Freshsales
Growth
$9.00 × 10 seats$90.00
× 12 months$1,080.00
Per year
$9.00 per person / mo
$1,080
Freshsales vs Close
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Freshsales
70%
match · $1,080/yr
Close
76%
match · $1,080/yr
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Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.
Close
Entry plan
$9.00 × 10 seats$90.00
× 12 months$1,080.00
Per year
$9.00 per person / mo
$1,080
Freshsales
From $9
G2 4.5 · 1,238 reviewsSmall teams that want a low-cost CRM with a built-in phone and simple workflows on the entry plan.
vs
Close
From $9
G2 4.7 · 2,112 reviewsSmall outbound teams whose reps spend much of the day on the phone and want calling, SMS and email in one CRM.
Side by side
 Freshsales | Close | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | From $9/user/month (billed annually) | From $9/user/month (billed annually, 1 user); teams from $35/user/month |
| G2 Rating | 4.5 (1,238 reviews) | 4.7 (2,112 reviews) |
| Best For | Small teams that want a low-cost CRM with a built-in phone and simple workflows on the entry plan. | Small outbound teams whose reps spend much of the day on the phone and want calling, SMS and email in one CRM. |
Pros and cons
Freshsales
Pros
- Very low entry price
- Phone, email and chat on the first plan
- 21-day trial, the longest here
- Sequences on the middle plan
Cons
- No free plan
- Big jump from Growth ($9) to Pro ($39) for sequences
- Custom modules only on Enterprise
- Smaller app ecosystem than HubSpot or Pipedrive
Close
Pros
- Best built-in calling and dialers here
- Calls, emails and texts in one timeline
- Fast setup for a sales team
- Self-serve buying
Cons
- Workflows start at $99/user/month
- Calling and SMS usage billed on top
- No marketing or service tools
- Solo plan limited to one user
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Stay with HubSpot if you want marketing, sales and service in one platform and can budget for Professional later. For a sales-only CRM, Zoho CRM, Pipedrive and Freshsales get you sequences or forecasting for much less.
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Choose HubSpot Sales Hub if you are a small or mid-sized team that wants fast adoption and published costs: Professional is $90 per seat per month billed annually plus $1,500 onboarding. Choose Salesforce (Agentforce Sales, formerly Sales Cloud) if you need custom data, territories, approvals and sandboxes and have an admin: Core is $195 per user per month billed annually.
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