Freshsales vs Act! Reviews & Pricing In 2025

Want to know if Freshsales or Act! is the better or cheaper CRM software?

We compare them below on over 150 different metrics to help you make the right decision.

Freshsales vs Act! Reviews

	Freshsales	Act!
Trustpilot Rating	2	4.2
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	84	10
iPhone App Rating	4.5	2.3
Number of iPhone App Reviews	406	37
Android App Rating	4.2	2.4
Number of Android App Reviews	1,020	72

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Freshsales vs Act! Pricing

	Freshsales	Act!
Free Plan	Yes	No
Free Plan Limits	Three users	NA
Free Trial	Yes	Yes
Free Trial Length	21 day	14 day
Cheapest Plan Name	Growth	Act! Premium Cloud
Cheapest Plan Cost Per Month	$47	Not Listed
Mid Priced Plan Name	Pro	NA
Mid Priced Plan Cost Per Month	$47	Not Listed
Top Plan Name	Enterprise	Act! Premium Desktop
Top Plan Cost Per Month	$71	$37.50

Freshsales vs Act! Features

Freshsales Growth vs Act! Act! Premium Cloud

Freshsales Growth	Act! Act! Premium Cloud
Kanban View for Contacts, Accounts, and Deals Contact Lifecycle Stages Built-in Chat, Email, & Phone Email Templates Custom Fields Basic Workflows Contextual Collaboration with Slack Product Catalog Curated Reports Freshworks Marketplace 1 CPQ license Mobile App 24×5 Support	Immediate, browser-based access World-class, secure hosting Automatic updates and backups Optional desktop sync Expert technical support

Freshsales Pro vs Act! NA

Freshsales Pro

Act! NA

Kanban View for Contacts, Accounts, and Deals
Contact Lifecycle Stages
Built-in Chat, Email, & Phone
Email Templates
Custom Fields
Basic Workflows
Contextual Collaboration with Slack
Product Catalog
Curated Reports
Freshworks Marketplace
1 CPQ license
Mobile App
24×5 Support
Contact Scoring by Freddy AI
Custom Sales Activities
Advanced custom fields
Auto-assignment Rules
Territory Management
Sales Sequences
Sales Emails by Freddy AI
Rephrase, Expand, and Enhance text by Freddy AI
Bring Your Own Carrier (B.Y.O.C)
Multiple Sales Pipelines
Account Hierarchy
Deal Insights by Freddy AI
Advanced Workflows
Custom Reports

Freshsales Enterprise vs Act! Act! Premium Desktop

Freshsales Enterprise

Act! Act! Premium Desktop

Kanban View for Contacts, Accounts, and Deals
Contact Lifecycle Stages
Built-in Chat, Email, & Phone
Email Templates
Custom Fields
Basic Workflows
Contextual Collaboration with Slack
Product Catalog
Curated Reports
Freshworks Marketplace
1 CPQ license
Mobile App
24×5 Support
Contact Scoring by Freddy AI
Custom Sales Activities
Advanced custom fields
Auto-assignment Rules
Territory Management
Sales Sequences
Sales Emails by Freddy AI
Rephrase, Expand, and Enhance text by Freddy AI
Bring Your Own Carrier (B.Y.O.C)
Multiple Sales Pipelines
Account Hierarchy
Deal Insights by Freddy AI
Advanced Workflows
Custom Reports
Field-level Permissions
Custom Modules
Forecasting Insights by Freddy AI
Workflows for Custom Modules
Sandbox
Audit Logs
Dedicated Account Manager

Networked and offline access
Self-managed security
Complete control of updates
Compatibility w/desktop add-ons
Expert technical support

Freshsales vs Act! Integrations

Freshsales	Act!
Teamviewer MailChimp Shopify QuickBooks Razorpay Jira Viber Microsoft Dynamics Magento FrontApp	Slack Eventbrite SurveyMonkey Shopify BigCommerce Facebook Freshdesk Zendesk QuickBooks Xero

* Please note that the list above may not be complete please check each company’s website for a complete list.

Other Included Features

	Freshsales	Act!
API	Yes	Yes
Outlook Integration	Yes	Yes
Gmail Integration	Yes	Yes
QuickBooks Integration	Yes	Yes
Shopify Integration	No	Yes
WordPress Integration	No	No
Mailchimp Integration	Yes	No
WhatsApp integration	No	No
Facebook Integration	Yes	Yes
LinkedIn Integration	No	Yes
Twitter/X Integration	No	Yes
Google Calendar Integration	Yes	Yes
Excel Integration	Yes	Yes
Office 365 Integration	Yes	Yes
Google Sheets Integration	Yes	Yes
Xero Integration	Yes	Yes
Notion Integration	No	No
Asana Integration	Yes	No
Trello Integration	Yes	No
Zapier Integration	Yes	Yes
Invoicing	Yes	No
Marketing Automation	Yes	Yes
Email Marketing	Yes	Yes
SMS & Text Messaging	Yes	Yes
Project Management	No	No
AI	Yes	No
Voip & Telephony Integration	Yes	No
Dialer	No	No
Contract Management	Yes	Yes
Inventory Management	Yes	No
Quoting	Yes	Yes
Drip Marketing	Yes	Yes
Customer Portal	No	No
Appointment Scheduling	Yes	Yes
Workflow Automation & Management	Yes	Yes
ERP	No	No
Order Management	No	No
Ticketing System	No	No
Call Recording	Yes	No
Call Tracking	Yes	No
Task Management	Yes	Yes
Paypal & Payment Processing	Yes	No
Document Management	Yes	Yes
Shared Inbox	Yes	No
Create Landing Pages	Yes	Yes
Chat Function	Yes	Yes
Website Builder	No	No
Help Desk	No	Yes
GPS Tracking	No	No
Loyalty Program	No	No
Cloud Storage	Yes	Yes
Document Storage	Yes	Yes
Mapping	No	Yes

Freshsales vs Act! Industry Specific CRM Solutions

The following comparison looks at whether or not Freshsales or Act! have dedicated landing pages explaining how their CRM software could be used for each industry.

	Freshsales	Act!
Accountants & Accounting Firms	No	No
Architects & Architecture Firms	No	No
Automotive Industry	No	No
Banks & Banking	Yes	No
Call Centers	No	No
Car & Auto Dealerships	No	No
Charity & Non-profit	No	No
Churches	No	No
Cleaners & Cleaning Businesses	No	No
Coaches	No	No
Consultants & Consulting Firms	No	No
Construction	No	No
Contractors	No	No
Co-working	No	No
Credit Unions	No	No
Customer Service	Yes	No
Dentists	No	No
Doctors	Yes	No
Ecommerce	Yes	No
Email Marketing	Yes	Yes
Electricians & Electrical Contractors	No	No
Engineers & Engineering Firms	No	Yes
Event Management	No	No
Field Service	No	No
Financial Advisors & Services	Yes	No
Freight Brokers & Forwarders	Yes	No
Government & Public Sector	No	No
Graphic Designers & Creatives	No	No
Gyms	No	No
Healthcare Providers	Yes	No
Hotels & Hospitality	Yes	No
HVAC	No	No
Insurance Agents	Yes	No
Investment Banking	No	Yes
Landscapers	No	No
Lawyers & Law Firms	Yes	No
Logistics	Yes	No
Manufacturing	Yes	No
Marketing	Yes	No
Mortgage Brokers & Loan Offices	No	No
Movers & Moving Companies	No	No
Museums	No	No
Personal Trainers	No	No
Photographers	No	No
Plumbers	Yes	No
Political Campaigns	No	No
Private Equity	No	No
Professional Services	No	No
Property Management	Yes	No
Real Estate	Yes	No
Recruiting & Recruitment Agencies	Yes	No
Restaurants	Yes	No
Retail	Yes	No
Roofers & Roofing	No	No
SaaS	Yes	No
Schools	Yes	No
Senior Living	No	No
Solar Businesses	No	No
Sports Teams	No	No
Staffing Agencies	No	No
Telemarketing	No	No
Therapists	No	No
Tour Operators	No	No
Travel Agents	Yes	No
Universities, College & Higher Education	Yes	No
Web Designers	No	No
Wholesalers & Distributors	No	No

Freshsales vs Act! Pros & Cons

Freshsales Pros Free plan Keep track of new leads and deals Various automations available	Act! Pros Good marketing automation workflow builder Excellent Sales Pipeline Tracking Robust contact management
Freshsales Cons Customer support could be improved Graphics could be updated Bad reporting system	Act! Cons Dated user interface Email integration requires an external email client Limited access to analytics

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