A cheap CRM is one where the price you see is close to the price you pay for the features you need. Many low-cost CRMs look similar at the top of the pricing page and very different once you add annual billing terms, minimum seats, and the add-ons needed for quotes and invoices.
We checked the cheapest paid plan of ten CRMs, including our own on each vendor's own pricing page on 21 October 2026. Prices are in USD as shown to us, and some vendors adjust prices by country, so check the live page before you decide.
Entry prices at a glance
| CRM | Cheapest paid plan (per user / month) | Billing | Free plan | Quotes and invoices on that plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordic CRM | Starter, $4.99 | Monthly | 3-month free trial, no card | Yes, both included |
| HubSpot | Starter, from $7 (limited-time offer; $20 also shown) | Not stated on the page | Free tools: 2 users, 1,000 contacts | Invoices on free tools; quotes need Professional or Enterprise |
| Freshsales | Growth, $9 | Billed annually ($11 monthly) | No | Branded documents add-on, $19/user/month |
| Bitrix24 | Basic, $49 per organization for 5 users (about $9.80/user) | Billed annually | Free for 1 to 2 users | No; invoices and estimates start at Standard |
| monday CRM | Basic, $12 per seat | Billed yearly ($18 monthly); seats from 3 | No (14-day trial) | Yes, capped at 20 quotes and invoices a month |
| Zoho CRM | Standard, $14 | Billed annually ($20 monthly) | Free for 3 users | No; quoting and invoices start at Professional |
| Pipedrive | Lite, $14 | Billed annually ($19 monthly) | No (14-day trial) | No; quotes from Premium, documents add-on, no native invoices |
| Less Annoying CRM | One plan, $15 | Monthly | No (30-day trial) | Not mentioned |
| Capsule | Starter, $18 | Billed annually ($22 monthly) | Free: 2 users, 250 contacts | Not listed; Xero integration on Starter |
| Kommo | Base, $25 | 6-month minimum term; no monthly billing | No (14-day trial) | No native quotes; invoices through payment integrations |
Sources, checked 21 October 2026: Kordic CRM, HubSpot, Freshsales, Bitrix24, monday CRM, Zoho CRM, Pipedrive, Less Annoying CRM, Capsule, Kommo. Prices and plans change; Zoho and monday say prices depend on your billing country.
What the headline price leaves out
Three things change the real cost more than the number in large type:
- Annual billing. Several prices above are the annual rate. Paying monthly costs more, and some plans can't be paid monthly at all (Kommo's minimum term is six months).
- Minimum seats and per-organization pricing. monday CRM sells seats from 3. Bitrix24 prices per organization, which is cheap for exactly five users and less so for six.
- Add-ons for the money side. Quotes, branded documents and invoices are often a higher tier or a paid add-on. If you send quotes, that is part of the price.
How to compare cheap CRMs properly
- List what your team does every week: add leads, follow up, send quotes, invoice, track payment.
- For each CRM, find the cheapest plan that covers all of it, not just the cheapest plan.
- Add any add-ons you would need, then multiply by everyone who needs a login.
- Use the monthly price if you don't want to commit for a year.
- Run a short trial with real leads. Our guide to what makes a CRM simple has a one-week test.
Example, team of 5, paying monthly: Kordic CRM Starter is 5 × $4.99 = $24.95 a month, with quotes, invoices and payment tracking included. On the other plans in the table, add the monthly price per user and any document or quoting add-on you need.
When free or cheap is the wrong choice
A free plan is fine for one or two people tracking a short list of contacts. It stops being cheap when it pushes work elsewhere: quotes built in a document tool, invoices in accounting software, and payment status in a spreadsheet nobody updates. That hidden time is usually the biggest cost. We look at where money gets stuck in the quote to cash process.
Where Kordic CRM fits
Kordic CRM has the lowest per-user entry price in the table above, and the Starter plan includes the pipeline, Gmail, Outlook and WhatsApp on the lead, quotes, invoices and payment tracking, AI briefings with monthly credits, and iOS and Android apps. It is billed monthly, with no minimum term.
It is a sales CRM, not a marketing suite. If you need email campaigns, landing pages or a website builder in the same product, a larger platform will cover more.
Start a free trial: 3 months free, no credit card. Or compare Kordic CRM with HubSpot, Pipedrive and Kommo.
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Want quotes, invoices and payment tracking without paying for a higher tier? See Kordic CRM pricing.