HubSpot Marketing Hub is an alternative
to Freshsales
$100/mo (Marketing Hub Starter) vs Freshsales Growth at $45/mo for 5 seats ($9/seat) — covering 20% of the 4 compared capabilities.
Same job. Compare the fees.
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.
Growth plan at $45/mo ($9/seat × 5 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Marketing Hub Starter: 20 USD/monthly; 4 extra seat(s) × 20 USD.
Freshsales costs $45/mo on the Growth plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. HubSpot Marketing Hub costs $100/mo (Marketing Hub Starter plan), which is not cheaper than Freshsales Growth at $45/mo in this scenario.
Capability comparison
HubSpot Marketing Hub covers 20% of the 4 capabilities compared against Freshsales. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | HubSpot Marketing Hub | Freshsales |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Sales automation & sequences | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom fields | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Freshsales has that HubSpot Marketing Hub lacks.
- Sales pipeline management — Track deals through customizable pipeline stages.Missing from HubSpot Marketing Hub.
- Sales automation & sequences — Automate outreach sequences and follow-up tasks.Missing from HubSpot Marketing Hub.
- Custom fields — Add custom fields to records to track your own data.Missing from HubSpot Marketing Hub.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Freshsales | HubSpot Marketing Hub |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $27/moGrowth | $60/mocosts moreMarketing Hub Starter |
| 10 seats | $90/moGrowth | $200/mocosts moreMarketing Hub Starter |
| 25 seats | $225/moGrowth | $500/mocosts moreMarketing Hub Starter |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free Tools | Free |
| Marketing Hub Starter | $20/seat/mo |
| Marketing Hub Starter · 3k | $120/seat/mo |
| Marketing Hub Starter · 10k | $410/seat/mo |
| Marketing Hub Professional | $890/mo |
| Marketing Hub Professional · 7k | $1140/mo |
| Marketing Hub Professional · 12k | $1390/mo |
| Marketing Hub Enterprise | $3600/mo (billed yearly) |
| Growth | $9/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Pro | $39/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | $59/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
Frequently asked
What does HubSpot Marketing Hub lack compared with Freshsales?
Sales pipeline management, Sales automation & sequences, Custom fields, Permissions & security controls — 4 of the 4 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Freshsales: 2026-10-26; HubSpot Marketing Hub: 2026-10-28 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.freshworks.com/crm/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.freshworks.com/crm/pricing/#main-content (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- HubSpot Marketing Hub data last verified 2026-10-28