CRM & Sales · head to head
Freshsales vs Userpilot
The short version
- Only Userpilot has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: 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; Userpilot starter tier limited to 2,000 monthly active users; even small-to-medium products may require Growth tier
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Freshsales and Userpilot actually diverge.
| Attribute | Freshsales | Userpilot |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $19/month | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, iOS, Android, API |
| Category | CRM & Sales | SaaS |
| Founded | 2010 | Unknown |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Freshsales
- Contact management
- Lead scoring
- Sales pipeline
- Activity tracking
- Email sync
- AI insights
- Workflow automation
- Gmail
Only in Userpilot
Nothing recorded that Freshsales does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Freshsales
- Sales CRM with built in email, phone and chatnot Userpilot
- Managing deals, pipelines and sales sequencesnot Userpilot
Userpilot
- SaaS companies optimising user onboarding and activationnot Freshsales
- Product teams collecting user feedback and identifying churn drivers via session replaynot Freshsales
- Customer success teams using in-app guides and contextual helpnot Freshsales
- Growth teams orchestrating multi-channel campaigns across email and in-appnot Freshsales
- Product managers measuring adoption and engagement across user cohortsnot Freshsales
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Userpilot
- Starter tier limited to 2,000 monthly active users; even small-to-medium products may require Growth tier
- Large price jump from Starter ($299/mo) to Growth ($849/mo), nearly 3x increase
- Growth tier scales to 100,000 MAU but does not publish pricing for higher volumes, requiring Enterprise negotiation
- Session replay and mobile engagement are optional add-ons in Growth tier, not included in base pricing
- Enterprise pricing not published; custom negotiations required for large-scale deployments
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Userpilot
Free- Starter$299/month
- Up to 2,000 monthly active users
- In-app engagement
- User segmentation
- Growth$849/month (marked 'Most Popular')
- 2,000 to 100,000 monthly active users
- All Starter features
- Advanced product analytics
- Enterprise$null/variable
- Custom monthly active user levels
- All Growth features
- Premium integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose Freshsales if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want lead scoring.
Choose Userpilot if
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
Questions people ask
- Is Freshsales or Userpilot better?
- Neither clearly leads. Freshsales starts at $19/month and Userpilot at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Freshsales or Userpilot?
- Userpilot has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $19/month for Freshsales and Free for Userpilot.
- Does Freshsales or Userpilot run on more platforms?
- Freshsales runs on Web, Ios, Android. Userpilot runs on Web, iOS, Android, API.
- Can I use Userpilot for free?
- Yes. Userpilot has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Freshsales starts at $19/month.
- What is Freshsales best used for?
- Freshsales is most often used for sales crm with built in email, phone and chat, managing deals, pipelines and sales sequences. Of those, sales crm with built in email, phone and chat and managing deals, pipelines and sales sequences are not what Userpilot is typically brought in for.
- What can Freshsales do that Userpilot cannot?
- Freshsales covers Contact management, Lead scoring, Sales pipeline, Activity tracking.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Userpilot: What is included in the free trial?
Userpilot offers a free 14-day trial without requiring a credit card, providing full access to the Starter tier features.
SourceUserpilot: Does Userpilot include session replay?
Session replay is available in the Growth tier as an optional add-on for watching real user sessions and identifying friction points.
SourceUserpilot: What integrations does Userpilot support?
Userpilot integrates with HubSpot, Salesforce, Segment, Google Analytics, Amplitude, Mixpanel, Heap, Zendesk, Intercom and Google Tag Manager. Additional integrations can be requested.
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