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Bigin vs Salesflare

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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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Salesflare

CRM

CRM that builds its own records from email, calendar and phone activity for B2B sales teams

From
$29/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.; Salesflare enterprise carries a five seat minimum, so its 99 dollar per user headline is really a 495 dollar monthly floor, and a three person team wanting the training and migration that tier includes still pays for five.
  • They diverge on capability: Bigin covers Multiple pipelines, Salesflare covers Automated data entry.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bigin and Salesflare actually diverge.

Attributes where Bigin and Salesflare differ
AttributeBiginSalesflare
Starting priceFree$29/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
  • Workflow automation
  • Zoho ecosystem
  • Free onboarding

Only in Salesflare

  • Automated data entry
  • Email and site tracking
  • Gmail and Outlook sidebars
  • LinkedIn sidebar
  • Email workflows
  • Lead credits
  • Custom dashboards
  • Permissions

Both cover

  • Mobile apps

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 Salesflare
  • 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 Salesflare
  • 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 Salesflare
  • 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 Salesflare

Salesflare

  • A ten person B2B agency whose previous CRM failed because nobody updated it and who need records created from email traffic automaticallynot Bigin
  • A consultancy that sells over long email threads and wants full account timelines without reps logging anythingnot Bigin
  • A founder-led sales team working mainly from Gmail and LinkedIn who will not switch to a separate CRM interfacenot Bigin
  • A team that needs email sequences and pipeline in one tool rather than a CRM plus a separate outreach productnot 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.

Salesflare

  • Enterprise carries a five seat minimum, so its 99 dollar per user headline is really a 495 dollar monthly floor, and a three person team wanting the training and migration that tier includes still pays for five.
  • Lead enrichment credits are metered and Growth includes only five a month, so any prospecting workflow effectively requires Pro or a credit top-up, priced from 39 dollars for two hundred and fifty.
  • The automation depends on connected mailboxes and calendars, so deals worked over phone, WhatsApp or in person leave large gaps in the timeline the product is meant to fill.
  • Email workflows, permissions and custom dashboards are all withheld from the entry Growth tier, which means most teams that evaluate on the 29 dollar price actually buy at 49 dollars.
  • It is built for B2B pipelines with named accounts and has little to offer high-volume B2C sales, field service dispatch or any process that is not a small number of relationship-led opportunities.

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

Salesflare

$29/month
  • Growth$29/month
    • Billed annually, 39 USD on monthly billing
    • Automated CRM data entry from email and calendar
    • Email and website visit tracking
  • Pro$49/month
    • Billed annually, 64 USD on monthly billing
    • Everything in Growth
    • Multi-email workflow sequences
  • Enterprise$99/month
    • Billed annually, 124 USD on monthly billing
    • Minimum five seats, so a floor of 495 USD per month
    • Dedicated account manager

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 Salesflare if

  • You need automated data entry.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want email and site tracking.
Salesflare review

Questions people ask

Is Bigin or Salesflare better?
Neither clearly leads. Bigin starts at Free and Salesflare at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bigin or Salesflare?
Bigin has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Bigin and $29/month for Salesflare.
Does Bigin or Salesflare run on more platforms?
Bigin runs on Web, iOS, Android, macOS, watchOS. Salesflare runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Bigin for free?
Yes. Bigin has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Salesflare starts at $29/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 Salesflare is typically brought in for.
What can Bigin do that Salesflare cannot?
Bigin covers Multiple pipelines, Teampipes, Built-in telephony, Email integration. Salesflare covers Automated data entry, Email and site tracking, Gmail and Outlook sidebars, LinkedIn sidebar. Both handle Mobile apps.

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.

Salesflare: How much is Salesflare?

Growth is 29 USD, Pro 49 USD and Enterprise 99 USD per user per month on annual billing. Monthly billing is 39, 64 and 124 USD.

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.

Salesflare: Is there a seat minimum?

Yes, on Enterprise. It requires five seats, giving a minimum spend of 495 USD per month.

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.

Salesflare: What does automated data entry actually cover?

Contact and company details, email threads, meetings and calls from connected mailboxes and calendars, assembled into account timelines without manual record creation.

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.

Salesflare: Are there contracts?

No. There is no contract and you can cancel at any time, with a thirty day trial requiring no card.

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