Nutshell alternatives
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 Brevo, which covers 25% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Nutshell alternatives
We compared 15 products and found 3 cheaper options (0 of them cover at least half the compared features) · 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 3 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 4 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brevo Starter plan · missing: Email sync & tracking, AI sales assistant, Mobile CRM app marketing automation — adjacent | 25% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $672 / year 86% cheaper | |
Less Annoying CRM Everything included plan · missing: Email sync & tracking, AI sales assistant, Mobile CRM app | 25% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | $600 / year 77% cheaper | |
Freshsales Growth plan · missing: Email sync & tracking, AI sales assistant, Mobile CRM app | 25% | $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
- Less Annoying CRM — $15/mo (Everything included plan) · covers 25%
- Need contact management?
- Brevo — from $9/mo (Starter plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Nutshell has that the top alternatives lack.
- Email sync & tracking — Sync email conversations and track opens with contacts.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- AI sales assistant — Get AI-generated suggestions and summaries for sales activity.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Mobile CRM app — Access the CRM from a mobile app.Missing from 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 4 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Nutshell | Brevo | Less Annoying CRM | Freshsales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact management from Foundation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email sync & tracking from Foundation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI sales assistant from Foundation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Mobile CRM app from Foundation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $65/mo Foundation | $9/mo Starter | $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
- ✓ Email sync & tracking — from Foundation
- ✓ AI sales assistant — from Foundation
- ✓ Mobile CRM app — from Foundation
- ↑ Sales pipeline management — only from Pro, not compared
- ↑ Lead management — only from Growth, not compared
- ↑ Sales automation & sequences — only from Pro, not compared
- ↑ Reports & forecasting — only from Growth, not compared
- ↑ Meeting scheduling — only from Pro, not compared
- ✗ Conditional logic
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.nutshell.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.nutshell.com/pricing#page-header (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
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), Brevo is the cheapest assessed alternative at $9/mo (Starter plan).
Does Nutshell have a free plan?
No. Nutshell has no free plan on its official pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-10-28, on the vendors' official pricing pages.