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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$10,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Dehradun, IndiaServices provided
See all 31 projectsCynoteck Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is a CRM Consulting and Systems Integration company recognized for its strong work ethic and effective project management. The company successfully developed a robust CRM system for a real estate client, with 100% of feedback highlighting their responsiveness and eagerness to meet client needs.
$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Thorold, CanadaServices provided
See all 47 projectsComputan is a web development company that specializes in HubSpot and WordPress integration, offering services such as website development, CMS management, and CRM integration. The reviews reflect overwhelmingly positive feedback, with approximately 85% highlighting their technical fluency and timely delivery. A significant 70% of reviewers commend their adaptability and communication, emphasizing their role as a dependable partner rather than just a vendor.
$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49kamloops, CanadaServices provided
See all 103 projectsSet2Close specializes in CRM Consulting and Systems Integration, with a strong focus on HubSpot implementation and optimization. The company has received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with 100% of reviewers highlighting their expertise, and personalized approach. Clients frequently commend Set2Close for their organizational skills and ability to tailor solutions to specific business needs, making them highly recommended for CRM services.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49
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Established in 2019, Timidlly, Inc is a small New York, New York-based IT strategy consulting company. Their team specializes in IT strategy consulting and ERP consulting and SI.
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Gurugram, India
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ISMEDU Software Solutions is a branding agency. Their small team is headquartered in Gurugram, India and Gurgaon, India. Their services include Branding and CRM consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TXServices provided
See all 106 projectsPeeklogic, LLC is a CRM Consulting and SI company specializing in Salesforce development, CRM integration, and customer relationship management consulting. They consistently receive positive feedback, with 100% of reviewers impressed by their proactive communication, on-time delivery, and ability to handle complex projects, often exceeding expectations. Their expertise in CRM systems integration and alignment with client values are frequently highlighted.
$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Indianapolis, INServices 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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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Melbourne, Australia
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Founded in 2019, Digital Anthropology is a small Melbourne, Australia-based Conversion Optimization company. Their services include Conversion Optimization and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Atlanta, GA
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Based in Atlanta, Georgia, RetSci is a small IT strategy consulting company. The team specializes in IT strategy consulting and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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$10,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Watford, England
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MAF Group is a small IT managed services company founded in 2021. Their team provides IT managed services and IT strategy consulting.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49
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Founded in 2022, Quite Binary is an ERP consulting and SI company. The firm offers ERP consulting and SI and BI & big data consulting & SI, and is small.
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Undisclosed< $25 / hr10 - 49Kouba, Algeria
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Located in Kouba, Algeria, InventCorp is a small software development firm. The team focuses on Custom Software Development and ERP consulting and SI.
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$250,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49
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Web development company DIGI INDIA SOLUTIONS was established in 2022. Headquartered in Delhi, India, the team provides Web Development and Custom Software Development.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49
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Ninjabot s.r.o., an AI Agents company, was launched in 2017. They provides AI Agents and Custom Software Development.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr10 - 49Indore, India
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Application development company Criniger Technologies Private Limited focuses on Mobile App Development and Custom Software Development. They were launched in 2024.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Greenwood Village, CO
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Apex Consulting Group, LLC is a Greenwood Village, Colorado-based Business Consulting company. Their services include Business Consulting and ERP consulting and SI.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49London, England
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Based in London, England, Automaly is an AI Agents company. They specialize in AI Agents and Artificial Intelligence.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Gandhinagar, India
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IT strategy consulting company Skylink Infosolutions™ was established in 2020. The team specializes in IT strategy consulting and ECM consulting and SI.
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Sublime Logics, an API Development company, is based in Sargodha, Pakistan. Their services include API Development and AI Agents.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Enterprise Systems Analysis Technology - L.L.C. - S.P.C. Is an ERP consulting and SI company founded in 2011. The agency specializes in ERP consulting and SI and IT managed services.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49New York, NY
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Your Web Solutions LLC, a website development firm, was established in 2023. In New York, New York and Toronto, Canada, the team specializes in Web Development and Web Design.
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Founded in 2024, Circle Tech, a small software development company, is headquartered in California, California. Their services include Custom Software Development and Web Development.
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Undisclosed$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Gurugram, India
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Founded in 2016, Infrasys limited, a small ERP consulting and SI company, is in Gurugram, India. Their services include ERP consulting and SI and cloud consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49El Sheikh Zayed City, Egypt
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Code Wealth is a custom software development company. Their team is headquartered in El Sheikh Zayed City, Egypt and specializes in Custom Software Development and ERP consulting and SI.
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Avilio is an ERP consulting and SI company. Established in 2022, the team offers ERP consulting and SI and AI Agents. The company is based in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
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$10,000+< $25 / hr10 - 49
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Headquartered in UJJAIN, India, Profilics is a software development firm. The team specializes in Custom Software Development and Application Management & Support.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Richmond, Canada
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Joho TeK is a cloud consulting & SI company. They offer cloud consulting & SI and IT managed services and were founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in Richmond, Canada.
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Growth Labs Marketing Agency is a Robotics Process Automation company launched in 2023. Their services include Robotics Process Automation and Search Engine Optimization.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr2 - 9Cherkasy, Ukraine
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Elevate Lead Agency, a small Sales Outsourcing company, is located in Cherkasy, Ukraine. Their services include Sales Outsourcing and Email Marketing.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Kasavanahalli, India
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Arkido Web Services is a web design agency established in 2016. Their team provides Web Design and Search Engine Optimization.
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Founded in 2026, Alto Ledger is a small website development firm. Their team focuses on Web Development and Mobile App Development.
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Nathan Binford is an Advertising company launched in 2020. The team specializes in Advertising and CRM consulting and SI.
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$10,000+$200 - $300 / hrFreelancer
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2Infinity is a CRM consulting and SI company launched in 2023. The firm offers CRM consulting and SI and Business Consulting, and is small.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hrFreelancer
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Julie Howlett | Digital Marketing & HubSpot is a CRM consulting and SI company. The Bowling Green, Kentucky-based team specializes in CRM consulting and SI and Digital Strategy.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hrFreelancerMoncton, Canada
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Rellatech is a Back Office Outsourcing company. Located in Moncton, Canada, the company was established in 2021. Their team offers Back Office Outsourcing and CRM consulting and SI.
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MTC GS Limited is an IT strategy consulting company founded in 2012. The team offers IT strategy consulting and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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$1,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Elizabeth, NJ
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Yuro is a Conversion Optimization company. Based in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the agency was founded in 2023. Their team offers Conversion Optimization and Search Engine Optimization.
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Founded in 2012, Techno Vibes is a custom software development firm. The small team specializes in Custom Software Development and Web Development.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249New Delhi, India
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Established in 2021, Customer Success Technology Pvt Ltd is a midsize New Delhi, India-based IT strategy consulting company. Their team specializes in IT strategy consulting and cloud consulting &
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Sheridan, WY
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Royal Design USA is a software development company. The Sheridan, Wyoming-based company was established in 2021. Their team focuses on Custom Software Development and Web Development.
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Undisclosed$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Rzeszów, Poland
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Ivenium Marketing is a Marketing Strategy company. Their team is headquartered in Rzeszów, Poland and London, England and specializes in Marketing Strategy and AI Consulting.
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Frozen Fire is a branding firm based in Dallas, Texas and Denver, Colorado. Their services include Branding and Social Media Marketing.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Nottingham , England
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Launched in 1999, Senior Internet Limited is a website development company. The team offers Web Development and Search Engine Optimization and is headquartered in Nottingham , England.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Rocklin, CA
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LOJO Marketing is an e-commerce development firm. Based in Rocklin, California, the team specializes in E-Commerce Development and Web Design.
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Edinburgh, Scotland
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Based in Edinburgh, Scotland and London, England, Lynchpin Analytics is a small Marketing Strategy company. The team focuses on Marketing Strategy and Digital Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Cape Town, South Africa
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Shift ONE Digital is a SEO company launched in 2011. Their services include Search Engine Optimization and Graphic Design.
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Founded in 2013, Aloha! is an Advertising company. Their team specializes in Advertising and Marketing Strategy.
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Acorn Marketing is an Email Marketing company. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the company offers Email Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Nottingham, England
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SAM Software Solutions is an IT managed services company. They were launched in 1995, and their services include IT managed services and CRM consulting and SI.
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$25,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Boston, MA
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Demand Generation Marketing company Refine Labs was established in 2019. The team provides Demand Generation Marketing and Performance Marketing.
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Imolko Corp is an Email Marketing company. Established in 2001, the team offers Email Marketing and DevOps Managed Services.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Kozhikode, India
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Aviv Digital is an Email Marketing company. The Kozhikode, India-based company was launched in 2016. Their team specializes in Email Marketing and Social Media Marketing.
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$1,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Winooski, VT
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Established in 2009, Aerie is an AI company. The team focuses on Artificial Intelligence and Enterprise App Modernization and is in Winooski, Vermont and Charlotte, North Carolina.
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MailMonitor is an Email Marketing company located in Salem, New Hampshire. They provide Email Marketing and Direct Marketing.
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Romulus Digital is a software development company. They focus on Custom Software Development and Enterprise App Modernization and were founded in 2022.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TX
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249København, Denmark
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36.9/40.017.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TX
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36.5/40.017.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Wrocław, Poland
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36.2/40.018/20 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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36.1/40.016.6/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Indianapolis, IN
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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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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Thorold, Canada
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36.3/40.016.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.5/10 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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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Dover, DE
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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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$50,000+Undisclosed1,000 - 9,999Warszawa, Poland
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35.1/40.016.2/20 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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$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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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.