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Freshsales vs Microsoft Dynamics CRM comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Freshsales
Ranking in CRM Customer Engagement Centers
10th
Ranking in CRM
26th
Ranking in Sales Force Automation
11th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Opportunity Management (8th)
Microsoft Dynamics CRM
Ranking in CRM Customer Engagement Centers
1st
Ranking in CRM
2nd
Ranking in Sales Force Automation
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Local Government CRM (1st), Marketing Management (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the CRM Customer Engagement Centers category, the mindshare of Freshsales is 1.4%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is 24.7%, down from 25.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Customer Engagement Centers
 

Featured Reviews

Cristina Neri - PeerSpot reviewer
Cheaply-priced and does not require much customizations
It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten. At the moment, the tool functions quite well for our needs. Around five people use the tool. In the future, my company might plan to increase the use of the solution. Currently, all the sales people in our company use the product.
Pawel-Gawronski - PeerSpot reviewer
Streamlining resource management and improving project insights with helpful support
The deployment of Microsoft Dynamics CRM is easy because it's a software as a service, which eliminates the need to deploy anything in our data center. It has improved the verification of value streams by mapping projects to products and demonstrating the total cost of ownership. This automation significantly impacts daily operations by reducing the time spent on manual tasks and improving the quality and delivery time.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"One of the most valuable features is the ability to divert deals based on the potential revenue or specific market to certain sales teams."
"I like Freshsales because it's integrated with Shopify which we use to host our website."
"The solution is a low-cost CRM product compared to other CRM alternatives."
"Freshsales is very simple to use, but it's fairly limited in its functionalities, and it's very cheap."
"Freshsales is user-friendly, scalable and stable."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its well-organized sales cycle, which is important to us."
"Email integration is easy."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM has a very nice UI, and is very easy to use. It's easy to install, has a lot of features, and provides good technical support."
"My access to Microsoft Dynamics CRM is limited, so I can only access the feature of registering the pipeline and activities. That feature is enough for me to do the job, and is what I find most valuable in the solution."
"The solution is versatile and customizable."
"It is good for sales and service maintenance. It has various integration tools."
"The stability is excellent."
"The history of engagement with our customers, including all conversations, has been most valuable when using this solution."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Dynamics CRM has to be its interface...Microsoft Dynamics CRM has a user-friendly platform."
"One of the most useful features is we can configure Microsoft Dynamics CRM in the way that we need. This is configurable."
 

Cons

"We have a problem with the time to delivery for our customers, although this is not specific to this solution. Time to delivery can be 90 days."
"The solution needs to improve the user experience and leads capture."
"The licensing costs should be based on the amount of data and number of clients that one can insert into the application."
"We can use only one domain in the basic package."
"The reporting for this solution across all their products could be improved. Currently, we have clients who export their data from Freshservices to third party solutions such Power BI to create more comprehensive reports."
"The price of this solution could be improved as well as the reporting functionality."
"It lacks customizability for complex and larger use cases."
"Microsoft Dynamics could have better note-taking capabilities. It should have more preset options where you enter notes by clicking a box instead of writing them out."
"Technical support could be faster and more responsive."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM needs improvement in simplifying the setup and configuration process, which can be relatively complex when we want all features to work properly."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM could improve by making it easier to export data to SharePoint because most of our customers use SharePoint. They have to log into a Microsoft environment platform from their SharePoint for access should be made easier. Additionally, if the customer portal was enhanced for it to be customized it would be a benefit."
"There is room for improvement in handling nonlinear sales processes and complex quoting."
"It would be better if it were more secure."
"The price of Microsoft Dynamics CRM could improve."
"Sometimes Microsoft's support can be difficult to contact, and it can take a while to get a response to a ticket."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Freshsales is an economical product."
"The tool is not that expensive."
"The price for this solution is good in general, but in Brazil we do pay additional taxes."
"The basic price is affordable. The add ons are expensive."
"If one is a very low price and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a three."
"The solution is not expensive."
"We have deployed the cloud-based version and it is a subscription and the price is based on the number of users using it."
"The price of the solution is good but could be cheaper."
"The annual license for Microsoft Dynamics CRM could be reduced, it is expensive."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM is slightly cheaper than Salesforce today. Pricing for the solution is pretty aggressive in the market."
"The cost depends on a number of factors, so whoever is implementing it will need to take that into consideration before it is done."
"Microsoft Dynamics CRM is an expensive solution."
"On a scale from one to ten with one being expensive and ten being of great value, I would rate Microsoft Dynamics CRM at six on pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Freshsales?
Freshsales is very simple to use, but it's fairly limited in its functionalities, and it's very cheap.
What needs improvement with Freshsales?
The licensing costs should be based on the amount of data and number of clients that one can insert into the application. The number of clients in the tool is 500, which is less in number.
What is your primary use case for Freshsales?
I use the solution in my company since we are interested in the application and all the activities that salespeople do. We track the email, then the appointment, and the feedback from the appointme...
What do you like most about Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
The most valuable features of Microsoft Dynamics CRM are all the filters and possible reports.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
Microsoft Dynamics CRM needs improvement in simplifying the setup and configuration process, which can be relatively complex when we want all features to work properly. It is one area where the com...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
We use Microsoft Dynamics CRM ( /products/microsoft-dynamics-crm-reviews ) for opportunity management and a traditional CRM approach for managing customer and client relationships. Although we have...
 

Also Known As

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Dynamics CRM, MS Dynamics CRM
 

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Sample Customers

Caratlane, Pykih, Buying Show, INTUO, WallyPark, Exploring Vacations, Raved, Forest, Ascendore, MagePlaza, Vacasa,
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