UK SOFTWARE PROFILE
HubSpot CRM
CRM connecting contact and company histories, sales pipelines and sequenced follow-up, with Breeze summaries and granular controls on qualifying editions.
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Pricing & practicalities
Model your total cost โPublished starting point
Sales Hub / CRM configuration ยท configured seats and edition ยท quote billing
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Check current price โConsider before choosing
- Match the quote to seats, editions and add-ons; controls shown here are not all free-tier features.
- Record merge behaviour and audit coverage need review before a migration.
Connected workflows
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Salesforce
- CRM APIs
Confirm the integration's direction, permissions, plan and sync behaviour with the supplier.
BEHIND THE AI CLAIM
AI capabilities
Breeze summarises CRM notes, activities and properties; data access must be enabled in account AI settings.
Documented capabilities
- CRM record summaries
Plans, limits & questions
- Human review remains necessary.
- Confirm edition, seat entitlements and credit consumption for further agent features.
Feature-by-feature evidence
CRM software โ 20 scored checks
| Capability & demo question | HubSpot CRM59โ100/100 documented fit |
|---|---|
Core workflowContacts linked to organisations7.0 points availableAsk in the demoCreate a person, link them to an organisation and show their shared activity history. | โ Supported Associate people, companies and deals, with linked timeline activities and controllable primary-company relationships. 7.0 / 7.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowCustom sales pipelines7.0 points availableAsk in the demoCreate stages with probabilities and move a deal through them. | โ Supported Custom stages include configurable deal probabilities and won/lost states. 7.0 / 7.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowTwo-way email history7.0 points availableAsk in the demoSend and receive an email and show both against the correct contact. | ? Not verified Exact workflow not verified in the reviewed material; request a demonstration. 0.0โ7.0 / 7.0 points |
Core workflowOwned follow-up tasks7.0 points availableAsk in the demoAssign a dated follow-up to another seller and show their overdue queue. | โ Supported Assign dated tasks, add them to queues and configure reminders. 7.0 / 7.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Core workflowPipeline and activity reporting7.0 points availableAsk in the demoFilter open pipeline by owner and expected closing month. | ? Not verified Exact workflow not verified in the reviewed material; request a demonstration. 0.0โ7.0 / 7.0 points |
Workflow depthDuplicate merge4.0 points availableAsk in the demoImport a duplicate and merge it without discarding useful history. | โ Supported Merging combines activities and associations; review primary values and record-ID behaviour. 4.0 / 4.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthRequired stage-specific fields4.0 points availableAsk in the demoPrevent a deal entering proposal stage until required information is entered. | โ Supported Conditional stage properties can be required when users move a record. 4.0 / 4.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthRule-based lead assignment4.0 points availableAsk in the demoRoute two enquiries to different owners based on territory or value. | ? Not verified Exact workflow not verified in the reviewed material; request a demonstration. 0.0โ4.0 / 4.0 points |
Workflow depthConditional follow-up automation4.0 points availableAsk in the demoStart a sequence and show what changes when the prospect replies. | โ Supported Email and task sequences support delays and default unenrolment on replies or bookings. 4.0 / 4.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthForecast and recurring revenue4.0 points availableAsk in the demoSeparate one-off and recurring revenue in a forecast. | ? Not verified Exact workflow not verified in the reviewed material; request a demonstration. 0.0โ4.0 / 4.0 points |
Workflow depthTracked quotations4.0 points availableAsk in the demoProduce a quotation from deal products and retain the sent version. | ? Not verified Exact workflow not verified in the reviewed material; request a demonstration. 0.0โ4.0 / 4.0 points |
Workflow depthRecord visibility permissions4.0 points availableAsk in the demoShow what a salesperson can and cannot see in another team's accounts. | โ Supported Owner and team access restrict which CRM records users can see or edit. 4.0 / 4.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthField change history4.0 points availableAsk in the demoFind who changed an opportunity amount and when. | โ Supported Enterprise audit logs cover property-value updates by users; not every automated update is included. 4.0 / 4.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthCustom related records4.0 points availableAsk in the demoLink a custom asset or contract record to a customer. | โ Supported Custom objects can link to contacts and other custom objects; the example connects training sessions, courses and participants. 4.0 / 4.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthAPI read and write4.0 points availableAsk in the demoCreate a record externally and retrieve the resulting identifier. | โ Supported Create contacts through the API and retrieve their identifiers and associations. 4.0 / 4.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthUsable record export5.0 points availableAsk in the demoExport contacts and deals with stable identifiers and relationships. | โ Supported Exports include Record ID, selected properties and associated record identifiers. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
Workflow depthSales-to-delivery handover5.0 points availableAsk in the demoTurn a won deal into an owned delivery process without re-entering customer details. | ? Not verified Exact workflow not verified in the reviewed material; request a demonstration. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 points |
AIContext-aware AI email drafts5.0 points availableAsk in the demoDraft a follow-up grounded in the actual contact or opportunity history. | ? Not verified Exact workflow not verified in the reviewed material; request a demonstration. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 points |
AIAI meeting or record summaries5.0 points availableAsk in the demoSummarise a real interaction and identify the next action. | โ Supported Breeze combines record properties, notes and recent activity in a CRM summary. 5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ |
AIAI prioritisation or research5.0 points availableAsk in the demoShow prospect research or a recommended next action and the information behind it. | ? Not verified Exact workflow not verified in the reviewed material; request a demonstration. 0.0โ5.0 / 5.0 points |
โNot verifiedโ means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.
Follow the evidence
- Pricing configuration โ
- UK office โ
- Record merging โ
- Pipelines and required properties โ
- Record access โ
- Sequence behaviour โ
- Exports with associations โ
- Contact API โ
- Assigned tasks โ
- Audit logging โ
- Breeze record summaries โ
- HubSpot record associations and activity history โ
- HubSpot custom object associations โ