# Salesforce Sales Cloud alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 151 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Salesforce Sales Cloud 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/salesforce-sales-cloud/alternatives/

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

- HubSpot CRM: 42
- Pipedrive: 16
- Zoho CRM: 11
- Salesflare: 6
- Less Annoying CRM: 5
- Bigin by Zoho: 4

## CRM

**Small business**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Salesforce Sales Cloud (Salesforce Sales Cloud is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 30 of those 71
- Pipedrive: first choice in 14 of those 71
- Salesflare: first choice in 6 of those 71
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 5 of those 71
- Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Less Annoying CRM: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Close: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Mid-market**: 50 of 72 answers did not name Salesforce Sales Cloud (Salesforce Sales Cloud is #4 of 11 at 10%).

- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 12 of those 50
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 5 of those 50
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 3 of those 50
- Less Annoying CRM: first choice in 3 of those 50
- Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Coevera: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Pipedrive: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Close: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Enterprise**: 30 of 72 answers did not name Salesforce Sales Cloud (Salesforce Sales Cloud is #1 of 10 at 58%).

- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: first choice in 4 of those 30
- Creatio: first choice in 2 of those 30
- Conduyt: first choice in 1 of those 30
- GoHighLevel: first choice in 1 of those 30
- Salesforce Sales Cloud Enterprise/Unlimited: first choice in 1 of those 30
- Salesforce Sales/Service Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 30
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 1 of those 30

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