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HubSpot CRM vs Sage CRM

Verified ratings, feature by feature comparison and real pricing. Everything a North American business needs to pick between these two.

HubSpot CRM logo

HubSpot CRM

A free CRM core with marketing and sales tools priced on top

4.4(176)
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Sage CRM logo

Sage CRM

The CRM you buy because you already run Sage ERP

3.2(203)
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Ratings

Every score, at a glance

Verified user ratings across every dimension. HubSpot CRM against Sage CRM, nothing weighted.

Dimensions won

50HubSpot CRM 5, Sage CRM 0

HubSpot CRM vs Sage CRM, across 5 rating dimensions

Widest rating gap

+2.6

HubSpot CRM leads on ease of use

Verified reviews

379

176 for HubSpot CRM, 203 for Sage CRM

HubSpot CRM logoHubSpot CRM
4.4 out of 5

176 verified reviews

Sage CRM logoSage CRM
3.2 out of 5

203 verified reviews

Ratings by dimension

  • HubSpot CRM
  • Sage CRM
Overall
4.4
3.2
Ease of use
4.9
2.3
Value for money
4.1
2.9
Customer service
4.4
2.7
Functionality
4.4
3.1

Share of verified reviews

Which product reviewers actually write about.

379verified reviews
  • HubSpot CRM176
  • Sage CRM203

Cost to get started

Cheapest paid plan, shown per month.

HubSpot CRMFree
Sage CRMCustom

At least one of these is quoted rather than published, so compare the ratings above and get a real number from each vendor.

Head to head

Where each one wins

Row by row, with the stronger score highlighted. Straight from verified reviews.

HubSpot CRM against Sage CRM, row by row
HubSpot CRMSage CRM
Overall rating4.43.2
Reviews176203
Ease of use4.92.3
Value for money4.12.9
Customer service4.42.7
Functionality4.43.1
Starting priceFreeCustom pricing
Free trialYesNo
Free versionYesNo

Features

Feature by feature, checked off

Everything each product ships, side by side. No marketing gloss.

Features HubSpot CRM and Sage CRM each ship
FeatureHubSpot CRMSage CRM
Free CRM for unlimited users
Contact and deal management
Email tracking and templates
Meeting scheduling links
Multiple deal pipelines
Sales sequences
Live chat and chatbots
Marketing and sales on one record
Quotes and payment links
Forecasting
Custom reporting dashboards
Live ERP customer and order data
Real time inventory visibility for reps
Credit status inside the customer record
Pipeline and opportunity management
Quotes and orders into Sage ERP
Case management
Email marketing campaigns
On premise or cloud hosted deployment
Customizable workflows

Pricing

Both price lists, side by side

Every plan from both vendors, side by side, priced in US dollars.

HubSpot CRM plans

Free

The CRM core, at no cost, for unlimited users.

Free

no card required

Start free trial
  • Contact and deal management
  • Email tracking and templates
  • Meeting scheduling
  • Live chat
  • Basic reporting dashboards

Sales Hub Starter

Removes HubSpot branding and adds real pipeline tooling.

$20/user/mo

per user/month

Start free trial
  • Everything in Free
  • Multiple deal pipelines
  • Sales automation
  • Goal tracking
  • Payment links

Sales Hub Professional

Adds sequences, forecasting and custom reporting.

$100/user/mo

per user/month

Start free trial
  • Everything in Starter
  • Sales sequences
  • Forecasting
  • Custom reporting
  • Deal and quote approvals
Straight from the vendor

Get current pricing

These are list prices and vendors adjust them from time to time. Check with HubSpot for the figure you will actually pay.

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Sage CRM plans

Sage CRM

Priced per user, by module. Quoted through a Sage partner.

Custom

quoted by the vendor

Get a quote
  • Sales module
  • Marketing module
  • Service module
  • Sage ERP integration
  • On premise or cloud hosted
Straight from the vendor

Pricing is quoted

Sage does not publish a list price, so the only real number is the one they quote you. Ask for the implementation cost in writing at the same time.

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Verdict

Our verdict

There is exactly one reason to choose Sage CRM over HubSpot, and it is a real one: live inventory and credit status from Sage ERP inside the customer record, so a rep never promises stock that is already gone. If you do not run Sage ERP, that reason disappears and HubSpot wins on every other axis, starting with a free tier that is not a crippled trial and an interface reps adopt without being told to. Distributors and manufacturers already on Sage 100 or Sage 300 are the entire market for Sage CRM. Everyone else should start with HubSpot and see how far the free tier actually takes them.

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Written from the reviews on both products. No vendor saw this before publication.