HubSpot
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CRM with marketing, sales and service bolted on
from $20/moFree plan
Salesforce
The enterprise CRM standard
Free trialCRM & SalesSince 1999
from $25/moVisit salesforce.com
What Salesforce is
The default CRM for large sales organisations. Endlessly configurable with its own app ecosystem and development platform — and the administration overhead that implies.
People use it to
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Salesforce alternatives
Other tools in CRM & sales that cover similar ground. Full comparison.
Where Salesforce sits on price
Entry prices across CRM & Sales, cheapest first.
- Freshsales$9
- Pipedrive$14
- Zoho CRM$14
- Close$19
- HubSpot$20
- Salesforce$25*
- Copper$29
- Folk$30
- Attio$44
- Streak$49
9 of these 10 prices were read from the vendor's own pricing page; the rest are marked * and are indicative. The median is taken across the 9 verified prices in CRM & Sales.
Salesforce pricing questions
- How much does Salesforce cost?
- Salesforce starts at about $25 a month. We have not been able to read that figure off the vendor's own pricing page, so treat it as indicative and confirm on salesforce.com.
- Does Salesforce have a free plan?
- No ongoing free plan. Salesforce offers a free trial, after which a paid plan is required.
- What is Salesforce used for?
- The default CRM for large sales organisations. Endlessly configurable with its own app ecosystem and development platform — and the administration overhead that implies. People mainly use it to manage a sales pipeline, forecast revenue, report on sales.
- What are the best alternatives to Salesforce?
- The closest alternatives in the same category are HubSpot, Pipedrive, Close, Attio. HubSpot starts lower at $20 a month; Pipedrive starts lower at $14 a month; Close starts lower at $19 a month. HubSpot and Attio publish a free plan.