9 Cheap Salesforce Alternatives that Make CRM as Simple as Amazon.com

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Salesforce

These products (several of them free) are not cheap alternatives to Salesforce.com. There are just cheap solutions, plain and simple. They provide a fraction of the overall functionality that Salesforce.com does and that’s OK if these basic low cost solutions meet your requirements, but the article leads you to believe you can get similar functionality from one of these alternatives at half the cost. You can’t. The closest alternatives from a functional comparison that are less costly than Salesforce would be Commence CRM, Microsoft Dyanmics and Sugar CRM.

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Capsule CRM

Yes, Insightly has a free version and Capsule is cheap, but they aren’t even close to being Salesforce alternative. Heck, they can’t even compete against free Bitrix24, because they are too basic.

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Highrise

Highrise is no longer accepting new sign-ups. I actually wanted to try them out. However, existing users can continue to use it forever (or at least until the end of the Internet).

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Insightly

Yes, Insightly has a free version and Capsule is cheap, but they aren’t even close to being Salesforce alternative. Heck, they can’t even compete against free Bitrix24, because they are too basic.

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InStream CRM

InStream was founded in Poland in 2015, and quickly caught hold in the SMB CRM market. It comes in at No. 4 on Capterra’s Top 20 Most Affordable CRM Software list, starting at only $6/month for single users. They even offer a free plan for one user and 100 contacts. InStream automatically synchronizes contacts with social media accounts. Users praise InStream for its sleek interface, robust feature-set, and attentive customer support.

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Less Annoying CRM

Less Annoying CRM was founded in 2009 with the purpose of helping small businesses succeed. To do this, they have focused on removing features that small businesses don’t need, taking out buzzwords and just staying simple. Their mission shows throughout the software. For instance, all of a lead’s information—from phone number to contact notes—can be found on one simple page. They automatically place all events and tasks on a calendar, and a sales manager can see all their employees’ tasks and events integrated onto one view. Also, they have a special view where salespeople can see a prioritized lead list, with each lead’s most pertinent information visible in abbreviated form.

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Nimble

Well I think Nimble is one of the best alternatives, but only for SMB type of companies. When talking about large enterprises, I think no one comes close to Salesforce. But the biggest issue with CRM (similarly to ecommerce platforms) is not the platform itself, but the extensions and integrations that you apply to it. At the end of the day you can have Nimble working better than any other CRM on the market by simply making it powerful with automation and analytics tools. There are companies (https://www.omi.co/) who make a living by taking CRMs and customizing them to corporate needs.

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Nutshell

In my role as CMO of a startup — and a former player in the CRM world — I was anxious to find the right, new app for us. I looked at at least a dozen and did trials of four, including Insightly, PipeDrive and Nutshell mentioned above. While each had some nice attributes, none fit our needs — in part to lack of fully indexed databases. Then, I learned that Hubspot had released a free CRM for small business. it rocks and is full integrated with SideKick for email managements. Far and away the best I’ve seen — even if it is a loss-leader for Hubspot.

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OnePageCRM

I have been a great fan of OnePageCRM which I use in my micro business, it really keeps me on top of the next actions for all my customers. But I am now in a corporate role in a medium size company and want to introduce something that is still cheap and easy but better handles more complex sales where there are multiple relationships between my organisation and our client organisation. (and integrates with outlook)

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Pipedrive

Pipedrive focuses on the people doing the sales; this is reflected in its API, which allows users to develop custom features for free. This system syncs with all of your Google apps, and can integrate with 100+ leading software solutions.

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Copper

Great article Michael! One addition which would be perfect for this list would be ProsperWorks (https://www.prosperworks.com/), a simple CRM for Google Apps. ProsperWorks, seamlessly integrates with Gmail and is highly recommended for small businesses as it is very simple and easy to use with almost zero data entry. Would love to hear what you think!

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Really Simple Systems

I just wanted to make you aware of an error on your updated account for Really Simple Systems CRM. We launched a new version of the CRM recently with a new UI, additional features and a new price structure. I see you have picked up the new pricing correctly but the text refers to the previous set up. We no longer offer the “pick and mix” style pricing but have introduced a simplified structure with 4 price plans with set feature packages. Customers can upgrade as they need more features by moving to the next price plan. There’s more information on the new version CRM here https://www.reallysimplesystems.com/blog/introducing-crm-new-version/.

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This Halifax-based company has been a major player in the CRM game since 2003, and their product has only gotten stronger over the years. Salesboom.com claims more than 4,000 clients in over 159 countries. Honeywell and Citigroup are some of the bigger names in their portfolio, but Salesboom.com also caters to small businesses with its $14/user/month Team package. Reviewers praise Salesboom.com for its responsive customer support and training, and several comment that it’s easier to use than Salesforce.

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SutiCRM

Part of the SutiSoft family of software—which includes well-regarded accounting and HR tools—SutiCRM makes its way onto this list because of its $5.95/user/month price point, and Suti’s focus on ease-of-use. The company was founded in Los Altos, California in 2006. Suti includes social CRM features, and available add-ons include help desk, expense management, and asset management. New features in the latest update include campaign ROI, dashboard customization, and case escalation.

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Teamgate CRM

Great list! Although I think theres is one nice CRM still missing. http://www.teamgate.com for me is one of the best CRM tools so far. Besides, an award winning for it’s ease of use Teamgate is the only Inbound Sales CRM that makes it easy to improve your inbound process to grow your business. So I think it’s really worth trying for you as well

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