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Achievers vs Freshsales

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Achievers

HR & Recruiting

Recognize and reward employee success

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Freshsales

CRM & Sales

Smart CRM for growing businesses

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Achievers pricing is not published and requires a demo; Freshsales contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management require the Pro plan at $39 per user per month, more than four times the Growth price
  • They diverge on capability: Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Freshsales covers Contact management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Achievers and Freshsales actually diverge.

Attributes where Achievers and Freshsales differ
AttributeAchieversFreshsales
Starting priceOn request$19/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryHR & RecruitingCRM & Sales
Founded20022010

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Achievers

  • Peer-to-peer recognition
  • Manager recognition
  • Points-based rewards
  • Marketplace rewards
  • Pulse surveys
  • Employee connections
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Values alignment

Only in Freshsales

  • Contact management
  • Lead scoring
  • Sales pipeline
  • Activity tracking
  • Email sync
  • AI insights
  • Workflow automation
  • Gmail

Both cover

  • Slack
  • ISO27001
  • GDPR

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Achievers

  • Employee recognitionnot Freshsales
  • Rewards programnot Freshsales
  • Engagement measurementnot Freshsales
  • Culture buildingnot Freshsales
  • Retention improvementnot Freshsales

Freshsales

  • Sales CRM with built in email, phone and chatnot Achievers
  • Managing deals, pipelines and sales sequencesnot Achievers

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Achievers

  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo
  • Aimed at mid-market and enterprise organisations rather than small teams
  • Sold as separate named modules, Recognize, Reward and Celebrate, so a full programme means more than one line on the quote

Freshsales

  • Contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management require the Pro plan at $39 per user per month, more than four times the Growth price
  • Forecasting insights, custom modules, sandbox and audit logs are Enterprise only at $59 per user per month
  • Every published price requires annual billing
  • The Freddy AI agent is billed separately at $49 per 100 sessions
  • Branded documents are a further $19 per user add on
  • No contact limits are stated for any tier on the pricing page

Pricing, plan by plan

Achievers

On request
  • Recognize$undefined/month
    • Peer-to-peer recognition
    • Manager recognition
    • Points & rewards
  • Listen$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • Analytics
  • Connect$undefined/month
    • Employee connections
    • Interest groups
    • Events

Freshsales

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • Contact & account management
    • Pipeline management
  • Growth$39/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Sales automation
    • Territory management
  • Pro$65/month
    • Everything in Growth
    • Forecasting
    • Advanced customization

Which should you pick?

Choose Achievers if

  • You need peer-to-peer recognition.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want manager recognition.
Achievers review

Choose Freshsales if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want lead scoring.
Freshsales review

Questions people ask

Is Achievers or Freshsales better?
Neither clearly leads. Achievers starts at On request and Freshsales at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Achievers or Freshsales?
Achievers starts at On request and Freshsales at $19/month.
Does Achievers or Freshsales run on more platforms?
Achievers runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Freshsales runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Achievers best used for?
Achievers is most often used for employee recognition, rewards program, engagement measurement, culture building. Of those, employee recognition and rewards program are not what Freshsales is typically brought in for.
What can Achievers do that Freshsales cannot?
Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Points-based rewards, Marketplace rewards. Freshsales covers Contact management, Lead scoring, Sales pipeline, Activity tracking. Both handle Slack, ISO27001, GDPR.
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