Nutshell
CRM · www.nutshell.com
Nutshell is a CRM with sales pipeline, email sync, reporting, AI features, plus included web chat, form builder, landing pages and email marketing capabilities, sold in per-user tiers with optional add-ons.
Switching to Keap, which covers 67% of the compared capabilities.
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Way less money.
Top Nutshell alternatives
We compared 15 products and found 4 cheaper alternatives · vs Nutshell Foundation at $65/mo for 5 seats ($13/seat) · scenario: 5 seats, monthly billing, USD.
Nutshell costs $65/mo on the Foundation plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 4 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 18 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brevo Starter plan · missing: Email sync & tracking, AI sales assistant, Mobile CRM app, Meeting scheduling, SMS marketing, Email templates, Revenue attribution, Live chat & messaging, Omnichannel inbox, SSO & SCIM provisioning, Audit logs marketing automation — adjacent | 39% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $672 / year 86% cheaper | |
Less Annoying CRM Everything included plan · missing: 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 | 11% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | $600 / year 77% cheaper | |
Freshsales Growth plan · missing: 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 | 17% | $45/mo how? ⓘ | $240 / year 31% cheaper |
Which Nutshell alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best paid drop-in
- Freshsales — $45/mo (Growth plan) · covers 17%
- Need 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, SMS marketing or email templates?
- Keap — from $0/mo (Free trial plan)
- Need A/B testing?
- Brevo — from $0/mo (Free plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Nutshell 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.
- Sales automation & sequences — Automate outreach sequences and follow-up tasks.Missing from Less Annoying CRM.
- AI sales assistant — Get AI-generated suggestions and summaries for sales activity.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Reports & forecasting — View reports and forecasts on pipeline and sales performance.Missing from Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Mobile CRM app — Access the CRM from a mobile app.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Meeting scheduling — Let prospects book meetings directly from the CRM.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Landing pages — Build landing pages to pair with email campaigns.Missing from Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- A/B testing — Test variations of an email to see which performs better.Missing from Keap, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- SMS marketing — Send marketing messages by text message.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Email templates — Start a campaign from a pre-built email template.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from Keap, Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Live chat & messaging — Chat with customers in real time on your site or app.Missing from Keap, Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Omnichannel inbox — Manage messages from multiple channels in one inbox.Missing from Keap, Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- SSO & SCIM provisioning — Sign in through your company's SSO with SCIM provisioning.Missing from Keap, Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Audit logs — Track who changed what within the automation platform.Missing from Keap, Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Nutshell vs the top alternatives, on the 18 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Nutshell | Keap | Brevo | Less Annoying CRM | Freshsales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact management from Foundation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lead management from Growth | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Email sync & tracking from Foundation | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Sales automation & sequences from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI sales assistant from Foundation | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Reports & forecasting from Growth | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Mobile CRM app from Foundation | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Meeting scheduling from Pro | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Landing pages from Foundation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| A/B testing from Marketing add-on | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SMS marketing from Marketing add-on | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Email templates from Business | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Revenue attribution from Foundation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Live chat & messaging from Foundation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Omnichannel inbox from Engagement add-on | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SSO & SCIM provisioning from Enterprise | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Audit logs from Business | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $65/mo Foundation | $0/mo Free trial | $0/mo Free | $15/mo Everything included | $45/mo Growth |
✓ 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 Nutshell covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Contact management — from Foundation
- ✓ Sales pipeline management — from Pro
- ✓ Lead management — from Growth
- ✓ Email sync & tracking — from Foundation
- ✓ Sales automation & sequences — from Pro
- ✓ AI sales assistant — from Foundation
- ✓ Reports & forecasting — from Growth
- ✓ Mobile CRM app — from Foundation
- ✓ Meeting scheduling — from Pro
- ✓ Landing pages — from Foundation
- ✓ A/B testing — from Marketing add-on
- ✓ SMS marketing — from Marketing add-on
- ✓ Email templates — from Business
- ✓ Revenue attribution — from Foundation
- ✓ Live chat & messaging — from Foundation
- ✓ Omnichannel inbox — from Engagement add-on
- ✓ SSO & SCIM provisioning — from Enterprise
- ✓ Audit logs — from Business
- ✗ Conditional logic
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.nutshell.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.nutshell.com/pricing#page-header (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
Frequently asked
How much does Nutshell cost?
Nutshell's Foundation plan costs $65/mo in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing).
Is there a free Nutshell alternative?
We have not verified a free plan that fits this scenario among the assessed alternatives.
What is the cheapest Nutshell alternative?
In our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing), Keap is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free trial plan).
Does Nutshell have a free plan?
No. Nutshell has no free plan on its official pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.