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Free CRM for Small Business
HubSpot Freemium Beginner
When a spreadsheet finally starts to strain, this is the most common next step: unlimited contacts, deal tracking, and email logging on the free tier, with nothing to migrate later if you upgrade. It is the default recommendation in this question's short answer, so having the actual tool linked matters.
- The free tier has no contact limit and no expiration date
- Deals, stages, and next steps live in one shared view instead of scattered notes
- Email logging removes the manual step of writing down that a call happened
