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Best CRM for startups, ranked by the Proven Trust Index

The highest Proven Scores in CRM are Salesforce (91/100, Proven), HubSpot (87/100, Proven) and Attio (44/100, Emerging). They are ranked on the Proven Trust Index using Proven marketplaces, Member redemption clicks, Client quality, Operating tenure, Market standing, Connected relationships and Connected data. Inputs without data are left out and the score is scaled to 100. Vendors cannot pay to change a score.

Ranking

RankNameProven ScoreBandBest for
1Salesforce91ProvenUse case: CRM
2HubSpot87ProvenUse case: CRM
3Attio44EmergingStage: Series B · Team size: 180 employees · Region: London, United Kingdom · Use case: CRM
4Affinity.co42EmergingStage: Series C · Team size: 300 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: CRM
5Pipedrive39EmergingStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 900 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: CRM
6OnePageCRM38EmergingStage: Seed · Team size: 21 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: CRM
7Clarify33EmergingStage: Series A · Team size: 32 employees · Region: Seattle, United States · Use case: CRM
8Reevo30EmergingStage: Series A · Team size: 120 employees · Region: Santa Clara, United States · Use case: CRM
9Close29EmergingStage: Seed · Team size: 120 employees · Region: Austin, United States · Use case: CRM
10folk28EmergingStage: Seed · Team size: 66 employees · Region: Paris, France · Use case: CRM
114Degrees26EmergingStage: Venture (Round not Specified) · Team size: 16 employees · Region: Chicago, United States · Use case: CRM
12Lightfield19EmergingStage: Series A · Team size: 62 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: CRM
13Sweep17EmergingStage: Merger / Acquisition · Team size: 87 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: CRM
14Zoho13Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: CRM
15Nektar.ai5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: CRM

How this group is ranked

Vendors in CRM are ordered by Proven Score. Data updated 2026-10-27. Inputs without data are left out and the score is scaled to 100. A score without client quality is marked Provisional score.

InputHow it is measuredMax
Proven marketplacesInvestor, bank and government marketplaces on Proven that list the vendor. Log scale, full marks at 150.15
Profile viewsMember views of the vendor profile across Proven marketplaces. Log scale, full marks at 10,000. Added once the data feed is live.15
Member redemption clicksClicks by verified members on the vendor's offers. Log scale, full marks at 5,000.15
Client qualityClients the vendor names on its own website, case studies or press releases, weighted by caliber. Full marks at 4.20
Operating tenureYears since founding, from a public record. Full marks at 15 years.10
Market standingPublicly traded or owned by a public company 10. Private company valued $1B+ or established partnership 6.10
Connected relationshipsClient relationships confirmed by CRM sync or Crossbeam. Log scale, full marks at 500.10
Connected dataCrossbeam connected 3, CRM syncing 2.5

Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Scores can't be bought. About the data.

Comparisons

Source: Proven platform data, public records and vendor websites. Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Scores can't be bought. Data updated 2026-10-27. About the data · Proven