HubSpot vs monday CRM
HubSpot and monday CRM are level on what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
It's a dead heat.
Neither pulls ahead on the published figures and review sites, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.
Choose HubSpot if…
- • You want HubSpot's edge on trying it before you pay and how well it connects
Choose monday CRM if…
- • You want monday CRM's edge on what it costs to start and what automation costs
Round by round
- Round 1What it costs to startmonday CRM winsHubSpot5/10
$20
Starter, per seat per month at list price (new customers are offered a deep first-year discount)
- $20, against $12
Source: hubspot.com ↗
monday CRM8/10$12
Basic, per seat per month billed annually - with a three-seat minimum
Source: monday.com ↗
monday CRM wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2Trying it before you payHubSpot winsHubSpot8/10
Free CRM
Free plan for up to 2 users, no credit card
- free with no expiry, limited to two users and 1,000 contacts
Source: hubspot.com ↗
monday CRM5/1014-day free trial
a free trial, no free plan
- 14-day free trial, against Free CRM
Source: monday.com ↗
HubSpot wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3What automation costsmonday CRM wins
monday CRM wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How well it connectsHubSpot wins
HubSpot wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5What automation adds to the billmonday CRM winsHubSpot5/10
+$70
Sales Hub Professional (full workflows: 'Up to 300 fully customizable workflows') $90 vs Starter $20 per seat/month, billed annually
- +$30, against +$5
Source: hubspot.com ↗
monday CRM wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6What customers say on Trustpilotmonday CRM winsHubSpot5/10
1.5 out of 5
TrustScore from 1,173 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.5 out of 5, against 2.1 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
monday CRM wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 7Emailing many contacts at onceHubSpot winsHubSpot8/10
Not stated
Rubric value is 'Not stated'. No bulk/mass email send limit is stated for Sales Hub Starter. The only figures are Marketing email ('2,000 email sends per calendar month, with HubSpot branding' = Free
- Sales Hub Starter
Source: legal.hubspot.com ↗
monday CRM5/10No mass email
Basic
- No mass email, against 2,000 email sends a month
Source: monday.com ↗
HubSpot wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 8Reusable email templatesHubSpot winsmonday CRM5/10
No email templates
Basic
- No email templates, against 10,000 email templates
Source: monday.com ↗
HubSpot wins this round on what the published sources say.

