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Bear vs Freshsales

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Bear

Productivity

Markdown notes for Apple devices

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
F

Freshsales

CRM & Sales

Smart CRM for growing businesses

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bear built for Apple hardware only, with no Windows, Android or web client; 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

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bear and Freshsales actually diverge.

Attributes where Bear and Freshsales differ
AttributeBearFreshsales
Starting priceOn request$19/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryProductivityCRM & Sales
FoundedUnknown2010

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 Bear

Nothing recorded that Freshsales does not also cover.

Only in Freshsales

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

What people use each for

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

Bear

No use cases recorded yet. See the Bear review.

Freshsales

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

Where each one falls short

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

Bear

  • Built for Apple hardware only, with no Windows, Android or web client
  • Free tier is limited to 3 themes, 1 app icon and restricted export formats; iCloud sync requires Bear Pro
  • Bear Pro is $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year after a 7 day free trial

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

Bear

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bear review.

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 Bear if

Nothing in the data separates Bear from Freshsales on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Bear 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 Bear or Freshsales better?
Neither clearly leads. Bear 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, Bear or Freshsales?
Bear starts at On request and Freshsales at $19/month.
Does Bear or Freshsales run on more platforms?
Bear runs on Web. Freshsales runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What can Bear do that Freshsales cannot?
Freshsales covers Contact management, Lead scoring, Sales pipeline, Activity tracking.
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