Documentation-based comparison
Freshsales versus Pipedrive
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
| Requirement | Freshsales | Pipedrive |
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| Pricing | From $108/yr per user | From €168/yr per user |
| Who it is for | Sales CRM with a kanban deal view, contact lifecycle stages and built-in chat, email and phone from the Growth plan. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Freshsales pricing page (annual view) with add-ons and FAQ | Sales CRM for managing leads, deals, contacts and calendar events in pipelines. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive pricing page (euros, annual view) with add-ons and VAT note |
| Coverage limits | Paid plans include 500 AI agent sessions once per account; after that, sessions must be bought. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Freshsales pricing page (annual view) with add-ons and FAQ | At the leads-and-deals limit, deals created by automations, LeadBooster, the API or imports go to a waitlist instead of the account. Manual additions are blocked until space is freed, a top-up is bought or the plan is upgraded; automatically created leads are discarded. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive knowledge base: usage limits per plan |
| Seats | Paid pricing is per user. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Freshsales: official product and plan documentation | Every plan is priced per seat. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive pricing page (euros, annual view) with add-ons and VAT note |
| Minimum seats | Not verified | Not verified |
| Record limits | Not verified | Contacts have no usage limit. Contact-sync providers such as Google Contacts may impose their own limits. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive knowledge base: usage limits per plan
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| Each automation path allows 10 actions and 10 delay steps (3 delays on Growth) and runs for at most 90 days. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive knowledge base: usage limits per plan
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| Calling, SMS and email charges | Not verified | Not verified |
| Required add-ons | Branded documents: USD 19 per user a month, Freddy AI Agent: USD 49 per 100 sessions Listed as available add-ons on every plan. A bot session is any unique end-user interaction with a bot; on chat, all of a day's interactions count as one session lasting up to 24 hours. Purchased sessions expire with the payment cycle. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Freshsales pricing page (annual view) with add-ons and FAQ | LeadBooster from €32.50, Projects from €16, Campaigns from €13.33, Web Visitors from €41, Smart Docs from €32.50 Starting prices only; the billing period and unit are not stated. Premium already lists LeadBooster lead generation and routing. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive pricing page (euros, annual view) with add-ons and VAT note |
| Integrations | Built-in chat, email and phone tools Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Freshsales: official product and plan documentation | More than 500 app integrations, including Zapier, Zoom and Lemlist. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Pipedrive pricing page (euros, annual view) with add-ons and VAT note
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| Coverage note | Leads and deals are counted together; no company can exceed 300,000. |