Softwares

OnePageCRM was inspired by the Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity method, hence its action-focused design.

Numble is one of the most lightweight CRMs on the market, designed for small teams without dedicated IT resources.

SugarCRM started as an open-source project and still offers a community edition for developers.

Originally branded as bpm’online, Creatio rebranded in 2019 to highlight its focus on both CRM and process automation.

Monday originally branded itself as “dapulse” before rebranding in 2017 to better reflect its wide appeal.

Pipedrive was co-founded by a former Estonian documentary filmmaker who wanted a visual CRM to manage his sales teams.

Freshsales is one of the youngest CRMs on this list, launched in 2016, but has quickly gained traction with its budget-friendly features.

Zoho operates out of a 360-acre campus in rural India and is known for its “no funding, no debt” philosophy.

HubSpot coined the term “inbound marketing” and built an entire business philosophy around it.

Dynamics 365 wasn’t always a CRM—it started as two separate products (Axapta and Navision) acquired by Microsoft in the early 2000s.