Comparison

Freshsales vs Insightly

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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★Freshsales84
Insightly65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Freshsales84 / 100medium · 72%
Insightly65 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tier
Freshsales✗
Insightly✗
Model
Freshsalescommercial
Insightlycommercial
Price level
Freshsaleslow
Insightlyunknown
Starting price
Freshsales$9
Insightly–
Transparent
Freshsales✓
Insightly✗
Integrations
Count
Freshsales1,200
Insightly2,000
Security
Disclosure policy
Freshsales✓
Insightly–
Gdpr
Freshsales✓
Insightly✓
Hipaa
Freshsales–
Insightly✓
Iso27001
Freshsales✓
Insightly–
Soc2
Freshsales✓
Insightly✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Freshsales99.9
Insightly99.95
Status page
Freshsales✓
Insightly✓
Release
Cadence days
Freshsales30
Insightly–
Content
Faq
Freshsales8 items
Insightly7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Insightly

An accessible customer relationship management system that centralizes customer data and supports integration with email, calendar, project management, finance, and support tools to streamline team workflows.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Insightly

from $29/moHybrid14-day trial

From $29/user/month for CRM, $99/account/month for marketing automation, $29/user/month for support. 14-day free trial on CRM.

  • CRM Plus$29/user/month billed annually. 14-day free trial.
    • Lead and contact management
    • Project management
    • Advanced reports
    • Pre-built business dashboards
  • CRM Professional$49/user/month billed annually. 14-day free trial.
    • All Plus features
    • Lead assignment and routing
    • Workflow automation
    • AI Copilot
    • Email summaries and replies
  • CRM EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Professional features
    • Sandboxes
    • Products, pricebooks, and quotes
    • Comprehensive audit logging
    • Custom validation rules
    • +1 more
  • Marketing PlusContact sales
    • Email marketing automation
    • Prospect scoring
    • A/B testing
    • Built-in dashboards
  • Marketing ProfessionalContact sales
    • All Plus features
    • Custom scoring models
    • Advanced prospect tracking
    • Unlimited role-based permissions
  • Marketing EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Professional features
    • Comprehensive audit logging
    • Calculated fields
    • Custom validation rules
  • Support PlusContact sales
    • Comprehensive ticket editor
    • SLA tracking
    • Configurable email macros
    • Customizable reports
  • Support ProfessionalContact sales
    • All Plus features
    • Customer satisfaction surveys
    • Custom ticket automations
    • Portal customization
  • Support EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Professional features
    • Comprehensive audit logging
    • Custom validation rules
    • Unlimited brands and portals
  • AppConnect StandardContact sales
    • Drag-and-drop workflow builder
    • No-code integration
    • 2000+ app integrations
  • AppConnect ProfessionalContact sales
    • All Standard features
    • Custom AppConnect development
    • AWS Lambda support
  • AppConnect EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Professional features
    • Enterprise support
    • Priority development
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

Freshsales

Leader
2 total
  • Email
  • Chat
Independently observed

Insightly

13 total
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • MS 365
  • PandaDoc
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • DocuSign
  • Shopify
  • WordPress
  • Netsuite
  • Unbounce
  • Outlook
  • Slack
Independently observed
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