What does Zoho CRM cost?

Zoho sells per-user editions named Standard, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate, with a saving on annual billing. Its pricing page shows prices in your region's currency, so read the figure for your region at zoho.com/crm/zohocrm-pricing.html.

Does Zoho have a free tier?

Yes. Zoho publishes a free edition for up to three users, as of September 2026. Attio's free plan covers three seats and 50,000 records, and HubSpot's free tools cover two users.

Does Zoho support AI assistants?

Yes. Zoho publishes four composable MCP servers for CRM, so an AI client can be connected with a narrower or wider surface. In SalesCrew every UI action is an MCP tool, scoped per user, and sends wait in an approval queue.

How do I move my Zoho data?

Export contacts, companies, deals, notes and tasks as CSV. SalesCrew imports them into its Data Bank, matched on email, with migration help included on every tier, and a standard import completes within 7 business days.

Zoho CRM alternatives

Six alternatives for teams who want less suite to run and more selling, compared from each vendor's own pricing page in September 2026.

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Teams leaving Zoho CRM usually compare SalesCrew ($299 a month, unlimited seats, outbound built in), HubSpot (Starter listed at $20 a seat), Close (Solo from $9 a user) and Attio (Plus from $35 a seat). Choose by how much of the Zoho suite you actually use.

The short answer

Zoho sells per-user editions priced in your region's currency, plus a free edition for three users. Every alternative here except SalesCrew also charges per seat.
SalesCrew Core is $299 a month with unlimited seats, with pipeline, inbox, data bank and cadences in one Postgres project you own.
Zoho publishes four composable MCP servers for CRM, and every option here ships an official MCP server. Compare the scopes and whether sends wait for approval.

How we compared these

Evaluated from Zoho's own documentation and pricing, September 2026. Every other price and limit comes from that vendor's own pricing page, checked the same month. Zoho shows prices in your region's currency, so its row names the editions and points to its page.

The ranking uses three criteria set before scoring: what a growing team pays each month, whether outbound runs beside the pipeline, and whether an AI client can operate the CRM with a person approving sends. Feature grids favour wide suites, so they are left out.

Zoho CRM and its alternatives, compared

	Zoho CRM	SalesCrew	HubSpot	Close	Attio	Monday CRM
Entry paid price	Standard, per user; prices on zoho.com in your currency	Core $299/mo flat, unlimited seats	Starter $20 per seat/mo list, from $7 on annual	Solo $9 per user/mo annual, $19 monthly	Plus $35 per seat/mo annual, $44 monthly	Basic $12 per seat/mo annual, $18 monthly
Free entry	Free edition, 3 users	14-day trial	Free tools for up to 2 users	14-day trial, no card	Free plan, 3 seats, 50,000 records	14-day trial, no card
Seat model	Per user	Unlimited seats on every tier	Per seat	Per user	Per seat; Plus caps at 10	Per seat, 3-seat minimum
Breadth	Very wide; CRM is one app of many	Sales and outbound, plus a marketing module on Agency	Wide, marketing-led	Narrow, calling and email	Narrow, flexible data model	Part of the wider Monday platform
Outbound on your own mailboxes	Yes	Multi-step cadences, suppression at freeze and at send	Sequences, not on purchased lists	Sequences with calling	Pair with a sending tool	Pair with a sending tool
Official MCP server	Yes, four composable servers	Yes. Every UI action has an MCP twin	Yes, read and write	Yes, three permission scopes	Yes, hosted with OAuth	Yes, two servers

Figures checked on zoho.com/crm/zohocrm-pricing.html, hubspot.com/pricing/sales, close.com/pricing, attio.com/pricing and monday.com/crm/pricing, September 2026.

The field, ranked for a team leaving Zoho CRM

1. SalesCrew

Disclosure: SalesCrew is our product. One flat price of $299 a month with unlimited seats, one Postgres project you own, and outbound in the same database as the pipeline with suppression enforced at freeze and again at send. Best for: teams whose real need is sales and outbound rather than a suite.

2. HubSpot

Starter is listed at $20 a seat, offered from $7 on an annual commitment, with free tools for two users. Marketing is designed alongside the CRM. Best for: teams who want a suite that decides more for them.

3. Close

Solo is $9 a user on annual billing with 10,000 leads, and calling is built in. Best for: teams who only ever used the CRM part of Zoho.

4. Attio

Plus is $35 a seat on annual billing with 250,000 records for up to 10 seats, and the free plan holds 50,000. Best for: teams whose objects never fitted Zoho's defaults.

5. Pipedrive

Per-seat plans named Lite, Growth, Premium and Ultimate; current prices are on pipedrive.com/pricing. A native MCP server since June 2026. Best for: sales teams who want a clean deal board.

6. Monday CRM

Basic is $12 a seat on annual billing with a three-seat minimum and 1,000 active contacts and deals. Best for: teams already running their work in Monday boards.

What to check before you switch

List the Zoho apps you use. Books, Desk, Campaigns, Projects and the CRM can share one account and one bill. If you move only the CRM, check what the others will still cost and how they will connect to the new tool. SalesCrew connects through outbound webhooks, the API and MCP.

Count your users, including the people you plan to add this year. Price each option at that number. Per-user plans grow with each hire; SalesCrew's seats are unlimited on every tier.

List the custom setup you rely on. Custom fields, layouts and rules are what you rebuild. Records move from a CSV export into the Data Bank, matched on email, and existing contacts are filled in, never overwritten.

Questions

What are the best alternatives to Zoho CRM?: Teams leaving Zoho CRM usually compare SalesCrew (Core $299 a month with unlimited seats), HubSpot (Starter listed at $20 a seat), Close (Solo from $9 a user) and Attio (Plus from $35 a seat), as of September 2026. Pick by whether you want a wide suite, a narrow calling tool or sales and outbound in one database.
What does Zoho CRM cost?: Zoho sells per-user editions named Standard, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate, with a saving on annual billing. Its pricing page shows prices in your region's currency, so read the figure for your region at zoho.com/crm/zohocrm-pricing.html.
Does Zoho have a free tier?: Yes. Zoho publishes a free edition for up to three users, as of September 2026. Attio's free plan covers three seats and 50,000 records, and HubSpot's free tools cover two users.
Does Zoho support AI assistants?: Yes. Zoho publishes four composable MCP servers for CRM, so an AI client can be connected with a narrower or wider surface. In SalesCrew every UI action is an MCP tool, scoped per user, and sends wait in an approval queue.
How do I move my Zoho data?: Export contacts, companies, deals, notes and tasks as CSV. SalesCrew imports them into its Data Bank, matched on email, with migration help included on every tier, and a standard import completes within 7 business days.