Comparison

Pipedrive vs SugarCRM

On the evidence we track, Pipedrive leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Pipedrive68
SugarCRM60
Score
vioscaleAI score
Pipedrive68 / 100medium · 57%
SugarCRM60 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Pipedrive✓
SugarCRM✗
Model
Pipedrivecommercial
SugarCRMcommercial
Price level
Pipedriveunknown
SugarCRMmid
Starting price
Pipedrive£14
SugarCRM–
Transparent
Pipedrive✗
SugarCRM✓
Integrations
Count
Pipedrive16
SugarCRM180
Security
Disclosure policy
Pipedrive✓
SugarCRM–
Gdpr
Pipedrive✓
SugarCRM–
Iso27001
Pipedrive✓
SugarCRM–
Soc2
Pipedrive✓
SugarCRM✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Pipedrive99.9
SugarCRM–
Status page
Pipedrive✓
SugarCRM✓
Release
Cadence days
Pipedrive30
SugarCRM–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Pipedrive8 items
SugarCRM6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Pipedrive

Leader

A sales CRM that enables teams to track sales pipelines, qualify leads, manage deals, and automate sales workflows to boost sales efficiency and revenue

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.

Pipedrive

Leader
from £14/seat/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From £14/user/mo. Free 14-day trial.

  • Starter£14/user/mo
    • Lead, calendar and pipeline management
    • Real-time sales feed
    • 500+ integrations
  • Lite£39/user/mo
    • Full email sync with tracking
    • Automations and nurturing sequences
    • Subscriptions and forecast reports
    • Meeting scheduler and contacts timeline
  • Growth£59/user/mo
    • Lead generation and routing
    • Custom scoring and company data enrichment
    • AI-powered multi-email tools
    • E-signatures for quotes and proposals
  • Premium£79/user/mo
    • Account security rules and alerts
    • Phone and email data enrichment
    • Sandbox testing account
    • Extended phone support
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
Pipedrive✓
SugarCRM✓
iOS
Pipedrive✓
SugarCRM✗
Android
Pipedrive✓
SugarCRM✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Pipedrive✓
SugarCRM✓
On-premise
Pipedrive✗
SugarCRM✓

Integrations

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

Pipedrive

Leader
28 total
  • Zapier
  • WhatsApp Business
  • Surfe
  • JustCall
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google Meet
  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • Zoom
  • Lemlist
  • PandaDoc
  • QuickBooks
  • sevdesk
  • Lexware
  • Asana
  • SMS API
  • SallyAI
  • LinkedIn
  • CloudTalk
  • Xero
  • Trello
  • Facebook
  • SMS API INTEGRATOR
  • Apollo.io
  • +4 more
Independently observed

SugarCRM

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