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Freshsales Review

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Freshsales is a solid CRM choice for smb and mid-market teams wanting crm + phone/email engagement. Scores reflect live first-party pricing/product research — not hands-on product testing.

Last updated 2026-08-15Independent editorial review
  • Starting price

    $9.00/user/month

  • Free plan

    No

  • Free trial

    21 days

  • Best for

    SMB and mid-market teams wanting CRM + phone/email engagement

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SoftwareGlimpse review

7.8/10

Good

  • Ease of use8
  • Pipeline management8
  • Sales automation8
  • Email capabilities7
  • Reporting8
  • Customization8
How we score →

All features

19 features

Official demos appear only beside high-value features where verified ResearchMedia is linked — not as a generic video gallery.

  • Contact management

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise

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    Official vendor tutorial

    What are leads, contacts, accounts, and deals in Freshsales CRM?

    What this shows

    • Freshsales leads/contacts/accounts/deals concepts
    • core CRM objects as presented by Freshsales
    • Freshsales leads/contacts/accounts/deals concepts
    • core CRM objects as presented by Freshsales
  • Lead management

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise

    This video is hosted on YouTube

    This content is hosted by YouTube. The player loads only after you allow marketing cookies.

    Official vendor tutorial

    Web Forms Overview | Freshsales CRM

    How Freshsales web forms capture and route inbound leads into CRM records.

    What this shows

    • Web form lead capture and routing as presented by Freshsales
    • Web form lead capture and routing as presented by Freshsales
  • Pipeline management

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth
    • Kanban view and contact lifecycle stages on Growth+.

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
    Freshsales pipeline stages teaching diagram
    SoftwareGlimpse teaching diagram: how Freshsales pipelines move deals through stages.
    Screenshot source ↗
  • Deal management

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
    Freshsales pipeline stages teaching diagram
    SoftwareGlimpse teaching diagram: how Freshsales pipelines move deals through stages.
    Screenshot source ↗
  • Custom fields

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
  • Custom pipelines

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
    Freshsales pipeline stages teaching diagram
    SoftwareGlimpse teaching diagram: how Freshsales pipelines move deals through stages.
    Screenshot source ↗
  • Mobile app

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
  • Email sync

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
  • Email sequences

    Pro

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Plan-dependent

    What it supports

    • Entry point: Pro
    • Sales sequences listed on Pro+.

    Limitations

    • May require a higher plan than the entry tier

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
  • Workflow automation

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth
    • Basic workflows on Growth; deeper on higher plans.

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
    Freshsales workflow automation teaching diagram
    SoftwareGlimpse teaching diagram: how Freshsales workflow automation applies rules after record changes.
    Screenshot source ↗
  • Sales automation

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
    Freshsales product hero visual
    Freshsales product marketing hero visual.
    Screenshot source ↗
  • Reporting

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
  • Forecasting

    Enterprise

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Plan-dependent

    What it supports

    • Entry point: Enterprise
    • Forecasting insights called out on Enterprise.

    Limitations

    • May require a higher plan than the entry tier

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
  • Lead scoring

    Pro

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Plan-dependent

    What it supports

    • Entry point: Pro
    • Contact scoring on Pro+; Freddy intent scores marketed.

    Limitations

    • May require a higher plan than the entry tier

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
    Freshsales lead management teaching diagram
    SoftwareGlimpse teaching diagram: how Freshsales lead management captures, qualifies, and converts leads.
    Screenshot source ↗
  • AI assistance

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
  • Call functionality

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth
    • Chat, email, and phone called out on Growth.

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
  • Integrations

    Growth

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Strong

    What it supports

    • Listed as available in product packaging
    • Entry point: Growth

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
  • Territory management

    Pro

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Plan-dependent

    What it supports

    • Entry point: Pro

    Limitations

    • May require a higher plan than the entry tier

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise
    Freshsales pipeline stages teaching diagram
    SoftwareGlimpse teaching diagram: how Freshsales pipelines move deals through stages.
    Screenshot source ↗
  • Audit logs

    Enterprise

    SoftwareGlimpse assessment: Plan-dependent

    What it supports

    • Entry point: Enterprise
    • Audit logs listed as Enterprise on Freshsales pricing research.

    Limitations

    • May require a higher plan than the entry tier

    Included in

    • Growth
    • Pro
    • Enterprise