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CRM · September 2026 Edition

HubSpot CRM vs Less Annoying CRM

Four of twelve models named HubSpot CRM first on the direct prompt; zero named Less Annoying CRM. HubSpot CRM was named by twelve of the twelve models and Less Annoying CRM by eight and HubSpot CRM carries 54 labels and Less Annoying CRM 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.

HubSpot CRM

endorsed leader

By HubSpot, Cambridge, United States, founded 2006. Named in six categories this edition.

Less Annoying CRM

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share41%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate19%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels5411A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, HubSpot CRM reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Zoho CRM was named alongside these two in eight of the twelve direct answers. HubSpot CRM vs HubSpot Sales Hub · HubSpot CRM vs Zoho CRM · HubSpot CRM vs Salesforce Sales Cloud

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the CRM page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
HubSpot CRMFirst choices, of twelve modelsLess Annoying CRM
Direct40
Paraphrase70
Comparative10
Budget-constrained612 against HubSpot CRM
Scale-constrained40
Negative028 against HubSpot CRM
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, HubSpot CRM and Less Annoying CRM were named in the same answer thirty times, of the 205 answers naming HubSpot CRM and the 32 naming Less Annoying CRM. In those answers Less Annoying CRM took the first choice three times and HubSpot CRM nine.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where HubSpot CRM and Less Annoying CRM stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
HubSpot CRM Less Annoying CRM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, HubSpot CRM on the left and Less Annoying CRM on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where HubSpot CRM and Less Annoying CRM stood in it.

HubSpot CRM first, Less Annoying CRM not the choice

4 of 12 modelsLess Annoying CRM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Gemini 3.5 FlashHubSpot CRM alternatives: Pipedrive, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM
Grok 4.1 FastHubSpot CRM, Pipedrive alternatives: Freshsales, Salesflare, Zoho CRM
DeepSeek V4 FlashHubSpot CRM alternatives: Attio, Pipedrive, Salesflare, Zoho CRM
GLM 4.7 FlashXHubSpot CRM alternatives: Close, Monday.com, Nutshell, Pipedrive, Pipeline CRM, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM

Neither was named

8 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice
GPT-5.4 miniHubSpot Sales Hub, Salesforce Sales Cloud alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Perplexity SonarHubSpot Sales Hub alternatives: Coevera, Freshsales, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM
Mistral SmallHubSpot Sales Hub alternatives: Freshsales, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Salesflare
Llama 4 MaverickCoevera alternatives: Freshsales, NetSuite, Salesflare
Qwen 3.7 FlashHubSpot Sales Hub alternatives: Close, Coevera, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Pipedrive, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM, Zoho One
Kimi K2HubSpot Sales Hub alternatives: Freshsales, Pipedrive, Salesflare, Zoho CRM
MiniMax M2.5HubSpot Sales Hub alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, NetSuite, Zoho CRM

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
HubSpot CRM leads by forty-eight points.
HubSpot CRM50%#1 of 10
Less Annoying CRM2%#6 of 10
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
HubSpot CRM leads by thirty-nine points.
HubSpot CRM41%#1 of 11
Less Annoying CRM2%#7 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
HubSpot CRM0%#8 of 10
Less Annoying CRM0%#– of 10
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about HubSpot CRM

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.

“CRMs to Approach with High Caution... HubSpot: Tops lists with 300+ negative G2 reviews (capped), Risk Score 100/100” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“HubSpot | 100/100 (Severe) | 12 documented warnings - rapidly escalating bills, aggressive subscription billing” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid HubSpot and Salesforce unless you have very specific needs that justify the cost and complexity.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“For most mid-sized B2B companies, HubSpot offers the best combination of sales-marketing alignment, ease of adoption, reasonable total cost of ownership, and scalability” DeepSeek V4 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“HubSpot (Customer Platform): Known for exceptional ease of use, rapid deployment, and aligning Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success on a single codebase.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“I'd usually recommend HubSpot CRM if your priority is fast adoption, sales + marketing alignment, and lower implementation friction” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about Less Annoying CRM

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.

“simpler tools like Pipedrive, Close.com, or Less Annoying CRM tend to result in higher satisfaction” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Specifically designed for small teams on a budget, simple and affordable” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Low-complaint alternatives: Less Annoying CRM (1 negative review)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.