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Freshsales vs SuiteCRM comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Freshsales
Ranking in CRM
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (7th), Opportunity Management (8th), Sales Force Automation (5th)
SuiteCRM
Ranking in CRM
54th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Freshsales is 1.1%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SuiteCRM is 0.4%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Freshsales1.1%
SuiteCRM0.4%
Other98.5%
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

Sumesh Gansar - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Marketing Manager at Samsung
Centralized CRM has given me a 360-degree view and helps me run smarter, AI-driven sales campaigns
One thing that Freshsales can improve is making it much easier because it is not quite easy for everybody to get a grasp of the entire CRM software. It is quite vast and quite complex. Perhaps more knowledge-based documents can be introduced. Apart from that, I do not have any major complaints. The integration in Freshsales is quite good because it is easily integratable with many other Freshworks software as well as with third-party solutions. The integration is quite good. Perhaps in the reporting feature, it takes some time to process the reports due to the amount of data that it handles. Apart from that, I do not have any major complaints with Freshsales so far.
JV
Owner at CPSTECH
Provides valuable reporting tools, but the user interfaces could be simplified
I use the platform mainly for lead management, opportunities, marketing automation, sales flow, and reporting The product's most valuable feature is the ease of obtaining information to make decisions. The platform's user interfaces could be simplified.  I have been using SuiteCRM for five…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Freshsales is very simple to use, but it's fairly limited in its functionalities, and it's very cheap."
"I like Freshsales because it's integrated with Shopify which we use to host our website."
"Freshsales is a much reliable and much useful software for any business that wants to convert leads to customers to revenue."
"One of the most valuable features is the ability to divert deals based on the potential revenue or specific market to certain sales teams."
"The solution is a low-cost CRM product compared to other CRM alternatives."
"Email integration is easy."
"From a user point of view, I use Freshsales for my day-to-day sales activities, and as a basic system for the sales team, it is very user-friendly."
"What I like most about Freshsales is that it gives clarity."
"The product's most valuable feature is the ease of obtaining information to make decisions."
 

Cons

"One thing that Freshsales can improve is making it much easier because it is not quite easy for everybody to get a grasp of the entire CRM software."
"The price of this solution could be improved as well as the reporting functionality."
"What I dislike about Freshsales is that it is a bit complicated and the initial setup is very difficult."
"The reporting for this solution across all their products could be improved."
"It lacks customizability for complex and larger use cases."
"I believe the customization options in Freshsales could be improved, particularly regarding themes; the ability to implement our logo into the dashboard would enhance our professional image when dealing with external partners compared to larger MNCs using their internal software."
"However, from my experience, I feel that templates should have more options and customizable template features, especially when it comes to importing images into email templates."
"The solution needs to improve the user experience and leads capture."
"The platform's user interfaces could be simplified."
 

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."
"If one is a very low price and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as a three."
"The basic price is affordable. The add ons are expensive."
"The product's initial price is quite low, around $100 for a fixed deployment."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
17%
Construction Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Outsourcing Company
12%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise4
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Freshsales?
What I dislike about Freshsales is that it is a bit complicated and the initial setup is very difficult. It takes a lot more time to customize it according to your stages and use cases. I also requ...
What is your primary use case for Freshsales?
I use Freshsales to manage leads for a company that has customers. I handle customer relationships in one place where I mark them under bucketing, bucketing them under different stages to check how...
What advice do you have for others considering Freshsales?
I use some AI-driven insights with Freshsales. It shows some predictions based on scoring, but I do not rely on that much at the moment. Regarding the predictive scoring in Freshsales, because I do...
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