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CRM and prospecting software in India, compared by price in ₹ (October 2026)

We compare 15 CRM and prospecting tools that Indian teams use, ranked by our open score (how the score works; paying us never changes it). Zoho CRM scores highest here, 50 out of 100. For 10 people, the lowest monthly price we could work out from a vendor's page is ₹4,000 (Zoho Bigin, Express).

Prices checked 1 Jul 2026 or later; each price shows its own date. Prices are the vendor's list price before GST, for 10 people a month, at ₹95.3 per US dollar where the vendor prices in dollars. Ranked by our open score — how it works. Ties go to the tool with more checks known, then A to Z. No position here is for sale.

The 15 tools, by score

  1. 1

    Zoho CRM

    Score 50/100
    10 people
    No monthly plan price on file (it may charge per use or by quote). See the tool page for what we know.
    Free plan
    Yes (as our tool page records it)
    India fit
    Bills in rupees: yes · GST invoice: yes · UPI: not checked · Data in India: yes (read 28 Oct 2026)
    Best for
    Indian SMBs, mid market, all sectors
    Drawback
    None on file yet.

    Zoho CRM: plans, score and alternatives

  2. 2

    Freshsales

    Score 40/100
    10 people
    No monthly plan price on file (it may charge per use or by quote). See the tool page for what we know.
    Free plan
    Yes (as our tool page records it)
    India fit
    Bills in rupees: yes · GST invoice: yes · UPI: not checked · Data in India: not checked (read 28 Oct 2026)
    Best for
    startups
    Drawback
    None on file yet.

    Freshsales: plans, score and alternatives

  3. 3

    Freshworks CRM

    Score 40/100
    10 people
    No monthly plan price on file (it may charge per use or by quote). See the tool page for what we know.
    Free plan
    Yes (as our tool page records it)
    India fit
    Bills in rupees: yes · GST invoice: yes · UPI: not checked · Data in India: not checked (read 28 Oct 2026)
    Best for
    startups
    Drawback
    None on file yet.

    Freshworks CRM: plans, score and alternatives

  4. 4

    HubSpot CRM

    Score 40/100
    10 people
    ₹14,295 a month on Starter ($15 a person a month × 10, converted at our rate). Vendor's page, checked 1 Sep 2026.
    Free plan
    Yes: Free Tools, $0
    India fit
    Bills in rupees: no · GST invoice: no · UPI: not checked · Data in India: not checked (read 28 Oct 2026)
    Best for
    B2B SaaS, Series A+, sales teams
    Drawback
    No billing in rupees: “HubSpot bills strictly in USD with no Indian Pvt Ltd entity, no native GST invoice, and no Input Tax Credit pathway”. A card charge in dollars moves with the exchange rate. Source: our HubSpot CRM page, 28 Oct 2026.

    HubSpot CRM: plans, score and alternatives

  5. 5

    LeadSquared

    Score 40/100
    10 people
    No monthly plan price on file (it may charge per use or by quote). See the tool page for what we know.
    Free plan
    Yes (as our tool page records it)
    India fit
    Bills in rupees: yes · GST invoice: yes · UPI: not checked · Data in India: not checked (read 28 Oct 2026)
    Best for
    startups
    Drawback
    None on file yet.

    LeadSquared: plans, score and alternatives

  6. 6

    Zoho Bigin

    Score 40/100
    10 people
    ₹4,000 a month on Express (₹400 a person a month × 10). Vendor's page, checked 29 Oct 2026.
    Free plan
    Yes: Free, $0
    India fit
    Not checked yet
    Best for
    micro businesses, freelancers, SMB sales teams
    Drawback
    None on file yet.

    Zoho Bigin: plans, score and alternatives

  7. 7

    Apollo.io

    Score 20/100
    10 people
    No monthly plan price on file (it may charge per use or by quote). See the tool page for what we know.
    Free plan
    Yes (as our tool page records it)
    India fit
    Bills in rupees: no · GST invoice: no · UPI: not checked · Data in India: not checked (read 28 Oct 2026)
    Best for
    startups
    Drawback
    No billing in rupees: “Apollo bills in USD per user per month”. A card charge in dollars moves with the exchange rate. Source: our Apollo.io page, 28 Oct 2026.

    Apollo.io: plans, score and alternatives

  8. 8

    Lemlist

    Score 20/100
    10 people
    No monthly plan price on file (it may charge per use or by quote). See the tool page for what we know.
    Free plan
    Yes (as our tool page records it)
    India fit
    Bills in rupees: no · GST invoice: not checked · UPI: not checked · Data in India: no (read 28 Oct 2026)
    Best for
    startups
    Drawback
    No billing in rupees: “No INR billing is available, meaning purchases are processed in USD and subject to local GST and credit card markup rates”. A card charge in dollars moves with the exchange rate. Source: our Lemlist page, 28 Oct 2026.

    Lemlist: plans, score and alternatives

  9. 9

    Pipedrive

    Score 20/100
    10 people
    No monthly plan price on file (it may charge per use or by quote). See the tool page for what we know.
    Free plan
    Yes (as our tool page records it)
    India fit
    Bills in rupees: no · GST invoice: no · UPI: not checked · Data in India: not checked (read 28 Oct 2026)
    Best for
    startups
    Drawback
    No billing in rupees: “Pipedrive publishes per-user-per-month pricing in USD / EUR only”. A card charge in dollars moves with the exchange rate. Source: our Pipedrive page, 28 Oct 2026.

    Pipedrive: plans, score and alternatives

  10. 10

    Salesforce

    Score 20/100
    10 people
    No monthly plan price on file (it may charge per use or by quote). See the tool page for what we know.
    Free plan
    Yes (as our tool page records it)
    India fit
    Bills in rupees: no · GST invoice: no · UPI: not checked · Data in India: not checked (read 28 Oct 2026)
    Best for
    startups
    Drawback
    No billing in rupees: “There is no INR billing — all invoices are in USD with reverse charge GST applying”. A card charge in dollars moves with the exchange rate. Source: our Salesforce page, 28 Oct 2026.

    Salesforce: plans, score and alternatives

  11. 11

    Instantly

    Score 20/100
    10 people
    No monthly plan price on file (it may charge per use or by quote). See the tool page for what we know.
    Free plan
    Yes (as our tool page records it)
    India fit
    Bills in rupees: no · GST invoice: not checked · UPI: not checked · Data in India: not checked (read 28 Oct 2026)
    Best for
    startups
    Drawback
    No billing in rupees: “USD billing only”. A card charge in dollars moves with the exchange rate. Source: our Instantly page, 28 Oct 2026.

    Instantly: plans, score and alternatives

  12. 12

    Hunter.io

    Score 10/100
    10 people
    From ₹4,670 a month (converted from dollars); the vendor's page does not say per person, so not worked out for 10. Vendor's page, checked 1 Jul 2026.
    Free plan
    Yes (as our tool page records it)
    India fit
    Bills in rupees: not checked · GST invoice: no · UPI: not checked · Data in India: not checked (read 28 Oct 2026)
    Best for
    startups
    Drawback
    No GST invoice: “B2B payments by Indian entities attract 18% GST (reverse charge) if claimed as an business expense”. A company that claims input credit needs one. Source: our Hunter.io page, 28 Oct 2026.

    Hunter.io: plans, score and alternatives

  13. 13

    Attio

    Score 0/100
    10 people
    No monthly plan price on file (it may charge per use or by quote). See the tool page for what we know.
    Free plan
    None listed
    India fit
    Not checked yet
    Best for
    startups
    Drawback
    None on file yet.

    Attio: plans, score and alternatives

  14. 14

    Folk

    Score 0/100
    10 people
    No monthly plan price on file (it may charge per use or by quote). See the tool page for what we know.
    Free plan
    None listed
    India fit
    Not checked yet
    Best for
    startups
    Drawback
    None on file yet.

    Folk: plans, score and alternatives

  15. 15

    Lusha

    Score 0/100
    10 people
    No monthly plan price on file (it may charge per use or by quote). See the tool page for what we know.
    Free plan
    None listed
    India fit
    Not checked yet
    Best for
    startups
    Drawback
    None on file yet.

    Lusha: plans, score and alternatives

How to choose

  1. Work out the cost for your team, not the headline price. For 10 people, the plans we could price run from ₹4,000 a month (Zoho Bigin) to ₹14,295 a month (HubSpot CRM). All 2 charge per person, so the bill grows with every hire. Try other team sizes in the seat calculator.
  2. Check the currency. 2 of 15 are priced in dollars on the vendor's page. The rupee figure here is converted at our rate of ₹95.3 per dollar; your bank's rate and card fee change what you pay.
  3. Check India fit before you sign. We have read that 4 of 15 bill in rupees, 4 give a GST invoice and 1 keep data in India. "Not checked" means we have not read it, not that the answer is no.
  4. Start on a free plan where there is one. 12 of 15 list a free plan, so you can try them with your own data before paying.
  5. Check how each one charges. 12 of 15 have no monthly plan price we could read: some charge per transaction or per use, some only by quote. Their tool pages say which.

Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we re-check the vendor's page.

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