Ten tools track deals through a visual pipeline free, and they divide by what a ‘deal’ is to them: real CRMs with deal objects, values and email tracking (HubSpot for 2 users, Zoho Bigin for 1, Capsule for 2, Attio for 3, Agile CRM for 10, EngageBay for 15, Zoho CRM for 3) and boards you turn into a pipeline yourself (Trello, Notion). Pipedrive — the pipeline CRM people search for first — is trial-only, and Streak’s free plan removes the pipelines that made it famous. Prices are USD and were checked on 23 October 2026. How we score · All Kurums Free lists
TL;DR — the free pipeline tool that fits
- Two founders who want a proper pipeline with email tracking: HubSpot free tools — deal pipeline, 1,000 contacts, tracked email, meetings link, no card.
- Three-person startup with a big contact list: Attio Free — 3 seats, 50,000 records, email and calendar sync, no card.
- Solo seller who wants a clean kanban: Zoho Bigin Free — 1 pipeline, 500 records, 3 automations.
- Ten reps and a small contact base: Agile CRM Free — 10 users, 1,000 contacts, unlimited deals.
- Just need a board, not a CRM: Trello Free — 10 boards, 250 automation runs a month.
Which sales pipeline software tools have a free plan in 2026?
Every tool here lets a team move deals across stages at no monthly cost with no time limit. The caps are on users (Bigin 1, HubSpot and Capsule 2, Attio and Zoho CRM 3, Agile 10, EngageBay 15), on records (Capsule 250 contacts, EngageBay 250, Bigin 500 in total, HubSpot and Agile 1,000, Attio 50,000) and on the features that make a pipeline more than a board — email sync, automation, multiple pipelines — which are where most of these turn paid.
This list overlaps with our Free CRM list on purpose and is scored differently: here Core job is the pipeline — stages, deal values, owners, next steps — not contact management. We excluded Pipedrive, Folk and monday sales CRM as trial-only, and Streak because its free plan no longer includes pipelines. Freshsales is listed with its free-plan limits flagged as third-party; the vendor page does not state them.
The table shows the user cap, the record cap and the Free Score. Open a row for email sync, automation limits, the upgrade trigger and the page we checked.
| Company | Free as | Key limit | Card | Free Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H |
Free forever | 2 users · 1,000 contacts | No | 90 | Scorecard ↓ |
| A |
Free forever | 3 seats · 50,000 records · 200 emails/mo | No | 84 | Scorecard ↓ |
| Z |
Free forever | 1 user · 500 records · 1 pipeline | No | 78 | Scorecard ↓ |
| A |
Free forever | 10 users · 1,000 contacts · unlimited deals | No | 76 | Scorecard ↓ |
| Z |
Free forever | 3 users · 1 pipeline · no email sync | No | 72 | Scorecard ↓ |
| E |
Free forever | 15 users · 250 contacts | No | 70 | Scorecard ↓ |
| C |
Free forever | 2 users · 250 contacts · 1 pipeline | No | 68 | Scorecard ↓ |
| T |
Free forever | 10 boards · 250 automation runs/mo | No | 66 | Scorecard ↓ |
| B |
Free forever | Basic CRM · 5 GB · user cap stated two ways | No | 60 | Scorecard ↓ |
| N |
Free forever | Solo unlimited · team block cap · no email | No | 56 | Scorecard ↓ |
| T |
Open source | Self-host free · cloud trial only | No | 54 | Scorecard ↓ |
| F |
Free forever | 3 users (third-party) · limits unverified | No | 52 | Scorecard ↓ |
Free tiers verified 23 October 2026 on each vendor’s pricing page (third-party sources named in the Scorecard where the vendor page was silent). Order is by Free Score only; sponsorship never changes it.
What do the free pipeline tool plans actually include?
Open any row for the eight-field Scorecard. The “Why it ranks here” note under each row explains the score in plain terms.
1H
HubSpot Sales HubUS · free CRM with deal pipelines, email tracking and templates, a meetings link and live chat for two users, no cardFree forever2 users · 1,000 contactsNo card90⌄
- What’s free
- Free tools: deal pipelines, contacts, email tracking, 3 email templates, 3 snippets, 1 meetings link, live chat, 10 dashboards of 50 reports
- Hard limits
- 2 users · 1,000 contacts · 3 templates and 3 snippets per account · HubSpot branding on 1-to-1 email, meetings link and chat · no sequences or sales automation · pipeline and deal counts not stated
- Time limit
- None
- Card required
- No. ‘No credit card required’ is stated.
- Upgrade trigger
- A third user, removing branding, or sequences and automation
- Cheapest paid step
- Sales Hub Starter ‘starts at $7/month/seat’ (struck through from $20; the page does not label the billing period)
- Best free for
- A two-person team that wants a real pipeline with tracked email at $0
- Verified
- Oct 2026 · hubspot.com/pricing/sales and hubspot.com/products/crm
2A
AttioUS/UK · a modern data-model CRM free for 3 seats with 50,000 records, email and calendar sync and automatic enrichmentFree forever3 seats · 50,000 records · 200 emails/moNo card84⌄
- What’s free
- $0 per user: up to 3 seats, 3 objects, 50,000 records, 3 reports, email and calendar sync (1 account per user), automatic enrichment, 50 GB storage, 100 seat credits per user and 250 workspace credits a month for AI and workflows
- Hard limits
- 3 seats · 3 objects · 3 reports · 200 emails a month, bulk send 10 at once · no access permissions · automation runs on a credit budget
- Time limit
- None
- Card required
- No. ‘No credit card required’ is stated.
- Upgrade trigger
- A fourth seat, a fourth object or report, permissions or more credits
- Cheapest paid step
- Plus $35/user/month billed annually ($44 monthly), up to 10 seats
- Best free for
- A startup of three that wants sync, enrichment and a huge record cap
- Verified
- Oct 2026 · attio.com/pricing
Why it ranks here. Fifty times HubSpot’s record cap and real email sync, free. Core job is scored a notch lower because deals are something you model as an object rather than a built-in pipeline, and the paid step is five times HubSpot’s.
3Z
Zoho BiginIndia · a pipeline-first small-business CRM, free forever for one user with 500 records, 3 automations and a booking pageFree forever1 user · 500 records · 1 pipelineNo card78⌄
- What’s free
- Free plan: 1 pipeline with custom stages, contacts, products and activities, built-in phone, dashboards, no-code forms, 1 booking page, APIs, Zapier and Zoho integrations, mobile apps
- Hard limits
- 1 user · 500 records in total across pipelines, contacts, activities, notes, companies and products · 1 pipeline · 3 automations · Gmail and Outlook integration starts at Express
- Time limit
- None; a 15-day trial drops to Free
- Card required
- No. The page states no card is asked for the trial.
- Upgrade trigger
- A second user, a 501st record, email integration or a second pipeline
- Cheapest paid step
- Express $7/user/month billed yearly ($9 shown without a labelled period)
- Best free for
- A solo founder or freelancer who wants a kanban pipeline and nothing heavier
- Verified
- Oct 2026 · bigin.com/pricing
Why it ranks here. The cleanest pure pipeline on the list and the cheapest upgrade after HubSpot. One user and a 500-record total that includes activities and notes make it small fast.
4A
Agile CRMUS/India · free for 10 users with 1,000 contacts, unlimited deals, 5,000 branded emails and email trackingFree forever10 users · 1,000 contacts · unlimited dealsNo card76⌄
- What’s free
- Free for 10 users: 1,000 contacts and companies, unlimited deals, tasks and documents, 5,000 branded emails, campaigns, email tracking, basic reports
- Hard limits
- 10 users · 1,000 contacts and companies · 5,000 branded emails · 1 campaign workflow of 5 nodes · 1 automation rule · 1 integration · 500 API calls a day · email-only support
- Time limit
- None
- Card required
- No. ‘No credit card required’ is stated.
- Upgrade trigger
- A 1,001st contact, more automation or integrations
- Cheapest paid step
- Starter ‘as low as $8.99’ a month (per-user basis not stated)
- Best free for
- A ten-person team working a small, well-defined account list
- Verified
- Oct 2026 · agilecrm.com/pricing
Why it ranks here. Ten free seats with unlimited deals is unmatched here; the single automation rule, single integration and branded email are the trade. An older product than the rest and it shows.
5Z
Zoho CRMIndia · the full CRM’s free edition for three users with leads, contacts, workflow automation and standard reportsFree forever3 users · 1 pipeline · no email syncNo card72⌄
- What’s free
- Forever free for 3 users: leads, contacts, 10 custom email templates, workflow automation, standard reports, reminders, task, meeting and call tracking, import, mobile apps, 5,000 API calls a day
- Hard limits
- 3 users · 10 email templates · data export up to 10 times · multiple pipelines, email integration and mass email start at Standard · deals not explicitly listed on the free row
- Time limit
- None
- Card required
- Not stated.
- Upgrade trigger
- A fourth user, a second pipeline or email integration
- Cheapest paid step
- Standard — price not confirmed
- Best free for
- A three-person team that wants workflow automation free and will live without email sync
- Verified
- Oct 2026 · zoho.com/crm/zohocrm-pricing
Why it ranks here. Workflow automation free is rare; the absence of email integration on the free edition and an unconfirmed paid price keep it mid-table. Bigin is Zoho’s better answer for a pure pipeline.
6E
EngageBayUS/India · free for 15 members with deals and custom milestones, 2 email sequences, forms, a landing page and helpdesk basics — on 250 contactsFree forever15 users · 250 contactsNo card70⌄
- What’s free
- $0 per user for up to 15 members: deals with custom milestones and tracks, 250 contacts, 1,000 branded emails, 2 sequences, 10 forms, 10 pop-ups, 1 landing page, helpdesk basics, 20 AI conversations a month
- Hard limits
- 15 users · 250 contacts · 1,000 branded emails (period not stated) · 2 sequences · 2 lists · 5 custom fields · 15 calling credits · 500 API calls a month · pipeline count and workflow inclusion not stated
- Time limit
- None
- Card required
- Not stated.
- Upgrade trigger
- A 251st contact, more sequences or unbranded email
- Cheapest paid step
- Basic $14.99/user/month (toggle unlabelled); $13.79 yearly; $12.74 biennial
- Best free for
- A larger team with a very short prospect list
- Verified
- Oct 2026 · engagebay.com/pricing (billing toggle ambiguous)
Why it ranks here. The most seats and the fewest contacts on the list — 250 is a week of prospecting for a real team. Good if your market is small; otherwise the cap arrives first.
7C
Capsule CRMUK · a tidy pipeline with custom milestones for two users and 250 contacts, with send-via-Gmail or Outlook includedFree forever2 users · 250 contacts · 1 pipelineNo card68⌄
- What’s free
- Free plan: contacts, 1 sales pipeline, custom milestones, 5 custom fields, custom task categories, Advanced Mail Connection to send via Gmail or Outlook
- Hard limits
- 2 users · 250 contacts · 1 pipeline · 5 custom fields · no automation or AI · email is send-only
- Time limit
- None; 14-day trials of paid plans need no card
- Card required
- Not stated for the free plan.
- Upgrade trigger
- A 251st contact, a third user or automation
- Cheapest paid step
- Starter — per user per month billed annually; price not confirmed
- Best free for
- A two-person consultancy with a short, high-value account list
- Verified
- Oct 2026 · capsulecrm.com/pricing
Why it ranks here. Well-designed and honest about its caps; 250 contacts is the smallest meaningful ceiling here after EngageBay, and the paid price could not be confirmed.
8T
TrelloUS · kanban boards with unlimited cards and Power-Ups per board; a pipeline if you build it, with no deal values or email syncFree forever10 boards · 250 automation runs/moNo card66⌄
- What’s free
- Free: unlimited cards, unlimited Power-Ups per board, unlimited storage at 10 MB a file, Inbox, email, Slack and Teams capture, mobile apps, two-factor auth
- Hard limits
- 10 boards per workspace · 10 collaborators per workspace (the comparison table says unlimited; the page conflicts) · 250 Butler automation runs a month · Calendar, Timeline, Table and Dashboard views are Premium
- Time limit
- None
- Card required
- Not stated.
- Upgrade trigger
- An 11th board, more automation runs or advanced views
- Cheapest paid step
- Standard $5/user/month billed annually ($6 monthly)
- Best free for
- A team that wants a visual pipeline without a CRM data model
- Verified
- Oct 2026 · trello.com/pricing (collaborator cap stated two ways)
Why it ranks here. The most flexible board here and not a CRM: no deal values, no email, no reporting without Power-Ups. Scored high on capacity and low on the job.
9B
Bitrix24US/Cyprus · an all-in-one workspace whose free plan includes basic deals and contacts, tasks, calendars and chatFree foreverBasic CRM · 5 GB · user cap stated two waysNo card60⌄
- What’s free
- Free: basic CRM with deals and contacts, tasks with Kanban and Gantt, shared calendars, chat and video calls, 5 GB storage
- Hard limits
- The plan card says free for 1–2 users and the FAQ says unlimited users — the page conflicts · 5 GB · sales pipelines, email integration, automation rules, recurring deals and telephony are not listed for Free
- Time limit
- None
- Card required
- Not stated.
- Upgrade trigger
- Sales pipelines, email integration, automation or storage
- Cheapest paid step
- Basic $49/organisation/month billed annually ($69 monthly), 5 users included
- Best free for
- A team that wants tasks, chat and a basic deal list in one place
- Verified
- Oct 2026 · bitrix24.com/prices (user cap stated two ways)
Why it ranks here. A lot of product for free and a pricing page that disagrees with itself on the one number that matters. The ‘sales pipelines’ feature is paid, which is why it sits here on a pipeline list.
10N
NotionUS · databases with properties, dependencies and basic automations — a DIY pipeline for one person, with no email syncFree foreverSolo unlimited · team block cap · no emailNo card56⌄
- What’s free
- Free: databases with custom properties, subtasks and dependencies, basic forms, 1 chart, 1 site, 7-day history, button automations, a limited AI trial
- Hard limits
- 10 guests · unlimited blocks for individuals, a limited number for multi-member workspaces · 5 MB uploads · automations are buttons only · Slack and Drive connections are Plus
- Time limit
- None
- Card required
- Not stated.
- Upgrade trigger
- A team workspace that hits the block limit, bigger files or integrations
- Cheapest paid step
- Plus $10/member/month (yearly saves up to 20%)
- Best free for
- A solo seller who already lives in Notion
- Verified
- Oct 2026 · notion.com/pricing
Why it ranks here. Infinitely customisable and not a CRM: you build the pipeline, the reporting and the discipline yourself, and the team block cap is unspecified.
11T
Twenty CRMFrance · a modern open-source CRM whose core is free to self-host; the hosted version has a trial, then $9 a userOpen sourceSelf-host free · cloud trial onlyNo card54⌄
- What’s free
- Self-host the open-source core for free
- Hard limits
- Self-hosting required · limits not stated · licence type not stated on the pricing page · no free cloud tier
- Time limit
- None self-hosted; cloud trial length not stated
- Card required
- No card for the cloud trial.
- Upgrade trigger
- Wanting it hosted and supported
- Cheapest paid step
- Pro cloud $9/user/month, 25% off yearly, unlimited seats
- Best free for
- A technical team that wants a Salesforce-shaped pipeline it controls
- Verified
- Oct 2026 · twenty.com/pricing (licence not named on the page)
Why it ranks here. Unlimited if you run it, with the lowest hosted price here when you stop wanting to. Scored at zero on core job and friction for the install, not the product.
12F
FreshsalesUS/India · Freshworks confirms a free plan exists; its limits come from a dated third-party review because the vendor page shows noneFree forever3 users (third-party) · limits unverifiedNo card52⌄
- What’s free
- A free plan with a kanban deal pipeline, built-in phone and email (third-party)
- Hard limits
- Up to 3 users · 50 individual emails per active user a day · no sequences or bulk email · contact and pipeline caps not stated — all third-party
- Time limit
- None (third-party)
- Card required
- Not stated for the free plan; the trial states no card.
- Upgrade trigger
- A fourth user, sequences or bulk email
- Cheapest paid step
- Growth $9/user/month billed annually (vendor page)
- Best free for
- A three-person team that likes Freshworks’ phone and email built in — once the limits are confirmed
- Verified
- Oct 2026 · saascrmreview.com, 24 Aug 2026
Why it ranks here. Probably a good free pipeline; no limit could be confirmed from Freshworks itself. Scored for what is verified and marked for re-check. The 21-day trial converts to paid by card or suspension.
Which free pipeline tool has no credit-card requirement?
HubSpot, Attio, Bigin and Agile CRM state outright that no card is needed; Capsule and Twenty say so for trials. Zoho CRM, EngageBay, Trello, Bitrix24, Notion and Freshsales do not state it. Nothing here auto-converts except Freshsales’ trial, which is why its row carries the warning.
The tools that do want a card are the ones we excluded: Pipedrive, Folk and monday sales CRM are trials with per-seat plans behind them, and monday sets a three-seat minimum.
When does the free plan stop being enough?
Kurums Match: which free pipeline tool fits your situation?
Two founders selling B2B
HubSpot free tools.
Three-person startup, 20,000 leads in a sheet
Attio Free.
Freelancer with a dozen live deals
Zoho Bigin Free.
Ten-person team, 800 accounts
Agile CRM Free.
Fifteen people, tiny market
EngageBay Free.
Just a board for the founders
Trello or Notion.
Engineers who want to own it
Twenty, self-hosted.
How we score free tiers
Duration (30): free forever scores 30, a 30-day-plus trial 15, a trial of 14 days or less 8, credit-based tiers 12. Capacity (30): whether the limits carry a team of three for twelve months. Core job (25): whether the free tier does the category’s main work — here, tracking deals through named stages on a board, with values, owners and next steps, for a small team. Friction (15): no card 15; card but no auto-charge 8; auto-charge 0; self-hosting deducts for setup and maintenance.
Each free tier was checked on the vendor’s pricing page on 23 October 2026; where the vendor page was silent, the Scorecard names the third-party source used. Free tiers change, so this list is re-verified every quarter and a discontinued free plan stays listed for one month with a notice. Order is by Free Score only. Kurums Free sells no placement; sponsorship, affiliate links and vendor requests never change a score, a rank or a label. Vendors can submit corrections to the Kurums editorial team.
How did we verify these free tiers?
We opened each vendor’s pricing page and recorded user, contact and record caps, pipeline counts, email sync, automation limits, card requirement and the paid step. Freshsales’ pricing page confirms a free plan but states no limits, so its row uses a third-party review dated August 2026 and is marked unverified. Capsule’s Starter price and Zoho CRM’s Standard price could not be confirmed. Trello’s and Bitrix24’s pages state their user caps two ways; we quote both. Pipedrive, Folk and monday sales CRM were excluded as trial-only; Streak because its free plan no longer includes pipelines.
Prices are USD.
Frequently asked questions
Which sales pipeline software is free forever?
HubSpot’s free tools (2 users, 1,000 contacts), Attio (3 seats, 50,000 records), Zoho Bigin (1 user, 500 records), Agile CRM (10 users, 1,000 contacts), EngageBay (15 users, 250 contacts), Capsule (2 users, 250 contacts) and Zoho CRM (3 users) all have free plans with no time limit.
Is Pipedrive free?
No. Pipedrive offers a 14-day trial with no card; the Lite plan is $14 a seat a month billed annually after that.
Does Streak still have a free pipeline?
No. Streak’s free plan now includes email tracking and 50 mail merges a day but explicitly does not include CRM pipelines; Pro is $49 a user a month annual.
Which free pipeline tool has email sync?
Attio syncs one email and calendar account per user free. HubSpot tracks one-to-one email with branding. Capsule sends through Gmail or Outlook but does not sync. Bigin, Zoho CRM and Freshsales sell integration on paid plans.
How many users does HubSpot’s free CRM allow?
Two users and 1,000 contacts. Sales Hub Starter, from $7 a seat a month, removes branding and adds sequences.
Is Trello good enough as a sales pipeline?
For a visual board, yes — ten boards and 250 automation runs a month free. It has no deal values, email tracking or reporting without Power-Ups, so it stops being enough when you need numbers.
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