Freshsales

freshworks.com/crm
CRM
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AI-powered Sales CRM Solution

How to Replace Freshsales

Overview

Freshsales is an AI-powered, easy-to-use sales CRM that helps teams streamline selling and grow revenue through productivity, collaboration, and insights. It simplifies sales processes, generates and qualifies leads, and powers faster deal closure with automation and AI-driven recommendations.

Features

75 features across 11 categories

AI(11)

Contact ScoringAIPremium

Prioritize contacts based on AI-generated scores from historical data

Contact Scoring by Freddy AIAIPremium

Freddy AI analyzes historical data and assigns scores to every contact to help prioritize interactions

Deal Insights by Freddy AIAIPremium

AI analyzes historical data and engagement to find deals that need focus to close more deals

Deduplication by FreddyAIPremium

Freddy proactively detects and displays duplicate leads or contacts by matching based on name, email, or mobile number

Forecasting Insights by Freddy AIAIPremium

AI-powered forecasting to predict sales outcomes

Freddy AIAIPremium

AI-powered assistance that highlights best leads and deals, offers insights, writes emails, and provides 24/7 support

Freddy AI AgentAIPremium

Purchase additional Freddy AI agent session packs to engage with customers across channels

Lead generation botAIPremium

Custom bots on website to automate chat messages, collect visitor information, provide relevant information, and offer valuable content

Out-of-office detectionAIPremium

Freddy analyzes incoming emails and alerts when a contact is unavailable to reschedule tasks

Rephrase, Expand, and Enhance text by Freddy AIAIPremium

AI-powered text enhancement to improve written communications

Sales Emails by Freddy AIAIPremium

Freddy AI assists with writing sales emails

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Analytics(6)

Attribution Reports

Identify sources that contribute to growth and track contact interactions to attribute every touchpoint towards conversion

Conversion Reports

Track deals over different time periods and see how contacts converted

Curated Reports

Pre-built reports to visualize and track key metrics

Custom ReportsPremium

Create custom reports with metrics and charts from scratch

Standard Reports

Choose from built-in reports to visually analyze data and track metrics

Win-loss Analysis

Get complete context on sales performance, evaluate sales trends, and analyze win and loss rates

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Automation(5)

Advanced WorkflowsPremium

Enhanced workflow automation with advanced capabilities

Auto-assignment RulesPremium

Automatically assign leads to salespeople across territories based on lead-routing rules

Basic Workflows

Automate key tasks and business processes with intelligent workflows

Sales SequencesPremium

Automate sequences of sales actions like emails, calls, and SMSes with personalization to close deals faster

Workflows for Custom ModulesPremium

Automation workflows that work with custom modules

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Communication(11)

Apple Business Chat

Receive iMessages and reply to them using chat widget in Freshsales

Bring Your Own Carrier (B.Y.O.C)Premium

Integration with customer's own carrier for communications

Built-in Chat, Email, & Phone

Multi-channel communication tools integrated directly into the CRM

Chat Campaigns

Interact with website visitors and build relationships in real-time, funnel quality leads

Contextual Collaboration with Slack

Team members can participate in deal-related discussions using Slack for real-time collaboration

Email Integration

Connect email inbox with Freshsales to send, track, and manage emails

Email Templates

Pre-built email templates for consistent communication

Internal Notifications

Send notifications to internal teams when custom actions are completed

Phone Integration

Make calls from CRM with single click, add context with call logs and recordings

SMS Integration

Send SMS to contacts through integrated SMS provider

WhatsApp Business Integration

Read and respond to WhatsApp messages from Freshsales

Also in: Jobber, Jira, Insightly

Context(5)

Activity Timeline

Understand customer behavior in real-time across channels and take quick action

Auto-profile Enrichment

Automatically enrich contacts with their social and publicly listed information

Details Section

Get comprehensive view of contacts across modules, apps, and touchpoints

Highlight Cards

Highlight modules, activities, sales sequences, and last contacted information for actionable insights

Summary Section

Customize summary section to display critical data for business

Also in: Weblate, Tolgee

Customization(11)

Advanced Custom FieldsPremium

Extended custom field functionality for complex business needs

Audit LogsPremium

View chronological sequence of changes made on account by users

Contact Lifecycle Stages

Create custom lifecycle stages for contacts based on business processes

Custom Fields

Create custom fields including text, date pickers, checklist, and formula fields to collect and store information

Custom ModulesPremium

Create custom modules to capture additional information unique to business processes

Custom Roles

Create roles from scratch with different properties and define scope of each user

Custom Sales ActivitiesPremium

Create custom activities and define their outcomes to track interactions, check-ins, calls, and notes

Field-level PermissionsPremium

Control accessibility of sensitive data fields by making them editable, readable, or hidden

Multi-currency and Multi-language

Manage transactions in local currency, automate currency conversion, and customize CRM language

Record Types

Create different processes, display critical information, and set access for data based on user roles

SandboxPremium

Sandbox environment for testing configurations before deploying to production

Also in: monday.com, Obsidian, Smartsheet

Integrations(3)

API Access

Transfer data between applications and seamlessly integrate with other technologies via APIs

Freshworks Marketplace

Access to over 100 integrated applications to extend CRM capabilities

Webhooks

Integrate with other tools using webhooks to push data to third-party applications securely

Also in: ReadMe, Hugging Face, Setmore

Marketing Automation(7)

Conversion Rate Optimization

Analyze visitor behavior and optimize website for better conversions using Heatmaps, Session Replay, and A/B Testing

Landing Pages

Build beautiful landing pages with easy-to-use builder to convert traffic into leads

Marketing Journey Builder

Use triggers, actions, controls, and delays to build customer journeys, automate email sequences, and set up autoresponders

Marketing Lists

Build new lists, import existing lists, and group contacts based on various conditions and campaign types

Segments

Create smart segments to target audience based on demography, geography, behavior, and more

Visual Email Builder

Drag-and-drop email builder to design responsive emails for multiple devices

Web Forms

Capture visitor information seamlessly with code-free webforms or track existing web forms

Also in: Lytics, Acxiom, Calendly

Mobile(7)

Check-in

Mark presence at offline meetings by checking-in to current location and keep team in loop

Gmail Add-on

Access CRM information within Gmail, add tasks, schedule appointments, and make notes

Google Maps Integration

Sync with Google Maps, book Uber, or get directions to contact locations from mobile app

Mobile App

Mobile application to manage relationships and access CRM data from anywhere

Offline Mode

Stay up-to-date with deals when offline by storing records on mobile app for offline access

Outlook Add-on

Sync Freshsales mobile app with Outlook ID and bring onboard contact lists from Office 365

Voice Notes

Add voice notes to records to give more context to teams about interactions

Pipeline Management(7)

Kanban View

Kanban views for Contacts, Accounts, and Deals to visualize sales processes with drag-and-drop cards

Multiple Sales PipelinesPremium

Manage different sales teams and keep track of their deals with relevant deal stages

Product Catalog

Track product and service catalog and add products to deals for auto-calculation of deal value

Rotten Deals

Focus on deals that need attention by assigning deal age and highlighting deals that are rotting

Sales Forecasting

Commit to deals and set best-case estimates to make accurate sales forecasts

Sales Goals

Set sales goals based on revenue and closed deals with defined time range to track progress

Territory ManagementPremium

Manage and organize sales territories

Productivity(2)

CPQ License

Configure, Price, Quote functionality to generate branded documents like invoices, quotes, and contracts

Task Management

Create tasks, reminders, and appointments with activity dashboard overview

Pricing

Free

Free
  • Kanban View for Contacts, Accounts, and Deals
  • Contact Lifecycle Stages
  • Built-in Chat, Email, & Phone
  • Email Templates
  • Custom Fields
  • Basic Workflows
  • Contextual Collaboration with Slack
  • Product Catalog
  • Curated Reports
  • Freshworks Marketplace
  • Mobile App
  • 24x5 Support

Growth

$9/user/month, billed annually
  • Kanban View for Contacts, Accounts, and Deals
  • Contact Lifecycle Stages
  • Built-in Chat, Email, & Phone
  • Email Templates
  • Custom Fields
  • Basic Workflows
  • Contextual Collaboration with Slack
  • Product Catalog
  • Curated Reports
  • Freshworks Marketplace
  • 1 CPQ license
  • Mobile App
  • 24x5 Support

Pro

Popular
$39/user/month, billed annually
  • Everything in Growth
  • Contact Scoring by Freddy AI
  • Custom Sales Activities
  • Advanced Custom Fields
  • Auto-assignment Rules
  • Territory Management
  • Sales Sequences
  • Sales Emails by Freddy AI
  • Rephrase, Expand, and Enhance text by Freddy AI
  • Bring Your Own Carrier (B.Y.O.C)
  • Multiple Sales Pipelines
  • Account Hierarchy
  • Deal Insights by Freddy AI
  • Advanced Workflows
  • Custom Reports

Enterprise

$59/user/month, billed annually
  • Everything in Pro
  • Field-level Permissions
  • Custom Modules
  • Forecasting Insights by Freddy AI
  • Workflows for Custom Modules
  • Sandbox
  • Audit Logs

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Freshsales

Monthly$9/mo
Yearly$108/yr
5-Year Total$540

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~8 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyEasy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$108
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$324
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$540
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 75 features at easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Freshsales alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 75 features.

Buy Freshsales

Better Value
Monthly cost$90/mo
3-year total$3,240
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$60,000
Maintenance$900/mo
3-year total$92,400
Dev time~5 months

Buying Freshsales saves ~$89,160 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 75 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

10 known integrations

Apple Business ChatFreshdeskFreshsuccessGmailGoogle MapsOffice 365OutlookSlackSMS ProviderWhatsApp Business