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HubSpot Marketing Hub vs SugarCRM Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 6, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

HubSpot Marketing Hub
Ranking in Marketing Automation
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SugarCRM Platform
Ranking in Marketing Automation
11th
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
CRM Customer Engagement Centers (9th), CRM (23rd), Sales Force Automation (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Marketing Automation category, the mindshare of HubSpot Marketing Hub is 8.7%, down from 9.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SugarCRM Platform is 2.0%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Marketing Automation Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HubSpot Marketing Hub8.7%
SugarCRM Platform2.0%
Other89.3%
Marketing Automation
 

Featured Reviews

Xx Ee - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Content Marketing Strategist at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Has supported marketing and sales alignment while leaving room for better customization options
I have recommendations for making it easier to customize. I used to work in a tech company, so it's very easy to do that in-house, and our team did that. It's not easy to customize for a regular user though. In the world of generative AI where it's easy for you to connect different tools, APIs, etc., HubSpot Marketing Hub still requires some customization. For example, if you want to make sure it's connected with a custom CRM or some other CRM, there is some fair bit of modification that's required. Some main differences in my experience between HubSpot Marketing Hub and Salesforce are that Salesforce is a bit un-user-friendly. I have to be fair, I haven't used Salesforce too much, but I think HubSpot Marketing Hub is much more user-friendly.
reviewer1345677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager / IT Planning & Architecture Services at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Easily customizable, automation enhances the marketing campaigns but support is the main hiccup for us
It has been effective in managing customer relationships. It has sales email campaigns, plus integration with Active Directory. And there are centralized reports for the CEO and the general managers. We work with automation for these marketing and email campaigns. It sends out emails to prospective customers related to sales offers automatically. And it copies the sales team so that they can follow up. They are tracking the sales leads. So, the automation within SugarCRM enhances the marketing campaigns. For now, my work is done because I am the IT strategy and planning manager. I just try to deliver the solution according to the requirements of the business. From my side, it's implemented already, the requirement related to the sales funnel. But if they have any other requirement from the business side, they will submit it to me, and then I will look for a suitable solution.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Since using HubSpot, we’ve at least doubled our leads generated."
"From my experience, just the ease of use and the user interface on HubSpot is phenomenal."
"Customer support is helpful and responsive."
"The biggest reason why I like this solution is the fact that it has so much functionality. It's all contained in one product, so you don't have to use multiple products."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub has kept me updated with alerts."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub is efficient and offers visibility. It also helps to track leads. I like the tool's Gmail functionality."
"Customer Service: Pretty good and very responsive support. Technical Support: Very good"
"The contacts and the connection to sales as well as contact enrichment have been the most valuable aspects of the product."
"It has sales email campaigns, plus integration with Active Directory."
"The most valuable feature is relation capability, which allows us to relay customers with invoice orders."
"The most valuable features of the SugarCRM platform include its flexibility in customizing fields, layouts, and dashboards."
"Good, basic out-of-the-box solution, however, in my estimation not a long term play as the design flow and user interface make it a true chore to enter data."
"The most valuable aspect of this solution is its low cost, and it works well."
"Affordable and commercial open source solution is good for organizations with budget constraints."
"Available source code, good documentation, training programs, and a relatively active community, provide the hallmarks for a successful open source effort."
"The performance and stability are fine."
 

Cons

"The solution can scale with no problem; it's just very expensive. One of the drawbacks to HubSpot is that it is a very pricey tool."
"The solution is not recommended for launching investment."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub’s user interface could be more accessible for a regular user to understand."
"API capabilities (including the performance) are minimal and the email workflow capabilities are too rigid, which results in very complicated workflow management."
"Sometimes the product can be glitchy in the email marketing and landing page creation and I find myself having to refresh the page."
"They should increase the ease of actually creating the contacts and the workflows and enhance that aspect."
"In terms of analytics and SEO, HubSpot offers a subpar solution."
"The tool could concentrate on improving the analytics and the overall user experience with AI."
"The UX was such that it limited the use of it."
"Pipelines, forecasts, and reporting in general, are not that good in the free version."
"The interface could be more user-friendly."
"I would appreciate it if SugarCRM could support us in on-premise implementation."
"I would like to see more integration on a mobile platform in the next release."
"At the moment, there is a complicated flow in regards to the user's permissions and what they can see."
"Sugar Enterprise could improve by removing bugs and glitches. For example, a comment was made but in the comment section, it was never displayed. However, the problems we faced might not be the fault of the solution."
"It lacks customization, and this is the main reason that we are switching to a different solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"HubSpot Marketing Hub is less expensive than one of its competitors."
"Have sufficient content before signing up for the 30-day trial."
"At present, the pricing seems reasonable, but with our plans to scale, I anticipate that it could become a bit steep."
"Regarding pricing and licensing, I haven't directly handled it, but I assume Zoho might be cheaper. However, I would still prefer HubSpot due to its cleaner and more user-friendly interface."
"The licensing costs are around $4,800 per month. Initially, there's an onboarding fee of around $10,000 or $5,000, but after that, it's just the licensing fee."
"The solution is cheaper than its competitors."
"I'd rate the solution's pricing in the middle range. I want more regular communication from our customer service manager to help us improve our use of HubSpot Marketing Hub."
"HubSpot Marketing Hub's pricing is reasonable. It is about 800-900 dollars a month. It may be pricey for smaller clients, but for the bigger ones, it's only a small part of their monthly revenue."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Construction Company
16%
Engineering Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with HubSpot Marketing Hub?
One way HubSpot Marketing Hub can be improved is through the ability to integrate with the AI of choice. From a reporting perspective, I wish HubSpot Marketing Hub had more ad hoc reporting ability...
What is your primary use case for HubSpot Marketing Hub?
My main use case for HubSpot Marketing Hub is email marketing, landing pages, and lead generation. We use it as our CRM so all activity associated with a record that is tracked within HubSpot Marke...
What advice do you have for others considering HubSpot Marketing Hub?
I do not have anything else to add about the features of HubSpot Marketing Hub, including integrations or reporting. HubSpot Marketing Hub has a lot of great features and benefits, it is very easy ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sugar Enterprise?
All are almost the same pricing. Maybe the cheapest is Salesforce, I believe.
What needs improvement with Sugar Enterprise?
The only challenge was that we implemented it in our on-premise data center instead of using it in the cloud. That was a little bit of a challenge. But it was overcome with the help of SugarCRM com...
What advice do you have for others considering Sugar Enterprise?
To start with, SugarCRM is a very good platform. It's easy to implement and easily customizable. Might be later when you want to scale, then I would recommend Salesforce. Overall, I would rate it a...
 

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