Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HubSpot | #8 | #6 | #1 | |
| SalesforceTop pick | #1 | #1 | #3 | |
| Freshworks | #4 | #2 | #4 | |
| Pipedrive | #3 | #5 | #2 | |
| Zoho | #2 | #3 | #6 | |
| monday.com | — | #4 | — | |
| Less Annoying CRM | #5 | — | — | |
| Zendesk | — | — | #5 | |
| Microsoft Dynamics 365 | #6 | — | — | |
| Insightly | — | #7 | — | |
| Keap | #7 | — | — | |
| SugarCRM | — | #8 | — |
Mention rate over time
Share of engines naming each brand, weekly over the last 60 days (up to 8 brands).
Salesforce is named by 100% of engines today.
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
Several popular CRM platforms offer free trials, allowing you to test their features before paying for a subscription. Here are some good options as of November 2026: CRMs with free trials --------------------- CRM Free trial Best for --- --- --- Salesforce 30 days Growing businesses Zoho CRM 15 days Small and medium businesses Pipedrive 14 days Sales pipeline management Freshsales 21 days Sales teams Less Annoying CRM 30 days Small businesses Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales 30 days Larger…
- Salesforce
- Zoho
- Pipedrive
- Freshworks
- Less Annoying CRM ↑ 1 vs last week
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 New this week
- Keap New this week
- HubSpot ↓ 1 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: monday.com
Many CRMs offer free trials. Common options include:
- Salesforce — Salesforce: 30-day trial, with no credit card required for Starter Suite.
- Freshworks ↑ 4 vs last week
- Zoho — Zoho CRM: 15-day trial; also has a free plan for up to three users. ↑ 2 vs last week
- monday.com — monday CRM: 14-day trial. ↑ 4 vs last week
- Pipedrive ↑ 2 vs last week
- HubSpot — HubSpot Sales Hub: 14- or 30-day trial depending on the plan. ↓ 2 vs last week
- Insightly New this week
- SugarCRM New this week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Less Annoying CRM, Microsoft Dynamics 365
Many major Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms offer free trials or permanently free tiers so you can test out their features before committing to a paid plan. Popular CRM options that feature free trials or free tiers include:
- HubSpot — HubSpot CRM : Offers a robust, permanently free tier (rather than just a temporary trial) that includes basic contact management, email tracking, pipelines, and a meeting scheduler. ↑ 3 vs last week
- Pipedrive — Pipedrive : Offers a 14-day free trial with full access to its sales pipeline and automation tools, and no credit card is required to sign up. ↓ 1 vs last week
- Salesforce — Salesforce : Offers a 14-to-30-day free trial on its Starter and Enterprise suites, allowing you to test out core pre-configured sales and service dashboards without upfront payment.
- Freshworks — Freshsales : Provides a 21-day free trial of its higher feature sets, alongside a limited free plan for small teams. New this week
- Zendesk — You can check it out on the HubSpot Website.[](https://www.reddit.com/r/CRMSoftware/comments/1s2xfnd/lookingforafreecrmtoolforasmallbusiness/)[](https://www.zendesk.com/sell/crm/free/). New this week
- Zoho — Zoho CRM : Offers a 15-day free trial on paid editions, in addition to a restricted free edition for up to 3 users.[](https://www.zendesk.com/sell/crm/free/). ↓ 4 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Bitrix24
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| salesforce.com | Brand site · Salesforce | 9 | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode |
| hubspot.com | Brand site · HubSpot | 4 | ChatGPT |
| pipedrive.com | Brand site · Pipedrive | 3 | ChatGPT, Google AI Mode |
| techradar.com | Media | 2 | ChatGPT |
| zoho.com | Brand site · Zoho | 2 | ChatGPT |
| comparably.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| conversiongems.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| crm.org | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| croclub.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| expertmarket.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| forbes.com | Media | 1 | Perplexity |
| freshworks.com | Brand site · Freshworks | 1 | ChatGPT |
| monday.com | Brand site · monday.com | 1 | Perplexity |
| reddit.com | Forum | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| stellafai.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| theprowess.net | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| usnews.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| zendesk.com | Brand site · Zendesk | 1 | Google AI Mode |