Best Affordable CRMs for Gmail in 2026 (Prices Compared)

If you run your sales from Gmail, you probably don't need an enterprise CRM. You need a pipeline next to your inbox at a price that makes sense for one person or a team of five. We compared the most affordable CRMs that work well with Gmail on three things: price per user, what you actually get on the entry plan, and how deep the Gmail integration goes.

The short answer: Teamopipe is the best value if you want the CRM inside Gmail itself — from $19 per user per month billed annually ($24 monthly), with a 14-day free trial and no credit card. Bigin by Zoho has the lowest price tag but lives mostly in its own app, NetHunt and Folk start around $24, and Pipedrive and Streak get expensive once you need the features that matter for Gmail.

How we compared them

We looked at three things, using each vendor's official pricing page as checked in October 2026 (USD, per user per month):

• Price per user: the entry-tier price on annual billing, and on monthly billing where the vendor publishes it.
• What you get at the entry tier: whether the cheapest plan already covers a real pipeline, contacts and email history, or whether the useful parts sit one tier up.
• Gmail integration depth: whether the CRM lives inside Gmail, sits in a sidebar or extension, or only syncs email into a separate app.

The best affordable CRMs for Gmail

1. Teamopipe — a full CRM inside Gmail from $19

Teamopipe puts your pipeline, contacts, organizations and tasks right inside Gmail, and the same workspace opens in a web app when you want a bigger screen. Every new workspace starts with a 14-day free trial with full Growth access and no credit card. Starter costs $19 per user per month billed annually ($24 monthly) and covers up to 2,500 active deals and 10,000 contacts and organizations, with Zapier, API and MCP access included. Growth ($29 billed annually, $39 monthly) adds campaigns, sequences, advanced filters, saved views and Reports; Pro ($49 / $59) removes the limits and adds priority support.

• Price: from $19/user/month billed annually ($24 monthly); 14-day free trial, no credit card.
• Best for: freelancers, consultants and small sales teams who live in Gmail and want a real pipeline there.
• Catch: there is no free plan — after the trial you choose a paid plan, or the workspace becomes read-only (your data is kept and can be exported). Campaigns and Reports start on Growth.

2. Bigin by Zoho — the lowest price tag

Bigin is Zoho's lightweight pipeline CRM for small businesses. Express costs $7 per user per month billed annually, Premier $12 ($15 monthly) and Bigin 360 $18 ($21 monthly). There is also a free plan for one user with a single pipeline and 500 records. Gmail support comes through a Bigin add-on for Gmail, so you can look up and update records from your inbox, but the pipeline itself lives in Bigin's own app.

• Price: free for 1 user; paid plans from $7/user/month billed annually.
• Best for: budget-first small teams that don't mind working mostly outside Gmail.
• Catch: Gmail is an add-on rather than the home base, and the free plan is limited to one user and 500 records.

3. NetHunt CRM — Gmail-native, at a higher price

NetHunt also works inside Gmail and leans more towards automation. Basic costs $24 per user per month billed annually ($30 monthly), Basic Plus $34 ($42) and Business $60 billed annually. There is no free plan, but there is a 14-day free trial.

• Price: from $24/user/month billed annually ($30 monthly).
• Best for: teams that want a Gmail-native CRM with more automation and are happy to pay for it.
• Catch: the entry price is about a quarter higher than Teamopipe Starter, and monthly billing on the Business tiers is by quote.

4. Folk — a friendly contact CRM with a Chrome extension

Folk is a clean, collaborative contact CRM. Standard costs $24 per member per month billed annually ($30 monthly) and includes pipeline management, email campaigns and contact enrichment; Premium is $48 ($60). The folkX Chrome extension lets you capture contacts from Gmail and the web, and there is a two-week free trial with no credit card.

• Price: from $24/member/month billed annually ($30 monthly).
• Best for: relationship-heavy work such as partnerships, recruiting or fundraising.
• Catch: it is a separate web app with an extension, not a CRM built into Gmail, and deals as a custom object and email sequences are on Premium.

5. Copper — built around Google Workspace

Copper is designed for Google Workspace teams, with a Gmail extension and a separate web app. Basic costs $23 per seat per month billed annually ($29 monthly) and is capped at 2,500 contacts; Professional is $59 ($69). There is a free trial with no credit card.

• Price: from $23/seat/month billed annually ($29 monthly).
• Best for: Google Workspace teams that want their CRM tied into Gmail, Contacts and Calendar.
• Catch: the 2,500-contact cap on Basic is tight, and the next tier jumps to $59.

6. HubSpot CRM — free to start, expensive to grow

HubSpot's free CRM is genuinely capable and covers up to 2 users and 1,000 contacts. Starter is $20 per seat per month on monthly billing; when we checked in October 2026, HubSpot was also advertising a limited-time new-customer price of $7 per seat on annual plans. The jump to Sales Hub Professional is steep: from $90 per seat per month plus a one-time $1,500 onboarding fee. There is a Gmail extension, but the real work happens in HubSpot's own interface.

• Price: free for up to 2 users; Starter $20/seat/month on monthly billing.
• Best for: teams that want a big-name platform and plan to grow into its marketing and service tools.
• Catch: not Gmail-native, and costs climb quickly past Starter.

7. Pipedrive — a great pipeline, but Gmail sync costs more

Pipedrive is one of the best-known pipeline CRMs. Lite starts at $14 per seat per month billed annually, but full Gmail email sync with tracking starts on Growth at $39 billed annually; Premium is $59 and Ultimate $79. There is no free plan, but there is a 14-day free trial with no credit card.

• Price: from $14/seat/month billed annually; Gmail sync from $39.
• Best for: pipeline-focused sales teams that are happy to work outside Gmail.
• Catch: the cheapest plan doesn't sync your Gmail, which is the point for most people reading this.

8. Streak — inside Gmail, but the CRM starts at $49

Streak lives inside Gmail, like Teamopipe. Its free plan covers email tools — tracking, snippets and 50 mail-merge sends a day — but not CRM pipelines. The CRM starts with Pro at $49 per user per month billed annually ($59 monthly), and Pro+ is $69 ($89).

• Price: CRM from $49/user/month billed annually ($59 monthly); the free plan is email tools only.
• Best for: Gmail-heavy teams that want Streak's power features and don't mind the price.
• Catch: the most expensive entry point on this list for an actual CRM pipeline.

Honorable mention: a Google Sheets template

A spreadsheet costs nothing and works for a handful of deals, but there is no email logging, no reminders and no automation. Start with our free Google Sheets / Excel CRM template and move to a real CRM once it starts to creak.

Price comparison at a glance

Prices per user per month in USD, from each vendor's official pricing page, checked October 2026. A dash means we don't list a monthly price for that tier. Vendors change prices and run promotions often, so confirm on their site before you buy.

What it costs a small team per year

Monthly prices look close, but the gap adds up. For a team of three on annual billing, at the tier that gives you a usable pipeline connected to Gmail:

• Bigin Express: about $252 a year — the cheapest, but the pipeline lives outside Gmail.
• Teamopipe Starter: $684 a year, with the CRM inside Gmail.
• NetHunt Basic: $864 a year.
• Pipedrive Growth (the first tier with Gmail sync): $1,404 a year.
• Streak Pro: $1,764 a year.

Our rule of thumb: if your day starts and ends in Gmail, pay for a CRM that lives there. If you're happy working in a separate app, the cheapest plan with real email sync is the one to beat.

Frequently asked questions

What is the cheapest CRM that works with Gmail?

On price alone, Bigin by Zoho: a free plan for one user and paid plans from $7 per user per month billed annually, with a Gmail add-on. If you want the CRM to live inside Gmail itself, Teamopipe starts at $19 per user per month billed annually and NetHunt at $24.

Is there a free CRM for Gmail?

HubSpot and Bigin have free plans, though neither lives inside Gmail, and Streak's free plan covers email tools but not pipelines. Teamopipe has no free plan; you get a 14-day free trial with full access and no credit card, then paid plans from $19 per user per month billed annually.

Is a paid Gmail CRM worth it over a spreadsheet?

For most freelancers and small teams, yes. A Gmail CRM adds email history, reminders and a visual pipeline that a spreadsheet can't, and at around $20 per user per month it only needs to save you an hour or so a month to pay for itself.

What happens when the Teamopipe trial ends?

You pick a paid plan, from $19 per user per month billed annually ($24 monthly), and keep working with no migration — your pipeline stays exactly as it is. If you don't choose a plan, the workspace becomes read-only: your data is kept and you can always export it.

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