| 1 |
HubSpot |
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10/10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#1) Generous free tier and an intuitive interface make it the top pick for small teams.
- GPT-6 Luna (#1) Best overall for small teams: approachable, capable free tier, and a broad ecosystem.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#1) Generous free tier, intuitive interface, and seamless scaling for growing small teams.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#1) Generous free tier, scales as small business grows.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#1) Free tier is genuinely useful, intuitive UI, and scales gracefully as you grow.
- GLM-5.3 (#1) Free tier, intuitive UI, scales well; easiest entry point for small businesses.
- Kimi K3 (#1) Best free tier, intuitive interface, scales seamlessly with growing small businesses.
- MiniMax M3 (#1) Free forever plan, intuitive UI, excellent marketing integration for small businesses.
- Mistral Large 4 (#1) Free tier is unmatched; scales smoothly from startup to mid-market.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#1) Free tier scales well, intuitive UI
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| 2 |
Zoho CRM |
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10/10 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#2) Strong feature set at low prices, with good automation for growing small businesses.
- GPT-6 Luna (#2) Strong value with extensive customization and automation for growing businesses.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#2) Affordable, broad feature set for tiny budgets.
- GLM-5.3 (#2) Affordable, feature-rich, generous customization for growing teams.
- Kimi K3 (#2) Incredible feature depth at low cost, ideal for budget-conscious small teams.
- MiniMax M3 (#2) Affordable, highly customizable, strong automation features for growing teams.
- Mistral Large 4 (#2) Best value—powerful features at a price small businesses can afford.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#3) Unbeatable value with deep customization and automation at a budget-friendly price.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#3) Unbeatable value for money, deep feature set at a price competitors can't match.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#3) Feature-rich, affordable, deep customization
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| 3 |
Pipedrive |
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10/10 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
- Gemini 4 Argon (#2) Laser-focused visual pipeline management designed specifically to help sales reps close deals.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#2) Dead-simple pipeline management built for small sales teams to close deals fast.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#2) Visual pipeline focus, sales-team favorite
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#3) Pipeline-focused design is simple to adopt and great for sales-driven small teams.
- GPT-6 Luna (#3) Excellent sales-pipeline usability for teams focused on closing deals.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#3) Simple visual pipeline built for sales teams.
- GLM-5.3 (#3) Sales-focused visual pipeline; simple setup and mobile app.
- Kimi K3 (#3) Visual pipeline focus makes sales tracking effortless for small sales teams.
- MiniMax M3 (#3) Visual pipeline-focused, easy to use, ideal for sales-driven small businesses.
- Mistral Large 4 (#3) Sales-focused design that reps actually enjoy using daily.
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| 4 |
Freshsales |
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10/10 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
- Gemini 4 Argon (#4) Built-in phone, email, and AI lead scoring right out of the box.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#4) Clean interface with built-in phone and email, great for high-touch small team selling.
- GLM-5.3 (#4) Modern, easy-to-use CRM with built-in AI and fair pricing.
- Kimi K3 (#4) Built-in phone, email, and AI scoring at genuinely affordable pricing.
- MiniMax M3 (#4) Built-in phone and email, AI lead scoring, great value at lower price points.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#4) AI insights, built-in phone, great value
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#5) Affordable, easy to set up, with useful built-in phone and email features.
- GPT-6 Luna (#5) Combines straightforward sales tracking with useful built-in communication features.
- Mistral Large 4 (#5) Clean AI features and fast setup, though ecosystem is smaller.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#8) Good value with built-in phone and email tools.
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| 5 |
Salesforce |
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9/10 |
4 | 4 | | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#4) Most powerful and customizable option, though pricier and more complex for tiny teams.
- GPT-6 Luna (#4) Highly customizable and scalable, though setup can be demanding for small teams.
- Mistral Large 4 (#4) Unbeatable customization, but overkill and costly for most small teams.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#5) Most powerful, best if growth and budget allow.
- GLM-5.3 (#5) Powerful and customizable but complex/costly; overkill unless scaling fast.
- Kimi K3 (#5) Industry standard with unmatched ecosystem, though pricey and complex for beginners.
- MiniMax M3 (#5) Trusted brand, scalable, though pricier and more complex than competitors.
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| 6 |
monday.com |
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10/10 |
8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#4) Easy customization, great for non-sales users.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#5) Highly visual, flexible, and easy to customize for non-technical small business teams.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#5) Highly visual and flexible, doubles as project management for service-based businesses.
- GPT-6 Luna (#6) Visual, adaptable workflows suit small teams managing sales alongside projects.
- GLM-5.3 (#6) Flexible work OS with strong CRM templates; great for cross-team workflows.
- Kimi K3 (#6) Highly customizable workflows and visual boards, easy for nontechnical teams.
- Mistral Large 4 (#7) Highly visual and flexible, but lacks deep native sales tooling.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#7) Flexible workflows, visual project-style CRM
- MiniMax M3 (#8) Flexible workflow-based interface, great for non-sales teams needing CRM structure.
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| 7 |
Insightly |
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7/10 |
6 | 7 | | | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | | 5 |
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#5) Strong project management integration
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#6) Solid project and CRM combination well suited to small service-based businesses.
- GPT-6 Luna (#7) Connects sales tracking with project delivery after a deal closes.
- GLM-5.3 (#7) Combines CRM with project management at reasonable SMB prices.
- Kimi K3 (#7) Solid CRM plus project management, great for service-oriented small businesses.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#8) Strong project management tie-in makes it ideal for client-service small businesses.
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| 8 |
Keap |
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7/10 |
| | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | | 6 | 9 |
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#6) Purpose-built for solopreneurs needing sales and marketing automation in one place.
- Mistral Large 4 (#6) Strong automation for solopreneurs; pricey and email-centric.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#9) Strong for solopreneurs needing invoicing plus CRM.
- Kimi K3 (#9) Strong automation combining CRM with email marketing and payments for solopreneurs.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#9) Automation-heavy for service businesses
- GLM-5.3 (#10) Strong marketing automation for solo and very small teams, though pricey.
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| 9 |
Copper |
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7/10 |
10 | | 8 | 6 | | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | |
- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#6) Native Google Workspace integration saves setup time.
- MiniMax M3 (#6) Seamless Google Workspace integration, simple for Gmail-based small businesses.
- Gemini 4 Argon (#8) Lives directly inside Gmail, making it the best choice for Google Workspace devotees.
- Mistral Large 4 (#8) Native Google Workspace integration; limited beyond that ecosystem.
- GLM-5.3 (#9) Google Workspace-native CRM; perfect for Gmail-centric businesses.
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| 10 |
Less Annoying CRM |
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5/10 |
| 8 | 6 | | 9 | | | | 10 | 10 |
- Gemini 4 Argon (#6) Simple, affordable flat-rate pricing with zero bloat for micro-businesses and solopreneurs.
- GPT-6 Luna (#8) Flexible CRM with useful contact management and workflow tools at accessible pricing.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (#9) Exactly what it promises: simple, affordable, and refreshingly straightforward.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#10) Simple, transparent pricing, no bloat
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| 11 |
Close |
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3/10 |
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- Qwen 3.8 Flash (#7) Best-in-class outbound calling and emailing workflow.
- GLM-5.3 (#8) Built-in calling and email; ideal for high-velocity outbound sales teams.
- Kimi K3 (#8) Powerful built-in calling and automation, perfect for outbound-focused small sales teams.
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| 12 |
Microsoft Dynamics 365 |
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2/10 |
7 | | | | | | | | 9 | |
- Claude Haiku 5.5 (#7) Excellent for businesses already committed to the Microsoft ecosystem.
- Mistral Large 4 (#9) Seamless Office integration; steep learning curve for non-technical users.
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| 13 |
Bitrix24 |
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1/10 |
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- MiniMax M3 (#7) Generous free plan with built-in collaboration tools, strong all-in-one value.
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| 14 |
Nimble |
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1/10 |
| | | | | | | | | 8 |
- Nemotron 3 Ultra (#8) Social media enrichment, contact-centric
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| 15 |
Bigin by Zoho CRM |
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2/10 |
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