Alternatives

HubSpot alternatives

HubSpot: Customer database (CRM) with email, forms and AI help, starting with free tools. Its price when we checked: Free tools: $0 for up to 2 users. Starter from $7 per month per seat. If it isn't right for you, these tools do a similar job.

Prices at a glance

Tool	Cheapest paid plan	Free plan
HubSpot	$7 (Starter, per seat a month)	Yes
Zapier	$19.99 (entry paid plan, per month)	Yes
Notion	$10 (Plus, per seat a month)	Yes
Pipedrive	$14 (Lite, per seat a month, billed annually)	No

Our verdict

Free plans: Zapier, Notion. Cheapest dollar-priced entry plan: Notion at $10 (Plus, per seat a month). Choose by the job you need doing: each entry says who it suits best.

Zapier

Connects your apps so routine tasks happen automatically, for example new enquiry to spreadsheet to email.

Price: Free: $0 (100 tasks a month). Paid plans from $19.99 a month and $69 a month.
Free plan: Yes. Zaps, Tables and Forms with 100 tasks a month.
Best for: Copying enquiries, bookings or invoices between apps without retyping.

Notion

Notes, documents, task lists and simple databases in one place, with Notion AI.

Price: Free: $0. Plus: $10 per seat a month. Business: $20 per seat a month. Custom AI agents: $10 per 1,000 monthly credits after a free try.
Free plan: Yes. A free plan with the essentials for staying organised.
Best for: Keeping procedures, client notes and to-do lists in one shared place.

Pipedrive

Sales pipeline CRM with AI reports and meeting notes, for tracking enquiries to signed jobs.

Price: Lite: $14, Growth: $39, Premium: $59, Ultimate: $79 per seat a month, billed annually. Prices exclude VAT.
Free plan: No. No free plan; 14-day free trial, no card needed.
Best for: Small firms with a sales process: quotes, follow-ups and deals.

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