Who each engine recommends
Position of every brand named in the latest run.
| Brand | ChatGPT | Perplexity | AI Mode | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PipedriveTop pick | #2 | #1 | #1 | |
| Zoho | #1 | #3 | #3 | |
| HubSpot | #8 | #4 | #2 | |
| Copper | #6 | #8 | #4 | |
| monday.com | #4 | #2 | — | |
| Freshworks | #3 | #5 | — | |
| Close | #5 | #7 | — | |
| Salesforce | #9 | — | #5 | |
| Attio | #7 | #17 | — | |
| Nutshell | — | #6 | — | |
| Capsule | — | #9 | — | |
| Nimble | — | #10 | — | |
| ActiveCampaign | — | #11 | — | |
| folk | — | #12 | — | |
| Streak | — | #13 | — | |
| Salesflare | — | #14 | — | |
| Zendesk | — | #15 | — | |
| Less Annoying CRM | — | #16 | — |
Mention rate over time
Share of engines naming each brand, weekly over the last 60 days (up to 8 brands).
Pipedrive is named by 100% of engines today.
Responses
What each engine answered, and how the shortlist moved.
Many popular CRM platforms offer discounts when you pay annually instead of monthly. Depending on the provider and subscription tier, you can save approximately 10%–50% per year. Here are some of the best options to compare as of November 2026. CRM tools with annual discounts ------------------------------- CRM platform Approx. annual savings Starting price per user/month --- --- --- Zoho CRM Up to 34% $14 Pipedrive Up to 42% $14 Freshsales Around 20% $9 monday CRM Around 32% $12 Close Up to…
- Zoho — Best for affordability: Zoho CRM – competitive pricing and substantial annual savings. New this week
- Pipedrive — Best for sales teams: Pipedrive – sales pipeline management and advertised savings up to 42%. ↓ 1 vs last week
- Freshworks — Best for small businesses: Freshsales – relatively inexpensive with approximately 20% annual savings. New this week
- monday.com — Best for workflow automation: monday CRM – strong visual workflows and significant yearly savings. ↓ 1 vs last week
- Close New this week
- Copper New this week
- Attio New this week
- HubSpot — Best for larger sales teams: HubSpot – broad sales and marketing capabilities, with annual billing discounts on eligible plans. ↓ 3 vs last week
- Salesforce — Salesforce offers annual subscriptions on many plans, but not every plan has a clearly published monthly-versus-annual discount. New this week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Streak, Nimble, Insightly
Most major CRM platforms offer lower prices when billed annually. Examples include: CRM Annual savings or pricing ------ Pipedrive Up to 42% off compared with monthly billing; Lite is listed at $14/user/month annually versus $24 monthly. monday CRM About 33% lower annually: $12 versus $18/user/month. Zoho CRM About 30% lower annually: $14 versus $20/user/month. HubSpot CRM About 25% lower on the listed entry plan: $15 versus $20/user/month. Freshsales About 18% lower annually: $9 versus…
- Pipedrive — Best potential savings: Pipedrive generally offers the largest standard annual-billing discount among the listed mainstream CRMs, while monday CRM, Zoho, Nutshell, and HubSpot typically provide savings in the roughly…
- monday.com — Best potential savings: Pipedrive generally offers the largest standard annual-billing discount among the listed mainstream CRMs, while monday CRM, Zoho, Nutshell, and HubSpot typically provide savings in the roughly… ↑ 6 vs last week
- Zoho ↑ 6 vs last week
- HubSpot ↓ 2 vs last week
- Freshworks New this week
- Nutshell — Best potential savings: Pipedrive generally offers the largest standard annual-billing discount among the listed mainstream CRMs, while monday CRM, Zoho, Nutshell, and HubSpot typically provide savings in the roughly… New this week
- Close — Promotional discounts can be larger than standard annual pricing—for example, HubSpot, Close, Copper, and Attio have advertised first-year or partner promotions—but eligibility and availability may change. ↓ 4 vs last week
- Copper New this week
- Capsule ↓ 2 vs last week
- Nimble New this week
- ActiveCampaign New this week
- folk ↓ 8 vs last week
- Streak ↓ 8 vs last week
- Salesflare ↓ 8 vs last week
- Zendesk New this week
- Less Annoying CRM New this week
- Attio — Promotional discounts can be larger than standard annual pricing—for example, HubSpot, Close, Copper, and Attio have advertised first-year or partner promotions—but eligibility and availability may change. New this week
Many major CRM platforms offer price breaks or discounted per-seat rates when you commit to an annual billing cycle instead of paying month-to-month.[](https://www.dench.com/blog/crm-pricing-comparison-2026) A breakdown of the annual discount options across popular CRM platforms:
- Pipedrive — Pipedrive : Offers annual savings varying by tier.
- HubSpot — HubSpot : Provides tiered discounts across its various Hubs (such as Sales Hub) when opting for annual prepayment over month-to-month commitments, typically yielding roughly 15% to 20% in overall value depending on the… ↑ 3 vs last week
- Zoho — Zoho CRM : Unlocks roughly a 10% to 15% discount across standard editions when committing to full-year agreements, with additional volume thresholds available for larger… New this week
- Copper — Copper CRM : Features Google Workspace integration and cuts up to 26% off standard rates when users choose annual billing over monthly payments.[](https://crmswitch.com/buying-crm/crm-cost-list/). New this week
- Salesforce — Salesforce : Offers reduced effective rates (typically up to 20% lower) on multi-month or annual contract structures for its core editions compared to flexible monthly terms.[](https://www.dench.com/blog/crm-pricing-… ↑ 1 vs last week
Dropped from this engine’s shortlist this week: Nimble, Freshworks, Keap
Citations
Sources the engines cited for this prompt.
| Source | Type | Citations | Cited by |
|---|---|---|---|
| g2.com | Review site | 2 | Perplexity |
| addtocrm.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| aibrevo.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| createandgrow.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| crmswitch.com | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| dench.com | Web | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| founderpass.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| hubspot.com | Brand site · HubSpot | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| kylas.io | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| linkedin.com | Social | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| monday.com | Brand site · monday.com | 1 | Perplexity |
| pipedrive.com | Brand site · Pipedrive | 1 | Google AI Mode |
| rangeyourself.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| saasbid.io | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| saaspricealerts.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| saasswitcher.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| scalry.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| spotsaas.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| stackkite.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| stackyroo.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| startground.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| stealwhatworks.com | Web | 1 | Perplexity |
| techradar.com | Media | 1 | ChatGPT |
| thesdrlist.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |
| toolgrowth.com | Web | 1 | ChatGPT |