14 Best CRM and sales in 2026
CRM and sales platforms track leads, deals, and customer contacts through a pipeline, used by sales teams and small businesses managing relationships.
Top crm and sales
| Tool | Best for | License | Price | Reviews | Likes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attio | sales teams of roughly 3-50 people moving off spreadsheets or a legacy CRM who want automatic contact syncing and AI-assisted prospecting built into the base product | Freemium | Free tier · paid from $35/mo | 0 | |
| Close | outbound sales teams that call leads directly and want the dialer, email, and SMS built into the CRM instead of stitched together from separate tools | Paid | From $19/mo | 0 | |
| Copper | service-based businesses already standardized on Google Workspace — agencies, consultancies, and construction firms — that want CRM and project handoff without leaving Gmail | Paid | From $23/mo | 0 | |
| EspoCRM | organizations that want a fully self-hostable, open-source CRM with no per-user licensing fees, or a managed cloud version of the same software | Open source | Free tier · paid from $15/mo | 0 | |
| HubSpot | small businesses that start on the free CRM and want marketing, sales, and service tools sharing one contact database as they grow, and can absorb the price jump into Professional tiers | Freemium | Free tier · paid from $7/mo | 0 | |
| Nextiva | Small-to-mid-size businesses that want a single vendor for business phone lines, team messaging, video meetings, and a basic customer support/contact center in one subscription. | Paid | From $15/mo | 0 | |
| Nutshell | small sales teams (5-50 reps) that want Gmail/Outlook-synced pipeline tracking and built-in call transcription without configuring a larger enterprise CRM | Paid | From $13/mo | 0 | |
| Pipedrive | small and mid-sized sales teams that want a visual, pipeline-first CRM rather than a generic contact database or a full enterprise suite | Paid | From $14/mo | 0 | |
| Salesforce | mid-market to enterprise sales teams that need a highly customizable CRM with pipeline management, forecasting, and AI-driven automation, and can dedicate admin resources to configuring it | Paid | From $25/mo | 0 | |
| Streak | small sales, support, or hiring teams that live in Gmail and want pipeline tracking without asking reps to leave the inbox | Freemium | Free tier · paid from $49/mo | 0 | |
| Twenty | technical teams who want an open-source, self-hostable CRM they can customize with custom objects instead of configuring a closed platform like Salesforce | Open core | Free tier · paid from $9/mo | 0 | |
| Zoho CRM | sales teams already using or considering other Zoho apps (Books, Desk, Campaigns) who want a CRM with deep AI automation without per-app vendor sprawl | Freemium | Free tier · paid from $14/mo | 0 | |
| folk | sales agencies, recruiters, and VC firms who want a CRM that builds itself from LinkedIn and email activity instead of manual data entry | Paid | From $24/mo | 0 | |
| monday.com | Mid-size teams that want one configurable platform to run project tracking, CRM, and IT/HR workflows on visual boards instead of stitching together separate point tools. | Freemium | Free tier · paid from $9/mo | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best crm and sale tool right now?
- Attio leads this list by user signals — it is best for sales teams of roughly 3-50 people moving off spreadsheets or a legacy crm who want automatic contact syncing and ai-assisted prospecting built into the base product. Close is the strongest runner-up.
Which crm and sales are free?
- 7 of the 14 tools here have a usable free tier or are fully free: Attio, EspoCRM, HubSpot, Streak, Twenty and 2 more.
Are there open-source crm and sales?
- Yes — EspoCRM, Twenty are open source.