You don’t need a big budget to implement AppExchange apps; in fact, you don’t need a budget at all. AppExchange has more than 1,000 free apps you can deploy immediately to help grow your business faster.

At Dreamforce ’14, Maggie Jolitz, Senior Business Analyst at Cox Automotive and Karen McBride, Senior Product Manager at E*Trade, each shared their five favorite free apps and even a few rave reviews, like this one from Maggie: “These apps will make you a hero with the person who’s paying the bills. There’s no learning curve. It’s just easy.”

Check out their picks below. For more great app recommendations, download 9 Key AppExchange Takeaways from Dreamforce, complete with photos, quotes, session recordings, and more.

Karen’s McBride’s Favorite Free Apps

ChangeIt!: Track user change requests. “ChangeIt! made me a hero at the company I worked for,” Karen says.  “It made the users feel like it was made for them and I was just facilitating everything.”

JitterBit Cloud Data Loader:  Load data fast and easy.

Field Trip: Assess and understand field usage. 

Schema Surfer: Quickly browse object metadata.

Redhot News: Get the latest news for accounts. Karen adds, “It takes five minutes to install, and it’s super easy for end users to figure out how to configure.”

Maggie Jolitz’s Favorite Free Apps

Graphics Pack: Creative visual indicators for business processes.

Action Plans: Manage customer projects after the sale.

Standard Tab Overrides: Guide users to desired actions.

Opportunity Accountability Dashboard: Help sales managers coach reps.

Popup Alerts: Bring critical account information front and center for users.

Visit the AppExchange to explore over 2,600 problem-solving apps that extend the power of Salesforce and help your business move faster.