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monday CRM ranks first because it has starting price: £8; lower values score more (11.68/12 points), has price for five users: £40; lower values score more (5.25/6 points), supports contact management, supports company management, and supports sales pipelines. It is followed by Bigin by Zoho CRM and EngageBay.

Ranked products

  1. monday CRM

    monday CRM ranks 1st because:

    • monday CRM has starting price: £8; lower values score more (11.68/12 points).
    • monday CRM has price for five users: £40; lower values score more (5.25/6 points).
    • monday CRM supports contact management.
    • monday CRM supports company management.
    • monday CRM supports sales pipelines.

    Score: 25.93/27 · verified criteria: 5/5

  2. Bigin by Zoho CRM

    Bigin by Zoho CRM ranks 2nd because:

    • Bigin by Zoho CRM has starting price: $0; lower values score more (12/12 points).
    • Bigin by Zoho CRM has price for five users: $35; lower values score more (6/6 points).
    • Bigin by Zoho CRM supports contact management.
    • Bigin by Zoho CRM supports company management.

    Score: 24/27 · verified criteria: 4/5

  3. EngageBay

    EngageBay ranks 3rd because:

    • EngageBay has starting price: $12.74; lower values score more (11.49/12 points).
    • EngageBay has price for five users: $63.7; lower values score more (1.69/6 points).
    • EngageBay supports contact management.
    • EngageBay supports company management.
    • EngageBay supports sales pipelines.

    Score: 22.18/27 · verified criteria: 5/5

  4. Salesmate

    Salesmate ranks 4th because:

    • Salesmate has starting price: $23; lower values score more (11.08/12 points).
    • Salesmate supports contact management.
    • Salesmate supports company management.
    • Salesmate supports sales pipelines.

    Score: 20.08/27 · verified criteria: 4/5

  5. Zoho CRM

    Zoho CRM ranks 5th because:

    • Zoho CRM has starting price: INR0; lower values score more (12/12 points).
    • Zoho CRM supports contact management.
    • Zoho CRM supports sales pipelines.

    Score: 18/27 · verified criteria: 3/5

  6. Capsule CRM

    Capsule CRM ranks 6th because:

    • Capsule CRM has starting price: $11; lower values score more (11.56/12 points).
    • Capsule CRM supports contact management.
    • Capsule CRM supports sales pipelines.

    Score: 17.56/27 · verified criteria: 3/5

  7. Nutshell

    Nutshell ranks 7th because:

    • Nutshell has starting price: $13; lower values score more (11.48/12 points).
    • Nutshell supports contact management.
    • Nutshell supports sales pipelines.

    Score: 17.48/27 · verified criteria: 3/5

  8. HubSpot CRM

    HubSpot CRM ranks 8th because:

    • HubSpot CRM has starting price: $15; lower values score more (11.4/12 points).
    • HubSpot CRM has price for five users: $75; lower values score more (0/6 points).
    • HubSpot CRM supports contact management.
    • HubSpot CRM supports sales pipelines.

    Score: 17.4/27 · verified criteria: 4/5

  9. Keap

    Keap ranks 9th because:

    • Keap has starting price: $299; lower values score more (0/12 points).
    • Keap supports contact management.
    • Keap supports sales pipelines.

    Score: 6/27 · verified criteria: 3/5

Criteria comparison

Products are ranked only from verified, sourced facts. Missing evidence remains unknown and does not count as a negative claim.

Verified criteria used for this ranking
CriterionWeightmonday CRMBigin by Zoho CRMEngageBaySalesmateZoho CRMCapsule CRMNutshellHubSpot CRMKeap
Starting price12£8 (+11.68 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026$0 (+12 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026$12.74 (+11.49 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026$23 (+11.08 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026INR0 (+12 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026$11 (+11.56 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026$13 (+11.48 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026$15 (+11.4 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026$299Source · verified 5 September 2026
Price for five users6£40 (+5.25 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026$35 (+6 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026$63.7 (+1.69 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Not confirmedNot confirmedNot confirmedNot confirmed$75Source · verified 5 September 2026Not confirmed
Contact management3Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026
Company management3Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Not confirmedNot confirmedNot confirmedNot confirmedNot confirmed
Sales pipelines3Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Not confirmedYes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026Yes (+3 points)Source · verified 5 September 2026

Method and alternate format

Only products meeting the evidence threshold and coverage-gap rule are ranked. Missing facts earn no points and are not treated as negative claims.

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