Pipedrive vs Sellsy (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pipedrive and Sellsy share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan, and Pipedrive starts cheaper, at $14 a month for each person against about $54.74 a month for each person.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Pipedrive grades higher on features. Sellsy grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Pipedrive
Sales CRM organized around visual deal pipelines
Sellsy
French CRM with quoting, e-invoicing and sales pipelines
Which one is for you
Pick Pipedrive if
- Fits if your sales process is a row of stages and you want every deal on one board
- Works for teams that only need deal tracking, not a marketing or support suite as well
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because there isn't one once the trial ends
- Pricey if you want the add-ons too, as LeadBooster, Campaigns, Projects and Smart Docs run from $13.33 to $41 a month
- Not for you if you work mainly from your phone, where the app's ratings are the worst in this category
- Pricey if you need automation, which starts on Growth at $39 a seat, or $49 billed monthly
- Watch out: seats are billed whether or not anyone uses them, and fees aren't refunded
Pick Sellsy if
- Fits if you are a French firm that wants quotes, invoices and a pipeline in one place
- Works for teams that need to send e-invoices under French rules
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you are on your own: the plans need at least two users
- Skip it if you do not read French, as the pages and support are French and prices are euros before tax
- Tight if you want Standard: 2 pipelines, 10 custom fields and 3 user profiles
- Watch out: it needs a 12-month commitment, and the €39 first-year price ends 30 Nov 2026
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAPipedriveFair | 2.2GPASellsyFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CLite is $14 a seat a month on yearly billing, or $24 monthly, which is ordinary for this category once you see what Lite is: leads, deals, contacts and pipelines. Automation waits for Growth at $39, and LeadBooster, Campaigns, Smart Docs and Projects are add-ons from $13.33 to $41 a month. | C€49 a user a month before tax on annual billing, or about $53, with a two-user minimum. That sits between the category's middle of $29 and its dearer quarter at $65. The €39 first-year offer ends 30 Nov 2026. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan. The 14-day trial gives full access and doesn't ask for a card, so you can have a proper look at it. After that you pay or you're out. | C15-day free trial with no card needed, and no free plan after it. Long enough to try quotes and a pipeline, not long enough to run a full sales cycle. |
| Features | BKanban pipelines with custom fields, two-way email sync, sequences and automations, an AI assistant that says which deals to chase, call recording that updates the CRM, reports and forecasts. The sales job covered and nothing beyond it: no marketing or support suite, and that's deliberate. | CPipelines, quotes with e-signature, mail and calendar sync and company lookup from the French register. Standard stops at 2 pipelines, 10 custom fields and 3 user profiles. |
| Ease of use | D3.75 from about 680 App Store ratings, below the line where we stop calling a score fair. Dragging deal cards along a board is a simple enough idea, but nearly one rating in five is a single star, so a lot of people on the phone app are unhappy with it. | CNo store rating on record. It is a web service where you build your pipelines and quote templates first, and the pages are in French. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with no desktop app. The marketplace lists more than 500 integrations, Gmail, Slack, Zoom, Teams, Zapier, QuickBooks and Xero among them, and there's an API with webhooks. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, plus Zapier, Gmail, WordPress and RingOver. No desktop app on record. |
| Best for | sales teams that think in deal pipelines | a French CRM with invoicing built in |
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: Pipedrive and Sellsy. How we grade
Price against what you get
Pipedrive starts at $14 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sellsy starts at about $54.74 a month for each person and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Pipedrive starts $40.74 a month lower. Of the other CRM tools on the chart, 13 score higher than Pipedrive for less, and 38 score higher than Sellsy 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
- Pipedrive also covers transcription, kanban boards and workflow automation.
- Sellsy also covers calendar, invoicing, email campaigns, quotes and estimates and sMS marketing.
At a glance
| Pipedrive | Sellsy | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $14 per seat / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly) | €49 excl. tax per user / month, billed annually (€59 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with full access, no credit card required | 15-day free trial, no card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Pipedrive Inc. | Sellsy |
| Price read from | web.archive.org (not the vendor's own page) | go.sellsy.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Pipedrive
- There is no free plan; a paid subscription is needed once the 14-day trial ends.
- LeadBooster, Projects, Campaigns, Web Visitors and Smart Docs are paid add-ons, starting from $13.33 to $41 a month.
- Prices here come from a September 13, 2026 archive copy of the US pricing page, because the live page turned our reader away; they exclude VAT.
- Seats are charged whether or not they are assigned to a user, and Pipedrive's terms say fees are non-refundable.
Sellsy
- Sold with a two-user minimum and a 12-month commitment.
- Pages and support are in French, and prices are euros excluding tax.
- The vendor frames its e-invoicing mainly around French compliance rules.
- The first-year discount (€39, €59 or €99) ends 30 Nov 2026.
Key features
Pipedrive
- Visual sales pipelines
- Deals move through customizable kanban-style pipelines, with custom fields, activity reminders and products or services linked to each deal.
- Email sync and scheduling
- Two-way email sync, group emailing, templates and meeting scheduling keep conversations attached to the contact and deal.
- Workflow automation
- Automations and sequences take over repetitive steps such as follow-ups and data entry, and webhooks pass events to other systems.
- AI assistant and Nova
- An AI assistant recommends which deals to focus on, an email tool drafts and summarizes messages, and Nova records and transcribes calls and updates the CRM afterwards.
- Reports and forecasting
- Customizable reports and dashboards track sales performance, with revenue forecasts on the higher plans.
- Add-ons and marketplace
- LeadBooster, Campaigns, Smart Docs, Projects and Web Visitors extend the CRM at extra cost. The marketplace lists more than 500 integrations.
Sellsy
- Sales pipelines
- Visual pipelines for opportunities: 2 on Standard, 20 on Evolution and unlimited on Elite, with custom fields at 10, 50 and unlimited.
- Quotes and e-signature
- Custom quotes with read tracking and electronic signature. Yearly signature credits are 50, 200 and 500 by plan.
- Marketing credits
- Each plan includes yearly credits for marketing emails (30,000 to 300,000), SMS (500 to 5,000) and postal mailings.
- Company data lookup
- Client records can be enriched with legal and financial data from the French SIRENE company register.
- Mail and calendar sync
- Syncs mail and calendars, with a shared calendar, a booking-link module and a Gmail extension.
Plans
Pipedrive
Lite$14
per seat / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
The entry plan: leads, deals, contacts and pipelines organized in one workspace.
Growth$39
per seat / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
Adds automation for emails and follow-ups on top of Lite.
Premium$59
per seat / month, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
Pipedrive's full-cycle sales tools, from lead to close. Marked as the most popular plan.
Ultimate$79
per seat / month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
The complete set of Pipedrive capabilities.
Sellsy
Standard€49
per user / month, excl. tax, billed annually (€59 monthly)
2 pipelines, 3 user profiles and chat support. First-year offer to 30 Nov 2026: €39.
Evolution€89
per user / month, excl. tax, billed annually (€107 monthly)
20 pipelines, 10 user profiles, chat and phone support. First-year offer to 30 Nov 2026: €59.
Elite€119
per user / month, excl. tax, billed annually (€143 monthly)
Unlimited pipelines and profiles, an account manager and advanced onboarding. First-year offer: €99.
Ways to pay less
Pipedrive
- Annual discount
Save up to 42% with annual billing
The US pricing page says annual billing saves up to 42%: Lite is $14 per seat a month billed annually against $24 billed monthly.
Sellsy
- Other savings
First-year e-invoicing reform offer
Until 30 November 2026, the first year of a subscription costs €39, €59 or €99 per user a month on Standard, Evolution or Elite, billed annually.
- Annual discount
Two months free with annual payment
The pricing page labels annual payment as saving two months against paying monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Pipedrive or Sellsy?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Pipedrive is cheaper to start with: $14 a month for each person, against about $54.74 a month for each person for Sellsy. Pipedrive starts at $14 per seat / month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly), and Sellsy starts at €49 excl. tax per user / month, billed annually (€59 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Pipedrive or Sellsy?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Pipedrive nor Sellsy has a free plan. Both have 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.