# Freshsales alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 434 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Freshsales holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/freshsales/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- LeanData: 69
- HubSpot CRM: 63
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: 45
- HubSpot Sales Hub: 34
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: 24
- LeadAngel: 21

## Lead routing and management

**Small business**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Freshsales (Freshsales is #9 of 16 at 2%).

- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 19 of those 63
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 12 of those 63
- OnceHub Route: first choice in 6 of those 63
- RevenueHero: first choice in 6 of those 63
- LeadAngel: first choice in 4 of those 63
- Chili Piper: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Bitrix24: first choice in 1 of those 63

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Freshsales (Freshsales is #6 of 15 at 4%).

- LeanData: first choice in 24 of those 78
- LeadAngel: first choice in 15 of those 78
- Chili Piper: first choice in 6 of those 78
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 4 of those 78
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Default: first choice in 1 of those 78
- HubSpot Breeze Intelligence: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Freshsales.

- LeanData: first choice in 45 of those 84
- Chili Piper: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Kubaru: first choice in 3 of those 84
- LeadAngel: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Boberdoo: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Distribution Engine: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Salesforce Flow: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Salesforce Lead Assignment Rules: first choice in 1 of those 84

## CRM

**Small business**: 57 of 84 answers did not name Freshsales (Freshsales is #6 of 10 at 0%).

- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 26 of those 57
- Pipedrive: first choice in 8 of those 57
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Nutshell: first choice in 3 of those 57
- Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Less Annoying CRM: first choice in 2 of those 57
- HubSpot Sales: first choice in 1 of those 57
- NetHunt: first choice in 1 of those 57

**Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Freshsales (Freshsales is #7 of 9 at 0%).

- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 21 of those 68
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 9 of those 68
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Nutshell: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Freshsales.

- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 39 of those 84
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: first choice in 23 of those 84
- Salesforce CRM: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Bitrix24: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Conduyt: first choice in 1 of those 84
- GoHighLevel: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Kylas: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM: first choice in 1 of those 84

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