CRM tools

Customer relationship management: track leads, deals, conversations and follow-ups in one place.

What to look for in crm tools

  • Free tier limits on contacts, users and pipelines
  • Email and WhatsApp integration so conversations are logged automatically
  • Easy import from spreadsheets — most small businesses start there
  • POPIA-friendly data handling if you store South African customer data

CRM tools in our database

Listed alphabetically — this is not a ranking. We only rank tools after hands-on testing.

HubSpot’s customer relationship management system, the foundation of its wider marketing, sales and service software. It tracks contacts,…

Main use
Tracking sales leads
Free plan
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Zoho CRM

CRM

Zoho’s CRM for managing leads, contacts and sales pipelines. It connects with the wider Zoho suite of business apps such as Books,…

Main use
Managing a sales team
Free plan
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