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Bigin vs OnePageCRM

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Bigin

CRM

Zoho pipeline CRM for small businesses, priced well below Zoho CRM itself

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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OnePageCRM

CRM

Action-first CRM from Ireland that forces every contact to carry a scheduled next step

From
$9.95/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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.; OnePageCRM the Next Action requirement is enforced, not optional, so teams that want a passive contact database will fight the product and adoption stalls.
  • They diverge on capability: Bigin covers Multiple pipelines, OnePageCRM covers Next Action enforcement.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bigin and OnePageCRM actually diverge.

Attributes where Bigin and OnePageCRM differ
AttributeBiginOnePageCRM
Starting priceFree$9.95/month
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, watchOSWeb, iOS, Android

Identical on both: pricing model (Per user per month), 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
  • Mobile apps
  • Zoho ecosystem
  • Free onboarding

Only in OnePageCRM

  • Next Action enforcement
  • Action Stream
  • Email sync and bulk send
  • Pipeline forecasting
  • Mobile card scanner
  • Delivery pipeline
  • Lead enrichment

Both cover

  • Workflow automation

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 OnePageCRM
  • 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 OnePageCRM
  • 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 OnePageCRM
  • 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 OnePageCRM

OnePageCRM

  • A small consultancy or agency whose deals are lost to forgotten follow-up rather than to competitorsnot Bigin
  • A recruiter or business developer working a long list of relationships where the next touch matters more than reportingnot Bigin
  • A team that abandoned a large CRM because nobody updated it and wants something that is a daily to-do list insteadnot Bigin
  • A founder-led sales effort that needs pipeline visibility without paying per-contact fees as the database growsnot 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.

OnePageCRM

  • The Next Action requirement is enforced, not optional, so teams that want a passive contact database will fight the product and adoption stalls.
  • Monthly billing costs roughly 50 per cent more than annual at every tier, so evaluating without committing to a year carries a real premium.
  • There is no marketing automation, quoting or service desk, so a growing company will bolt on two or three other subscriptions and eventually consider consolidating onto a suite.
  • Sending is capped at 1,000 emails a day even on the top plan, which rules out using it as the outbound sending tool for larger campaigns.
  • The integration catalogue is small next to HubSpot, Salesforce or Zoho, so anything unusual goes through Zapier, adding both cost and a failure point.

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

OnePageCRM

$9.95/month
  • Professional$9.95/month
    • Billed annually; $15 per user if billed monthly
    • Unlimited contacts, deals, custom fields and tags
    • Full email sync with bulk send
  • Business$19.95/month
    • Billed annually; $29 per user if billed monthly
    • Email scheduling and open tracking
    • Email history fetching up to two years
  • Max$29.95/month
    • Billed annually; $45 per user if billed monthly
    • Unlimited workflow automations
    • Advanced lead enrichment

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.
Bigin review

Choose OnePageCRM if

  • You need next action enforcement.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want action stream.
OnePageCRM review

Questions people ask

Is Bigin or OnePageCRM better?
Neither clearly leads. Bigin starts at Free and OnePageCRM at $9.95/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bigin or OnePageCRM?
Bigin has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Bigin and $9.95/month for OnePageCRM.
Does Bigin or OnePageCRM run on more platforms?
Bigin runs on Web, iOS, Android, macOS, watchOS. OnePageCRM runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Bigin for free?
Yes. Bigin has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. OnePageCRM starts at $9.95/month.
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 OnePageCRM is typically brought in for.
What can Bigin do that OnePageCRM cannot?
Bigin covers Multiple pipelines, Teampipes, Built-in telephony, Email integration. OnePageCRM covers Next Action enforcement, Action Stream, Email sync and bulk send, Pipeline forecasting. Both handle Workflow automation.

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.

OnePageCRM: Is there a free plan?

No, only a trial. Every tier is paid, though contacts and deals are unlimited on all of them.

Bigin: 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.

OnePageCRM: How much cheaper is annual billing?

Substantially. Professional is $9.95 per user per month annually against $15 monthly, and Max is $29.95 against $45, which the vendor describes as four months free.

Bigin: 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.

OnePageCRM: Does it charge by contact count?

No. Contacts, deals, custom fields and tags are unlimited at every tier, which is unusual and matters for teams with large lists.

Bigin: 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.

OnePageCRM: Can it replace a marketing automation tool?

No. It sends bulk email with a daily cap and does not do campaign automation, landing pages or scoring. Pair it with a mailing platform.

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