Pulse — the HubSpot alternative
The HubSpot alternative built for teams that hate the contact tax.
HubSpot's contact-based pricing punishes you for growing. Pulse CRM gives you everything you actually use — AI, automation, email, sequences, ticketing — at a flat per-seat price. Free migration. Live in under a week.
Why teams are leaving HubSpot
The reasons that keep coming up.
No more contact-count surprises
HubSpot's Marketing Hub bills by contact tier. Cross 1K, 5K, 10K and the cost jumps. Pulse charges flat per-seat — your contact count is your business, not a billing event.
AI included on a mid tier
HubSpot's Breeze AI is gated to Enterprise ($150+/user/mo). Pulse Business at $69 ships AI deal summaries, email drafting, and document extraction — all bundled.
Capability parity without the upsell pressure
Custom fields, custom objects, custom roles, audit log, API access — Pulse keeps these flat across tiers instead of using each one as an upgrade lever.
Real ticketing without buying Service Hub
Pulse ships ticketing with SLA pause + CSAT + sentiment on Business — built in, not a separate product purchase.
Month-to-month by default
HubSpot annual commitments with auto-renewal are infamous. Pulse defaults to month-to-month so you can leave whenever — and stay because the product is good.
5-minute setup, no implementation partner
HubSpot Pro often arrives with a $3,000 onboarding fee and 2-6 weeks of setup. Pulse signup-to-live is under 5 minutes self-serve.
Quick comparison
Pulse vs HubSpot at a glance.
| Pulse CRM | HubSpot | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan limit | Unlimited users, 1,000 contacts | Limited features, aggressive upsell |
| Entry paid | $29/user/mo | $50+/user/mo with minimums |
| AI tier | $69/user/mo (Business) | $150+/user/mo (Enterprise) |
| Contact-based pricing | No — per seat only | Yes — Marketing Hub |
| Onboarding | Free, self-serve | $3K+ for Pro+ |
| Contract minimum | Month-to-month | Annual standard |
How it works
Migrate from HubSpot in under a week.
Free migration support on every paid plan.
Export your HubSpot data
We'll show you exactly which records to export. Contacts, Companies, Deals, Tickets, Notes, Activities — all available in HubSpot's standard exports.
Map your custom properties
Pulse's import tool maps HubSpot custom properties to typed Pulse custom fields. Preview before commit; row-level errors surfaced clearly.
Rebuild your top 5 workflows
We'll audit your top HubSpot workflows and rebuild them in Pulse's graph DAG. Most translate cleanly; some get simpler.
Connect Gmail / Outlook + Calendar
OAuth in 60 seconds each. Existing email and meetings sync immediately.
Train your reps
Most teams skip formal training — the UX is intuitive. We offer a 30-minute walkthrough on Business+ plans.
Switcher stories
From teams that already moved.
"Saved $14K/year and our SDRs stopped complaining about the HubSpot UI."
Maya J.
Logistics, 40 reps
"Migration took 4 days end-to-end. Pulse handled the data; we handled the cadence rebuild."
Carlos R.
B2B services, 18 reps
"Contact tax was killing us at HubSpot. Per-seat pricing is just sane."
Tomás D.
SaaS, 12 reps
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