# Zoho CRM alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026 Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 804 of the 1,008 answers in the 4 categories where Zoho CRM 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/zoho-crm/alternatives ## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added) - LeanData: 67 - Badger Maps: 66 - Salesforce Sales Cloud: 53 - Spotio: 35 - HubSpot Sales Hub: 32 - HubSpot CRM: 25 ## CRM **Small business**: 38 of 84 answers did not name Zoho CRM (Zoho CRM is #5 of 10 at 0%). - HubSpot CRM: first choice in 11 of those 38 - Pipedrive: first choice in 7 of those 38 - Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 2 of those 38 - Less Annoying CRM: first choice in 2 of those 38 - Agile CRM: first choice in 1 of those 38 - HubSpot Sales: first choice in 1 of those 38 - Nutshell: first choice in 1 of those 38 **Mid-market**: 35 of 84 answers did not name Zoho CRM (Zoho CRM is #3 of 9 at 12%). - HubSpot CRM: first choice in 3 of those 35 - Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 2 of those 35 - HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 2 of those 35 **Enterprise**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Zoho CRM (Zoho CRM is #7 of 8 at 0%). - Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 32 of those 69 - Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: first choice in 15 of those 69 - Bitrix24: first choice in 1 of those 69 - Kylas: first choice in 1 of those 69 - Salesforce Sales Cloud Unlimited: first choice in 1 of those 69 ## Lead routing and management **Small business**: 49 of 84 answers did not name Zoho CRM (Zoho CRM is #3 of 16 at 8%). - HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 17 of those 49 - RevenueHero: first choice in 7 of those 49 - HubSpot CRM: first choice in 4 of those 49 - OnceHub Route: first choice in 4 of those 49 - Chili Piper: first choice in 2 of those 49 - Freshsales: first choice in 2 of those 49 - LeadAngel: first choice in 2 of those 49 - Pipedrive: first choice in 2 of those 49 **Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Zoho CRM (Zoho CRM is #3 of 15 at 9%). - LeanData: first choice in 23 of those 71 - LeadAngel: first choice in 15 of those 71 - Chili Piper: first choice in 6 of those 71 - HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 3 of those 71 - Default: first choice in 1 of those 71 - HubSpot Breeze Intelligence: first choice in 1 of those 71 - LeadMove: first choice in 1 of those 71 - Lean Data: first choice in 1 of those 71 **Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Zoho CRM. - LeanData: first choice in 44 of those 83 - Chili Piper: first choice in 5 of those 83 - Kubaru: first choice in 3 of those 83 - LeadAngel: first choice in 2 of those 83 - Boberdoo: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Distribution Engine: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Salesforce Flow: first choice in 1 of those 83 - Salesforce Lead Assignment Rules: first choice in 1 of those 83 ## Value selling tools **Small business**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Zoho CRM (Zoho CRM is #3 of 13 at 11%). - HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 10 of those 69 - The ROI Shop: first choice in 7 of those 69 - Pipedrive: first choice in 5 of those 69 - ValueCore: first choice in 5 of those 69 - HubSpot CRM: first choice in 3 of those 69 - Distribute.so: first choice in 2 of those 69 - LeveragePoint: first choice in 2 of those 69 - Minoa: first choice in 2 of those 69 **Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Zoho CRM (Zoho CRM is #6 of 13 at 6%). - ValueCore: first choice in 8 of those 74 - Ecosystems: first choice in 7 of those 74 - Minoa: first choice in 6 of those 74 - Mediafly: first choice in 5 of those 74 - Cuvama: first choice in 4 of those 74 - The ROI Shop: first choice in 4 of those 74 - ValueNavigator: first choice in 4 of those 74 - HubSpot CRM: first choice in 3 of those 74 **Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Zoho CRM. - Mediafly Value: first choice in 19 of those 82 - Mediafly: first choice in 15 of those 82 - Ecosystems: first choice in 7 of those 82 - Cuvama: first choice in 3 of those 82 - Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 82 - ValueCore: first choice in 2 of those 82 - Enablism: first choice in 1 of those 82 - Mediafly ValueCloud: first choice in 1 of those 82 ## Field sales tools **Small business**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Zoho CRM (Zoho CRM is #6 of 9 at 2%). - Badger Maps: first choice in 28 of those 73 - RepMove: first choice in 8 of those 73 - Spotio: first choice in 8 of those 73 - Pipedrive: first choice in 2 of those 73 - SalesRabbit: first choice in 2 of those 73 - CloudTalk: first choice in 1 of those 73 - Housecall Pro: first choice in 1 of those 73 - HubSpot CRM: first choice in 1 of those 73 **Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Zoho CRM (Zoho CRM is #5 of 8 at 4%). - Badger Maps: first choice in 24 of those 78 - Spotio: first choice in 13 of those 78 - Map My Customers: first choice in 4 of those 78 - Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 78 - RepMove: first choice in 2 of those 78 - FieldPie: first choice in 1 of those 78 - Google Maps: first choice in 1 of those 78 - Guideflow: first choice in 1 of those 78 **Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Zoho CRM. - Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 16 of those 83 - Badger Maps: first choice in 14 of those 83 - Spotio: first choice in 14 of those 83 - Salesforce Maps: first choice in 8 of those 83 - Map My Customers: first choice in 5 of those 83 - Ecanvasser: first choice in 3 of those 83 - Salesforce Field Service: first choice in 2 of those 83 - Field Sales: first choice in 1 of those 83 Published under CC BY 4.0. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.