Insightly alternatives
CRM · www.insightly.com
Insightly is a CRM platform with add-on applications for marketing automation, customer support ticketing, and no-code app integration (AppConnect).
Switching to Zoho CRM, which covers 100% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Insightly alternatives
We compared 15 products and found 10 cheaper options (7 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs Insightly CRM Plus at $145/mo for 5 seats ($29/seat) · scenario: 5 seats, monthly billing, USD.
Insightly costs $145/mo on the CRM Plus plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 10 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 1 of them covers at least 75% of the 8 compared capabilities. The cheapest option that covers everything we compared is Zoho CRM at $70/mo (Standard plan), 52% less.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brevo Starter plan · missing: Email sync & tracking, Custom fields, Mobile CRM app, Permissions & security controls marketing automation — adjacent | 50% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $1632 / year 94% cheaper | |
Less Annoying CRM Everything included plan · missing: Lead management, Email sync & tracking, Reports & forecasting, Mobile CRM app sales crm — adjacent | 50% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | $1560 / year 90% cheaper | |
Freshsales Growth plan · missing: Lead management, Email sync & tracking, Reports & forecasting, Mobile CRM app, Permissions & security controls sales crm — adjacent | 38% | $45/mo how? ⓘ | $1200 / year 69% cheaper | |
TOP PICK Zoho CRM Standard plan | 100% | $70/mo how? ⓘ | $900 / year 52% cheaper | |
Pipedrive Lite plan · missing: Email sync & tracking, Custom fields, Permissions & security controls sales crm — adjacent | 63% | $70/mo how? ⓘ | $900 / year 52% cheaper | |
Capsule CRM Starter plan · missing: Lead management, Email sync & tracking, Permissions & security controls sales crm — adjacent | 63% | $90/mo how? ⓘ | $660 / year 38% cheaper | |
noCRM Starter plan · missing: Email sync & tracking, Reports & forecasting, Permissions & security controls sales crm — adjacent | 63% | $95/mo how? ⓘ | $600 / year 34% cheaper | |
HubSpot Marketing Hub Marketing Hub Starter plan · missing: Sales pipeline management, Email sync & tracking, Custom fields, Mobile CRM app, Permissions & security controls marketing automation — adjacent | 38% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | $540 / year 31% cheaper | |
HubSpot Sales Hub Starter plan · missing: Lead management, Reports & forecasting, Custom fields, Mobile CRM app, Permissions & security controls | 38% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | $540 / year 31% cheaper | |
Nutshell Growth plan · missing: Sales pipeline management, Custom fields, Permissions & security controls sales crm — adjacent | 63% | $125/mo how? ⓘ | $240 / year 14% cheaper |
Which Insightly alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best full coverage
- Zoho CRM — $70/mo (Standard plan) · covers 100%
- Best paid drop-in
- Zoho CRM — $70/mo (Standard plan) · covers 100%
- Need contact management, sales pipeline management, lead management or reports & forecasting?
- Brevo — from $9/mo (Starter plan)
- Need email sync & tracking or mobile CRM app?
- Zoho CRM — from $70/mo (Standard plan)
- Need custom fields or permissions & security controls?
- Less Annoying CRM — from $15/mo (Everything included plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Insightly has that the top alternatives lack.
- Lead management — Capture, score, and organize incoming leads.Missing from Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Email sync & tracking — Sync email conversations and track opens with contacts.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Reports & forecasting — View reports and forecasts on pipeline and sales performance.Missing from Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Custom fields — Add custom fields to records to track your own data.Missing from Brevo.
- Mobile CRM app — Access the CRM from a mobile app.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Permissions & security controls — Control what each team member can see and edit.Missing from Brevo, Freshsales.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Insightly vs the top alternatives, on the 8 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Insightly | Brevo | Less Annoying CRM | Freshsales | Zoho CRM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact management from CRM Plus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management from CRM Plus | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lead management from CRM Plus | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email sync & tracking from CRM Plus | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reports & forecasting from CRM Plus | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom fields from CRM Plus | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile CRM app from CRM Plus | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Permissions & security controls from CRM Plus | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $145/mo CRM Plus | $9/mo Starter | $15/mo Everything included | $45/mo Growth | $70/mo Standard |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Insightly covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Contact management — from CRM Plus
- ✓ Sales pipeline management — from CRM Plus
- ✓ Lead management — from CRM Plus
- ✓ Email sync & tracking — from CRM Plus
- ✓ Reports & forecasting — from CRM Plus
- ✓ Custom fields — from CRM Plus
- ✓ Mobile CRM app — from CRM Plus
- ✓ Permissions & security controls — from CRM Plus
- ↑ Sales automation & sequences — only from CRM Professional, not compared
- ↑ AI sales assistant — only from CRM Professional, not compared
- ✗ Guest access
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
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
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.insightly.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
Frequently asked
How much does Insightly cost?
Insightly's CRM Plus plan costs $145/mo in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing).
Is there a free Insightly alternative?
We have not verified a free plan that fits this scenario among the assessed alternatives.
What is the cheapest Insightly alternative?
In our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing), Brevo is the cheapest assessed alternative at $9/mo (Starter plan).
What is the cheapest Insightly alternative with Email sync & tracking?
Zoho CRM covers Email sync & tracking and costs $70/mo (Standard plan) in our scenario.
Does Insightly have a free plan?
No. Insightly has no free plan on its official pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-10-28, on the vendors' official pricing pages.