Review · Sales & CRM
Freshsales review
Freshworks' sales CRM with chat, email and phone on its entry Growth plan.
By the TopToolAdvisor research desk · Updated November 6, 2026
- Features (35%)
- 8.0
- Ease of use (35%)
- 8.4
- Value (30%)
- 9.0
Freshsales packs a lot into its entry plan for a small sales team. Growth, at $9 per user per month billed annually and described by Freshworks as for startups and SMBs, includes a Kanban view, contact lifecycle stages, chat, email and phone, email templates, custom fields and basic workflows. That covers the core work of a few reps who call and email leads all day without buying a separate phone tool. The next step is a large one: Pro at $39 per user adds contact scoring, deal insights, custom sales activities, territory management and sales sequences, and Enterprise at $59 adds forecasting insights, field-level permissions, custom modules and a sandbox. AI comes as the Freddy AI Agent add-on at $49 per 100 sessions, and branded documents cost $19 per user per month. A small team that stays on Growth gets strong value. A team that needs sequences should compare the Pro price with Pipedrive Growth and HubSpot Starter.
Who it is for
Small teams that want calling and email built in for a low per-seat price.
Price
Growth from $9 per user per month billed annually; Pro $39, Enterprise $59.
$9 /user/month, billed annually For startups and SMBs Growth
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.
Key features
- Kanban view and contact lifecycle stages on Growth
- Chat, email and phone included on Growth
- Email templates, custom fields and basic workflows
- Contact scoring, deal insights and sales sequences on Pro
- Freddy AI Agent sold as an add-on per 100 sessions
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: Growth is one of the cheapest team plans we compared
- Strength: Phone and email are included without an add-on
- Strength: A clear path to scoring and sequences on Pro
- Weakness: No permanent free plan
- Weakness: Sequences and territory management wait for Pro at $39
- Weakness: Freddy AI Agent costs extra at $49 per 100 sessions
Key facts
- Growth: $9 per user per month billed annually
- Pro: $39 per user per month billed annually
- Enterprise: $59 per user per month billed annually
- Branded documents add-on: $19 per user per month
Where it ranks
Freshsales is No. 4 in our Best CRM for Small Business verdict and No. 5 in Best CRM for Startups and No. 4 in Best CRM Software.
Alternatives we scored
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