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HubSpot CRM vs Pega 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

HubSpot CRM
Ranking in CRM
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Pega CRM
Ranking in CRM
21st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the CRM category, the mindshare of HubSpot CRM is 1.1%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pega CRM is 0.8%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
HubSpot CRM1.1%
Pega CRM0.8%
Other98.1%
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2396643 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees
Has streamlined customer interaction tracking but the pricing structure needs more flexibility
The biggest constraint with HubSpot CRM is their pricing. Their per-user pricing is on the higher side, and most of their enterprise contracts require a minimum one-year guarantee for any enterprise agreement. Because we are using a free module of HubSpot CRM, we certainly see some value in it. We have been willing to pay HubSpot CRM money in the past. We certainly see an ROI out of that. The constraint is that they require a year-long commitment of minimum number of users. Our number of users is lesser than the commitment that they require. They require minimum five users to be signed into HubSpot CRM. Normally within the organization, there are only two or three people who use it. From that point of view, the seat cost and annual commitment are some of the things where we currently don't see a lot of value in using it.
Srinivas Ganisetti - PeerSpot reviewer
AVP/Sr Analyst Apps at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Case management feature is valuable but the pricing is expensive
I would like to suggest the solution but it really depends on your specific requirements, your business use cases and future plans. There is a significant investment involved in this solution and therefore it is very crucial to reevaluate your future necessity including automation potential and modernization plans. I would suggest that you select any kind of solution and explore alternatives of similar functionalities at a lower cost. This might help you to achieve more with less. In my experience, I would rate it between seven to eight because it offers robust capabilities. But please be aware that other BPM tools are emerging with similar features at a lower cost. Pega CRM is perceived as bulk care compared to order tools, as many of its capabilities are potentially underutilized. I would rate it 7 out of 10.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The automations that HubSpot provides, such as creating sequences and the playbooks they have, are valuable."
"The feature that I find valuable is the customer 360-degree view and the marketing automation."
"The solution's most valuable features stem mostly from the sequencing of marketing automation."
"The most valuable feature of HubSpot CRM is the sequences of sales automation. It allows you to set up a bunch of leads into a sequence, and it automatically generates emails that you can customize on the fly. For example, here's the phone call in the morning, the phone call in the afternoon, the email you sent, and the link to the message you sent."
"The reporting is very flexible."
"It's very easy to use and configure HubSpot CRM."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The product is user-friendly for sales personnel and other salespeople."
"The product's deployment phase was easy."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to pull information about the customer on-the-fly so they feel the interaction is more personal."
"One of the most valuable features of Pega CRM for our team's productivity is its ease of setup, thanks to its configuration-driven approach."
"Great flexibility and its locking mechanism enable multiple users to work on the same case seamlessly."
"The solution is very easy to use."
"We can effortlessly manage the data within it, and it offers ease of use and high flexibility to present the data across various vendors."
"The case management feature is really valuable."
"Pega offers a clear parent-child case relationship that's easily created and maintained. Dependencies can be configured, where reaching a specific stage in a parent case automatically triggers a child task in a child case, while the parent case remains on hold until a certain condition is met before moving forward. This configuration allows multiple users to work on cases in parallel. Many of these settings are readily available within Pega case settings. Overall, Pega's case management is unparalleled compared to other options."
 

Cons

"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."
"The product is not very scalable."
"We had a problem with the tool’s stability once."
"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."
"They are trying to make it better by adding agent.ai to HubSpot, however, it's in a very early stage."
"The only problem with HubSpot at the moment is the pricing models."
"HubSpot CRM integration needs improvement."
"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."
"The solution has room for improvement around decisional and real-time data analysis."
"The disadvantage of the tool stems from the fact that it does not allow users to make database-level modifications."
"Price is always a concern for many organizations. They often think Pega is expensive, and sometimes they don't fully understand the pricing model."
"For many of the clients, they have a separate system or separate layer of UI and a separate layer of the business rules engine, which Pega has taken care of in the recent releases."
"The UI is lagging and needs to be improved."
"There has been a common acknowledgment among customers that this solution is an expensive tool and they often opt for cheaper tools like Comodo"
"The UI should be improved."
"It would be beneficial to enhance the pricing and support implementation options as they are currently quite expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"HubSpot CRM is affordable."
"We are using HubSpot CRM’s free version."
"The price of HubSpot CRM is expensive."
"I do not recall the particulars of the licensing fees."
"The cost of HubSpot CRM is less than the cost of Freshsales."
"We use a paid version of Hubspot and we have an annual license."
"The pricing is in a midrange if you line up the marketing tools."
"The pricing for this solution is user based. We're paying $39 to $45 per user."
"We have numerous uses of the solution in our organisation. Almost 72 applications are integrated with Pega CRM, and some of them are shutting down for various reasons including the high licensing costs. There is a strong focus in the market and offices on cost reduction."
"It is expensive."
"The pricing is on the higher side."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Performing Arts
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business39
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
 

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 is your primary use case for HubSpot CRM?
We are a user of HubSpot CRM. We are not a customer because we use all the free modules of HubSpot CRM over the last years that we have used it. Because the CRM is free, we use the CRM. HubSpot CRM...
What do you like most about Pega CRM?
The product's deployment phase was easy.
What needs improvement with Pega CRM?
The disadvantage of the tool stems from the fact that it does not allow users to make database-level modifications. In Siebel CRM, you have complete control over your database, you can do any datab...
What is your primary use case for Pega CRM?
Pega CRM uses a layer cake architecture. Basically, the tool is a convenient application to use even if you are not a technical person, like a business analyst. I use the solution for the CRM modul...
 

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