CRM · September 2026 Edition
Pipedrive vs Less Annoying CRM
One of twelve models named Pipedrive first on the direct prompt; zero named Less Annoying CRM. Pipedrive was named by twelve of the twelve models and Less Annoying CRM by eight and Pipedrive carries 46 labels and Less Annoying CRM 11, so the shares are not directly comparable.
New York City, founded 2010. Named in thirteen categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%0%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#5#7A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels4611A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Pipedrive 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 Pipedrive · HubSpot CRM vs Less Annoying CRM · HubSpot Sales Hub vs Pipedrive
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.
PipedriveFirst choices, of twelve modelsLess Annoying CRM
Direct10
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained011 against Pipedrive
Scale-constrained00
Negative123 against Pipedrive
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.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Pipedrive and Less Annoying CRM stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | |
Pipedrive Less Annoying CRM first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Pipedrive on the left and Less Annoying CRM on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Pipedrive and Less Annoying CRM stood in it.
Pipedrive first, Less Annoying CRM not the choice
1 of 12 modelsLess Annoying CRM was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.1 FastHubSpot CRM, Pipedrive alternatives: Freshsales, Salesflare, Zoho CRM
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Gemini 3.5 FlashHubSpot CRM alternatives: Pipedrive, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM
DeepSeek V4 FlashHubSpot CRM alternatives: Attio, Pipedrive, Salesflare, Zoho CRM
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
GLM 4.7 FlashXHubSpot CRM alternatives: Close, Monday.com, Nutshell, Pipedrive, Pipeline CRM, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Zoho CRM
Neither was named
6 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
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
Pipedrive leads by twenty points.
Pipedrive22%#2 of 10Less Annoying CRM2%#6 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Pipedrive2%#5 of 11Less Annoying CRM2%#7 of 11Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Pipedrive0%#10 of 10Less Annoying CRM0%#– of 10What the models said about Pipedrive
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“Avoid if you have marketing + sales + customer success teams... Pipedrive (7/100)” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“For most small businesses, simpler tools like Pipedrive, Close.com, or Less Annoying CRM tend to result in higher satisfaction” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · first choice
“Most mid-market B2B teams start with HubSpot or Pipedrive for balance of features and speed.” Grok 4.1 Fast · direct 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
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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.