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HubSpot CRM vs Insightly CRM comparison

 

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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

HubSpot CRM
Ranking in CRM
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Insightly CRM
Ranking in CRM
25th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the CRM category, the mindshare of HubSpot CRM is 2.4%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Insightly CRM is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Charles Dickens - PeerSpot reviewer
Effortlessly manage relationships with seamless contact data integration
The primary area to improve is creating deployable packages. When I buy into HubSpot, I have a list of checks, however, I am left to figure out how to use it. I start with a budget, and it's just a persistent sales demand. HubSpot should establish some pre-deployable packages that, when contracted, offer basic functionality. It is important to be clear about what it doesn't provide or what else is needed. I can outfit myself with my own tools or other options as I evaluate the board. They are building businesses for themselves. However, there's always a limiting function encountered. Understanding limitations upon entry would be beneficial so I don't constantly stumble upon unknown constraints. A package covering everything in a particular area without requiring the entire purchase would be excellent.
Micah Oren Feldkamp - PeerSpot reviewer
Highly scalable, easy to use, flexible, and affordable
In terms of areas for improvement in Insightly, it would be the project management functionality. It can be integrated with other applications to make it more flexible, but it requires a lot of work redoing the framework from Insightly and creating more custom objects to make it do what you want. For example, in the software developer world, we use the Agile or Scrum methodology, which has a completely different project management system than Insightly. Sadly, Insightly doesn't support that well. You would need to create some custom objects in order for that to work correctly. Also, even without the Scrub methodology or other types of project management styles, Insightly needs support with how it manages its pipelines and activity sets. The access to making templated tasks is very limited. If Insightly could expand access to activity sets and create more flexible project management features, that would be a big win for the CRM. The things I would like to see as a developer and as a consultant for my clients would be more integration and more updates with the project management. When it comes to additional features, I would like to see the ability to connect other data sources inside the dashboard reporting. For example, if you would like to see your sales organization and how many activities you made on a contact, how many phone calls, emails, text messages, etc., Insightly should be able to show that information in the opportunity or the sales report. That would be very valuable, to get data from the contact, not from the opportunity, and see those data points together. Right now, they are silent. There is just a data opportunity report and a contact report. Insightly should put some type of API connection or integration to update the activity into the opportunity record to link it so you would be able to see it. Right now it is siloed but it would be useful to create API connections to automate that so that salespeople don't have to link it to the contact and the opportunity. The AI connection of automation should do that for you like in other software systems.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has nice features and matches our pipeline. Even in the free version, all of the features are available."
"The solution is easy to use and easy to implement."
"The automations that HubSpot provides, such as creating sequences and the playbooks they have, are valuable."
"HubSpot is one of the best tools that is free, helping me start quickly."
"It was quite stable. I didn't notice any specific issues or downtime"
"Hubspot CRM also lets you make calls and send emails directly."
"The product is user-friendly for sales personnel and other salespeople."
"The most valuable feature is their marketing automation service and sales lead management."
"The most valuable feature is the speed of adoption, the simple user interface, and the flexibility of use."
 

Cons

"I believe that the navigation for sales representatives is not very good, and the tool needs improvement since it has become a mess with too much information to manage."
"I would need to try the product again to refresh my knowledge and give a recommendation."
"A better CRM can be achieved by providing more customization features. Some areas require improvement, particularly in enhancing customization options."
"Right now, HubSpot CRM fills my needs. The solution is good for marketing, and you can schedule when you want your ads and your emails to be sent out to your clients. You can track your client pipeline, you can see who viewed your messages and who hasn't, etc. I feel that HubSpot CRM is adequate for my need, but if the solution has the functionality of not needing to input your password every single time you log into the platform, then that would make it better. If that could be incorporated into the new version of HubSpot CRM, then the solution would go a long way."
"It will make it easier for us to automate if HubSpot would put in a little bit of work on the properties."
"HubSpot CRM integration needs improvement."
"The pricing could improve."
"From the perspective of continuous improvements needed in the product, I would want the tool to be able to pull out more information about clients."
"Project management in Insightly could use some improvement. It can be integrated with other applications to make it more flexible, but it requires a lot of work redoing the framework from Insightly and creating more custom objects to make it do what you want."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is based on the number of users."
"It's in the upper range. If 10 represents the most expensive, I'd rate it a 7 out of 10. Its price also depends on the size of your team."
"We are using HubSpot CRM’s free version."
"The pricing is in a midrange if you line up the marketing tools."
"We use a paid version of Hubspot and we have an annual license."
"The price of HubSpot CRM is expensive."
"There is a cost for the solution. However, I am not aware of the price."
"The pricing for this solution is user based. We're paying $39 to $45 per user."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Government
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HubSpot CRM?
The best thing about HubSpot is its clear workflow. Anyone can understand the flows of your contacts, your emails, their delivery dates, and the reasons behind their movements.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HubSpot CRM?
The cost is about the same price, currently charged monthly.
What do you like most about Insightly CRM?
The most valuable feature is the speed of adoption, the simple user interface, and the flexibility of use.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Insightly CRM?
The pricing of Insightly is great. If you buy annually on enterprise, it's $100 per user monthly, so the limit is $1200 for enterprise per user. That is how high it goes and it's fair. It is afford...
What needs improvement with Insightly CRM?
In terms of areas for improvement in Insightly, it would be the project management functionality. It can be integrated with other applications to make it more flexible, but it requires a lot of wor...
 

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