Our pick for most teams
95.1/ 100
- Price
- From $20/user/mo · $168/user/yr
- Free plan
- Free forever for up to 3 users: up to 10 custom email templates, data export up to 10 times, 5,000 API calls/day
Copper vs Zoho CRM: Zoho CRM fits most teams of 5
54.1/ 100
- Price
- From $29/user/mo · $276/user/yr
- Free plan
- No free plan
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Which one fits your team
- Checked 2026-10-14
- 2 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Zoho CRM: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Small businesses and small-to-mid-sized sales teams
- Companies already using the Zoho suite
- Teams valuing sales forecasting and pipeline management
- Not for
- Organizations wanting AI (Zia) without higher-tier pricing
- Teams needing consistent customer support
- Users who need more than basic features on the free plan
- The catch
- Feature-rich and affordable, but AI is limited to costlier tiers, reporting is cumbersome and support quality is inconsistent.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
Copper: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Businesses that live in Google Workspace of any size
- Teams wanting a CRM embedded in Gmail
- Not for
- Businesses not using Google Workspace
- Teams needing advanced marketing tools
- Buyers wanting a free-forever plan or high contact counts on low tiers
- The catch
- Works closely with Gmail and Google Workspace, but connects to fewer other apps than rivals, caps contacts on lower plans and has no free plan.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
What each one costs over five years
Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.
Zoho CRM
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $4,200
On the Standard plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $1,200
- Paid yearly, one year
- $840
Paying yearly saves $360 a year (30%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18Copper
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $6,900
On the Basic plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $1,740
- Paid yearly, one year
- $1,380
Paying yearly saves $360 a year (21%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18The four facts that decide it
| Zoho CRM | Copper | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 95.1 | 54.1 |
| Cheapest plan | Standard | Basic |
| Free plan | Free forever for up to 3 users: up to 10 custom email templates, data export up to 10 times, 5,000 API calls/day | No free plan |
| Works with (apps) | 10 | 5 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
Zoho CRM
- Score out of 100
- 95.1
- Cheapest plan
- Standard
- Free plan
- Free forever for up to 3 users: up to 10 custom email templates, data export up to 10 times, 5,000 API calls/day
- Works with (apps)
- 10
Copper
- Score out of 100
- 54.1
- Cheapest plan
- Basic
- Free plan
- No free plan
- Works with (apps)
- 5
Feature by feature, on the same list
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Contact managementZoho CRM: YesCopper: Yes
- Zoho CRM
- Basic includes 2,500 contacts; Professional 15,000; Business unlimited Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Track deals in stagesZoho CRM: YesCopper: Yes
Works with your emailZoho CRM: YesCopper: Yes
Automatic follow-up emailsZoho CRM: YesCopper: Yes
Does routine steps for youZoho CRM: YesCopper: Yes
- Zoho CRM
- Task automation on Basic; workflow automation from Professional Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Reports and dashboardsZoho CRM: YesCopper: Yes
Forms that capture leadsZoho CRM: YesCopper: Yes
Your own fieldsZoho CRM: YesCopper: Not verified
- Copper
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Mobile appZoho CRM: YesCopper: Yes
Connects to your other apps (API)Zoho CRM: YesCopper: Yes
What you risk by starting
Zoho CRM
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Zoho CRM.
Copper
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Copper.
- Getting your data out
- 'Data import & export' listed under Admin in the comparison table; plan availability not confirmed
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
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Data last verified: 2026-10-14