# Do you still need Pipedrive?

What parts of Pipedrive other tools can do, and what's hard to replace. Interactive version: https://onelesstool.com/replace/pipedrive

## Alternatives by capability

### Track a sales pipeline
Pipedrive fit: native

- HubSpot Sales Hub: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free Suite $0 (verified)
- Apollo.io: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### Manage contacts and customer records
Pipedrive fit: native

- HubSpot Sales Hub: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free Suite $0 (verified)
- Apollo.io: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### Sales and CRM reporting
Pipedrive fit: strong

- Salesforce Sales Cloud: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free Suite $0 (verified)
- HubSpot Sales Hub: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Looker Studio: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Data Studio (self-service) $0 (verified)

### Send sales email sequences
Pipedrive fit: partial

- Apollo.io: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Basic $49 (verified)
- HubSpot Sales Hub: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Professional $100 (verified)
- Clay: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Launch $167 (verified)

### Automate simple app-to-app workflows
Pipedrive fit: partial

- Make: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Zapier: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Airtable: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### Find verified contact data (emails, phones)
Pipedrive fit: partial

- Apollo.io: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- ZoomInfo: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan unknown
- Clay: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)

### Create client proposals and quotes
Pipedrive fit: partial

- PandaDoc: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Gamma: strong fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Pro Suite $100 (verified)

### Collect legally binding e-signatures
Pipedrive fit: partial

- PandaDoc: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Free $0 (verified)
- DocuSign eSignature: native fit; cheapest qualifying plan Personal $11 (verified)
- Google Workspace: partial fit; cheapest qualifying plan Business Standard $14 (verified)

## Reasons to keep paying

- Rep adoption: a simple pipeline that people use daily is worth more than a powerful CRM they ignore.
- Deal history, activity logs and email threads accumulated per deal over years.
- Low cost per seat for a real multi-user CRM with permissions and reporting.

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