Comparison

Base vs Freshsales

On the evidence we track, Freshsales leads this comparison with a composite score of 84/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Base59
★Freshsales84
Score
vioscaleAI score
Base59 / 100low · 35%
Freshsales84 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Base✓
Freshsales✗
Model
Freshsalescommercial
Price level
Baselow
Freshsaleslow
Starting price
Base–
Freshsales$9
Transparent
Base✗
Freshsales✓
Integrations
Count
Base1,800
Freshsales1,200
Security
Disclosure policy
Base–
Freshsales✓
Gdpr
Base–
Freshsales✓
Iso27001
Base–
Freshsales✓
Soc2
Base–
Freshsales✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Base–
Freshsales99.9
Status page
Base–
Freshsales✓
Release
Cadence days
Base–
Freshsales30
Content
Faq
Freshsales8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for crm software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Contact & account management
Base✓
Freshsales✓
Deal / pipeline management
Base✓
Freshsales✓
Lead scoring
Base-
Freshsales✓
Communication
Email sync & tracking
Base✓
Freshsales✓
Automation
Marketing automation
Base✓
Freshsales✓
Workflow automation
Base✓
Freshsales✓
Insight
Reporting & dashboards
Base✓
Freshsales✓
Sales forecasting
Base✓
Freshsales✓
Access
Native mobile app
Base✓
Freshsales✓
Extensibility
Public API
Base✓
Freshsales✓
Custom fields & objects
Base-
Freshsales✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Base

A modern sales CRM that maximizes productivity, maintains pipeline visibility, and enables data-driven sales teams to grow revenue with contact management, deal tracking, and automation.

Independently observed

Freshsales

Leader

A sales customer relationship management system combining pipeline and lead management with artificial intelligence-driven recommendations to help teams engage prospects, manage deals, and improve sales efficiency.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Base

SubscriptionFree tier

From £19/month. Free tier available for eligible startups (up to 2 years).

as of verify ↗

Freshsales

Leader
from $9/moSubscription21-day trial

From $9/user/month, billed annually. Free 21-day trial.

  • Growth$9/user/month, billed annually
    • Kanban view
    • Contact lifecycle stages
    • Chat, Email, and phone
    • Email templates
    • Custom fields
    • +1 more
  • Pro$39/user/month, billed annually
    • Everything in Growth, plus:
    • Contact scoring
    • Deal insights
    • Custom sales activities
    • Territory management
    • +1 more
  • Enterprise$59/user/month, billed annually
    • Everything in Pro, plus:
    • Forecasting insights
    • Field-level permissions
    • Custom modules
    • Sandbox
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Base✓
Freshsales✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Base✓
Freshsales✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Email

Base

3 total - 2 not shared
  • Zendesk Support
  • Zendesk Marketplace apps
Independently observed

Freshsales

Leader
2 total - 1 not shared
  • Chat
Independently observed
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Base or Freshsales: which one depends on you

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