger only when specific business events occur: like a new subsidiary acquisition or product launch.

For example: "Client commits to 1,000 users in Year 1. If the European expansion launches by Q2, user count increases to 1,200. Otherwise, Year 2 renews at 1,000 users with the same discount structure."

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Mistake #2: Ignoring Overage Penalties and Price Escalations

Most executives focus on the upfront discount and completely overlook two budget killers hiding in their SELA: overage fees and automatic price increases.

Salesforce charges overage fees at current retail pricing: often 2-3x your negotiated rates. Exceed your licensed user count by just 10%? You're paying full retail for those extra seats. Meanwhile, most SELAs include automatic 7% annual price increases that compound over multi-year terms.

I recently worked with a Fortune 500 company that discovered they were paying $400,000 annually in overage fees: money that could have funded their entire digital transformation initiative.

The Fix:

  • Cap annual price increases at 3% maximum (better yet, negotiate them out entirely)
  • Pre-negotiate true-up rates at your discounted SELA pricing, not retail
  • Build in a 90-day grace period for overages to avoid surprise charges
  • Require monthly proration for any mid-year additions

Mistake #3: Accepting Zero Transparency in Pricing

Traditional Salesforce agreements show line-item pricing for each product. SELAs? They bundle everything into a fixed-fee structure that makes it nearly impossible to understand what you're actually paying for.

This lack of transparency isn't accidental: it makes price manipulation during renewals much easier. Without clear visibility into per-product costs, your procurement team can't effectively benchmark pricing or negotiate specific components.

The Fix: Demand a comprehensive License Entitlement Matrix upfront that includes:

  • Product SKUs and specific feature tiers
  • User allocations by business unit
  • Clear limitations and exclusions
  • Baseline metrics for salesforce benchmarking against industry standards

Don't accept vague product bundles. If Salesforce won't provide transparency, that's a red flag that their pricing isn't competitive.

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Mistake #4: Signing Away All Contractual Flexibility

SELAs are rigid by design. Once signed, you cannot scale down user counts, change product mixes, or adjust to business realities. If your company decides mid-contract that you only need 500 licenses instead of 1,000, tough luck: you're paying for all 1,000 until renewal.

This inflexibility becomes especially problematic during economic downturns, restructurings, or strategic pivots. I've watched companies pay for thousands of unused Salesforce licenses while laying off employees.

The Fix:

  • Negotiate true-down clauses allowing 10-15% user reductions at renewal without penalties
  • Structure deals as 2+1 years (two firm years plus a one-year extension option) rather than hard three-year commitments
  • Include mid-term checkpoints at 18 months to reassess volumes and usage
  • Ensure all product add-ons co-terminate on the same renewal date

Mistake #5: Falling Into Product Bundling Traps

Salesforce loves bundling products together to justify bigger discounts, but these bundles create dangerous dependencies. Your contract might stipulate that dropping Tableau causes your Sales Cloud discount to revert from 50% to 30%. Every product becomes intertwined, making optimization nearly impossible.

I've seen companies stuck paying for Marketing Cloud licenses they never use because unbundling would eliminate their discount on Service Cloud: creating a perpetual cycle of waste.

The Fix:

  • Keep product terms independent: losing one product shouldn't affect pricing on others
  • Use bundles strategically for initial discounts, but retain the right to separate components at renewal
  • Document clear exit strategies for each bundled product
  • Negotiate that discounts carry over when breaking bundles into standalone renewals

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The Documentation Mistake That Costs Millions

Here's a bonus mistake that underlies all the others: relying on verbal promises from Salesforce sales reps.

"We usually don't enforce that clause." "We'll work with you if that situation comes up." "Trust me, we're flexible on overages."

If it's not written in your contract or order form, it doesn't exist. Period.

The Fix: Demand that every concession, promise, and "understanding" be documented in writing. If your sales rep claims flexibility exists, prove it by adding contract language that guarantees it.

Taking Control of Your Salesforce Investment

These mistakes aren't inevitable: they're the result of approaching salesforce enterprise license agreement negotiations without proper preparation and expertise. The key is treating your SELA like the multi-million dollar strategic decision it is, not just another software renewal.

Before your next negotiation:

  • Conduct a thorough contract risk review of your current terms
  • Benchmark your pricing against industry standards
  • Assemble a cross-functional team including IT, finance, procurement, and legal
  • Document your actual usage patterns and realistic growth projections

Remember, Salesforce's sales team negotiates these deals every day. You might do it once every three years. The playing field isn't level unless you have the right strategy and support.

Your SELA should be a strategic enabler, not a financial anchor. By avoiding these five fatal mistakes, you can maintain the predictability and enterprise features you need while protecting your organization from unnecessary costs and inflexible terms.

The stakes are too high to get this wrong. Make sure your next Salesforce negotiation puts your organization in the driver's seat, not the passenger seat.

Need help navigating your Salesforce renewal? Our enterprise contract renewal specialists have saved organizations millions in unnecessary software costs. Learn more about our saas negotiation consulting services.

Salesforce Renewal Negotiations: 7 Vendor Tactics That Will Cost You Millions (And How to Counter Them)

Let's cut to the chase: Salesforce didn't become a $30+ billion company by accident. They've built a renewal machine that's incredibly effective at extracting maximum value from enterprise customers: often at your expense.

If you're a CIO, CFO, or procurement leader heading into a Salesforce renewal negotiation, you need to understand exactly what you're walking into. Because here's the uncomfortable truth: your Salesforce rep isn't your partner. They're a highly trained professional whose compensation depends on growing your contract value.

We've helped hundreds of enterprises navigate Salesforce contract negotiations, and we've seen every play in their playbook. Here are the seven tactics that cost organizations millions: and exactly how to counter each one.

Tactic #1: The Timing Trap

Salesforce will reach out months before your renewal: not to help you plan, but to control the conversation before you've had time to assess your actual needs. They'll frame this as "getting ahead of things" or "ensuring a smooth renewal."

Meanwhile, they're identifying upsell opportunities, understanding your budget cycle, and positioning themselves to apply pressure when you're most vulnerable.

The Counter-Move: Start your internal renewal planning 6 months before your renewal date. Audit your current usage, assess alternatives, and build executive alignment before Salesforce initiates contact. When you control the timeline, you control the negotiation.

Minimalist illustration of Salesforce renewal negotiation timing with business leaders controlling negotiation deadlines.

Tactic #2: The Inflated Baseline

Here's a number Salesforce hopes you never discover: their initial renewal quote typically starts around 10% above your current spend: before any "negotiation" even begins.

Some of these increases are obvious (new list prices, added users) while others are buried in contract language and other means. The goal? Anchor the conversation at a higher number so that any "discount" they offer still results in you paying more than you should.

Furthermore, it's important to understand that your Salesforce AE has a 10%+ revenue uplift target at each renewal which creates an automatic conflict when you're trying to save money. If your account is a "flat" renewal from the previous contract year with no sign of new products/licenses/etc. then you'll be handed over to the renewal desk. This team is compensated differently with the ultimate objective of never allowing your account to decrease below your current spend. Naturally, this team is incentivized to ensure there is 5% revenue growth. 

The Counter-Move: Conduct a thorough license audit before engaging. Many organizations discover they're paying for Premium editions when Standard would suffice, or carrying licenses for users who left the company years ago. Our Right Price Benchmarking™ service consistently reveals that enterprises overpay by 20-40% simply because they never questioned the baseline.

Tactic #3: The Automatic Uplift Clause

Buried in your Master Service Agreement are automatic renewal and price increase provisions. These clauses can escalate your costs by 3-7% annually: without any renegotiation, without any added value, and often without you even noticing until the invoice arrives.

The Counter-Move: Scrutinize your MSA for these provisions immediately. Calendar your renewal dates with 6-month advance alerts. When you do renegotiate, explicitly address these clauses and push for caps on annual increases or elimination of auto-renewal terms entirely.

Tactic #4: The True-Up Surprise

True-up clauses sound reasonable: you pay for what you actually use. In practice, they're a landmine waiting to explode your budget.

Without careful tracking, you might add users throughout the year thinking you're within your allocation: only to receive a six-figure true-up invoice at renewal. Salesforce counts on organizations losing track of their usage, and they're rarely wrong.

The Counter-Move: Implement quarterly internal audits to track actual usage against your contracted terms. Better yet, negotiate true-down rights into your contract: the ability to reduce licenses if your needs decrease, not just pay more when they increase.

Modern flat image showing surprise costs from Salesforce true-up clauses during contract renewal negotiations.

Tactic #5: The Bundle Trap

This is one of Salesforce's most effective plays. Your rep will offer a "significant discount" on your renewal: but only if you bundle it with additional products, users, or support tiers you didn't ask for.

"I can get you 15% off, but only if we include Marketing Cloud in this deal."

Suddenly, your "discounted" renewal costs more than your original contract, and you're locked into products you may never fully deploy.

The Counter-Move: Flip the script. Bundle your own negotiation asks strategically. Combine price discussions with user alignment, unused license returns, true-down rights, and multi-year price caps. When you present a comprehensive counter-proposal, you gain leverage instead of surrendering it.

Tactic #6: The Support Plan Squeeze

After your initial contract term, Salesforce will push hard to maintain: or upgrade: your Premier or Premier+ support plan. They'll cite "business continuity" and "access to expertise" as justifications.

Here's what they won't tell you: most organizations' support needs drop dramatically after the first year. Your admins get trained. Your users figure things out. The urgent tickets become routine questions.

The Counter-Move: Reassess your support plan annually based on actual ticket volume and complexity. Many enterprises can safely downgrade from Premier to Standard support after their initial term, saving significant budget while reducing upsell pressure from the support team.

Business professional defends against Salesforce upsell and support plan pressure in contract negotiations.

Tactic #7: The Middleman Mirage

Your Salesforce account executive seems like your advocate. They're friendly, responsive, and always willing to "go to bat for you" on pricing.

Here's the reality: your AE has almost no authority to offer meaningful discounts. Real decisions happen at the SVP & EVP level in conjunction with Salesforce's Business Desk: a team you'll never meet directly. Your rep is an intermediary who controls the flow of information in both directions, and that information asymmetry benefits Salesforce, not you.

The Counter-Move: Develop clear, logical, outcomes-oriented messaging and ensure everyone your rep contacts delivers it consistently. Document everything in writing. When you hit a wall, escalate directly to the Business Desk through formal channels rather than relying on your rep to "see what they can do." This practice is an art and not a science...we have perfected the practice at TNG. 

The Preparation Equation

Here's the framework that separates enterprises who get crushed in Salesforce renewal negotiations from those who walk away with favorable terms:

Spend 75% of your time on preparation. Only 25% on the actual negotiation.

That means:

  • Building a comprehensive Salesforce CRM Solution Blueprint (specific editions, feature sets, user counts, and measured value for each application)
  • Conducting honest internal assessments of what you actually need vs. what you're currently paying for
  • Researching competitive alternatives: not necessarily to switch, but to establish credible leverage
  • Aligning your executive team on priorities and walk-away points

Without this preparation, you're bringing a spreadsheet to a gunfight.

Why Impartiality Matters

At The Negotiator Guru (TNG), we don't sell Salesforce. We don't resell licenses. We don't take referral fees from vendors. Our only interest is getting you the best possible deal.

That impartiality is why our Right Price Benchmarking™ data is trusted by enterprises across industries. We know what companies like yours actually pay: not what Salesforce says companies pay.

When you walk into a negotiation armed with real benchmark data and proven counter-tactics, the dynamic shifts. Suddenly, you're not reacting to Salesforce's playbook. You're executing your own.

Ready to Take Control of Your Next Renewal?

Salesforce renewal negotiations don't have to be a losing battle. With the right preparation, the right data, and the right strategy, you can counter every tactic in their playbook and protect your organization from unnecessary spend.

If you're facing a Salesforce renewal in the next 6-12 months, now is the time to start preparing. Check out our Salesforce vendor spotlight for more insights, or explore our enterprise contract renewal solutions to see how we can help.

Because in Salesforce contract negotiation, the prepared win. Everyone else just pays the price.

Inc. Magazine Unveils Its First-Ever List of the Midwest’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies— The Inc. 5000 Series: Midwest

The Negotiator Guru Ranks No. 15 on the inaugural 2020 Inc. 5000 Series: Midwest


​​NEW YORK, March 25, 2020Inc. magazine today revealed that The Negotiator Guru is No.15 on its inaugural Inc. 5000 Series: Midwest list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the Midwest economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses.

“We’re honored to be recognized in the Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest growing private companies in the Midwest,” said Dan Kelly, Founder and Senior Partner.  The Negotiator Guru also ranked #2 in the state of Minnesota and #5 in the category of Business Products and Services.  “Our success is a direct result of the value we’ve delivered with, and for, our global enterprise client base.  Congratulations to the TNG team!”

The companies on this list show stunning rates of growth across all industries in the 12 Midwest states. Between 2016 and 2018, these 250 private companies had an average growth rate of 360 percent and, in 2018 alone, they employed more than 27,000 people and added $13 billion to the Midwest’s economy. Companies based in the Chicago, Detroit, and Cincinnati areas brought in the highest revenue overall. Complete results of the Inc. 5000 Series: Midwest, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, metro area, and other criteria, can be found here starting March 25, 2020.

“The companies on this list demonstrate just how much the small-business sector impacts the economies of each Midwest state,” says Inc. editor in chief Scott Omelianuk. “Across every single industry, these businesses have posted revenue and growth rates that are beyond impressive, further proving the tenacity of their founders and CEOs.”

About The Negotiator Guru

The Negotiator Guru is the leading advisory firm for Salesforce contract negotiation.  Our team of Senior IT Sourcing Experts provides industry leading IT contract negotiation services for a global client base. Clients engage us to source, negotiate, and manage highly complex IT contracts, transactions and suppliers.  Through our deep business understanding and senior expert negotiation skills, we work closely with clients to deliver immediate and long-lasting financial impact to all stakeholders.

Founded in 2015, The Negotiator Guru is a private company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For more information, visit www.thenegotiator.guru.  More about Inc. and the Inc.

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Methodology

The 2020 Inc. 5000 Regional Series is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2016 and 2018. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2016. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2018. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2016 is $100,000; the minimum for 2018 is $1 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.

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