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Ontraport vs Freshsales

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Ontraport

Software

All-in-one CRM and marketing automation

From
$24/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Freshsales

Software

Smart CRM for growing businesses

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Ontraport no plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page; 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: Ontraport covers Email marketing, Freshsales covers Lead scoring.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ontraport and Freshsales actually diverge.

Attributes where Ontraport and Freshsales differ
AttributeOntraportFreshsales
Starting price$24/month$19/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20092010

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

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 Ontraport

  • Email marketing
  • Marketing automation
  • Automation
  • Reporting
  • Landing pages
  • Zapier
  • Stripe
  • English language support

Only in Freshsales

  • Lead scoring
  • Activity tracking
  • Email sync
  • AI insights
  • Workflow automation
  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • Shopify

Both cover

  • Contact management
  • Sales pipeline
  • Slack
  • GDPR
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Ontraport

  • CRM with marketing automation and campaign buildingnot Freshsales
  • Managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platformnot Freshsales

Freshsales

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

Where each one falls short

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

Ontraport

  • No plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page
  • Reaching a figure requires a trial signup or a sales conversation
  • The two months free saving requires annual billing

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

Ontraport

$24/month
  • Plus$24/month
    • Contact management
    • Email marketing
  • Pro$79/month
    • Everything in Plus
    • Automation
    • CRM
  • Pro+$149/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Advanced features
    • API access

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 Ontraport if

  • You need email marketing.
  • You also want marketing automation.
Ontraport review

Choose Freshsales if

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

Questions people ask

Is Ontraport or Freshsales better?
Neither clearly leads. Ontraport starts at $24/month and Freshsales at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ontraport or Freshsales?
Ontraport starts at $24/month and Freshsales at $19/month.
Does Ontraport or Freshsales run on more platforms?
Ontraport runs on Web. Freshsales runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Ontraport best used for?
Ontraport is most often used for crm with marketing automation and campaign building, managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platform. Of those, crm with marketing automation and campaign building and managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platform are not what Freshsales is typically brought in for.
What can Ontraport do that Freshsales cannot?
Ontraport covers Email marketing, Marketing automation, Automation, Reporting. Freshsales covers Lead scoring, Activity tracking, Email sync, AI insights. Both handle Contact management, Sales pipeline, Slack, GDPR.
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