HubSpot is one of the best-known CRMs in the world. Its free CRM is generous, its marketing tools are excellent, and its app marketplace connects to almost anything. For many growing companies it is the default choice.
Telagus takes a different approach. It is an all-in-one UK-based CRM platform that includes phone numbers, calling, SMS, bulk email marketing, call tracking and website visitor identification in one plan, priced per team in pounds rather than per seat. This guide compares the two on price, features and fit for small UK businesses, using prices checked in October 2026.
Quick verdict
- Choose HubSpot if marketing is the centre of your growth, you want the largest integration marketplace, or you expect to scale into a large sales and marketing team with deep automation.
- Choose Telagus if your team wins business by phone, text and email, you want calling and SMS to UK customers included rather than added on, and you prefer predictable team pricing and UK-based human support. You can start on the free plan before you pay anything.
Telagus vs HubSpot at a glance
| Telagus | HubSpot | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per plan, with 2, 5 or 10 users included; billed annually or monthly | Per seat, per month; separate Hubs for sales, marketing and service |
| Free plan | Forever Free: 1 user, 500 contacts and 100 emails a month | Free CRM: up to 2 users and 1,000 contacts, with HubSpot branding |
| Entry paid plan | Starter: £340 a year for up to 2 users | Sales Hub Starter: from £7 per seat per month, billed annually (introductory offer) |
| Mid tier | Growth: £690 a year for up to 5 users | Sales Hub Professional: £81 per seat per month, billed annually, plus a one-off onboarding fee |
| Phone numbers and calling | Included on every paid plan | Calling minutes included in Sales Hub, with more on higher tiers |
| SMS to UK customers | SMS/MMS credits included on every paid plan | Native SMS sends only from US numbers to US and Canadian recipients, and needs Marketing Hub Professional or Enterprise plus an add-on; UK businesses use third-party apps |
| Bulk email marketing | 60,000 to 600,000 emails a year included on paid plans | Limited on Free and Starter; larger volumes through Marketing Hub, priced by marketing contacts |
| Call tracking | Included | Through third-party apps |
| Website visitor identification | Included (reverse IP tracking) | Not in the free CRM; through paid HubSpot features or third-party apps |
| Quotes and contracts | Quotes on all paid plans; contracts from Growth | Quotes in Sales Hub |
| Automation | Automated email funnels from Growth | Workflows from Starter (limited), much more on Professional |
| App ecosystem | Smaller, growing list of integrations | One of the largest CRM marketplaces |
| Support | UK team by phone, live chat and email | Email support on Starter; phone support from Professional |
How the pricing works
HubSpot charges per seat, per month, and is split into separate Hubs: Sales Hub for the CRM and pipeline, Marketing Hub for campaigns, and Service Hub for support. Marketing Hub is also priced by how many marketing contacts you store, so the bill grows with your database as well as your team. Professional and Enterprise plans carry a one-off onboarding fee.
Telagus charges one price per plan in pounds, billed annually or monthly. Each plan includes a set number of users plus allowances for leads, marketing emails, phone numbers, call minutes, SMS and AI.
HubSpot Sales Hub (UK)
| Plan | Price per seat per month (billed annually) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | £0 | Up to 2 users and 1,000 contacts, with HubSpot branding |
| Starter | From £7 | Introductory offer; the standard rate is higher |
| Professional | £81 | One-off onboarding fee |
| Enterprise | £155 | One-off onboarding fee |
Telagus plans
| Plan | Price (billed annually) | Users | Leads | Marketing emails a year | Phone numbers | Call minutes a year | SMS/MMS credits a year | AI credits a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forever Free | £0 | 1 | 500 contacts | 1,200 (100 a month) | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Starter | £340 a year (£28.33 a month) | Up to 2 | 5,000 | 60,000 | 1 | 1,200 | 600 | 6,000 |
| Growth | £690 a year (£57.50 a month) | Up to 5 | 20,000 | 240,000 | 3 | 3,000 | 1,800 | 12,000 |
| Business | £1,249 a year (£104.08 a month) | Up to 10 | 50,000 | 600,000 | 5 | 6,000 | 3,600 | 18,000 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | 5+ | Custom | Custom | Custom |
Starter, Growth and Business are also available month to month at a higher monthly price. Monthly plans get one twelfth of the yearly allowances each month; Starter, for example, includes 5,000 emails, 100 call minutes, 50 SMS/MMS credits and 500 AI credits a month.
What a team pays in a year
| Team size | Telagus | HubSpot Sales Hub Starter (offer price) | HubSpot Sales Hub Professional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 users | £340 (Starter) | £168 | £1,944 |
| 5 users | £690 (Growth) | £420 | £4,860 |
| 10 users | £1,249 (Business) | £840 | £9,720 |
List prices, annual billing, excluding VAT. HubSpot figures are Sales Hub licences only, with no Marketing Hub, SMS tool, call tracking or onboarding fee.
On licences alone, HubSpot’s introductory Starter offer is cheaper than Telagus. The comparison changes once you add what a phone-and-text sales team needs: Telagus includes phone numbers, SMS to UK customers and 60,000 to 600,000 marketing emails a year, while HubSpot users typically add a third-party SMS app and Marketing Hub for campaign volume. Against Sales Hub Professional, where HubSpot adds forecasting and much deeper automation, ten users would pay £9,720 a year in licences compared with £1,249 for Telagus Business. See every plan in full on our pricing page.
Features compared
Calling and SMS
Every paid Telagus plan includes at least one dedicated phone number and call minutes, plus SMS/MMS credits, so your team can call and text UK customers from inside the CRM, with every conversation logged against the contact.
HubSpot Sales Hub includes calling minutes, and calls can be logged and recorded in the CRM. SMS is the bigger difference: HubSpot’s own documentation says native SMS can only be sent from US numbers to recipients in the US and Canada, and needs Marketing Hub Professional or Enterprise plus an SMS add-on. A UK business that texts its customers will need a third-party SMS integration alongside HubSpot.
Email marketing and automation
Telagus includes bulk email marketing on every paid plan, from 60,000 emails a year on Starter to 600,000 on Business, with a drag and drop campaign builder and, from Growth, automated email funnels.
Marketing is where HubSpot is strongest. Marketing Hub offers landing pages, forms, segmentation, attribution reporting and advanced automation, but it is a separate product priced by the number of marketing contacts, so costs rise as your database grows.
Lead capture and website visitors
Both platforms capture leads from web forms and live chat, and both offer AI chatbots. Telagus adds call tracking and reverse IP tracking on its paid plans, which identify which campaigns make the phone ring and which companies visit your website without filling in a form. With HubSpot, call tracking needs a third-party app.
Quotes, contracts and AI
Telagus includes a quote builder on every paid plan and a contract generator from Growth, plus AI credits for writing emails, quotes and contracts, an AI Sales Agent, an AI chatbot builder and the option to connect Telagus to ChatGPT and Claude. HubSpot includes quotes in Sales Hub and has its own AI features across its Hubs, which use HubSpot Credits included with paid plans.
Where HubSpot is stronger
- A more generous free CRM. Up to two users and 1,000 contacts for free. Telagus Forever Free covers one user, 500 contacts and 100 emails a month.
- Marketing depth. Marketing Hub is one of the most complete marketing platforms available, with attribution reporting and advanced automation.
- The ecosystem. One of the largest CRM app marketplaces, plus a large network of agencies and training through HubSpot Academy.
- Scale. HubSpot grows with you into large sales, marketing and service teams.
Where Telagus is stronger
- Calling and SMS to UK customers, included. Phone numbers, call minutes and SMS credits come with every paid plan, with no US-only restrictions or extra apps.
- Email volume in the price. 60,000 to 600,000 campaign emails a year, without paying by the number of contacts you store.
- Better lead visibility. Call tracking and website visitor identification show where enquiries come from.
- Predictable pricing. One price per team in pounds, billed annually or monthly, with usage allowances spelled out up front.
- UK-based human support. Telagus is run from Wallington, Surrey, with priority support from Growth and training on Business.
Is Telagus a good HubSpot alternative for UK businesses?
Yes, for small and growing UK businesses that sell by phone, text and email. Telagus includes the calling, UK SMS and email marketing volume that a HubSpot user usually adds through Marketing Hub and third-party apps, at one predictable price in pounds. If your growth depends on advanced marketing automation, attribution and a large app ecosystem, HubSpot remains the stronger choice.
Which should you choose?
- You want a free CRM for two people to track contacts and deals: HubSpot’s free CRM is hard to beat.
- Your growth is driven by inbound marketing, content and complex automation: HubSpot, especially with Marketing Hub Professional.
- You are a team of 2 to 10 that calls and texts UK customers every day: Telagus, with calling, SMS and campaigns included.
- You want to know which ads and pages make the phone ring: Telagus, thanks to built-in call tracking and visitor identification.
Moving from HubSpot to Telagus
- Export your contacts, companies and deals from HubSpot as CSV files.
- Decide which properties you still need, then create matching custom fields in Telagus.
- Import your records and check a sample.
- Set up your Telagus phone numbers, forms and email templates.
- Rebuild your key workflows as automated funnels.
- Run both systems side by side for a week or two, then switch over.
Book a tour and the Telagus team will help you plan the move.
Frequently asked questions
Is Telagus cheaper than HubSpot?
On licences alone, HubSpot’s introductory Sales Hub Starter offer is cheaper. Once you need calling, SMS to UK customers and campaign email volume, Telagus usually costs less, because those are included in its plans. Against Sales Hub Professional, ten users pay £9,720 a year in HubSpot licences compared with £1,249 on Telagus Business.
Can HubSpot send SMS to UK customers?
Not natively. HubSpot’s documentation says its SMS tool sends only from US numbers to recipients in the US and Canada, and needs Marketing Hub Professional or Enterprise plus an add-on. UK businesses use third-party SMS integrations. Telagus includes SMS credits on every paid plan.
Does Telagus have a free plan like HubSpot?
Yes. Telagus Forever Free covers 1 user, 500 contacts and 100 emails a month, while HubSpot’s free CRM allows 2 users and 1,000 contacts. Telagus paid plans start at £340 a year for up to two users and add phone numbers, call minutes and SMS credits.
What is a good HubSpot alternative for UK companies?
For small UK teams that sell by phone, text and email, Telagus is a strong alternative: it includes calling, UK SMS and email marketing in one price in pounds, with UK-based support. For deep customisation at a low price, Zoho CRM is another option.
Can I move my data from HubSpot to Telagus?
Yes. Export your records from HubSpot as CSV files, recreate the properties you need as custom fields, and import them into Telagus.
Related reading
- Best CRM software for small business: how to choose
- Telagus vs Salesforce
- Telagus vs Zoho CRM
- Telagus vs Attio
See Telagus for yourself
Compare the plans on our pricing page, or book a tour and we will show you how Telagus would work for your team.
Pricing note: Telagus prices are the UK prices on our pricing page, which shows prices in your local currency, so visitors outside the UK will see different figures. HubSpot UK Sales Hub prices are as reported by ExpertSure (reconfirmed 10 October 2026); HubSpot’s SMS limits are from HubSpot’s knowledge base (updated 5 October 2026). All prices exclude VAT and were checked in October 2026. HubSpot’s Starter price is a limited-time offer. Prices and features change, so check each provider’s website before you buy.
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