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How Pulse stacks up against the big CRMs

Benchmarked against Zoho CRM, HubSpot, Pipedrive and monday sales CRM on the features small sales teams actually use every day.

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FeaturePulseZoho CRMHubSpotPipedrivemonday sales CRM
Starter plan priceFreeFree (3 users)Free (limited)$14/user/mo$12/user/mo
Contacts on free plan505,0001,000,000——
Kanban deal board
Weighted forecasting built-inPaid tierPaid tierPaid tier
REST API + webhooksAll paid plansPaid tierPaid tierPaid tier
Multi-workspace / multi-tenantEnterprise
Native ZAR billing
SalesCollab suite integration (SignFlow, AssetTrack, Revenue Engine)
Guided sample data / onboarding
Contact belongs to multiple companiesWorkaround
Vendors module + contact listAdd-on
Birthday reminders + automated greetingsWorkflow buildWorkflow buildWorkflow build
Duplicate detection with side-by-side mergePaid tierPaid tierPaid tier
Silence / suppress a contact end-to-end
Deal-won auto-handoff to contracts + financeCustom buildPaid tierCustom buildCustom build
Public booking / meeting schedulerBookings add-onMeetings paid tierPaid tier
Platform admin control plane (multi-customer)
Audit log on all plansPaid tierEnterprisePaid tierEnterprise

Head-to-head summaries

SalesCollab Pulse

Pulse

The CRM that closes the loop from lead to contract renewal.

  • Free for 1 user, 50 contacts and 10 open deals.
  • Paid plans start at $19/user/month (R349 in South Africa).
  • Deal line items separate once-off installation from monthly recurring revenue.
  • Built-in 90/60/30-day contract renewal reminders.
  • Native multi-company contacts, duplicate merge and contact silencing.
  • SignFlow, AssetTrack and Revenue Engine integration out of the box.

Zoho CRM

A capable global CRM, but priced in USD and needs add-ons for local billing.

  • Free for up to 3 users with limited modules.
  • Standard paid plans are USD-denominated and rise after FX and card fees.
  • Multi-company contact affiliations require workarounds or custom fields.
  • Forecasting and products/line items sit on higher tiers.
  • No native SignFlow, AssetTrack or Paystack billing.

HubSpot CRM

Great free CRM and marketing automation, but costs stack up as you grow.

  • Free for 1 user with up to 1,000,000 contacts.
  • Sales Hub Starter starts around $20/user/month; forecasting is on Professional.
  • Deal line items and products require paid Sales Hub.
  • Marketing automation and CRM are tightly integrated — ideal for inbound teams.
  • Multi-company contacts need associations; contract reminders require workflows.

Pipedrive

Pipeline-first and easy to use, best for teams focused purely on deal flow.

  • Starts around $14/user/month with no free tier.
  • Visual Kanban pipeline is the core experience.
  • Weighted forecasting available on higher tiers.
  • Light on native contract renewal and multi-company contact support.
  • Integration ecosystem is strong but SalesCollab suite sync is not native.

monday sales CRM

A flexible work OS that can be configured into a CRM.

  • Starts around $12/user/month.
  • Highly customisable boards and automations.
  • Forecasting and sales-specific features are on paid tiers.
  • Requires more setup to replicate a true sales pipeline workflow.
  • No native ZAR billing, contract reminders or SalesCollab integrations.

Head-to-head deep dives

Pulse vs HubSpot

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Pulse vs Zoho CRM

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