# Nutshell alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 206 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Nutshell holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/nutshell/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- HubSpot CRM: 49
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: 44
- Pipedrive: 15
- HubSpot Sales Hub: 10
- Zoho CRM: 10
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: 9

## CRM

**Small business**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Nutshell.

- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 31 of those 70
- Pipedrive: first choice in 13 of those 70
- Salesflare: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Less Annoying CRM: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Close: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 65 of 72 answers did not name Nutshell (Nutshell is #8 of 11 at 2%).

- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 18 of those 65
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 8 of those 65
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 8 of those 65
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 5 of those 65
- Less Annoying CRM: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Coevera: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Pipedrive: first choice in 2 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Nutshell.

- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 36 of those 71
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: first choice in 9 of those 71
- Creatio: first choice in 2 of those 71
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Conduyt: first choice in 1 of those 71
- GoHighLevel: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Salesforce Sales Cloud Enterprise/Unlimited: first choice in 1 of those 71

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