Freshsales is 31% cheaper
than Nutshell
$45/mo (Growth) vs Nutshell Foundation at $65/mo for 5 seats ($13/seat) — covering 17% of the 18 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
5 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Foundation plan at $65/mo ($13/seat × 5 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Growth: 108 USD/yearly; 4 extra seat(s) × 108 USD.
Nutshell costs $65/mo on the Foundation plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 18 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Freshsales covers 17% of the 18 capabilities compared against Nutshell. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Freshsales | Nutshell |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lead management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email sync & tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Sales automation & sequences | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI sales assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reports & forecasting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mobile CRM app | ✗ | ✓ |
| Meeting scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| Landing pages | ✗ | ✓ |
| A/B testing | ✗ | ✓ |
| SMS marketing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email templates | ✗ | ✓ |
| Revenue attribution | ✗ | ✓ |
| Live chat & messaging | ✗ | ✓ |
| Omnichannel inbox | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning | ✗ | ✓ |
| Audit logs | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Nutshell has that Freshsales lacks.
- Lead management — Capture, score, and organize incoming leads.Missing from Freshsales.
- Email sync & tracking — Sync email conversations and track opens with contacts.Missing from Freshsales.
- AI sales assistant — Get AI-generated suggestions and summaries for sales activity.Missing from Freshsales.
- Reports & forecasting — View reports and forecasts on pipeline and sales performance.Missing from Freshsales.
- Mobile CRM app — Access the CRM from a mobile app.Missing from Freshsales.
- Meeting scheduling — Let prospects book meetings directly from the CRM.Missing from Freshsales.
- Landing pages — Build landing pages to pair with email campaigns.Missing from Freshsales.
- A/B testing — Test variations of an email to see which performs better.Missing from Freshsales.
- SMS marketing — Send marketing messages by text message.Missing from Freshsales.
- Email templates — Start a campaign from a pre-built email template.Missing from Freshsales.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from Freshsales.
- Live chat & messaging — Chat with customers in real time on your site or app.Missing from Freshsales.
- Omnichannel inbox — Manage messages from multiple channels in one inbox.Missing from Freshsales.
- SSO & SCIM provisioning — Sign in through your company's SSO with SCIM provisioning.Missing from Freshsales.
- Audit logs — Track who changed what within the automation platform.Missing from Freshsales.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | Nutshell | Freshsales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $39/mo | $27/mo (Growth) |
| 10 seats | $130/mo | $90/mo (Growth) |
| 25 seats | $325/mo | $225/mo (Growth) |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Growth | $9/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Pro | $39/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | $59/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Foundation | $13/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Growth | $25/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Pro | $42/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Business | $59/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | $79/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Freshsales than Nutshell?
31% cheaper in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing): $45/mo on Growth vs $65/mo on Foundation. That is $240 a year.
What does Freshsales lack compared with Nutshell?
Lead management, Email sync & tracking, AI sales assistant, Reports & forecasting, Mobile CRM app, Meeting scheduling, Landing pages, A/B testing, SMS marketing, Email templates, Revenue attribution, Live chat & messaging, Omnichannel inbox, SSO & SCIM provisioning, Audit logs — 15 of the 18 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Nutshell: 2026-09-07; Freshsales: 2026-08-31 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.nutshell.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.nutshell.com/pricing#page-header (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Freshsales data last verified 2026-08-31