Top CRM Consultants
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) consulting helps businesses select, implement, integrate, and optimize the CRM platform that runs their sales, marketing, and customer service operations. A CRM consultant audits your workflows, migrates and cleans customer data, customizes and configures the system, connects it to tools like ERP and marketing automation, and trains your team so the platform actually gets adopted.
Most CRM consultants specialize by platform. On Clutch you can compare verified Salesforce consultants, HubSpot partners, and Microsoft Dynamics consultants along with firms supporting Zoho, NetSuite, Oracle, and other systems, so you can shortlist partners certified in the platform you already run or plan to adopt.
Engagements here typically start at a $1,000 minimum project size, with hourly rates running from under $25 to $300+ depending on platform complexity and seniority; entry-level configuration work commonly falls in the $25–$49/hr band. Every firm listed is verified through Clutch's review process, which confirms business registration, legal history, and client feedback, so you can compare on evidence rather than marketing.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Thorold, CanadaServices provided
See all 45 projectsComputan is a versatile web development company offering comprehensive services, including WordPress and HubSpot development, CMS integration, and digital marketing support. Overall, 100% of reviews highlight their technical expertise and reliability, with approximately 85% praising their timeliness and communication. Clients appreciate Computan's adaptability and value for cost, though some suggest minor improvements in project delivery visibility and proactive communication.
$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49kamloops, CanadaServices provided
See all 102 projectsSet2Close is a CRM Consultancy specializing in CRM Implementation, Integration, and Customer Relationship Management Consulting. They receive consistently positive feedback, with 100% of reviews highlighting their expertise in HubSpot, exceptional project management, and personalized support. Clients particularly appreciate their organized approach and ability to tailor solutions to specific business needs, as noted in 80% of the reviews.
$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TXServices provided
See all 103 projectsPeeklogic, LLC specializes in CRM Consultancy, CRM Implementation, and CRM Integration, with a focus on Salesforce solutions. Based on client reviews, 100% of the feedback is positive, highlighting their professionalism, timely delivery, and strong communication skills. Clients frequently mention Peeklogic's ability to rescue and enhance complex projects, demonstrating their expertise in Customer Relationship Management Integration.
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R3 Software, a CRM consulting and SI company, was established in 2023. The small team provides CRM consulting and SI and Web Development.
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Saranyx is a CRM consulting and SI company. Established in 2024, the team provides CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development. The agency is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Chicago, ILServices provided
See all 15 projectsCloudMasonry is a CRM Consultancy specializing in CRM Implementation, CRM Integration, and Customer Relationship Management Consulting services. Their reviews reflect a high level of expertise, professionalism, and client satisfaction, with 100% of reviewers expressing positive feedback. Clients commend their proactive approach, knowledge in CRM systems, and ability to deliver projects on time and within budget.
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Amiti Logic is a custom software development firm. The team focuses on Custom Software Development and CRM consulting and SI and is located in पुणे, India.
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Marketing Sales Management Ltd is an Advertising company. The team focuses on Advertising and Direct Marketing and is headquartered in Isleham, England.
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Undisclosed$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Warsash, England
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Hampshire Marketing is a small social media marketing agency. Established in 2025, the team focuses on Social Media Marketing and Content Marketing.
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In London, England, Inoviox Solutions ltd is an IT strategy consulting company. Their services include IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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IT strategy consulting company APIDEVX was founded in 2025. Headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan, the team focuses on IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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Branding company Living Light Digital is located in Gresham, Oregon. The team provides Branding and Digital Strategy.
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CRM consulting and SI company ioauto was established in 2025. The team focuses on CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development and is in Gdańsk, Poland.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9London, England
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CRM consulting and SI company Abotly Ltd is in London, England. The team offers CRM consulting and SI and Artificial Intelligence.
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Launched in 2024, Hack'celeration is a small AI development company located in Paris, France. Their team provides Artificial Intelligence and CRM consulting and SI.
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Azaiah IT Solutions is a CRM consulting and SI company. Based in Mississauga, Canada, the firm was launched in 2024. Their team provides CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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KretruTosh Consulting is an IT strategy consulting company. Their team is in Mumbai, India. The firm provides IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Nuevo México, Mexico
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Digital TW is a small branding company established in 2022. Their team provides Branding and CRM consulting and SI.
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Custom software development company Wellfobes India Pvt Ltd was established in 2025. The team specializes in Custom Software Development and CRM consulting and SI and is based in Delhi, India.
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Techlynx Solutions is an IT strategy consulting company founded in 2025. Their services include IT strategy consulting and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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Founded in 2025, App Engine Ltd is a web design company. The firm provides Web Design and UX/UI Design.
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Small CRM consulting and SI company Cornflea Technologies Pvt. Ltd., is in Ahmedabad, India. The team offers CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development.
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Launched in 2024, Alphanidus, a small CRM consulting and SI company, is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development.
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Neuracore AI is a small CRM consulting and SI company established in 2025. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and Artificial Intelligence.
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RiseLogic Pro is a social media marketing company founded in 2024. The firm specializes in Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Sheridan, WY
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DCS Software Solutions, a small web design company, is in Sheridan, Wyoming. The team provides Web Design and UX/UI Design.
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BizBrandCollective is a Digital Strategy company. They were established in 2025, and their services include Digital Strategy and Social Media Marketing.
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Launched in 2025, CodePillars is a small Indore, India-based web design agency. Their services include Web Design and UX/UI Design.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr2 - 9Karachi, Pakistan
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Codevizo Technologies is a Karachi, Pakistan-based user experience design agency. Founded in 2022, the team specializes in UX/UI Design and IT strategy consulting.
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Idrisoft solutions is a social media marketing agency. Launched in 2023, the firm is located in Mumbai, India. Their team provides Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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Established in 2025, Samurai Labs is a Product Design company. The team specializes in Product Design and CRM consulting and SI and is located in raipur, India.
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2 Red Socks Inc. Is an IT strategy consulting company. The team specializes in IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI, and the firm is based in Newmarket, Canada.
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IT strategy consulting company ZenIT Solution was founded in 2024. The company offers IT strategy consulting and ERP consulting and SI, and is small.
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SaaS Development is a CRM consulting and SI company. They are based in New York City, Alabama and have small team. They provide CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development.
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The Neuro Cloud is an IT strategy consulting company headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan. Their services include IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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Novacoreautomations, a web design company, is based in Karachi, Pakistan. They provide Web Design and CRM consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Ghaziabad, India
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Founded in 2025, Sevaa.it is a small web design agency. Their team specializes in Web Design and UX/UI Design.
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Argotz AB is a small CRM consulting and SI company. They specialize in CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development and were established in 2024.
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Revenanas, a CRM consulting and SI company, was established in 2024. The small team provides CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development.
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Web Grow Advisor is a Delhi, India-based SEO services firm. The team provides Search Engine Optimization and CRM consulting and SI.
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OryNet - IT Services & Consulting is a cloud consulting & SI company. They provide cloud consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI and were founded in 2024. The company is in hyderabad, India.
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Based in Nairobi, Kenya, FlowFusion AI is an AI Consulting company. Launched in 2020, the team offers AI Consulting and AI Agents.
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$1,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Roma, Italy
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Tommaso Maria Ricci is a social media marketing company based in Roma, Italy. They provide Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization and were established in 2020.
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$10,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Warszawa, Poland
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Scenarify AI, a CRM consulting and SI company, provides CRM consulting and SI and Artificial Intelligence. The company is headquartered in Warszawa, Poland.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Jaipur, India
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Aurateria Technologies is a CRM consulting and SI company. The Jaipur, India-based team focuses on CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development.
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Located in Bengaluru, India, Binary Budds is a web design company. They provide Web Design and CRM consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Casablanca, Morocco
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Connext Agency is a social media marketing agency. Their small team of employees is located in Casablanca, Morocco. Their team offers Social Media Marketing and Email Marketing.
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CRM consulting and SI company Ennobel was launched in 2025. The team provides CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Kreuztal, Germany
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TrendPlus™ is a social media marketing agency launched in 2023. The team provides Social Media Marketing and Email Marketing and is in Kreuztal, Germany.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Braives, Belgium
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Antesy is a CRM consulting and SI company. The Braives, Belgium-based agency was founded in 2022. Their team specializes in CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Osijek, Croatia
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Reshape Agency is an IT strategy consulting company. In Osijek, Croatia, the firm was launched in 2023. Their services include IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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GTMoutboundservices is a Direct Marketing company launched in 2025. Headquartered in Leeds, England, the team specializes in Direct Marketing and Marketing Strategy.
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Located in New Delhi, India, NexCraft Digital is a SEO services firm. They focus on Search Engine Optimization and CRM consulting and SI and were launched in 2025.
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Avantage AI is a small CRM consulting and SI company launched in 2025. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TX
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40/40.020/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience10/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249København, Denmark
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37.1/40.018/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Wrocław, Poland
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36.6/40.018.4/20 Reviews9.8/10 Clients & Experience8.4/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249L'viv, Ukraine
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36.3/40.016.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TX
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35.9/40.017.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Chicago, IL
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35.5/40.017.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249London, England
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34.6/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.7/10 Clients & Experience8.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr250 - 999Phoenix, AZ
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34.3/40.016.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience7.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Seattle, WA
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33.6/40.016.4/20 Reviews9.1/10 Clients & Experience8.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Atlanta, GA
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33.6/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.6/10 Clients & Experience7.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49kamloops, Canada
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37.4/40.020/20 Reviews9.6/10 Clients & Experience7.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr1,000 - 9,999New York, NY
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32.9/40.016.2/20 Reviews6.8/10 Clients & Experience9.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Hanoi, Vietnam
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35.5/40.016.8/20 Reviews9.8/10 Clients & Experience8.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Chicago, IL
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32.8/40.015.8/20 Reviews9.3/10 Clients & Experience7.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Kyiv, Ukraine
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32.7/40.017/20 Reviews7.5/10 Clients & Experience8.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Thorold, Canada
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35.3/40.015.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$50,000+Undisclosed1,000 - 9,999Warszawa, Poland
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35.3/40.016.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Miami, FL
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32.4/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.3/10 Clients & Experience6.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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32.3/40.016.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience6.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249St. Albert, Canada
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32.2/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.3/10 Clients & Experience6.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+< $25 / hr50 - 249Indore, India
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32.2/40.016.8/20 Reviews9.5/10 Clients & Experience5.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$25 - $49 / hr1,000 - 9,999Orlando, FL
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39.9/40.020/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Los Angeles, CA
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31.9/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.6/10 Clients & Experience6.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$25 - $49 / hr1,000 - 9,999Decatur, GA
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37.2/40.017.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr250 - 999
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31.8/40.016.6/20 Reviews8.1/10 Clients & Experience7.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249New York, NY
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31.8/40.015.6/20 Reviews7.7/10 Clients & Experience8.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Bengaluru, India
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31.8/40.016.8/20 Reviews8.7/10 Clients & Experience6.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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31.8/40.014.6/20 Reviews7.6/10 Clients & Experience9.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Flower Mound, TX
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31.4/40.016.2/20 Reviews8.5/10 Clients & Experience6.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
90% CRM Consulting and SI10% Other
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CRM Consultants FAQs
Many CRM consultants offer ample expertise in the field, but how do you select the best fit for your project? First, it's important to cultivate an understanding of the industry in order to set expectations. We've compiled some simple FAQs to help you do just that.
Clutch features companies that implement, customize, and optimize CRM platforms to drive sales, marketing, and service performance quarterly based on a proprietary methodology. The top CRM consulting and development companies for 2026 include:
Start with platform certifications that match your system (Salesforce, HubSpot, or Microsoft partner status), then check recent verified reviews from clients in a similar industry and company size. Confirm the consultant's scope covers data migration and post-launch user-adoption training, not just initial setup — abandoned implementations are usually a training gap, not a software gap. Finally, align on project size and budget up front. The most common hiring mistake is engaging an unverified firm without confirming credentials or a clear adoption plan.
Clutch lists consultants across all major CRM platforms. The most common specializations are Salesforce, HubSpot, and Microsoft Dynamics, alongside firms working in Zoho, NetSuite, Oracle, SAP, and Sugar CRM. Matching a consultant's platform certification (for example, a HubSpot Diamond Partner or a certified Salesforce partner) to the system you use is the fastest way to narrow the list.
Most CRM implementations take 2 to 6 months of active work. Timeline is driven by data-migration complexity, the number of integrations, how much custom development is required, and the depth of user-adoption training. Simple platform setups can finish in a few weeks; multi-system integrations for enterprise teams can run longer. Skipping the testing and training phases is the most common cause of delays and low adoption.
You can filter this directory by location to find consultants in your region or time zone. Clutch maintains local rankings for major markets — for example, CRM consultants in Austin and the broader Top CRM consultants in the United States — and platform-specific city pages such as Salesforce consultants in Chicago, Denver, Seattle, and New York. Local partners can be useful for on-site workshops, timezone overlap, and in-person training, though most CRM work today is delivered remotely.
CRM consulting projects on Clutch generally start at a $1,000 minimum project size. Hourly rates range from under $25 to $300+, with entry-level configuration and admin work commonly in the $25–$49/hr band and senior platform architects or specialized Salesforce/Dynamics work running $150–$300+/hr. Ongoing retainers typically fall between $2,000 and $10,000 per month, while larger implementation and systems-integration engagements can start around $25,000. Cost depends on platform complexity, data migration scope, customization, and the number of integrations.
A functional CRM consultant focuses on the business side — gathering requirements, mapping processes, defining strategy, and configuring the platform to match how your team works. A technical CRM consultant focuses on the engineering side — data models, custom API development, third-party integrations, deployment, and testing. Larger projects also distinguish strategy consultants (roadmap and platform selection) from implementation consultants (hands-on build and rollout). Many engagements use a mix, so it helps to define which phase you're hiring for before you shortlist.