# Best CRM & Pipeline for Searchers

Track deals from first contact to offer.

Source: https://searchspheresource.com/resources/category/crm
Last checked: 2026-09-05

## Every Entry in This Category

### Pipedrive (as a search CRM)

A kanban CRM searchers adapt to a deal pipeline.

- Pricing model: Subscription
- What it costs: Per-seat subscription, four tiers, read from Pipedrive’s own pricing page through its bot wall on Aug 13, 2026. The tiers are Lite US$14, Growth US$39, Premium US$59 and Ultimate US$79 per seat per month billed annually (US$168, US$468, US$708, and US$948 per seat per year), each "Now with AI," with a 14-day free trial. This replaced the old lineup of Essential, Advanced, Professional, Power, and Enterprise tiers, so ignore any tier names quoted before mid-2026.
- Best for: Solo searchers who want a lightweight visual pipeline with follow-up reminders, without building a spreadsheet system from scratch
- Website: https://www.pipedrive.com
- Full review: https://searchspheresource.com/resources/pipedrive

### Affinity

Relationship-intelligence CRM for funded teams.

- Pricing model: Subscription
- What it costs: Published per-seat pricing, which is rare in this lane: tiers run $2,000 to $2,700 per user per year, with enterprise custom. That is institutional money, priced for funded teams rather than a solo self-funded search.
- Best for: A funded traditional search running high-volume proprietary outreach with a team, where automatic activity capture and warm-introduction paths repay the per-seat cost; also the tool your investors likely already use.
- Website: https://www.affinity.co
- Full review: https://searchspheresource.com/resources/affinity

### HubSpot CRM

A free CRM tier that covers a solo search.

- Pricing model: Freemium
- What it costs: Free for up to two users and 1,000 contacts, which comfortably covers a solo search's first year. The Starter tier lists at $20 per seat per month, with a limited-time $7 for new customers on the page in September 2026, and mostly buys HubSpot's branding off your emails plus more pipelines; most searchers never need it.
- Best for: A searcher who has outgrown the spreadsheet and wants email sync and follow-up reminders without a new line item; the free tier is the whole product for a one-person pipeline.
- Website: https://www.hubspot.com/pricing/crm
- Full review: https://searchspheresource.com/resources/hubspot-crm

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