Compare EspoCRM and Freshsales 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$395.00
Starting at $9.00 1 User Per Month
EspoCRM
Star Rating
(23)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (75.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$395.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansFreshsales
Star Rating
(1,223)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $9.00 1 User Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansEspoCRM vs Freshsales
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Freshsales easier to use and administer. However, EspoCRM is easier to set up. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that EspoCRM meets the needs of their business better than Freshsales.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Freshsales is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, EspoCRM and Freshsales received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
EspoCRM
Advanced Pack
$395.00
Advanced Pack is an official add-on for EspoCRM.
- Reports
- Workflows
- Business Process Management
Freshsales
Growth
Starting at $9.00
1 User Per Month
Tailored for startups and SMBs seeking efficient pipeline management and engagement across channels
- Web Forms
- SMS & WhatsApp
- Basic Workflows
Free Trial
EspoCRM
No trial information availableFreshsales
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
16
8.7
1,039
Ease of Use
8.9
16
9.0
1,052
Ease of Setup
9.0
10
8.8
559
Ease of Admin
8.7
9
8.9
535
Quality of Support
8.5
16
8.8
1,009
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
10
9.0
529
Product Direction (% positive)
9.3
16
9.3
1,033
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
8.9
12
8.9
718
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
417
8.5
12
8.8
707
|
Verified
9.0
12
8.5
705
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.3
507
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.6
336
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.2
482
|
Verified
8.1
9
8.1
468
Feature Not Available
8.4
510
|
Verified
Marketing Automation
7.4
9
8.5
548
7.8
10
8.5
522
9.4
11
8.9
627
8.9
9
7.9
114
Customer Support
8.3
10
8.5
534
Feature Not Available
8.6
542
Feature Not Available
8.6
548
7.5
6
8.2
458
Feature Not Available
8.4
478
Reporting & Analytics
9.4
8
8.4
629
|
Verified
9.1
11
8.6
665
|
Verified
8.5
8
8.3
508
|
Verified
Mobile & Social
8.3
9
Feature Not Available
Feature Not Available
8.1
208
|
Verified
8.8
8
8.3
331
|
Verified
Platform
9.4
9
8.4
404
|
Verified
9.8
9
8.5
393
|
Verified
9.1
9
8.7
414
|
Verified
8.9
9
8.3
314
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.7
258
8.7
9
8.0
301
|
Verified
8.3
8
8.8
408
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
8.0
285
|
Verified
Integration
7.9
8
8.4
375
|
Verified
8.3
7
8.3
331
|
Verified
Feature Not Available
7.9
297
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
84
Agentic AI - CRM
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Email Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Email Marketing
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.8
11
Online Marketing
Not enough data
9.0
8
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Management
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.5
8
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.2
10
Not enough data
8.7
9
Campaign Management
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Social
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.3
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
Lead Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
Not enough data
8.1
19
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.7
18
Organization
Not enough data
8.6
20
Not enough data
8.9
19
Not enough data
7.9
19
Performance Analysis
Not enough data
7.9
17
Not enough data
8.3
23
Sales Analysis
Not enough data
7.8
20
Not enough data
8.8
21
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
7.9
13
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrated Workflows
Not enough data
9.0
236
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
244
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
182
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
219
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
69
Not enough data
8.8
64
Repeatability and Reportability
Not enough data
8.9
206
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
222
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
220
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
186
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
57
AI and Automation
Not enough data
8.4
66
Not enough data
8.2
69
Not enough data
8.3
62
Not enough data
7.9
63
Not enough data
7.7
59
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
28
Agentic AI - Sales Engagement
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customization
Not enough data
9.1
17
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.3
15
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.5
11
Not enough data
8.3
13
Agentic AI - Visitor Identification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Lead Scoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Attribution
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
9.0
51
Not enough data
8.6
50
Discovery
Not enough data
8.9
51
Not enough data
8.5
53
Not enough data
8.7
50
Management
Not enough data
8.7
49
Not enough data
9.0
51
Platform
Not enough data
8.5
49
Not enough data
8.7
51
Agentic AI - Sales Performance Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Incentives
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
7.9
28
Not enough data
8.3
30
Personalization
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.6
34
Not enough data
8.4
31
Administrative
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.4
29
Not enough data
8.4
28
Agentic AI - Email Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
8.8
224
Not enough data
8.8
217
Not enough data
8.2
50
Customizations
Not enough data
9.0
234
Not enough data
9.2
239
Not enough data
8.9
246
Not enough data
8.6
220
Not enough data
8.9
241
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.7
32
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
8.1
84
Not enough data
8.4
84
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
8.3
84
Predictive Analytics
Not enough data
8.1
85
Not enough data
8.2
83
Not enough data
8.0
78
Not enough data
7.6
80
Sales Management
Not enough data
8.4
89
Not enough data
7.8
79
Not enough data
8.3
84
Not enough data
8.7
89
Agentic AI - Outbound Call Tracking
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Calling
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.8
120
Not enough data
8.7
130
Not enough data
9.1
146
Not enough data
Not enough data
Contacts
Not enough data
9.0
151
Not enough data
9.0
137
Not enough data
9.0
143
Insights
Not enough data
9.1
165
Not enough data
9.1
142
Not enough data
8.9
123
Not enough data
9.0
145
Not enough data
9.0
141
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
EspoCRM and Freshsales are categorized as CRM
Unique Categories
EspoCRM is categorized as Email Marketing
Freshsales is categorized as Sales Engagement, AI Sales Assistant, Online Form Builder, Outbound Call Tracking, Sales Analytics, Lead Scoring, Email Tracking, Sales Performance Management, Visitor Identification, and Marketing Automation
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
EspoCRM
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Freshsales
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Marketing and Advertising
15.0%
Computer Software
15.0%
Computer & Network Security
10.0%
Telecommunications
5.0%
Other
35.0%
Information Technology and Services
16.6%
Computer Software
13.8%
Marketing and Advertising
7.9%
Financial Services
4.1%
Internet
3.7%
Other
54.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
How do I set up EspoCRM?
1 Comment
EC
BUy an hosting, upload files, create database and install it!
Read more
EspoCRM has no more discussions with answers
What are the three benefits of CRM?
2 Comments
AV
Makes it easy to keep a track of new and prospect leads.Read more
What is Freshsales used for?
2 Comments
IH
It's a CRM solution to manage leads and opportunities. It helps you to create your sales funnel from different channels.Read more
How is Freshsales different from other CRMs?
1 Comment
Official Response from Freshsales
Freshsales is an integrated, simple and intuitive sales CRM built with automations, intelligence and analytics to aid your sales teams to close deals faster....Read more
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