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

    $15.00/user/month

  • Free plan

    Yes

  • Free trial

    14 days

  • Best for

    SMB and mid-market teams wanting free CRM now and room to expand into hubs later

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SoftwareGlimpse review

7.8/10

Good

  • Ease of use7
  • Pipeline management8
  • Sales automation8
  • Email capabilities8
  • Reporting8
  • Customization8
How we score →

Setting up your first pipeline

Official vendor tutorial for onboarding and configuration. It is not a SoftwareGlimpse implementation plan — use our independent guides for rollout judgment.

Official vendor tutorial

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Official vendor tutorial

The Official HubSpot Sales Hub Tutorial

Lead management workflow — capture through assignment and follow-up

What this shows

  • lead capture and prospecting workspace entry points
  • qualification and deal progression in Sales Hub
  • assignment and follow-up activity patterns HubSpot trains users on
  • setup entry points and default sales workspace concepts

Source: Official HubSpot

What to prepare before this step

  • • Agree pipeline stages that match how your team sells
  • • Decide who owns deals, activities, and reporting
  • • List must-have fields before importing contacts

What this video covers

  • lead capture and prospecting workspace entry points
  • qualification and deal progression in Sales Hub
  • assignment and follow-up activity patterns HubSpot trains users on
  • setup entry points and default sales workspace concepts

HubSpot guides

Practical walkthroughs for setup, rollout, migration, plan choice, and fit — linked from this review so you can decide and implement without hunting the guides hub.