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Who this comparison is for
Pipedrive is built around deals and pipelines, and monday CRM brings a board-style workspace to sales. This comparison uses the plan prices, limits and features shown on each vendor's own pricing page. Anything we could not confirm is marked as not verified.
Quick comparison
| Detail | Pipedrive | monday CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Aimed at | Sales and deal management | Flexible team workflows |
| Entry price | From $24 / seat / month | From $12 / seat / month |
| Free plan | No | Not verified |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Pricing comparison
Pipedrive
| Plan | Price | Billing | Limits stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lite | $24 / seat / month | Per seat per month, billed monthly; 14-day free trial, no credit card required | Leads and deals: 2,500 x seats (up to 300,000); 30 custom fields per company; 15 reports per seat |
| Growth | $49 / seat / month | Per seat per month, billed monthly; 14-day free trial, no credit card required | Leads and deals: 5,000 x seats (up to 300,000); 100 custom fields per company; 50 reports per seat |
| Premium | $79 / seat / month | Per seat per month, billed monthly; 14-day free trial, no credit card required | Leads and deals: 15,000 x seats (up to 300,000); 300 custom fields per company; 250 reports per seat |
| Ultimate | $99 / seat / month | Per seat per month, billed monthly; 14-day free trial, no credit card required | Leads and deals: 20,000 x seats (up to 300,000); 500 custom fields per company; 500 reports per seat |
Source: Pipedrive pricing page, checked 2026-10-10.
monday CRM
| Plan | Price | Billing | Limits stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $12 / seat / month | Yearly billing shown for a 10-seat team (page shows a higher price for monthly billing); monthly price shown: $18 | 1,000 active contacts and deals; 1 workspace; 1 custom dashboard; 5 columns per board; 20 quotes and invoices per month |
| Standard | $17 / seat / month | Yearly billing shown for a 10-seat team (page shows a higher price for monthly billing); monthly price shown: $25 | 10,000 active contacts and deals; 3 workspaces; 5 custom dashboards; 15 columns per board; 50 quotes and invoices per month; 250 custom automations per month |
| Pro | $28 / seat / month | Yearly billing shown for a 10-seat team (page shows a higher price for monthly billing); monthly price shown: $41 | 100,000 active contacts and deals; 15 workspaces; 50 custom dashboards; 75 columns per board; 250 quotes and invoices per month; 25K custom automations per month |
| Ultimate | No price shown | Custom price, tailored to the organization | Not stated |
Source: monday CRM pricing page, checked 2026-10-10.
Features comparison
| Feature | Pipedrive | monday CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | Yes An unlimited database of people and organizations with history, linked deals and activities is listed. | Yes Active contacts and deals limits: 1,000, 10,000, 100,000. |
| Deals and pipelines | Yes Unlimited, customizable pipelines in kanban view are listed. | Not verified |
| Tasks and follow-ups | Yes Calendar view, activity management and reminder alerts are listed. | Not verified |
| Automation | Yes Automations and nurturing sequences are listed from the Growth plan. | Yes Custom automations per month are listed from Standard. |
| Email integration | Yes Full two-way email sync with open and click tracking is listed from the Growth plan. | Yes Centralized comms hub in Standard; mass emails and email sequences in Pro. |
| Reporting | Yes Deal, activity and forecast reports and dashboards are listed; forecast reports from Growth. | Partly Custom dashboards are listed: 1, 5 and 50 by plan. Report details are not on the pricing page. |
| Mobile app or access | Yes Native Android and iOS apps are listed. | Yes iOS and Android apps are listed from Standard. |
| Integrations | Yes A marketplace with 500+ integrations, including Zapier, Zoom and Lemlist, is listed. | Not verified |
| Free plan | No Four paid plans, each with a 14-day free trial; no free plan is listed. | Not verified |
“Not verified” means we have not confirmed this on the vendor's pages, not that the feature is missing.
Best for
Pipedrive
- Teams that want a CRM centered on deals and customizable pipelines.
- Teams that want automations, email sync and 500+ integrations on paid plans.
monday CRM
- Teams that like board-style work and want limits on contacts, dashboards and automations stated per plan.
- Teams that need mobile apps, listed from the Standard plan.
Pros and cons
Pipedrive
- Pro: Unlimited, customizable pipelines in kanban view are listed.
- Pro: Automations, nurturing sequences and full email sync are listed from the Growth plan.
- Pro: Native Android and iOS apps and a marketplace with 500+ integrations are listed.
- Con: No free plan is listed; each plan has a 14-day free trial.
- Con: The prices on the page are per seat per month billed monthly.
- Con: Some tools, such as LeadBooster and Smart Docs, are paid add-ons on the lower plans.
monday CRM
- Pro: Plan limits are stated clearly: active contacts and deals, workspaces, dashboards and automations per month.
- Pro: The lowest listed monthly price is below Pipedrive's lowest listed monthly price.
- Pro: Mass emails and email sequences are listed in the Pro plan.
- Con: Prices shown are for a 10-seat team; yearly billing is shown cheaper than monthly.
- Con: The Basic plan is limited to 1,000 active contacts and deals and 5 columns per board.
Final comparison
On monthly billing, monday CRM's lowest listed plan is cheaper than Pipedrive's, but the plans differ in limits and features. Pipedrive is the more deal-centered of the two; monday CRM states its limits more explicitly. Compare the features that matter to you and try each.
Common questions
Which is cheaper?
On monthly billing, monday CRM's Basic ($18 per seat per month for 10 seats) is below Pipedrive's Lite ($24 per seat per month). The plans include different features and limits.
Do they have free plans?
Neither pricing page lists a free plan with stated limits. Pipedrive describes a 14-day trial; monday CRM invites you to start free.
Check the vendors yourself
Pipedrive website monday CRM website
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