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 web development and digital marketing company offering services in website management, CRM integration, and CMS development. Reviews indicate that approximately 85% of clients appreciate their adaptability, timely communication, and ability to meet project requirements effectively. Clients also commend Computan for understanding their business needs and providing quality solutions within budget, although a few mentioned room for improvement in project delivery timelines and proactive communication.
$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49kamloops, CanadaServices provided
See all 98 projectsSet2Close is a CRM Consultancy specializing in CRM Implementation and CRM Systems Integration, particularly with HubSpot. The reviews highlight exceptional onboarding experiences, personalized guidance, and effective project management, with 100% of clients expressing satisfaction with their tailored solutions and ongoing support. Notably, 43% of reviewers praised their expertise in aligning CRM systems with specific business needs.
$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TXServices provided
See all 102 projectsPeeklogic, LLC is a CRM Consulting and Systems Integration company specializing in Salesforce development, CRM implementation, and integration services. The company has consistently received positive feedback, with 100% of reviews highlighting their responsiveness and expertise in Salesforce solutions. Clients commend Peeklogic, LLC for delivering projects on time and within budget while maintaining excellent communication and flexibility.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Columbia, MO
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See all 1 projectsBoykin offers mobile app development services, creating apps for iOS and Android platforms. Feedback highlights their impressive speed in launching projects and effective project management using CRM, phone, and email communication. Clients reported a positive experience, with measurable outcomes such as increased store signups and delivery hires, indicating satisfaction with Boykin's service quality.
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Undisclosed$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Greeneville, TN
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See all 1 projectsStonehamer is a leading IT consulting and services company committed to delivering tailored solutions for businesses navigating the complexities of technology. With expertise spanning IT consulting,
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Chicago, ILServices provided
See all 15 projectsCloudMasonry is a CRM Consultancy specializing in CRM Implementation and CRM Systems Integration. Reviewers overwhelmingly highlight their expertise and professionalism, with 100% satisfaction, noting their ability to deliver projects on time and within budget. Approximately 80% of reviewers commend their proactive approach and strong communication skills, emphasizing the value they provide in CRM Consulting and SI services.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Midrand, South Africa
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Kukua Digital, a Digital Strategy company, was established in 2020. They offers Digital Strategy and Search Engine Optimization.
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$25,000+$300+ / hr2 - 9Docklands, Australia
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Launch IT Systems is an ERP consulting and SI company. They were established in 2022 and provide ERP consulting and SI and IT managed services.
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Edmonton, Canada
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Custom software development company Kuba Cloud provides Custom Software Development and Mobile App Development. They are based in Edmonton, Canada.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Greenside, England
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Munki computer Help, an IT strategy consulting company, was established in 2017. The firm specializes in IT strategy consulting and IT managed services.
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Brand Logo Maker is a mobile application development company based in Karachi, Pakistan. Established in 2021, the team offers Mobile App Development and Other Application Development.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Sarsan Infotech is a CRM consulting and SI company. Established in 2022, the team offers CRM consulting and SI and Cybersecurity.
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InnovanSIS LLC is a custom software development firm. The team specializes in Custom Software Development and E-Commerce Development, and the agency is in Cape Coral, Florida.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Temecula, CA
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CRM consulting and SI company Digital Brand Power is located in Temecula, California and Atlanta, Georgia. They offer CRM consulting and SI and Conversion Optimization and were founded in 2018.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Zug, Switzerland
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Simple Task Switzerland is a Digital Strategy company in Zug, Switzerland. They specialize in Digital Strategy and Content Marketing.
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Profit Pilot is a Digital Engineering company. They offer Digital Engineering and CRM consulting and SI and were established in 2022.
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr2 - 9
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GearTooth is a small IT strategy consulting company. They specialize in IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI and were launched in 2016.
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$250,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9
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Software development firm Recursive Software was launched in 2019. The agency offers Custom Software Development and CRM consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Nairobi, Kenya
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Cidax Integrated is a small Digital Strategy company founded in 2020. Their team focuses on Digital Strategy and Web Design.
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Undisclosed$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Miami Gardens, FL
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Based in Miami Gardens, Florida, DataDabble is an Email Marketing company. Founded in 2021, the team focuses on Email Marketing and Market Research.
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Founded in 2022, Websights is a website development firm. Their services include Web Development and Conversion Optimization.
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$10,000+$300+ / hr2 - 9Birkirkara, Malta
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Founded in 2014, Lawkraft is an artificial intelligence firm. The team specializes in Artificial Intelligence and AI Consulting.
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9
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TechHub Centric is an IT strategy consulting company. Located in Lagos, Nigeria, the company was launched in 2021. Their team focuses on IT strategy consulting and other IT consulting and SI.
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MarginSales is a CRM consulting and SI company. They are located in Gurugram, India, and their services include CRM consulting and SI and Sales Outsourcing.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9São José dos Campos, Brazil
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Agência by Skull | SEO, Google Ads e Criação de sites is a branding firm. Their small team is based in São José dos Campos, Brazil. Their services include Branding and Search Engine
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9
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Web design agency Codroid IT Labs was launched in 2024. The small team focuses on Web Design and CRM consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9
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Founded in 2024, Catalytics Automation is a CRM consulting and SI company. Their team offers CRM consulting and SI and Business Consulting.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9
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Cloudenx Consulting is an IT strategy consulting company established in 2023. Their services include IT strategy consulting and cloud consulting & SI.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9București, Romania
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NoraBytes is a website development company. Their team is headquartered in București, Romania and focuses on Web Development and Enterprise App Modernization.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Los Angeles, CA
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2X Market, a CRM consulting and SI company, is in Los Angeles, California. They offer CRM consulting and SI and AI Consulting.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9
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SM Business Partners is a web design company based in El Paso, Texas. They focus on Web Design and UX/UI Design and were launched in 2023.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Providencia, Chile
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AXIS WEB STUDIO is a web design company. Their small team is headquartered in Providencia, Chile. Their services include Web Design and Web Development.
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$10,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9
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Elan Tech is a Crawley, England-based software development firm. They provide Custom Software Development and CRM consulting and SI.
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$5,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Blair Athol, Australia
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Founded in 1994, Business System Development is a small IT strategy consulting company located in Blair Athol, Australia. Their team offers IT strategy consulting and IT managed services.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr2 - 9Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Big data analytics company Avion Analytics is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. They focus on BI & big data consulting & SI and Finance & Accounting Outsourcing (FAO).
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Lahore, Pakistan
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In Lahore, Pakistan, JASS Logics is an AI Consulting company. They focus on AI Consulting and ERP consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Bengaluru, India
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Kareva Techsol, a mobile application development firm, is located in Perumbaikad, India and Bengaluru, India. The team offers Mobile App Development and IT strategy consulting.
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Dragonfruit Ventures LLC is an AI Consulting company. They were established in 2016, and their services include AI Consulting and Sales Outsourcing.
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$10,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9
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REVOT (Revolutionary Technology LLC), a Generative AI company, is in Wyoming, Michigan. They focus on Generative AI and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9
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Lets talk Riches, a web design agency, is in Whitby, Canada. The team focuses on Web Design and Web Development.
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Undisclosed$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Gurugram, India
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Scalex360 is a custom software development company. The team is headquartered in Gurugram, India, and their services include Custom Software Development and Blockchain.
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Undisclosed$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9T'bilisi, Georgia
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ALLONE is a small artificial intelligence company located in T'bilisi, Georgia. Their services include Artificial Intelligence and IT strategy consulting.
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Auran Solutions, an IT strategy consulting company, was launched in 2026. The team specializes in IT strategy consulting and cloud consulting & SI and is based in ghaziabad, India.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Cape Town, South Africa
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Small AI Consulting company Heferon, is in Cape Town, South Africa. Their services include AI Consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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Vigisolvo Private Limited, an ERP consulting and SI company, specialize in ERP consulting and SI and CRM consulting and SI. They were founded in 2025.
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Direct Marketing company Groww Infotech was established in 2025. Headquartered in Ahmedabad, India, the team specializes in Direct Marketing and Web Development.
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MarTechulate is an Email Marketing company. The team provides Email Marketing and Marketing Strategy, and the firm is located in London, England.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Atlanta, GA
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Lumarix Solutions is a big data company established in 2026. The team focuses on BI & big data consulting & SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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Webwizard is an Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan-based Direct Marketing company. They specialize in Direct Marketing and Other Marketing.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Manchester, England
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LEAPFLY is a small Direct Marketing company located in Manchester, England. Their services include Direct Marketing and Sales Outsourcing.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Rehovot, Israel
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Lidor Digital is an AI Agents company. Their small team of employees is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel. Their team provides AI Agents and Custom Software Development.
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Launched in 2025, ReadyHand.ai is an artificial intelligence company. The team specializes in Artificial Intelligence and Mobile App Development.
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Undisclosed$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Cardiff, Wales
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Founded in 2025, Novello Consulting is a small CRM consulting and SI company. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and Business Consulting.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Greenville, SC
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IT managed services company Flux Technologies is located in Greenville, South Carolina. Established in 2024, the team specializes in IT managed services and IT strategy consulting.
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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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37.7/40.018.6/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249L'viv, Ukraine
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36.7/40.017.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TX
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36.1/40.017.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Chicago, IL
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35.3/40.017.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience7.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249London, England
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34.4/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.5/10 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 / hr10 - 49
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33.8/40.017.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Seattle, WA
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33.8/40.016.6/20 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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$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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32.6/40.016.4/20 Reviews9.3/10 Clients & Experience6.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Bengaluru, India
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32.4/40.017.4/20 Reviews8.7/10 Clients & Experience6.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$50,000+$50 - $99 / hr250 - 999
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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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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Kyiv, Ukraine
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32.1/40.016.4/20 Reviews7.5/10 Clients & Experience8.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$25 - $49 / hr1,000 - 9,999Orlando, FL
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40/40.020/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience10/10 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 - 9,999Jersey City, NJ
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39.8/40.020/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Thorold, Canada
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34.5/40.015.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.7/10 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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31.8/40.014.6/20 Reviews7.6/10 Clients & Experience9.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr250 - 999Warszawa, Poland
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32.8/40.016.6/20 Reviews9.7/10 Clients & Experience6.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr250 - 999London, England
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31.5/40.016.2/20 Reviews8.5/10 Clients & Experience6.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
60% CRM Consulting and SI40% 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.
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.