Sales, CRM and Email Tools: Every List Compared

This page links all 192 of my lists of sales, CRM, email and customer support tools, from CRMs and cold email software to help desks and business phone apps. Pick the job and open that one list.

How I build these lists

Every list I've built since mid-October 2026 follows the same method. I read each tool on its own website, note whether that site names a free plan, a trial only or neither, and put the tools in no particular order with no winner. The tools are named, never linked.

Across the 761 different tools I read for the 165 lists on this page where I recorded each tool's free plan, 265 name a free plan or a free version on their own site, 281 offer a trial only, and 215 say neither on the pages I read. That's fewer than half with a free plan, so the column is worth a look before you shortlist anything.

My advice: open the list closest to the job you need done, shortlist three tools whose site names a free plan or trial, and try each one on a single real task before you pay for anything.

CRM software (14 lists)

Email marketing, cold email and outreach (24 lists)

Sales intelligence, data and proposals (24 lists)

Customer support, phone and inbox tools (26 lists)

Alternatives to popular CRM, email and sales tools (77 lists)

Alternatives to popular support, phone and email apps (27 lists)

Do you make one of the sales, CRM, email and support tools on these lists, or one that belongs on them? Tool makers can ask to be considered for a featured place.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a CRM list for my type of business?

Yes. The CRM group includes lists by team type, such as CRMs for agencies, startups, solopreneurs and B2B teams. CRMs for a single trade sit on my software by industry page.

Which list covers cold email and LinkedIn outreach?

The email marketing, cold email and outreach group. It also holds the email verification and warm-up lists.

Are the tools listed in order?

No. Lists built since mid-October 2026 are in no particular order with no winner named.

How do you decide whether a tool has a free plan?

I read the tool's own pricing or plans page and record exactly what it says: a free plan, a trial only, or neither.

Can a sales tool ask to be featured?

Yes. Use the feature your tool page linked on this page.