| 1 |
HubSpot |
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10/10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#1) Generous free tier, intuitive interface, and strong deal pipeline tools for small teams.
- GPT-6 Luna (#1) Best all-around starting point: intuitive contact and deal tracking, with a capable free tier.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#1) Generous free tier, intuitive interface, and seamless scaling as your small business grows.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#1) Free tier is generous, easiest for small businesses to adopt quickly.
- GLM-5.3 (#1) Free tier, easy setup, scales cleanly as you grow.
- Kimi K3 (#1) Best free tier, intuitive, and scales with small businesses.
- MiniMax M3 (#1) Free tier, easy to use, scales with growth.
- Mistral Large 4 (#1) Free tier, easy to use, scales with your business needs.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#1) Free forever, intuitive UI, strong marketing integration
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#2) Strong free tier, excellent marketing-sales alignment, intuitive UX.
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| 2 |
Pipedrive |
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10/10 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#1) Best pure deal pipeline for SMBs, visual and dead simple to adopt.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#2) Visual, sales-focused pipeline management that makes tracking deals effortless for small teams.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#2) Built specifically for deal pipelines; visual and intuitive for SMBs.
- Kimi K3 (#2) Simple visual pipeline, excellent deal tracking for small teams.
- Mistral Large 4 (#2) Sales-focused pipeline view, simple setup, great for small teams.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#2) Visual pipeline, sales-focused, easy for small teams
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#3) Visual deal pipeline that is simple to learn and focused on sales follow-up.
- GPT-6 Luna (#3) Especially easy to use for visual sales pipelines, follow-ups, and deal-focused teams.
- GLM-5.3 (#3) Visual deal pipeline, built for salespeople, simple pricing.
- MiniMax M3 (#3) Visual pipeline, simple interface, deal-focused.
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| 3 |
Zoho CRM |
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10/10 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#2) Affordable, feature-rich, and scales well as a small business grows.
- GPT-6 Luna (#2) Affordable, feature-rich pipeline management that suits small businesses seeking room to customize.
- GLM-5.3 (#2) Very affordable, deep features for the price.
- MiniMax M3 (#2) Affordable, feature-rich, great for small businesses.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#3) Unbeatable value for money with deep customization and powerful automation features.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#3) Very affordable with broad features and easy automation.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#3) Affordable all-rounder with deep customization and great value.
- Kimi K3 (#3) Affordable, customizable, and integrates well with other tools.
- Mistral Large 4 (#3) Affordable with deep features, ideal for budget-conscious businesses.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#3) Feature-rich, affordable, scales with growth
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| 4 |
Salesforce |
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10/10 |
5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
- GPT-6 Luna (#4) Powerful customization and integrations, though setup can feel heavier for a small business.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#4) Most powerful but often overkill and pricey for tiny teams.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#4) Industry standard, unmatched ecosystem and scalability when you grow.
- Kimi K3 (#4) Powerful and scalable, but overkill for very small businesses.
- Mistral Large 4 (#4) Industry leader, unmatched customization, grows with complex needs.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#4) Industry leader, powerful but complex and costly
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#5) Most powerful and customizable, though it can be complex and costly for small firms.
- GLM-5.3 (#5) Powerful but complex; only for businesses ready to scale big.
- MiniMax M3 (#6) Industry leader, powerful but complex and pricey.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#7) Industry standard with limitless customization, though steeper learning curve and cost for small businesses.
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| 5 |
Freshsales |
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10/10 |
4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#4) Easy setup, built-in phone and email, and good value for small sales teams.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#4) Built-in phone and email capabilities with easy-to-use AI deal scoring.
- GLM-5.3 (#4) Intuitive UI, solid AI insights, good small-biz pricing.
- MiniMax M3 (#4) Built-in phone, email, AI scoring, solid value.
- GPT-6 Luna (#5) Combines straightforward deal tracking with built-in email and sales communication tools.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#5) Clean AI-powered CRM with built-in phone and email, generous free plan.
- Kimi K3 (#5) Good automation and AI features at a reasonable price.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#6) Good value, includes built-in phone and email tools.
- Mistral Large 4 (#6) Clean UI, built-in phone and email, fast adoption for small teams.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#6) AI insights, built-in phone/email, good value
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| 6 |
Monday.com CRM |
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10/10 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
- Gemini 4 Argon (#5) Highly visual and flexible interface that combines deal tracking with project management.
- MiniMax M3 (#5) Flexible workflows, visually intuitive, customizable.
- Mistral Large 4 (#5) Visual interface, highly flexible, intuitive for non-technical users.
- GPT-6 Luna (#6) Flexible, approachable workflows for teams that want to adapt CRM processes to their needs.
- GLM-5.3 (#6) Flexible boards, easy customization for deal tracking.
- Kimi K3 (#6) Flexible and easy to customize for non-technical users.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#7) Flexible boards suit custom pipelines, though it is more project tool than dedicated CRM.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#7) Flexible pipeline boards if you already use monday.com.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#7) Flexible workflows, visual boards, team collaboration
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| 7 |
Copper |
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9/10 |
9 | | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#5) Native Google Workspace integration fits many small teams.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#6) Best option for small businesses running entirely on Google Workspace.
- MiniMax M3 (#7) Google Workspace integration, user-friendly interface.
- Kimi K3 (#8) Best for Google Workspace users, minimal manual entry.
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#9) Tight Google Workspace integration makes it a natural fit for Gmail-based teams.
- GLM-5.3 (#9) Lives inside Gmail and Google Workspace, zero friction.
- Mistral Large 4 (#9) Native Google Workspace integration, effortless for Gmail users.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#9) Google Workspace native, seamless Gmail integration
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| 8 |
Insightly |
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7/10 |
6 | 8 | | | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | | 5 |
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#5) Project management + CRM, good for services
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#6) Reasonably priced with good project and relationship tracking for small businesses.
- Kimi K3 (#7) Solid project and CRM combo for service-based businesses.
- GPT-6 Luna (#8) Solid contact and opportunity tracking, with project handoff features for service-oriented businesses.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#8) Combines CRM with project management, good for service-based SMBs.
- GLM-5.3 (#8) Solid CRM plus project tracking in one place.
- MiniMax M3 (#9) CRM with project management, good for relationship tracking.
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| 9 |
Less Annoying CRM |
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4/10 |
| 9 | 9 | | 6 | | | | | 10 |
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#6) Truly simple, flat $15/user pricing, perfect for micro businesses.
- GPT-6 Luna (#9) Keeps contact and lead management refreshingly simple for owners who dislike complex systems.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#9) Built specifically for micro-businesses wanting dead-simple contact and deal tracking with flat pricing.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#10) Simple, transparent pricing, no-frills approach
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| 10 |
Close |
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3/10 |
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- GLM-5.3 (#7) Built-in calling and email, great for outbound sales teams.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#8) Excellent for outbound sales calls and email sequences.
- Mistral Large 4 (#8) Calling and SMS built-in, perfect for sales-heavy outbound teams.
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| 11 |
Keap |
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3/10 |
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- Mistral Large 4 (#7) Strong automation, built for service businesses and lead nurturing.
- GLM-5.3 (#10) Strong sales and marketing automation for small teams.
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| 12 |
Capsule |
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4/10 |
| 10 | 8 | | 9 | | 10 | | | |
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#9) Streamlined contact management, integrates neatly with your existing tools.
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| 13 |
Bigin by Zoho CRM |
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2/10 |
| 7 | 10 | | | | | | | |
- GPT-6 Luna (#7) A simpler, low-cost option for very small teams with basic pipeline needs.
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| 14 |
Apptivo |
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1/10 |
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- MiniMax M3 (#8) All-in-one suite, affordable for tight budgets.
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| 15 |
Nimble |
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1/10 |
| | | | | | | | | 8 |
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#8) Social insights, contact enrichment, relationship-focused
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