HubSpot CRM vs. Nutshell CRM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HubSpot CRM
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
HubSpot’s CRM enables growth-minded businesses to optimize their relationships with leads and customers. Through harnessing the power of carefully crafted sales, marketing, customer service, content management, and operations tools, the software aims to make it easy to unify team strategy and drive conversion. Additionally, the software allows users to connect with over 875 integration apps, APIs, and solutions partners to create a customizable user experience that suits the way teams work.…
$0
Per Month [Unlimited Users]
Nutshell
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Nutshell offers a CRM with contact management, calendar sync, click-to-call, and collaboration features.
$20
per user, per month
Pricing
HubSpot CRMNutshell CRM
Editions & Modules
Free Forever
$0
Per Month [Unlimited Users]
CRM Bundle
$50
per month
Starter
$20
per user, per month
Pro
$35
per user, per month
Pro+
$70
per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HubSpot CRMNutshell
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
HubSpot CRMNutshell CRM
Considered Both Products
HubSpot CRM
Chose HubSpot CRM
No integration with the HubSpot database we didn't want to have two databases. However, Nutshell offers an amazing ability for sales people to follow a specific sales process and has great metrics you can measure through their reports and HubSpot lacks that but I am sure they …
Chose HubSpot CRM
HubSpot relatively has better more engaging and time saving features compared to these platforms.
Nutshell
Chose Nutshell CRM
My understanding is HubSpot CRM is cheap and strength is in marketing/blogs, etc. Nutshell CRM is easy to use and powerful tracking reports.
Features
HubSpot CRMNutshell CRM
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot CRM
7.6
1588 Ratings
1% below category average
Nutshell CRM
5.6
12 Ratings
32% below category average
Customer data management / contact management8.61530 Ratings6.011 Ratings
Workflow management6.91501 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Territory management4.9184 Ratings6.06 Ratings
Opportunity management7.81434 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)7.91545 Ratings1.012 Ratings
Contract management7.9185 Ratings00 Ratings
Quote & order management7.71048 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.51489 Ratings1.010 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management8.2186 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot CRM
7.8
1059 Ratings
3% above category average
Nutshell CRM
8.8
6 Ratings
16% above category average
Case management8.4985 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Call center management6.4854 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Help desk management8.5907 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot CRM
7.6
1398 Ratings
0% above category average
Nutshell CRM
5.0
11 Ratings
41% below category average
Lead management8.01319 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Email marketing7.21330 Ratings1.09 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot CRM
8.0
1449 Ratings
5% above category average
Nutshell CRM
8.9
10 Ratings
16% above category average
Task management9.01391 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management7.6722 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting7.51282 Ratings8.87 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot CRM
7.3
1418 Ratings
4% below category average
Nutshell CRM
8.1
11 Ratings
7% above category average
Forecasting7.31118 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Pipeline visualization7.21347 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Customizable reports7.51307 Ratings8.610 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot CRM
6.9
1354 Ratings
8% below category average
Nutshell CRM
8.3
9 Ratings
10% above category average
Custom fields7.91327 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Custom objects5.91153 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Scripting environment6.3132 Ratings9.01 Ratings
API for custom integration7.7943 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot CRM
8.1
1311 Ratings
3% below category average
Nutshell CRM
7.5
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.31172 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Role-based user permissions7.91248 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot CRM
6.0
896 Ratings
20% below category average
Nutshell CRM
7.5
8 Ratings
2% above category average
Social data5.8878 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Social engagement6.1868 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot CRM
8.1
1004 Ratings
10% above category average
Nutshell CRM
8.0
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Marketing automation7.2997 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Compensation management9.1655 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
HubSpot CRM
8.3
1191 Ratings
12% above category average
Nutshell CRM
6.0
12 Ratings
20% below category average
Mobile access8.31191 Ratings6.012 Ratings
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User Ratings
HubSpot CRMNutshell CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(1632 ratings)
9.0
(12 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.3
(29 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
7.5
(1480 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
7.1
(23 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.1
(8 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
HubSpot CRMNutshell CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
HubSpot
I am giving it a 9 rating out of 10 because it has saved my job and helped my team to cracks very big deals. Last year, we were supposed to give a presentation to a client as we were about to sign him for a project. The client asked for our numbers in a real meeting, but we hadn't prepared them for our presentation. I logged in to HubSpot CRM and created a small report that included the relevant numbers. This turned out to be a very good decision for our company, as we subsequently signed that client.
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Nutshell, Inc.
This can be used for different industries, healthcare, IT, retail or any company with a customer service line, big or small. if i had to ask, i would say "Do you have any type of filing system that you use?" "anything where you are keeping track of personal/ business information." Do you need access to information on a day to day basis? If they do , then this can be used , especially if you need to keep track of the numbers; we like how we can see if are things going up or down.
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Pros
HubSpot
  • Timeline view and conversation log is extremely helpful and an underrated feature; this is in addition to the entire user profile view.
  • Task management is simple but effective.
  • Deal and company tracking with stakeholder management inside companies / deals is very handy; we know what is happening even though we might not be directly working on it.
  • Gmail integration is quite smooth along with email tracking.
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Nutshell, Inc.
  • Customization - we are able to make Nutshell make the most sense for our company and processes
  • Scheduling - the ability to set tasks allows us to never forget a follow-up call or email
  • Tags - allow us to prioritize leads and segment our customers and potential customers
  • Communication - the ability to tag colleagues in notes for callbacks or updates to accounts is very helpful to keep everyone on the same page
  • Email History - being able to blind copy all our email communication to Nutshell, allows us to have email threads and notes all in one place
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Cons
HubSpot
  • More of an integration issue I think than a problem with HubSpot CRM, but we have AirCall integrated for direct phone lines and synching with individual users for outbound calls. Opening Aircall to make an outbound call automatically generates a new client - unattached to a company record as an orphan.
  • Historical records with activities is awesome but when creating a deal it isn't always a choice to capture last 30 days of history. When it is an option and you click to add that to a deal you can see all the activity items and people who have done anything with the "file".
  • I would like to see more native options for automation.
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Nutshell, Inc.
  • integration with email doesn't work as advertised
  • would like integration with quickbooks
  • If there is a misspelling in any one email address, you can not send a mass email. You must go back and correct each error before it can send.
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Likelihood to Renew
HubSpot
Thus far, our company has found HubSpot CRM to be a reliable service that serves its purpose well: a centralized business contacts database, accessible remotely, with a simple and visually-pleasing interface. Issues are non-existent or resolved quickly, and when the service is experiencing interruptions, notifications and/or updates are sent regularly.
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Nutshell, Inc.
This is perfect for a small business / Home based business with SaaS. Nutshell constantly adds new features and the price is much better than more robust software like Salesforce.
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Usability
HubSpot
I am giving it this rating because it has helped us keep track of leads, it saved us a lot of time by automating tasks, and it makes it easy for different teams to work together. It is user-friendly and has improved our approach to communicating with customers and closing deals.
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Nutshell, Inc.
It's a good system! However, it's not industry specific so we don have some workarounds to make it work for our company
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Support Rating
HubSpot
Because when I needed help HubSpot responded immediately and provided me with the information I needed which enabled me to realize that HubSpot was even more customizable and easier to use than I thought! And I already thought HubSpot was very user friendly and easy to use, and then Support showed me how to manipulate the settings, columns and the appearance of the tool.
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Nutshell, Inc.
Nutshell's support team has always been great and they tend to go above and beyond. They are polite, friendly, personable and great listeners. They are also great about sending follow up emails too.
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Implementation Rating
HubSpot
If you've had any prior experience with cloud based marketing automation or group communication tools, you can do the implementation without paid outside support. Though getting to a SLA (service level agreement) would be best achieved with the help of a third party who can facilitate
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Nutshell, Inc.
Implementation is difficult everytime but this was relatively simple due to the small amount of data we moved
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Alternatives Considered
HubSpot
We've been using Hubspot for years and don't foresee making any changes away from it. It has been fully integrated into how our business operates. We ultimately selected HubSpot CRM because it had all the features and functions that our marketing, sales, and operations teams wanted. And it offered those features and functions at the right price point for our organization.
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Nutshell, Inc.
When I first started with BCI, they were using ACT!. It was hard to navigate and there were a lot of spots for duplicate information that made it hard to know if you were in the right spot or not. Then if you had trouble, you would spend 3 hours on the phone with customer service and often they would not even be able to find a solution. I would not recommend ACT! to anyone. Since getting nutshell, I have learned a bit about Cosential and I know that it is more catered to the construction industry and can help with proposal creation, so I think that may be something we consider in the not-too-near future.
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Return on Investment
HubSpot
  • We were able to track good quality leads and push them to closure.
  • The leads were contacted within 24 hours so lead drops were minimum.
  • The sales and marketing team were accountable for generating leads and driving revenue becasue of AI-generated Targets.
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Nutshell, Inc.
  • Nutshell CRM has had a major impact on ROI. The last program we used cost more and had fewer features and accessibility.
  • One negative impact is its email functions. As stated before in this review I need to be able to send large attachments and pics through email and Nutshell is very limited when it comes to that.
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ScreenShots

HubSpot CRM Screenshots

Screenshot of Store, track, manage, and report on the deals (sometimes referred to as “opportunities”) your sales team is working.Screenshot of Our contact record enables your team to record and retrieve information on anyone your business interacts with, helping everyone to stay on the same page.Screenshot of The product library gives you visibility into the goods and services you sell, then associates them with individual deals. With products, you can easily track what you're selling to your customers and from what channels.