Freshsales vs Salesmate (2026)
Both put calling, email and pipelines in one CRM for small and mid sized teams, and their middle tiers both sit at $39 per user a month, so the decision rests on packaging. Freshsales keeps the entry price low, $9 per user a month for Growth on annual billing, and holds scoring, sequences and territory management for Pro and forecasting, a sandbox and audit logs for Enterprise at $59. Salesmate starts at $23 for Basic, adds sequences, tickets, a team inbox and SSO on Pro, and puts a power dialer, voicemail drop, custom modules and surveys on Business at $63, with workflow automation metered in smart flow credits. Salesmate's calling runs on numbers bought inside the app from $1.10 a month at published call and text rates, and its refund policy rules out credit for unused time. Freshsales suits a team that wants the cheapest serious entry tier and the wider Freshworks family. Salesmate suits a team that wants a dialer, support tickets and automation credits on one plan ladder.
- Budget is tight at the entry tier. Freshsales Growth costs $9 per user a month on annual billing.
- Forecasting, a sandbox and audit logs are needed together on one plan, which Freshsales Enterprise provides at $59.
- Service and marketing will run on Freshdesk, Freshchat or Freshmarketer alongside the sales CRM.
- Reps dial from lists all day. Salesmate Business includes a power dialer and voicemail drop.
- Sales and support share one tool, with tickets, a team inbox and service level agreements in the same plan ladder.
- Enterprise onboarding needs a known price before the first call. Salesmate publishes packages from $1999.
This comparison is published by GTM Tech Index, an independent research platform that compares go to market software vendors objectively. Freshsales and Salesmate are each graded against the same capability taxonomy, from each vendor's own public materials, under the GTM Tech Index verification standard. No vendor pays for placement, and no vendor has reviewed this page. How this evidence is graded
Plain facts
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| Primary category | CRM & Systems of Record | CRM & Systems of Record |
| Founded | Not published | Not published |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, CA, United States | United States |
| Website | www.freshworks.com/crm/sales/ | www.salesmate.io |
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The short version of each
Freshsales
Freshsales comes from Freshworks, which reports more than 74,000 businesses as customers, and it shares the Freshworks Marketplace and the family's service, chat and marketing tools. The CRM keeps contacts, accounts and deals on one timeline with chat, email and phone built in from the Growth plan at $9 per user a month billed annually. The middle and upper tiers decide the AI: contact scoring and deal insights arrive on Pro at $39, forecasting insights on Enterprise at $59, and a Freddy AI Agent for website conversations is billed at $49 per 100 sessions on any plan. Enterprise also brings field level permissions, a sandbox and audit logs for teams with governance needs. Every plan rate and both add on prices sit on one page, and the GTM Tech Index grades it B on commercial transparency, held back by an agent session unit left undefined.
Source: GTM Tech Index, 2026
Salesmate
Salesmate is an all in one CRM from Rapidops for small and mid sized businesses, with built in calling and texting, sequences, a team inbox and ticketing. Basic costs $23 per user a month with 5,000 smart flow credits per user, Pro $39 with 10,000 credits, SSO, field based permissions and the Sandy AI assistant, and Business $63 with 15,000 credits, a power dialer, voicemail drop, custom modules and surveys. Enterprise is custom, with audit logs, IP restriction and a dedicated IP, and its onboarding packages start from $1999. Phone numbers start at $1.10 a month with published call and SMS rates, and integrations cost nothing extra. The GTM Tech Index grades it C on exit and data portability, since data is deleted within 30 days of cancellation and no export window is described.
Source: GTM Tech Index, 2026
Common questions
Which is cheaper at entry level, Freshsales or Salesmate?
Freshsales Growth costs $9 per user a month on annual billing, against $23 for Salesmate Basic. Both reach $39 on their Pro plans, while Freshsales Enterprise costs $59 and Salesmate Business $63, with Salesmate Enterprise quoted. On commercial transparency the GTM Tech Index puts Salesmate at A and Freshsales at B.
How does calling work in Freshsales and Salesmate?
Freshsales lists phone alongside chat and email from its Growth plan. Salesmate sells built in calling and texting as an add on, with local and toll free numbers from $1.10 a month, prepaid credits that can be topped up and published call and SMS rates, and puts its power dialer and voicemail drop on the Business plan. Graded by GTM Tech Index against seventeen capability axes from each vendor's own published materials, verified October 14, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
What happens to Salesmate data after cancellation?
Salesmate's security page says data is deleted within 30 days of trial expiry or cancellation, keeping only invoicing and service records, and that nightly backups can restore data on request within that period. Its REST APIs, open on every plan, are the route to pull records out before leaving. The GTM Tech Index grades Salesmate C on exit and data portability.
Do Freshsales and Salesmate charge for automation and AI?
Salesmate meters workflow automation in smart flow credits, 5,000, 10,000 or 15,000 per user a month by plan, sells extra credits, and bills its AI agents on a separate credit system. Freshsales includes basic workflows from Growth, puts contact scoring and deal insights on Pro, and bills its Freddy AI Agent at $49 per 100 sessions. Graded by GTM Tech Index against seventeen capability axes from each vendor's own published materials, verified October 14, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
Does Salesmate refund unused subscription time?
No. Salesmate's pricing page says fees are charged in advance and are non refundable, with no credit for unused time or for cancelling during a paid period, apart from prepaid fees applied to an upgrade. Its 15 day trial, extendable on request, is the way to test with the whole team first, and Freshsales offers a 21 day trial before a plan is chosen. Graded by GTM Tech Index against seventeen capability axes from each vendor's own published materials, verified October 14, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
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Salesmate is built by Rapidops and also sells AI agents under the Skara name on a separate price list. Freshsales is sold by Freshworks Inc. Salesmate's pricing page shows one figure per plan beside a monthly and annual toggle without saying which cycle the figures apply to.