CRM · head to head
Bigin vs Seismic
Bigin
CRM
Zoho pipeline CRM for small businesses, priced well below Zoho CRM itself
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Bigin has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Bigin the plan limits are the product boundary, not a soft guideline: three pipelines on Express and thirty automations will constrain any business with more than a couple of distinct sale types, and the only fix is to pay up a tier.; Seismic weak digital sales room and micro-site functionality with low customer engagement
- They diverge on capability: Bigin covers Multiple pipelines, Seismic covers Content management.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Bigin and Seismic actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (CRM).
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 Bigin
- Multiple pipelines
- Teampipes
- Built-in telephony
- Email integration
- Workflow automation
- Mobile apps
- Zoho ecosystem
- Free onboarding
Only in Seismic
- Content management
- LiveDocs automation
- Content analytics
- Learning & coaching
- Buyer engagement
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Dynamics
- HubSpot
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Bigin
- A five-person sales team wants a real CRM for under 50 US dollars a month total and will never use the territory management or forecasting depth in Zoho CRM.not Seismic
- A business already running Zoho Books or Zoho Mail wants a CRM in the same account with native links rather than a bridged third-party tool.not Seismic
- A services firm wants to run client onboarding and delivery as pipelines alongside sales, which is what Teampipes exists for, without buying a separate project tool.not Seismic
- A buyer evaluating Zoho CRM Standard should price Bigin first, because for straightforward pipeline selling it is roughly a third of the cost on the same platform.not Seismic
Seismic
- Content managementnot Bigin
- Sales trainingnot Bigin
- Proposal automationnot Bigin
- Buyer engagementnot Bigin
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Bigin
- The plan limits are the product boundary, not a soft guideline: three pipelines on Express and thirty automations will constrain any business with more than a couple of distinct sale types, and the only fix is to pay up a tier.
- Outgrowing Bigin means migrating to Zoho CRM, a different product with different objects and configuration, so the cheap start becomes a project later rather than a plan upgrade.
- The free plan is one user with 500 records and no automation, which makes it a trial rather than a usable free tier of the kind Zoho CRM competitors offer.
- Reporting and analytics are basic compared with Zoho CRM, with no serious forecasting, territory management or custom module building, so sales operations functions have nothing to work with.
- Zoho runs two overlapping CRMs and has an obvious incentive to keep Bigin limited, so features that would make it a genuine competitor to Zoho CRM are unlikely to arrive however much customers ask.
Seismic
- Weak digital sales room and micro-site functionality with low customer engagement
- Search feature lacks keyword depth, making content discovery difficult
- Limited learning and LMS capabilities with underwhelming analytics and reporting
- Complex implementations requiring dedicated internal resources and strong change management
- High price point with multi-year contracts and no free trial option
Pricing, plan by plan
Bigin
Free- FreeFree
- One user only
- 500 records
- One pipeline
- Express$7/month
- Three pipelines
- 50,000 records
- 30 workflow automations
- Premier$12/month
- Five pipelines
- 100,000 records
- 50 workflow automations
- Bigin 360$18/month
- Fifteen pipelines
- One million records
- 100 workflow automations
Seismic
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Seismic review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Bigin if
- You need multiple pipelines.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, macOS, watchOS.
- You also want teampipes.
Choose Seismic if
- You need content management.
- You work on Web, API.
- You also want livedocs automation.
Questions people ask
- Is Bigin or Seismic better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bigin starts at Free and Seismic at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Bigin or Seismic?
- Bigin has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Bigin and On request for Seismic.
- Does Bigin or Seismic run on more platforms?
- Bigin runs on Web, iOS, Android, macOS, watchOS. Seismic runs on Web, API.
- Can I use Bigin for free?
- Yes. Bigin has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Seismic starts at On request.
- What is Bigin best used for?
- Bigin is most often used for a five-person sales team wants a real crm for under 50 us dollars a month total and will never use the territory management or forecasting depth in zoho crm., a business already running zoho books or zoho mail wants a crm in the same account with native links rather than a bridged third-party tool., a services firm wants to run client onboarding and delivery as pipelines alongside sales, which is what teampipes exists for, without buying a separate project tool., a buyer evaluating zoho crm standard should price bigin first, because for straightforward pipeline selling it is roughly a third of the cost on the same platform.. Of those, a five-person sales team wants a real crm for under 50 us dollars a month total and will never use the territory management or forecasting depth in zoho crm. and a business already running zoho books or zoho mail wants a crm in the same account with native links rather than a bridged third-party tool. are not what Seismic is typically brought in for.
- What can Bigin do that Seismic cannot?
- Bigin covers Multiple pipelines, Teampipes, Built-in telephony, Email integration. Seismic covers Content management, LiveDocs automation, Content analytics, Learning & coaching.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Bigin: Is Bigin the same as Zoho CRM?
No. It is a separate, cheaper product on its own domain with its own pricing, aimed at small businesses, and it is deliberately capped so it does not compete with Zoho CRM.
Seismic: How is Seismic priced?
Seismic uses custom, quote-based pricing without published list rates. Typical pricing ranges from $30-60 per user for Professional Edition, with mid-market teams spending $20,000-60,000 annually and enterprises exceeding $100,000 per year. Seismic Learning is priced as an incremental per-user fee.
SourceBigin: How much cheaper is it?
Express is 7 US dollars per user per month annually against Zoho CRM Standard at a higher rate, and the gap widens against the upper Zoho CRM tiers.
Seismic: What does Seismic's Enablement Cloud include?
Seismic Enablement Cloud spans five areas: Content Management, Learning & Coaching, Program Strategy & Execution, Meeting Intelligence, and Digital Sales Rooms. An AI engine called Aura runs across all functions, powering content recommendations, learning content generation, meeting summaries, and conversational search.
SourceBigin: What happens when I outgrow the pipeline limits?
You move up a Bigin tier to five or fifteen pipelines, and beyond that you migrate to Zoho CRM, which is a data and configuration migration rather than a switch.
Seismic: Does Seismic integrate with Salesforce?
Yes, Seismic provides real-time, two-way sync with Salesforce to embed personalized content, playbooks, and AI-driven recommendations directly into Sales Cloud and Experience Cloud workflows. Seismic also integrates with 150+ platforms including Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, Webex, and sales engagement tools like Salesloft and Outreach.
SourceBigin: Is the free plan usable?
Only for one person with a very small contact list. It is one user, 500 records, one pipeline and no automation.
Seismic: What was Seismic's recent acquisition?
On February 12, 2026, Seismic announced a definitive agreement to merge with Highspot. The combined company operates as Seismic, led by CEO Rob Tarkoff, with Highspot founder Robert Wahbe joining the board. The deal creates a platform worth north of six billion dollars.
SourceSeismic: What are Seismic's main limitations?
Key limitations include weak micro-site and digital sales room functionality with low customer engagement, search features that miss keywords, limited learning and LMS capabilities, complex implementations requiring dedicated resources, and high pricing with multi-year contracts and no free trial.
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