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Best CRMs for Marketing Automation and Sales: Recommendations Needed

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Curious what CRMs you all are using and what you might recommend considering our use case? We're using Folk right now but are looking for something a bit more robust - we want to use it as the central nervous system for both marketing automation and sales. Screenshot includes current candidates with most important criteria first:

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    AJ C.
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    We use Highlevel! It does everything which is cool, but the downside is some stuff is glitchy, and their support is not very good

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    AJ C.
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    Really haven't found a CRM we love but Highlevel is the lesser of the evils for us, haha. The one we dislike the least πŸ˜‚

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    AJ C.
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    Aside from glitchiness and support, the tool itself is awesome.

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    AJ C.
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    Pipedrive is another one worth checking out, but it lacks marketing functionality

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    Amit S.
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    Hey Nathan! I usually share this list with people asking the same question: I created a framework to select the right CRM. But here’s a list of CRMs to try:

    • Pipedrive (30-day extended trial, parity pricing) is the simplest CRM for SMBs

    • Bonsai offers CRM, Project Management, Financial Management for agencies/consultants

    • Monday.com offers a CRM with core project management functions

    • Instantly & Snov.io are outbound sales focused solutions with a CRM module

    • Breakcold is for Agencies, Startups & Consultants

    • Attio (FREE plan, 10% off) allows creation of custom objects

    • Outseta has membership, payments, email, CRM, ticketing/help desk in a single solution

    • Hubspot CRM (FREE plan) & EngageBay offer marketing, ticketing modules, CMS

    • Close is a powerful all-in-one sales CRM

    • CapsuleCRM (FREE plan) also offers project management

    • Keap is for those who rely on marketing automation

    • Bigin is a free offering from Zoho (also offers ZohoCRMPlus)

    • Salesflare is for small businesses selling B2B with a mobile app

    • Delta Sales App is for field employees

    • Folk is a list-based CRM with AI, Chrome extension

    • Clay, LeadDelta & Dex are personal CRMs

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    Amit S.
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    About GHL, they have recently been in overdrive, trying to promote the product through affiliate channels, Reddit, and what not.

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    Nathan L.
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    AJ C. thank you, much appreciated! I've heard people complain about bugginess but overall hear good things as well!

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    Nathan L.
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    Amit S. thank you for this! Some really interesting ones in here that I hadn't considered -- thank you for sharing! Will check them out.

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    Claire W.
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    Hi Nathan L., we are Hubspot Solution partners - if you choose to go with them we can get you a great discount and help you set it up

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    Nathan L.
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    Thank you Claire W.! Noted πŸ™