Documentation-based comparison
Freshsales versus HubSpot CRM
Compare documented scope and conditions. Unknowns remain unknown; different billing units do not establish a cost winner.
| Requirement | Freshsales | HubSpot CRM |
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| Pricing | From $108/yr per user | From $20/mo 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 | Free CRM database for up to two users that underpins every HubSpot product; paid editions add features and higher limits. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · HubSpot Product & Services Catalog: seats, credits, pricing and limits |
| 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 | Free accounts are limited to 1,000 contacts. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · HubSpot Product & Services Catalog: seats, credits, pricing and limits |
| Seats | Paid pricing is per user. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Freshsales: official product and plan documentation | Full Sales Hub Professional or Enterprise functionality requires a Sales Professional or Sales Enterprise Seat. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · HubSpot Product & Services Catalog: seats, credits, pricing and limits
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| Minimum seats | Not verified | No seat minimum for Sales Hub Starter, Professional or Enterprise for customers who joined after March 5, 2024. Existing customers stay on their earlier pricing model. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · HubSpot Product & Services Catalog: seats, credits, pricing and limits |
| Record limits | Not verified |
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| Pipelines |
| Starter: 15 pipelines per account, Professional: 100 pipelines per account, Enterprise: 350 pipelines per account Totals across all object types, in the Starter, Professional and Enterprise order of the catalog tables. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · HubSpot Product & Services Catalog: seats, credits, pricing and limits
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| Roles and permissions |
| Starter and Professional use permission templates only; Enterprise can customize and save its own permission sets. Starter, Professional and Enterprise order of the Smart CRM table. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · HubSpot Product & Services Catalog: seats, credits, pricing and limits |
| Automation limits |
| Extra HubSpot Credits cost USD 0.01 each on Pay-as-You-Go, invoiced monthly in steps of 10 credits. A capacity pack adds 1,000 credits a month for USD 10 for the rest of the term. Included credits reset monthly and do not roll over. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · HubSpot Product & Services Catalog: seats, credits, pricing and limits
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| Calling, SMS and email charges | Not verified | Sales Hub Starter: up to 500 calling minutes per account a month; Sales Hub Professional: up to 3,000 minutes; Sales Hub Enterprise: up to 12,000 minutes Calling is not supported in all countries; receiving calls needs a HubSpot-provided number. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · HubSpot Product & Services Catalog: seats, credits, pricing and limits |
| 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 | Sales Hub Professional: one-time onboarding fee of USD 1,500; Sales Hub Enterprise: one-time onboarding fee of USD 3,500 Verified Oct 11, 2026 · HubSpot Product & Services Catalog: seats, credits, pricing and limits |
| Integrations | Built-in chat, email and phone tools Verified Oct 11, 2026 · Freshsales: official product and plan documentation | Over 2,000 apps connect to the free CRM through HubSpot-built and third-party integrations. Verified Oct 11, 2026 · HubSpot CRM: official product and plan documentation
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| Coverage note | "Starts at" price per seat a month; additional Core Seats cost the same. The catalog does not state whether this edition needs an annual commitment. Credits power AI agents and some automation; they reset monthly and unused credits do not roll over. |