HubSpot Alternative for Small Business

A smaller CRM your AI runs.

Looking for an alternative to HubSpot CRM or Pipedrive because all you need is a pipeline, follow-ups and someone to keep it current? KMS AI CRM is a simple CRM that Claude or ChatGPT can run for you: it adds and moves deals, sets reminders and reshapes the board when you ask. Free up to 300 records, $9 a month for unlimited.

  • Free up to 300 records
  • $9/mo unlimited
  • Run by Claude or ChatGPT
  • 17 templates

No credit card for Free. HubSpot and Pipedrive are strong products; this page says plainly when they are the better pick.

PIPELINE · B2B SALES14 OPEN DEALS
New
Fern LogisticsWebsite form
Okafor & CoReferral
Qualified
Brightside LtdBudget confirmed
Demo
Coastline HRDemo Thu 11:00 · moved by Claude
Proposal
NorthwindSent 9 days ago · red reminder
Won
Lumen StudioSigned · 12-month plan
FIELDSAmountSourceNext stepReminder

// switching

Switching is one paste.

Export your contacts and deals as a spreadsheet from your current CRM, paste them into Claude or ChatGPT, and your AI imports them with duplicates removed. After that it keeps the pipeline current from your chat.

CLAUDEKMS CONNECTOR

› import this spreadsheet of 140 leads from my old CRM and skip duplicates

Dry run: 132 new, 8 skipped as duplicates by email. Import the 132 into New?

CHATGPTKMS CONNECTOR

› what needs attention today?

3 items. Northwind: proposal sent 9 days ago, red. Okafor & Co: call overdue since Monday. Coastline HR: demo tomorrow 11:00.

CLAUDEKMS CONNECTOR

› add a Trial stage between Demo and Proposal and remind me if a deal sits there 7 days

Here is the change: new stage Trial, 7-day reminder. Apply? It will be saved as a version you can roll back.

// why small teams switch

Why small teams pick it

01

Little to set up

Start from one of 17 templates or describe how you sell. Your AI builds the stages and fields.

02

Updates from chat

After a call, tell Claude or ChatGPT what happened. It updates the deal, moves the stage and sets the next step.

03

Follow-ups that surface

Reminder timers per stage turn amber and red. Ask your AI what needs attention today.

04

Plain pricing

Free for 300 records and 1 user. $9 a month for unlimited records. $29 a month for 5 seats.

// honest comparison

HubSpot, Pipedrive or us?

KMS AI CRM is not a full sales and marketing platform. Here is when each one makes sense.

Pick KMS AI CRM if

  • You are a solo founder or a small team and need a pipeline, contacts, follow-ups and notes, not a platform.
  • You want Claude or ChatGPT to update the CRM for you instead of typing into forms.
  • You want to change stages, fields and reminders by asking, with every change versioned and reversible.
  • You want a free plan where the AI is not cut down: on Free your agent can do everything, up to 300 records.
  • You also need a task board: the Projects & tasks mode lives in the same app.

Pick HubSpot or Pipedrive if

  • You need marketing automation, email campaigns, forms or landing pages. KMS AI CRM has none of these.
  • You need email sync, sales sequences or calling inside the CRM. We do not offer them.
  • You need forecasting, custom dashboards or reporting beyond a funnel by lead source.
  • You depend on a large marketplace of native integrations.
  • You run a large sales team with territories, complex permissions and approval rules.

// what you get

KMS AI CRM, in facts

Only our own features and prices. For HubSpot and Pipedrive plans and limits, see their pricing pages linked below.

FeatureKMS AI CRM
PriceFree $0: 300 records, 1 user. All-Access $9/month: unlimited records plus 2,500+ AI skills, prompts and agents. Team $29/month: 5 seats.
AI agentRuns from Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Codex and Cursor through the KissMySkills MCP connector. Included on Free.
Setup changesStages, fields, reminder timers and templates, changed by you or by your AI.
Change historyEvery setup change is saved as a version. Roll back in one step; nothing is deleted.
Templates17, including Simple, B2B sales, Agency, Real estate, Recruiting, Law firm, Accounting and Coaches & Consultants.
ModesSales pipeline, or Projects & tasks with tasks, subtasks, links and comments.
ImportPaste a spreadsheet into your AI chat: up to 2,000 rows per run, duplicates by email or phone skipped, dry run first.
RemindersAmber and red timers per stage, plus a "what needs attention today" list your AI can read out.
ReportsFunnel by lead source: leads, win rate, revenue, pipeline, reply time, lost reasons and stalled deals.
TeamInvite teammates by email, admin and member roles. 1 seat on Free and All-Access, 5 on Team.
Where it runsIn the browser at crm.kissmyskills.com and inside your AI chat.
Not includedEmail campaigns, marketing automation, email sync, calling, booking pages, invoicing and e-signature.

Other CRMs change their plans and prices often, so we do not quote them here. Check HubSpot CRM pricing and Pipedrive pricing directly.

// make it yours

Change the CRM by asking.

No admin settings to learn. Tell your AI how you sell: it adds a stage, a field or a reminder, or applies one of 17 templates. Every change is saved as a version, so you can see what changed and roll back.

  • Add, rename or remove stages
  • Add fields that fit your work
  • Set reminder timers per stage
  • Start from an industry template
  • Every change saved as a version
  • Roll back in one step
HISTORYVERSIONED
  1. Added stage "Trial"by your AI · just now
  2. Set 7-day reminder on Proposalby your AI · yesterday
  3. Applied the B2B sales templateby you · last week

› undo the Trial stage

// pricing

Start free. Grow when you need to.

FREE

$0

Up to 300 records and 1 user. Browser and AI connector included.

Start free →
ALL-ACCESS

$9/month

Unlimited records, plus 2,500+ AI skills, prompts and agents in your chat.

See All-Access →
TEAM

$29/month

5 seats on the same CRM and the full skills library.

See Team →

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Questions about switching

Is KMS AI CRM a good HubSpot alternative for small business?
Yes, if what you use HubSpot for is a pipeline, contacts, follow-ups and notes for a small team, and you would rather have Claude or ChatGPT keep it updated. If you rely on HubSpot for marketing emails, forms, automation or detailed reporting, it is not a replacement and you should stay.
Is it a cheaper alternative to HubSpot?
Our plans are $0, $9 and $29 a month. Whether that is cheaper depends on which HubSpot plan and features you use, so compare against HubSpot's own pricing page. We do not quote their prices because they change.
Is there a free version?
Yes. Free covers 300 records and 1 user with no credit card, and your AI can do everything over MCP on Free too. All-Access at $9 a month removes the record limit.
How does it compare to Pipedrive?
Both give you a visual pipeline. The difference is who runs it: in KMS AI CRM your AI adds deals, moves stages and changes the setup on request, with history and rollback. Pipedrive has many more built-in sales features and integrations, so if you depend on those, it is the better fit. See Pipedrive pricing for their plans.
How do I move my data from HubSpot or Pipedrive?
Export your contacts and deals to a spreadsheet from your current CRM, paste it into Claude or ChatGPT with the KissMySkills connector on, and ask it to import. It runs a dry run first, skips duplicates by email or phone and imports up to 2,000 rows per run. On Free the import stops at 300 records.
Does it send marketing emails or make calls?
No. There are no email campaigns, sequences, email sync or calling. Keep your email and phone tools and use the CRM for the pipeline and follow-ups; your AI can draft the emails in the same chat.

Try it on your real pipeline.

Start free, import a spreadsheet of your deals and see if a smaller CRM run by your AI is enough. If it is not, you have lost nothing.

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