HubSpot is cheaper, but covers only 3 of 8 compared capabilities
$100/mo (Sales Hub Starter) vs Copper Basic at $145/mo for 5 seats ($29/seat) — covering 38% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Cheaper. Not the same job.
Comparison scenario
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5 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Basic plan at $145/mo ($29/seat × 5 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Sales Hub Starter: 20 USD/monthly; 4 extra seat(s) × 20 USD.
Copper costs $145/mo on the Basic 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 8 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
HubSpot covers 38% of the 8 capabilities compared against Copper. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | HubSpot | Copper |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lead management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email sync & tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales automation & sequences | ↑ Sales Hub Professional | ✓ |
| Custom fields | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mobile CRM app | ✗ | ✓ |
| Permissions & security controls | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Copper has that HubSpot lacks.
- Lead management — Capture, score, and organize incoming leads.Missing from HubSpot.
- Sales automation & sequences — Automate outreach sequences and follow-up tasks.Missing from HubSpot.
- Custom fields — Add custom fields to records to track your own data.Missing from HubSpot.
- Mobile CRM app — Access the CRM from a mobile app.Missing from HubSpot.
- Permissions & security controls — Control what each team member can see and edit.Missing from HubSpot.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Copper | HubSpot |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $87/moBasic | $60/mocheaperSales Hub Starter |
| 10 seats | $290/moBasic | $150/mocheaperSales Hub Enterprise |
| 25 seats | $725/moBasic | $150/mocheaperSales Hub Enterprise |
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 |
| Sales Hub Starter | $20/seat/mo |
| Sales Hub Professional | $100/seat/mo |
| Sales Hub Enterprise | $150/mo (billed yearly) |
| Basic | $29/seat/mo |
| Professional | $69/seat/mo |
| Business | $134/seat/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is HubSpot than Copper?
31% cheaper in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing): $100/mo on Sales Hub Starter vs $145/mo on Basic. That is $540 a year. But it covers only 3 of 8 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does HubSpot lack compared with Copper?
Lead management, Sales automation & sequences, Custom fields, Mobile CRM app, Permissions & security controls — 5 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Copper: 2026-10-26; HubSpot: 2026-10-26 — 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.copper.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.copper.com/pricing# (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- HubSpot data last verified 2026-10-26