# HubSpot Sales Hub vs Less Annoying CRM: which do AI models recommend for CRM, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition, CRM. Six of twelve models named HubSpot Sales Hub first on the direct prompt; zero named Less Annoying CRM. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/revops/crm/hubspot-sales-hub-vs-less-annoying-crm/

| | First-choice share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Models naming it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HubSpot Sales Hub | 18% | #2 of 11 | 0% | 11 | 8 of 12 |
| Less Annoying CRM | 2% | #7 of 11 | 0% | 11 | 8 of 12 |

## The direct prompt, model by model

- GPT-5.4 mini: hubspot sales hub first (first choices: HubSpot Sales Hub, Salesforce Sales Cloud) (alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales)
- Perplexity Sonar: hubspot sales hub first (first choices: HubSpot Sales Hub) (alternatives: Coevera, Freshsales, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM)
- Mistral Small: hubspot sales hub first (first choices: HubSpot Sales Hub) (alternatives: Freshsales, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Salesflare)
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: hubspot sales hub first (first choices: HubSpot Sales Hub) (alternatives: Close, Coevera, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Pipedrive, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM, Zoho One)
- Kimi K2: hubspot sales hub first (first choices: HubSpot Sales Hub) (alternatives: Freshsales, Pipedrive, Salesflare, Zoho CRM)
- MiniMax M2.5: hubspot sales hub first (first choices: HubSpot Sales Hub) (alternatives: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, NetSuite, Zoho CRM)
- Claude Haiku 4.5: neither named
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: neither named (first choices: HubSpot CRM) (alternatives: Pipedrive, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM)
- Grok 4.1 Fast: neither named (first choices: HubSpot CRM, Pipedrive) (alternatives: Freshsales, Salesflare, Zoho CRM)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: neither named (first choices: HubSpot CRM) (alternatives: Attio, Pipedrive, Salesflare, Zoho CRM)
- Llama 4 Maverick: neither named (first choices: Coevera) (alternatives: Freshsales, NetSuite, Salesflare)
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: neither named (first choices: HubSpot CRM) (alternatives: Close, Monday.com, Nutshell, Pipedrive, Pipeline CRM, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM)

## What the models said about HubSpot Sales Hub

- "1. HubSpot Sales Hub ⭐ Best All-in-One Platform - Best for: Mid-market B2B SaaS companies wanting unified sales, marketing, and service" (Kimi K2, direct prompt, first choice)

## What the models said about Less Annoying CRM

- "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)

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. Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category. Published under CC BY 4.0; the output is the models' output, and nothing here is a recommendation by the index.