
CRM for Professional Services With Long Sales Cycles
A practical CRM buying guide for consultants, agencies, accountants, engineers and other service firms with slow B2B deals.
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AtAttio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Editor rating | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| Starting price | Free / $15 per seat | Free / $29 per user |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Small teams that want marketing, sales and support in one place | Startups that want to model their own data and workflows |
| Key features | ||
| Ease of use | 4.7 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Features | 4.4 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Value for money | 4.5 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Customer support | 4.3 / 5 | 4.1 / 5 |
| Visual sales pipeline | Yes | Yes |
| Two-way email sync | Yes | Yes |
| Workflow automation | Yes | Yes |
| Email sequences | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in calling | Yes | No |
| Lead scoring | Yes | No |
| Sales forecasting | Yes | No |
| Custom reports | Yes | Yes |
| Marketing campaigns | Yes | No |
| Quotes and invoices | Yes | No |
| AI assistant | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile apps | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | 1,500+ | Google, Microsoft, Slack, Zapier and a public API |
| Mobile | iOS and Android | iOS app |
| Support | Email and chat (paid), community (free) | Chat and email |
| Founded | 2006 · Cambridge, MA | 2019 · London, UK |
| View HubSpot CRM profile | View Attio profile |
Small and midsize teams that want marketing and sales on one system and value a gentle learning curve over deep customization.
Skip it if: teams that need advanced automation for many users on a tight budget, since those features sit in the Professional tier.
If you are starting from a spreadsheet, HubSpot is the safest first CRM: free to adopt, easy to learn and hard to outgrow quickly. Budget for the jump to Professional if you will need advanced automation within a year.
Venture-backed startups and product-led companies with non-standard sales motions.
Skip it if: phone-heavy teams and enterprises that need a long-established ecosystem.
Attio feels like a CRM designed this decade. Startups that want to shape the data model around their business, rather than the other way round, should have it on the shortlist.

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