7 alternatives · CRM & sales · 2026
monday.com alternatives, by price.
monday.com starts at $9 per user a month. 2 of the 7 alternatives below start lower. Standing prices, not promotions — each read from the vendor's own page and linked to its source.
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What the alternatives cost
| Product | Starts at | Against monday.com | Free plan | Changes on record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| monday.com the one you are comparing against | $9 per seat / mo · Basic | — | Yes | 7 since 2023 |
| HubSpot Marketing Hub HubSpot | $7 per seat / mo · Starter | 22% less | Yes | 4 since 2026 |
| Zoho CRM Zoho | $7 per seat / mo · Bigin Express | 22% less | Yes | none |
| Zendesk Suite Zendesk | $19 per seat / mo · Support Team | 111% more | — | 6 since 2021 |
| Salesforce Sales Cloud Salesforce | $25 per seat / mo · Starter Suite | 178% more | Yes | 16 since 2021 |
| Intercom Intercom | $29 per seat / mo · Essential | 222% more | — | 7 since 2023 |
| Shopify Shopify | $29 per month, billed yearly · Basic | not like-for-like | — | 6 since 2021 |
| Attio Attio | $44 per seat / mo · Plus | 389% more | Yes | none |
CHEAPEST PAID PLAN FIRST. “NOT LIKE-FOR-LIKE” MEANS ONE IS PRICED PER USER AND THE OTHER IS NOT, ONE IS NOT BILLED BY THE MONTH OR YEAR, OR THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES. THE RECORD DOES NOT CONVERT ANY OF THOSE.
Questions
monday.com alternatives, answered
Q1 What is the cheapest alternative to monday.com?
HubSpot Marketing Hub, at $7 per user a month for its Starter plan — the lowest paid entry price of the 7 alternatives on the record. monday.com itself starts at $9 per user a month. HubSpot Marketing Hub, Zoho CRM, Salesforce Sales Cloud and Attio also list a free plan.
Q2 Which monday.com alternatives have a free plan?
HubSpot Marketing Hub, Zoho CRM, Salesforce Sales Cloud and Attio. Only a plan the vendor lists at $0 counts; free trials do not.
Q3 Is monday.com more expensive than its alternatives?
2 of 7 alternatives start below monday.com's $9 per user a month: HubSpot Marketing Hub and Zoho CRM. Entry prices are compared only where both are charged the same way — per user against per user, flat against flat.
Q4 How current are these prices?
Each pricing page is re-read by MarkupBot at least daily. The table shows the standing price of every plan — where a vendor is running a promotion, the price it reverts to — and every product name links to its dated history and the archived capture behind each figure.