Real limits, published upfront. Everything below is included at $0 — forever.
Manage up to 200 active leads with full contact records, notes, and history — enough to run a real early-stage pipeline.
Track up to 50 accounts and manage deals on one Kanban pipeline with custom stages and drag-and-drop updates.
A Kanban task board for up to 500 tasks, so follow-ups and to-dos live next to the leads they belong to.
Five reusable email templates for your most common messages — intros, follow-ups, and booking requests.
Let prospects book time with you directly, without a separate scheduling subscription.
Rolling 30-day dashboards covering pipeline activity and lead flow, plus one included Growth Audit.
The free plan is a permanent product tier, not a countdown trial — and the upgrade behind it is one flat price, not a maze of add-ons.
No expiry date and no credit card. Keep the free plan for as long as you want — your data is never held hostage.
200 leads, 50 accounts, 1 pipeline, 500 tasks — published upfront so you know exactly what free means.
Full Kanban pipeline management with custom stages on the free tier — not a stripped viewer that nags you to upgrade.
When you outgrow free, it's $12/user/month ($10 annual) all-in — no per-module pricing, no seat minimums, no onboarding fee.
The paid plan includes AI lead scoring at no extra cost, where competitors sell scoring as an add-on or a higher tier.
Built-in calling with recording, plus WhatsApp automation, ship with the same $12 plan — no telephony add-on to license.
Every free plan has a catch. Here is HelloGrowthCRM's free plan next to HubSpot, Zoho, and Bitrix24 — catches included.
| Plan | HelloGrowthCRM Free | HubSpot Free | Zoho CRM Free | Bitrix24 Free |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever | Free | Free | Free |
| User limit | 1 user | 2 core seats | 3 users max | Unlimited users |
| Leads / records | 200 leads · 50 accounts | Large contact storage | Core modules only | Unlimited records |
| Pipelines | 1 Kanban pipeline | 1 pipeline | Basic deal tracking | 1 pipeline |
| The catch | Honest caps, stated upfront — never expires | HubSpot branding; the features you want sit in paid Hubs | Hard 3-user cap; automation and customization held for paid tiers | 5 GB storage; breadth of a suite, depth spread thin; limited support |
| First paid step | $12/user/mo ($10 annual) — AI scoring, dialer & WhatsApp included | $15/seat/mo Starter; Sales Hub Pro jumps to $90/seat/mo | $14/user/mo Standard (annual billing) | Per-organization bundles from $49/mo (5 users) |
Competitor details reflect published plans and change over time — see the full free CRM comparison for the deep dive.
The paid plan is $12/user/month — $10/user/month billed annually — and it is all-in: unlimited leads, AI lead scoring, the built-in dialer with call recording, WhatsApp and SMS automation, email sequences, and quotes and invoicing. No add-on modules, no seat minimums, no onboarding fee. Your free-plan data carries over exactly as it is.
Everything you need to know about HelloGrowthCRM's free plan.
Enterprise-grade security with 256-bit AES encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, SOC 2 Type II attestation, and daily encrypted backups. Your data is never shared or used for training.
A free CRM is most useful when a team needs a real operating system for follow-up, visibility, and basic automation before it is ready for a larger software commitment. That usually means founders, very small sales teams, early-stage businesses, and companies replacing spreadsheets or disconnected inbox workflows.
The real evaluation question is not just whether a CRM is free, but whether the free plan is usable enough to support actual selling. Teams should look for contact limits they can live with, communication tools they will really use, and enough pipeline visibility to avoid rebuilding the same process in separate spreadsheets.
Startups and small teams that want one place for leads, calling, WhatsApp, and follow-up without immediate admin overhead.
Check whether the contact cap, workflow depth, and communication features are enough for your current sales motion, not just your wishlist.
Move up when the team needs more scale, deeper controls, or broader automation rather than because the free plan is artificially unusable.
The free plan works for every industry. See how it applies to yours: