Capability · 4 solutions compared
Track a sales pipeline
Move deals through stages, forecast revenue and see what needs follow-up.
People ask: “track deals for a five-person consulting company”
Buy nothing: HubSpot Sales Hub, Salesforce Sales Cloud do this well on a free plan.
Every way to do it
Scored on what matters most for this job: ease, team, reliability.
| Tool | Fit | Ease | Team | Reliability | Skill | Cheapest plan with it | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HubSpot Sales Hub | Core feature | none | Free$0/mo | Forecasting needs Professional or Enterprise · Pipeline count capped per tier (15 / 100 / 350) | |||
| Salesforce Sales Cloud | Core feature | basic | Free Suite$0/seat/mo | Forecasting and quoting need Pro Suite or higher | |||
| Pipedrive | Core feature | none | Lite$14/seat/mo | Forecasting is simpler than enterprise CRMs | |||
| Apollo.io | Partial | — | — | none | Free$0/seat/mo | Basic deal tracking and forecasting compared with a dedicated CRM |
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