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HubSpot CRM vs HubSpot Marketing Hub comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

HubSpot CRM
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
CRM (8th)
HubSpot Marketing Hub
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
35
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Automation (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

HubSpot CRM and HubSpot Marketing Hub aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. HubSpot CRM is designed for CRM and holds a mindshare of 1.9%, down 2.2% compared to last year.
HubSpot Marketing Hub, on the other hand, focuses on Marketing Automation, holds 9.5% mindshare, down 12.0% since last year.
CRM
Marketing Automation
 

Featured Reviews

Charles Dickens - PeerSpot reviewer
Effortlessly manage relationships with seamless contact data integration
The primary area to improve is creating deployable packages. When I buy into HubSpot, I have a list of checks, however, I am left to figure out how to use it. I start with a budget, and it's just a persistent sales demand. HubSpot should establish some pre-deployable packages that, when contracted, offer basic functionality. It is important to be clear about what it doesn't provide or what else is needed. I can outfit myself with my own tools or other options as I evaluate the board. They are building businesses for themselves. However, there's always a limiting function encountered. Understanding limitations upon entry would be beneficial so I don't constantly stumble upon unknown constraints. A package covering everything in a particular area without requiring the entire purchase would be excellent.
ShomitMitra - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers, email automation, pre-scheduling, greatly enhances our efficiency and provides the granularity we need for in-depth analysis
The user interface could be made less complicated to enhance the end-user experience. It will create a difference. Another thing is integrations. I don't think all the integrations are covered. So, if there were more integrations it would help. However, a reduction in pricing could make it more competitive and justify its ROI better.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is easy to use and easy to implement."
"The most valuable feature of HubSpot CRM is the forms."
"It's fairly simple to use. For configuration, it provides quite a bit of information to the salespeople at the fingertips."
"The solution's greatest value lies in its online capability in terms of web content creation."
"The interface is good."
"The most valuable feature for me is when I encounter a company or a person, I can drop in their URL, and it pre-populates various details like address information and other contacts they might have."
"I like how you can track one account from marketing to closing the deal. For example, suppose you generated a lead through marketing, you can then track it through to when the deal is closed."
"The initial setup process is straightforward."
"With 18 companies to manage, manual handling would be impractical. HubSpot's automation facilitates pre-scheduling, greatly enhancing our efficiency."
"The most valuable aspect for us is email marketing because it provides us with a powerful tool and allows us to create email workflows for follow-ups, which is crucial for building relationships with potential customers."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub has kept me updated with alerts."
"The product has the most valuable enterprise features."
"Their blog platform and form capabilities are very easy to use and integrate within our web site."
"We can choose the necessary stages as per the lead, and update it accordingly, then proceed it further."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub is efficient and offers visibility. It also helps to track leads. I like the tool's Gmail functionality."
"It has eased managing the sales team and the sales journey right from setting up appointments."
 

Cons

"This solution could be improved if it offered more opportunity to customize how it is used, including adding different rules."
"The product's free version could have more integration and automation options."
"We found that automated emails were challenging to manage in the tool. While the feature allows you to create dynamic email templates, it was difficult to tweak and fetch data associated with different objects, such as contacts and custom objects."
"The pricing could improve."
"We had a problem with the tool’s stability once."
"Invoices were the thing we were thinking should be part of the solution, and that's been added now."
"I believe it's tailored for companies that are well-lined up for inbound sales. They have rich content, and they can generate leads and capture leads on all the channels and websites, but if you are focusing on or depending on outbounds, it lacks the capabilities that are being offered by companies that focus on outreach, such as Salesloft or Outreach. It mainly lacks cadences for salespeople."
"The product is not very scalable."
"The upcoming tasks feature could be better. With HubSpot, whenever I put the contact information into Microsoft Office or Microsoft Outlook, it automatically inputs it into HubSpot. For example, it keeps telling me to contact my Solaris representative as an upcoming task. I've tried changing the contact in it to "not a lead," but it keeps sending me that notification."
"An expensive solution."
"HubSpot’s scoring is not good."
"The tool should improve email marketing solution. It is behind its competitors for bulk campaigns."
"They're not the cheapest."
"While HubSpot Marketing Hub has shown increased functionality, there is still room for improvement, particularly in workflows."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub’s user interface could be more accessible for a regular user to understand."
"Increase the CRM size for sole proprietors before increasing the fee."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We are using HubSpot CRM’s free version."
"We use a paid version of Hubspot and we have an annual license."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The price of the solution could improve because it is expensive."
"If one is a low price and ten is a high price, I rate the pricing as a five. HubSpot CRM is much more expensive than Salesforce. My company probably pays around 40 USD per user monthly."
"The pricing for this solution is user based. We're paying $39 to $45 per user."
"There are a few licensing payment models, such as annual or monthly. The solution is modular, which means that if you need a specific capability or function within the organization, you can purchase it specifically and you don't have to purchase something that is only utilized by 20 percent of the organization."
"The price of HubSpot CRM is expensive."
"For our organization, HubSpot was pretty affordable compared to Google Analytics."
"Regarding pricing and licensing, I haven't directly handled it, but I assume Zoho might be cheaper. However, I would still prefer HubSpot due to its cleaner and more user-friendly interface."
"The licensing costs are around $4,800 per month. Initially, there's an onboarding fee of around $10,000 or $5,000, but after that, it's just the licensing fee."
"We are on an annual license for this solution. There have many different versions to meet the needs of their customers, such as professional enterprise and basic versions. They charge for the particular feature or components which are available in the license you have."
"Have sufficient content before signing up for the 30-day trial."
"At present, the pricing seems reasonable, but with our plans to scale, I anticipate that it could become a bit steep."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub's pricing is reasonable. It is about 800-900 dollars a month. It may be pricey for smaller clients, but for the bigger ones, it's only a small part of their monthly revenue."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Government
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Educational Organization
7%
Educational Organization
79%
Computer Software Company
5%
Manufacturing Company
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
1%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HubSpot CRM?
The best thing about HubSpot is its clear workflow. Anyone can understand the flows of your contacts, your emails, their delivery dates, and the reasons behind their movements.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HubSpot CRM?
The cost is about the same price, currently charged monthly.
What do you like most about HubSpot Marketing Hub?
I find HubSpot Marketing Hub's user interface very intuitive and easy to navigate, which is something I really appreciate.
What needs improvement with HubSpot Marketing Hub?
While HubSpot Marketing Hub has shown increased functionality, there is still room for improvement, particularly in workflows. These workflows, essential for any marketing automation tool, lack som...
What is your primary use case for HubSpot Marketing Hub?
My company was originally using Marketo and recently shifted to HubSpot Marketing Hub. We are in the process of using this solution mainly due to its ease of use and customer care service. I work a...
 

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