Ask HN: Best CRM Platforms for early stage startups
Hey folks!
I'm curious to what CRM tools early stage startups are using nowadays. Options like Braze or Iterable were great a few years ago, but they now cater towards mid-stage and enterprise, somewhat out of reach with their prices.
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I dunno if I have a lot of tolerance for people complaining that their CRM costs too much.
Consider Salesforce.com which used to start at $65 per month per seat and go up to a moderate multiple of that, say about $250 a seat per month.
I know now they have different pricing plans (marketing cloud priced at $1500/month/org, not per seat), but compare that to what a salesperson costs. If they get paid $100,000 that is $8k a month but overhead makes it a lot more than that. If a tool organizes $8k a month worth of worth it really doesn't seem crazy to spend $200 on it if it really does what it supposed to do and is part of a sales and marketing plan that works.
Consider Salesforce.com which used to start at $65 per month per seat and go up to a moderate multiple of that, say about $250 a seat per month.
I know now they have different pricing plans (marketing cloud priced at $1500/month/org, not per seat), but compare that to what a salesperson costs. If they get paid $100,000 that is $8k a month but overhead makes it a lot more than that. If a tool organizes $8k a month worth of worth it really doesn't seem crazy to spend $200 on it if it really does what it supposed to do and is part of a sales and marketing plan that works.
The Hubspot CRM is reliable and free: https://www.hubspot.com/products/crm
"You can use HubSpot’s free CRM tools at no cost. With up to 1,000,000 contacts and no limits on customer data, HubSpot’s free CRM functionality is 100% free, with no expiration date. More advanced CRM features are available in premium editions of Sales Hub."
"You can use HubSpot’s free CRM tools at no cost. With up to 1,000,000 contacts and no limits on customer data, HubSpot’s free CRM functionality is 100% free, with no expiration date. More advanced CRM features are available in premium editions of Sales Hub."
If you want a pure crm- without marketing automation- hub spot has a free option. If you want to engage the users in your crm hubspot also has a startup discount that can reach 90% for the first year. Check out intercom as well, it can function as a budget crm and mailer in addition to live chat. I hope this helps!