Alternatives to
9 Best Salesforce Alternatives in 2026
The best Salesforce alternatives depend on whether you prioritize cost, control, or a different workflow.
- Reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Open source
- 3
- Self-hosted
- 4
What you are leaving
Salesforce at a glance
- Pricing model
- Per user per month; pricing is quote-based or region-specific
- Deployment
- Vendor cloud only; no self-hosted option
- Licensing
- Proprietary; no open source edition
- Customisation
- Custom objects, flows, Apex code and Lightning components
- Ecosystem
- AppExchange marketplace with thousands of apps
- Automation
- Flow Builder, process automation and AI on higher tiers
- Main gripe
- High cost per seat plus consultant and admin overhead to keep it running
- Best for
- Large organisations that need deep customisation, governance and scale
Compare at a glance
Salesforce alternatives compared
Short facts side by side. Filter by what matters to your team, then open any row for the full decision brief.
| # | Product | Overlap | Substitutability | Free? | Starting price | Self-host | Open source | Migration | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | SuiteCRM | Sales, marketing and service CRM | Mostly replaces | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Hard | |
| 02 | EspoCRM | Contacts, deals, pipelines and automation | Partial replacement | Yes | $15/user/mo | Yes | Yes | Moderate | |
| 03 | Zoho CRM | Sales CRM, automation and customisation | Mostly replaces | Yes | $14/user/mo | No | No | Moderate | |
| 04 | HubSpot | Sales CRM, pipelines and marketing | Mostly replaces | Yes | — | No | No | Hard | |
| 05 | Freshsales | Contacts, deals, pipelines and sales automation | Partial replacement | No | $9/user/mo | No | No | Moderate | |
| 06 | Pipedrive | Contacts, deals and pipeline management | Partial replacement | No | — | No | No | Moderate | |
| 07 | Bitrix24 | CRM, deals and sales pipelines | Narrow overlap | Yes | $59/mo | Yes | No | Moderate | |
| 08 | Odoo CRM | Contacts, deals and pipeline management | Narrow overlap | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Moderate | |
| 09 | monday CRM | Deals, pipelines and sales automation | Narrow overlap | No | — | No | No | Moderate |
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Frequently asked
Salesforce alternatives FAQ
- What is the best free open source alternative to Salesforce?
- SuiteCRM is the closest open source match in depth and is described by Forbes as close to Salesforce in power. EspoCRM is the better choice for a lighter, faster deployment, and Odoo CRM is the strongest option if you also need ERP, accounting and inventory.
- Which Salesforce alternative is cheapest?
- Zoho CRM has a free edition for three users, SuiteCRM and EspoCRM are free when self-hosted, and Freshsales Growth starts at $9 per user per month billed annually. HubSpot also has a free tier, but it is limited to two users.
- Can I self-host a Salesforce alternative?
- Yes. SuiteCRM, EspoCRM and Odoo CRM can all be installed on your own infrastructure. SuiteCRM is fully open source with no licence fees, EspoCRM offers free self-hosted and paid cloud editions, and Odoo has a free Community edition.
- What is the closest alternative to Salesforce overall?
- HubSpot is the closest commercial replacement for most mid-market teams, with a free CRM and connected marketing, sales and service hubs. Zoho CRM is the cheaper option with a free edition and paid plans that scale through CPQ and process automation.
- Which Salesforce alternative is best for small sales teams?
- Freshsales Growth starts at $9 per user per month billed annually with Kanban pipelines, contact scoring and built-in chat, email and phone. Pipedrive is the other popular pick for teams that want a focused visual pipeline without Salesforce's complexity.
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