Nutshell is cheaper, but covers only 3 of 10 compared capabilities
$65/mo (Foundation) vs Zoho CRM Standard at $70/mo for 5 seats ($14/seat) — covering 30% of the 10 compared capabilities.
Cheaper. Not the same job.
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.
Standard plan at $70/mo ($14/seat × 5 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Foundation: 156 USD/yearly; 4 extra seat(s) × 156 USD.
Zoho CRM costs $70/mo on the Standard 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 10 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Nutshell covers 30% of the 10 capabilities compared against Zoho CRM. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Nutshell | Zoho CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lead management | ↑ Growth | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management | ↑ Pro | ✓ |
| Sales automation & sequences | ↑ Pro | ✓ |
| Reports & forecasting | ↑ Growth | ✓ |
| Email sync & tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Meeting scheduling | ↑ Pro | ✓ |
| Mobile CRM app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom fields | ↑ Enterprise | ✓ |
| Permissions & security controls | ↑ Business | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Zoho CRM has that Nutshell lacks.
- Lead management — Capture, score, and organize incoming leads.Missing from Nutshell.
- Sales pipeline management — Track deals through customizable pipeline stages.Missing from Nutshell.
- Sales automation & sequences — Automate outreach sequences and follow-up tasks.Missing from Nutshell.
- Reports & forecasting — View reports and forecasts on pipeline and sales performance.Missing from Nutshell.
- Meeting scheduling — Let prospects book meetings directly from the CRM.Missing from Nutshell.
- Custom fields — Add custom fields to records to track your own data.Missing from Nutshell.
- Permissions & security controls — Control what each team member can see and edit.Missing from Nutshell.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Zoho CRM | Nutshell |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $42/moStandard | $39/mocheaperFoundation |
| 10 seats | $140/moStandard | $130/mocheaperFoundation |
| 25 seats | $350/moStandard | $325/mocheaperFoundation |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Foundation | $13/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Growth | $25/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Pro | $42/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Business | $59/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | $79/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Free | Free |
| Standard | $14/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Professional | $23/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | $40/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Ultimate | $52/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Nutshell than Zoho CRM?
7% cheaper in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing): $65/mo on Foundation vs $70/mo on Standard. That is $60 a year. But it covers only 3 of 10 compared capabilities, so it isn't a like-for-like replacement.
What does Nutshell lack compared with Zoho CRM?
Lead management, Sales pipeline management, Sales automation & sequences, Reports & forecasting, Meeting scheduling, Custom fields, Permissions & security controls — 7 of the 10 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Zoho CRM: 2026-10-26; Nutshell: 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.zoho.com/crm/zohocrm-pricing.html (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Nutshell data last verified 2026-10-26