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Sales CRMs

Which sales CRM, from simplest to most complete?

From a follow-up notebook to a complete system: widely adopted CRMs, ranked by level. Choose by your size and your sales process, not by fashion.

To get started: simple, often free

A pipeline, follow-ups, zero setup. Perfect for a first CRM.

HubSpot

The gentlest CRM entry point: contacts, emails and follow-ups connected, with a free tier to start.

Businesses that want to grow inside one tool, from marketing to sales.

20 € /user /mo Sales Starter; the free tier is enough to start

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Bigin by Zoho

A pipeline and nothing else: Zoho's simplest CRM, learned in an hour.

Freelancers and very small teams that just want to track their deals.

9 € /user /mo Bigin Premier, public price

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Monday CRM

monday.com's visual CRM: boards the team understands at first glance.

Teams that like working in boards and colours.

12 € /user /mo Basic CRM plan, public price

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Built for sales: simple but serious

Made for teams that live on the phone and in email.

Our pick

Close

It is the CRM we use ourselves: every call, email and follow-up in one place, at a speed the others do not match.

Solo: $9/mo. 1 user, 10,000 leads, 500 AI credits, no automations.

Essentials: $35/user/mo. For small teams that follow up seriously.

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Pipedrive

A visual pipeline the team actually fills in: simple, clear, made to track deals without effort.

SMEs that want a first CRM adopted within days.

24 € /user /mo Advanced plan, public price

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Freshsales

A clean, fast sales CRM with phone and email built in from the first plan.

Small sales teams that want a serious tool without heavy setup.

9 € /user /mo Growth plan, public price

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For established businesses: deep and configurable

A lot of power, and real setup: for teams that already have an established sales process.

Zoho CRM

All the depth of a big CRM at a fraction of the price, inside the Zoho suite.

Established businesses that want depth without the Salesforce budget.

14 € /user /mo Standard plan, public price

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ActiveCampaign

Automatic email follow-ups taken very far, with a built-in sales CRM.

Businesses whose sales run first on email and automatic sequences.

15 € /user /mo Starter plan, public price; billed by contacts, not per user

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Salesforce

The global reference: everything is possible, provided someone steers it.

Established teams with a set sales process and dedicated administration.

25 € /user /mo Starter Suite, public price

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