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CRM

Custom CRM vs Salesforce and HubSpot

You bought a CRM. Your sales team fills in as little of it as they can get away with, the pipeline it reports doesn't match what the sales head believes, and the licence renewal is coming up.

STAY WITH SALESFORCE AND HUBSPOT IF

  • Your team already uses it properly and the data in it is trusted
  • You depend on its marketplace of integrations and add-ons
  • You have someone internally who owns and administers the CRM
  • Your sales process is standard B2B and the product models it well

CONSIDER BUILDING IF

  • Adoption is the real problem — the team fills it in for the boss, not for themselves
  • Your sales process is distributor, dealer or field-driven and doesn't fit the product's model
  • You're paying for a large feature set to use a small part of it
  • Your CRM and your order or inventory system can't see each other
  • You need it in a regional language or on a phone for field staff

Side by side

 Salesforce and HubSpotCustom build with Ekalon
Cost shapePer seat per month, tiered by featureOne-time build plus flat support
AdoptionDepends on the team adapting to the productScreens designed around how your team already sells
Process fitStrong for standard B2B pipelinesBuilt for distributor, dealer, field or hybrid models
Connection to operationsIntegration work, often ongoingOne system with your orders and inventory, if you want it
Field and mobile useMobile app, generic layoutPhone-first screens for the people who work on phones
OwnershipLicensed accessSource code and data are yours

Comparison reflects typical engagements as of 2026 and is our own assessment, not the vendor's. Product capabilities change — check current details with Salesforce and HubSpot before deciding.

Businesses that made this call

Sports Event Management

45% more ticket sales after replacing a patchwork of tools

Wingman Pro — one platform for event planning, ticketing, attendee management and analytics, replacing a stack of separate tools that did not talk to each other.

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