Bigcontacts vs Less Annoying CRM (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Less Annoying CRM grades higher than Bigcontacts: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Less Annoying CRM grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Bigcontacts
Contact-based CRM with a free plan and a flat per-contact price
Less Annoying CRM
Simple CRM for small businesses at one flat per-user price
Which one is for you
Pick Bigcontacts if
- Fits if you have a few thousand contacts and want to pay by list size, not by seat
- Works for solo users trying a CRM on the free 100-contact plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 100 contacts and one user
- Pricey if your list grows, since cost follows contact count and 20,000-plus is quoted
- Watch out: the page shows $9.99 beside a crossed-out $19.99 with a buy-before date, and its data lists $19.99 as monthly
- Skip it if you want a phone app, as none is listed
Pick Less Annoying CRM if
- Fits if you're one person or a small team still running sales from a spreadsheet
- Works for people who'd rather ring someone than read a help page, as phone support is included
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only the 30-day trial
- Not for you if you want a phone app, since it runs in the browser only
- Too light for big databases, with the vendor suggesting about 50,000 contacts and companies at most
- Too light for teams that want automation, email campaigns or quotes, which it leaves out
- Watch out: paying yearly brings no discount, and tax is added on top of the $15
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABigcontactsFair | 2.4GPALess Annoying CRMFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$9.99 per 1,000 contacts a month on yearly billing with a 2,000-contact floor, so about $20 a month. That is between the category's cheaper quarter at $15 and its middle at $29, and the price grows with your list. | C$15 a user a month sits in the ordinary middle of this category, below the $24 average start but above the cheapest quarter. The shape of it: one plan, every feature, unlimited contacts and pipelines, 25 GB each. No discount for paying yearly, and the vendor says it gives none. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan for one user and 100 contacts, with no expiry. That is a cap you will reach with any real list, and a second user means paying. | CNo free plan. The trial is 30 days with no feature limits and no credit card, but it's still a trial. After that it's $15 a user, month to month. |
| Features | CContacts, a sales pipeline, email marketing, workflows and tasks, and reports with AI summaries. It lists no phone app, and 20,000-plus contacts are quoted on request. | CContact pages with notes, files and logged emails, unlimited pipelines, follow-up tasks, a morning agenda email, forms and reports. It does that smaller job on purpose: no automation, no campaigns, no quoting, and the vendor suggests staying under about 50,000 contacts and companies. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build your lists, pipeline stages and workflows before it earns its keep. | BNo rating on record. It's a browser app with nothing to install and one plan, so there are no features to compare, and phone and email support come with it if you get stuck. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with QuickBooks, Outlook, Zapier and Google Calendar. No desktop or phone app is listed. | BIt runs in a browser on any device and no native apps are listed, so there's nothing on your phone's home screen. It syncs Google and Outlook calendars, logs email from Google, Microsoft or IMAP, connects to Mailchimp and Zapier, and has an API. |
| Best for | a small-business CRM billed by contact count | small businesses moving off spreadsheets |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Bigcontacts and Less Annoying CRM. How we grade
Price against what you get
Bigcontacts starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Less Annoying CRM starts at $15 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Less Annoying CRM scores higher, and starts $5.01 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other CRM tools on the chart, 6 score higher than Bigcontacts for less, and 3 score higher than Less Annoying CRM for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Bigcontacts also covers kanban boards, workflow automation and email campaigns.
- Less Annoying CRM also covers tasks and calendar.
At a glance
| Bigcontacts | Less Annoying CRM | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month per 1,000 contacts, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly) | $15 per user / month, plus applicable tax |
| Free plan | Free plan for one user with up to 100 contacts and the premium features. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 30-day free trial with no feature limits, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | ProProfs | Less Annoying CRM |
| Price read from | bigcontacts.com | lessannoyingcrm.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Bigcontacts
- Business pricing follows contact count and starts at a 2,000-contact minimum; the page does not show a price table by tier.
- The page shows $9.99 beside a crossed-out $19.99 with a 'buy before' date, and the structured data lists $19.99 as monthly and $119.88 as annual.
- Support by email, phone and live chat with a dedicated success manager is described under the Business plan.
Less Annoying CRM
- There is no free plan; after the 30-day trial it costs $15 per user a month.
- The pricing page describes access through a browser on any device, with no downloads or installs; no native apps are listed.
- The vendor suggests staying below about 50,000 contacts and companies in total.
- Paying annually is possible but brings no discount, and the vendor states it offers no discounts of any kind.
Key features
Bigcontacts
- Contact management
- Contacts, lists, tags and custom fields, with unlimited storage and unlimited users on the Business plan.
- Sales pipeline
- Opportunities tracked by stage in Kanban or list view, with a pipeline whose stages and fields can be customized.
- Email marketing
- Email to individuals or filtered lists, automated sequences, static and dynamic campaign lists, and open and click analytics.
- Workflows and tasks
- Tasks, reminders and workflows with pre-defined steps, plus a two-way task sync with Microsoft Outlook.
- Reports and AI summaries
- Over 100 built-in reports and a custom builder, with AI-powered dashboards and import summaries.
Less Annoying CRM
- Contact profiles and history
- Each contact has one page with notes, files, tasks, events and logged emails, all date-stamped, plus unlimited custom fields and groups.
- Pipelines and lead tracking
- Unlimited pipelines with customizable stages and stage-specific fields show what is open, stalled or closing, with follow-up tasks on each lead.
- Tasks and daily agenda email
- Follow-up tasks are linked to contacts and leads, and a morning email lists the events, tasks and follow-ups due that day.
- Calendar and email sync
- Calendars sync two ways with Google and Outlook, and email is logged automatically from Google, Microsoft or IMAP accounts.
- Form builder
- Intake forms create CRM records automatically, and workflows organize the submissions and trigger follow-up tasks.
- Reports and exports
- Activity, task and pipeline reports can be filtered by custom field, pipeline stage or group, and all data can be exported to a spreadsheet at any time.
Plans
Bigcontacts
Free$0
Single user, up to 100 contacts, no expiry.
Business$9.99
per 1,000 contacts / month, 2,000 min, billed yearly ($19.99 monthly)
Unlimited users, teams, lists and storage. Price rises with contact count; 20,000+ contacts are quoted on request.
Less Annoying CRM
Less Annoying CRM$15
per user / month, billed month to month, plus applicable tax
The only plan: unlimited contacts, companies, pipelines and custom fields, 25 GB of file storage per user, and free phone and email support.
Ways to pay less
Bigcontacts
- Annual discount
Yearly billing at half the monthly rate
The pricing page shows annual billing at $9.99 per month per 1,000 contacts against $19.99 billed monthly, and says to save up to 50%.
Less Annoying CRM
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bigcontacts or Less Annoying CRM?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bigcontacts starts at $9.99 per month per 1,000 contacts, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly), and Less Annoying CRM starts at $15 per user / month, plus applicable tax. One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Bigcontacts or Less Annoying CRM?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Bigcontacts has a free plan. Less Annoying CRM does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.