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Here Are The Top CRMs & Tools I Recommend For Your Sales Growth

From CRMs to marketing automation to landing page tools to power dialers.
These are the CRMs and marketing automation platforms I've personally used and tested since 2008.

Orient Yourself & Your Plan

Keynote Speaker Wes Schaeffer Icc Award Winner Yes – AI workshop and sales training keynote by Wes Schaeffer, The Sales Whisperer®, AI consulting expertWhile still in the Air Force back in 1994, I began working with databases to track personnel and equipment. As a new salesperson in 1997, we had rudimentary tools, but that all changed by 2000 when I got into high tech.

Now, 25 years later, it really is "the best of times and the worst of times," so if you're frustrated, confused, and even pissed off, I understand, and you're not alone. Click the link below if you'd like to talk about what's going on in your CRM, AI, and technology search.

CRMs & Tools Wes Recommends

ActiveCampaign

  • Trial: Free trial (No credit card)
  • Setup: No setup fee
  • No Native E-commerce
  • Contract: No contract
  • Starting price: $39/mo for 1 user ($29/mo for annual)
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Ontraport

  • Trial: 14-day free trial (No credit card)
  • Setup: No setup fee
  • Contract: No contract, month-to-month, discount for annual payment
  • Starting price: $24/mo for 500 contacts, one user, unlimited emails
  • Features: Order Forms, SMS, Print mail, Membership site plugin, large partner community
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Postmark by ActiveCampaign

  • Trial: Free trial (No credit card)
  • This is not a CRM but an email validation and verification tool that monitors your email deliverability — more important than ever.
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HubSpot

  • Free For Life (No credit card)
  • Setup: No setup fee
  • Contract: No contract
  • Starting price: Free for life
  • Feature: Powerful, fast, works in all browsers, great reporting, strong partner community
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Nimble

  • Trial: 14-day free trial (No credit card)
  • Setup: No setup fee
  • Contract: No contract
  • Starting price: $24.90/mo
  • Feature: Cool browser-based sidebar to add contacts from ANY website! Recently added workflow automation.
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Pipedrive

  • Trial: 30-day free trial (No credit card)
  • Setup: No setup fee
  • Contract: Annual or Monthly
  • Now with Email Marketing and Project Management
  • Unlimited Contacts
  • Starting price: $9 to $14/mo (Save up to 42% with annual agreement)
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Thryv

  • As close to an "all-in-one" platform you'll find — and it's affordable!
  • CRM, text & email, e-commerce, online presence, reputation management, social media, document sharing, and more.
  • Eight (8) different packages based on your needs
  • 24/7 support, digital document signing, website builder add-on
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HighLevel

  • Trial: 14-day free trial
  • Setup: No setup fee
  • Contract: No contract
  • Multi-Faceted Tool: Replaces many tools you're already paying for
  • Starting Price: $97 to $297/mo (white label available)
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AI Tools I Recommend

Manus

The world's first general AI agent - autonomous, multi-step task execution without hand-holding.

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Mindstudio.ai

Build custom AI apps and workflows without code - your own branded AI tools in minutes.

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