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

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 518 of the 648 answers in the 3 categories where Pipedrive 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/pipedrive/alternatives/

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

- LeanData: 62
- Clari Copilot: 61
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: 44
- HubSpot Sales Hub: 41
- Gong: 29
- Avoma: 26

## Revenue intelligence and forecasting

**Small business**: 57 of 72 answers did not name Pipedrive (Pipedrive is #2 of 14 at 22%).

- Avoma: first choice in 16 of those 57
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 13 of those 57
- Optifai: first choice in 8 of those 57
- Oliv: first choice in 6 of those 57
- Grain: first choice in 4 of those 57
- Clari Copilot: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Forecastio: first choice in 2 of those 57
- Gong: first choice in 2 of those 57

**Mid-market**: 61 of 72 answers did not name Pipedrive (Pipedrive is #6 of 13 at 4%).

- Clari Copilot: first choice in 16 of those 61
- Gong: first choice in 14 of those 61
- Avoma: first choice in 10 of those 61
- BoostUp: first choice in 3 of those 61
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Fairview: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Salesloft: first choice in 2 of those 61
- BoostUp/Terret: first choice in 1 of those 61

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Pipedrive.

- Clari Copilot: first choice in 43 of those 72
- Gong: first choice in 13 of those 72
- Tellius: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Aviso: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Salesloft: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Anaplan: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Forecastio: first choice in 1 of those 72

## CRM

**Small business**: 29 of 72 answers did not name Pipedrive (Pipedrive is #2 of 10 at 22%).

- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 6 of those 29
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 3 of those 29
- Salesflare: first choice in 2 of those 29
- Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 1 of those 29
- Less Annoying CRM: first choice in 1 of those 29

**Mid-market**: 43 of 72 answers did not name Pipedrive (Pipedrive is #5 of 11 at 2%).

- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 9 of those 43
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 5 of those 43
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 4 of those 43
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 4 of those 43
- Coevera: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Dynamics 365: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Freshsales: first choice in 1 of those 43

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Pipedrive (Pipedrive is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 37 of those 72
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: first choice in 9 of those 72
- Creatio: first choice in 2 of those 72
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Conduyt: first choice in 1 of those 72
- GoHighLevel: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement: first choice in 1 of those 72

## Lead routing and management

**Small business**: 47 of 72 answers did not name Pipedrive (Pipedrive is #4 of 14 at 9%).

- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 14 of those 47
- RevenueHero: first choice in 6 of those 47
- Kubaru: first choice in 4 of those 47
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 4 of those 47
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 3 of those 47
- Freshsales: first choice in 2 of those 47
- LeadAngel: first choice in 2 of those 47
- PowerRouter: first choice in 2 of those 47

**Mid-market**: 66 of 72 answers did not name Pipedrive (Pipedrive is #13 of 14 at 0%).

- LeanData: first choice in 19 of those 66
- LeadAngel: first choice in 18 of those 66
- Chili Piper: first choice in 8 of those 66
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 5 of those 66
- Distribution Engine: first choice in 3 of those 66
- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Distributely: first choice in 2 of those 66

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

- LeanData: first choice in 43 of those 71
- Kubaru: first choice in 10 of those 71
- Chili Piper: first choice in 4 of those 71
- LeadAngel: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Salesforce Lead Assignment Rules: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Traction Complete: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Default: first choice in 1 of those 71
- HubSpot Breeze Intelligence: first choice in 1 of those 71

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