Comparison

HubSpot vs SugarCRM

On the evidence we track, HubSpot leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★HubSpot73
SugarCRM60
Score
vioscaleAI score
HubSpot73 / 100medium · 72%
SugarCRM60 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
HubSpot✓
SugarCRM✗
Model
HubSpotfreemium
SugarCRMcommercial
Price level
HubSpotlow
SugarCRMmid
Transparent
HubSpot✗
SugarCRM✓
Integrations
Count
HubSpot2,000
SugarCRM180
Security
Disclosure policy
HubSpot✓
SugarCRM–
Gdpr
HubSpot✓
SugarCRM–
Iso27001
HubSpot✓
SugarCRM–
Soc2
HubSpot✓
SugarCRM✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
HubSpot99.9
SugarCRM–
Status page
HubSpot✓
SugarCRM✓
Adoption
Stackoverflow questions
HubSpot3,000
SugarCRM–
Release
Cadence days
HubSpot30
SugarCRM–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
HubSpot8 items
SugarCRM6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

HubSpot

Leader

A business platform that helps teams across marketing, sales, and customer service align around shared customer information and use AI agents to improve customer interactions and business results

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.

HubSpot

Leader
HybridFree tier28-day trial

Free tier and 28-day free trials. Pro and Enterprise subscription plans. Usage-based add-ons from $0.50–$1.00 per transaction.

  • Marketing Hub Pro-
  • Marketing Hub Enterprise-
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
HubSpot✓
SugarCRM✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
HubSpot✓
SugarCRM✓
On-premise
HubSpot✗
SugarCRM✓

Integrations

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

HubSpot

Leader
7 total
  • Salesforce
  • Reddit
  • TikTok
  • LinkedIn
  • Slack
  • Zoom
  • Supermetrics
Independently observed

SugarCRM

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