Sage CRM vs HubSpot CRM
Verified ratings, feature by feature comparison and real pricing. Everything a North American business needs to pick between these two.
HubSpot CRM
A free CRM core with marketing and sales tools priced on top
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Ratings
Every score, at a glance
Verified user ratings across every dimension. Sage CRM against HubSpot CRM, nothing weighted.
Dimensions won
05Sage CRM 0, HubSpot CRM 5
Sage CRM vs HubSpot CRM, across 5 rating dimensions
Widest rating gap
+2.6
HubSpot CRM leads on ease of use
Verified reviews
379
203 for Sage CRM, 176 for HubSpot CRM
Sage CRM203 verified reviews
HubSpot CRM176 verified reviews
Ratings by dimension
- Sage CRM
- HubSpot CRM
Share of verified reviews
Which product reviewers actually write about.
- Sage CRM203
- HubSpot CRM176
Cost to get started
Cheapest paid plan, shown per month.
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.
| Sage CRM | HubSpot CRM | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| Reviews | 203 | 176 |
| Ease of use | 2.3 | 4.9 |
| Value for money | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| Customer service | 2.7 | 4.4 |
| Functionality | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| Starting price | Custom pricing | Free |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Free version | No | Yes |
Features
Feature by feature, checked off
Everything each product ships, side by side. No marketing gloss.
| Feature | Sage CRM | HubSpot CRM |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
Pricing
Both price lists, side by side
Every plan from both vendors, side by side, priced in US dollars.
Sage CRM plans
Sage CRM
Priced per user, by module. Quoted through a Sage partner.
Custom
quoted by the vendor
- Sales module
- Marketing module
- Service module
- Sage ERP integration
- On premise or cloud hosted
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.
HubSpot CRM plans
Free
The CRM core, at no cost, for unlimited users.
Free
no card required
- 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
- 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
- Everything in Starter
- Sales sequences
- Forecasting
- Custom reporting
- Deal and quote approvals
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.
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.
Written from the reviews on both products. No vendor saw this before publication.