Comparison

Freshsales vs SugarCRM

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
SugarCRM60
Score
vioscaleAI score
Freshsales84 / 100medium · 72%
SugarCRM60 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Freshsales✗
SugarCRM✗
Model
Freshsalescommercial
SugarCRMcommercial
Price level
Freshsaleslow
SugarCRMmid
Starting price
Freshsales$9
SugarCRM–
Transparent
Freshsales✓
SugarCRM✓
Integrations
Count
Freshsales1,200
SugarCRM180
Security
Disclosure policy
Freshsales✓
SugarCRM–
Gdpr
Freshsales✓
SugarCRM–
Iso27001
Freshsales✓
SugarCRM–
Soc2
Freshsales✓
SugarCRM✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Freshsales99.9
SugarCRM–
Status page
Freshsales✓
SugarCRM✓
Release
Cadence days
Freshsales30
SugarCRM–
Content
Faq
Freshsales8 items
SugarCRM6 items

Capabilities

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

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

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

SugarCRM

A sales platform enhanced with machine learning to help teams manage customer data, streamline selling processes, and identify growth opportunities. It provides guidance on next steps and flags at-risk deals to help sales representatives succeed.

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 ↗

SugarCRM

from $59/moSubscription

From $59/user/month billed annually. 15 user minimum.

  • Standard$59/user/month billed annually, 15 user minimum
    • Accounts & contact management
    • Lead & opportunity management
    • Quote management
    • Activity management
    • Pipeline management
    • +5 more
  • Advanced$85/user/month billed annually, 15 user minimum
    • All Standard features
    • Case management
    • Bug tracking
    • Sugar Intelligence
    • sales-i
    • +2 more
  • Premier$135/user/month billed annually, 15 user minimum
    • All Advanced features
    • Geo mapping
    • Discover
    • 2x file managed storage
    • 2x data managed storage
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Freshsales✓
SugarCRM✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Freshsales✓
SugarCRM✓
On-premise
Freshsales✗
SugarCRM✓

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

SugarCRM

10 total
  • Dropbox
  • DocuSign
  • Microsoft Office
  • SharePoint
  • ZoomInfo
  • Epicor
  • NetSuite
  • Sage
  • SYSPRO
  • LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Independently observed
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