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Bigin by Zoho CRM vs Pipedrive

Ratings, pricing and all 12 key features, side by side. Open either profile for the full review.

Editor rating4.34.4
Starting priceFree / $7 per user$14 per user
Free planYesNo
Best forMicro businesses moving off spreadsheets for the first timeSales teams that live in the pipeline view and want speed over breadth
Key features
6/12
11/12
Ease of use4.6 / 54.6 / 5
Features3.8 / 54.2 / 5
Value for money4.7 / 54.4 / 5
Customer support4.0 / 54.4 / 5
Visual sales pipelineYesYes
Two-way email syncYesYes
Workflow automationYesYes
Email sequencesNoYes
Built-in callingYesYes
Lead scoringNoNo
Sales forecastingNoYes
Custom reportsYesYes
Marketing campaignsNoYes
Quotes and invoicesNoYes
AI assistantNoYes
Mobile appsYesYes
IntegrationsZoho apps, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and Zapier400+
MobileiOS and AndroidiOS and Android
SupportEmail and chat; phone on paid plans24/7 chat and email on every plan
Founded2020 · Chennai, India2010 · Tallinn, Estonia
View Bigin by Zoho CRM profileView Pipedrive profile

The short answer

Owners and small teams that want an inexpensive, structured replacement for spreadsheets.

Skip it if: growing sales teams that already need scoring, forecasting or sequences.

Bigin is the cheapest sensible way to get a real pipeline CRM. It is ideal as a first system, and when you outgrow it the data moves to Zoho CRM without a painful migration.

Free / $7 per userFull review

Sales-led teams of any size that want reps to adopt the tool without training and manage everything from a visual pipeline.

Skip it if: companies looking for built-in marketing automation or a help desk on the same platform.

Pipedrive is the CRM most sales reps pick for themselves. If your team sells and does not need built-in marketing, start here and add tools through integrations.

$14 per userFull review

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