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SugarCRM Review

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

    $59.00/user/month

  • Free plan

    No

  • Free trial

    Yes

  • Best for

    Mid-market sales orgs wanting CX CRM

SoftwareGlimpse review

7.1/10

Good

  • Ease of use6
  • Pipeline management8
  • Sales automation7
  • Email capabilities7
  • Reporting7
  • Customization8
How we score →
By Lee M.FounderReviewed

See SugarCRM in action

Official vendor demonstration of product surfaces. It supplements screenshots and editorial analysis — it is not independent SoftwareGlimpse testing.

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Official vendor tutorial

How to Create an Opportunity in SugarCRM | Setup, Pricing & Deal Splits Tutorial

What this shows

  • SugarCRM opportunity setup
  • pricing and deal-split configuration as presented by SugarAI

Pricing

USD per user/mo billed annually from sugarcrm.com/pricing/ (Aug 2026): Sugar Sell Standard $59, Advanced $85, Premier $135.Full pricing details →
  • Sugar Sell Standard

    $59.00

    per user / month (annual billing rate shown)

  • Sugar Sell Advanced

    Most popular

    $85.00

    per user / month (annual billing rate shown)

  • Sugar Sell Premier

    $135.00

    per user / month (annual billing rate shown)

Product screenshots

Verified captures from SugarCRM's product interface.

SugarCRM product demo screen

SugarCRM product demo screen from official SugarCRM homepage.

Official vendor marketing/UI asset saved locally with source attribution

https://www.sugarcrm.com/ · Checked 2026-08-15

How SugarCRM works

SoftwareGlimpse teaching diagrams grounded in product concepts — not vendor UI screenshots.

SugarCRM pipelines teaching diagram

SoftwareGlimpse teaching diagram: how SugarCRM pipelines move deals through stages.

SoftwareGlimpse original teaching diagram — grounded in official product concepts; not a vendor UI capture

https://support.sugarcrm.com/ · Checked 2026-08-15

Our verdict

SugarCRM (Sugar Sell) is a credible mid-market CX CRM with transparent Standard/Advanced/Premier pricing and Sugar Intelligence AI. Choose it when you want more CX depth than SMB CRMs without fully committing to Salesforce complexity. Not hands-on tested.

Best for

  • Mid-market sales orgs wanting CX CRM
  • Buyers wanting published enterprise-ish pricing
  • Teams evaluating Salesforce alternatives

Not ideal for

  • Micro teams needing free/cheap CRM
  • Google-native Gmail CRM seekers
  • Marketing-automation-first buyers

Bottom line

No free plan. USD per user/mo annual: Sugar Sell Standard $59, Advanced $85, Premier $135.

SugarCRM pros and cons

Pros

  • Clear $59/$85/$135 annual ladder
  • CX-oriented Sugar Sell
  • Sugar Intelligence AI
  • Mid-market customization

Cons

  • No free plan
  • Admin overhead vs SMB CRMs
  • Ecosystem smaller than Salesforce
  • Entry price above many SMB tools

Pricing comparison

Full comparison →
 SugarCRM(this review)ACT!AffinityAgile CRMApptivo
Starting price$59.00/user/monthCustom quote$166.67/user/month$8.99/user/month$15.00/user/month
Free planNoNoNoYesNo
Free trialYesYesNoNoYes

Use cases for SugarCRM

SugarCRM may not be the best fit if…

  • · Micro teams needing free/cheap CRM
  • · Google-native Gmail CRM seekers
  • · Marketing-automation-first buyers

SugarCRM guides

Setup, implementation, migration, plans, and worth-it walkthroughs for this product.

Methodology disclosure: scores and recommendations follow SoftwareGlimpse evaluation criteria (version 1.0.0). Affiliate relationships do not determine rankings.

How we recommend: product claims are tied to recorded research where available.

AI-assisted disclosure: drafts may be AI-assisted from approved facts and assessments. Humans approve publishable editorial judgments. AI does not invent live prices or claim hands-on testing.

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