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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Emailblu is an Email Marketing company. Located in Dallas, Texas, the team provides Email Marketing and Marketing Strategy.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr10 - 49Deil, Netherlands
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Beround is a Deil, Netherlands-based AI company. Founded in 2014, the team focuses on Artificial Intelligence and Application Testing.
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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+< $25 / hr10 - 49Queens, NY
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Devs On Steroids LLC is a Queens, New York-based web development company. Established in 2025, the team focuses on Web Development and Web Design.
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Founded in 2019, Technicul Cloud LLP is a website development firm. The team offers Web Development and Mobile App Development and is based in Mumbai, India.
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$5,000+< $25 / hr10 - 49Cairo, Egypt
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New Tech Software - NTS is an ERP consulting and SI company founded in 2017. The company offers ERP consulting and SI and Other Application Development, and is small.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49
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Founded in 2022, Frosted is an Email Marketing company. The small team offers Email Marketing and SMS Marketing.
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Dijicrea is a web design company. Their team is located in İstanbul, Türkiye and provides Web Design and UX/UI Design.
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$50,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Aschheim, Germany
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Launched in 2021, ARES Consulting GmbH is an IT strategy consulting company. The agency focuses on IT strategy consulting and cloud consulting & SI.
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Branding agency Born Creative was founded in 2015. The agency specializes in Branding and Social Media Marketing, and is small.
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Located in Bela Vista, Brazil, Preditiva.co is a SEO services firm. Their services include Search Engine Optimization and E-Commerce Development.
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Agencia Roco is a website development firm launched in 2020. The team specializes in Web Development and Marketing Strategy.
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Xylity Technologies is a small cloud consulting & SI company established in 2014. Their team focuses on cloud consulting & SI and Financial Advising & Planning.
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AI Consulting company SOLVD.cloud is based in Lehi, Utah. The team provides AI Consulting and cloud consulting & SI.
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IntegratingMe is a Content Writing Services company headquartered in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. They provide Content Writing Services and CRM consulting and SI and were founded in 2022.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Islamabad, Pakistan
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Founded in 2017, Lipsum Technologies (Pvt) Ltd is a website development company. Their team specializes in Web Development and E-Commerce Development.
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DEVSYS DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V., an ERP consulting and SI company, was founded in 2006. The team focuses on ERP consulting and SI and IT strategy consulting and is based in Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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$10,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49London, England
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AQBAY is a custom software development firm established in 2025. The firm specializes in Custom Software Development and Microservices Architecture Services.
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Iconic Brand Group is a small Business Consulting company located in Tampa, Florida. Their services include Business Consulting and Marketing Strategy.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Minsk, Belarus
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KBK TechLab is a small Minsk, Belarus-based custom software development company. The team provides Custom Software Development and Artificial Intelligence.
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Centrax Digital is an IT strategy consulting company launched in 2006. The team specializes in IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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Maven Group Global, a SEO services firm, specializes in Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click. The company is based in Hyderabad, India.
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Islamabad, Pakistan
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IntegCubes is a business intelligence company. They provide BI & big data consulting & SI and Custom Software Development and are located in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Dawsonville, GA
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AI Consulting company Blackstone+Cullen is headquartered in Dawsonville, Georgia. The team specializes in AI Consulting and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Białystok, Poland
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Grupa Domino IT Sp. Z o.o. Is an IT strategy consulting company founded in 2024. Their team offers IT strategy consulting and cloud consulting & SI.
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Syslab Technologies Sdn Bhd is a software development firm. They were founded in 2011, and their services include Custom Software Development and cloud consulting & SI.
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Intology Ltd is a Business Consulting company. Headquartered in Middlesbrough, England, the agency was launched in 2011. Their team focuses on Business Consulting and AI Consulting.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Sofia, Bulgaria
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Aspa Invest is an ERP consulting and SI company. Their team is located in Sofia, Bulgaria. The firm provides ERP consulting and SI and Artificial Intelligence.
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HighImpct LLC is a small Advertising company launched in 2023. Their services include Advertising and CRM consulting and SI.
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CoreNex Digital Solutions, an Advertising company, was launched in 2026. The small team provides Advertising and Call Center Services.
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$1,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Horana, Sri Lanka
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In Horana, Sri Lanka, Core48 is an ERP consulting and SI company. Their services include ERP consulting and SI and IT managed services.
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$100,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49
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Hibilter, an AI Consulting company, provides AI Consulting and Artificial Intelligence. The firm is headquartered in Delhi, India.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Madurai, India
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ERP consulting and SI company Brilliant Systems Solutions Pvt Ltd is headquartered in Madurai, India. They offer ERP consulting and SI and IT managed services.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Lviv, Ukraine
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PrototypeDev is a web development company established in 2017. The firm specializes in Web Development and E-Commerce Development.
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Small IT strategy consulting company Techmate Labs , is in Edmonton, Canada. The team focuses on IT strategy consulting and Other Application Development.
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See all 3 projectsFlowSystem AI is an AI consulting and implementation firm that helps businesses evaluate, design, and deploy practical AI systems inside real operations. We work with owner-led and service-based
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Coral Gables, FL
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See all 1 projectsEPIC Label Marketing Agency specializes in CRM Consultancy, CRM Implementation, and CRM Integration services, aiming to remove data silos and optimize sales and marketing efforts. Reviews highlight their impressive speed in implementation, effective communication, and ability to deliver results on time, leading to improved sales efficiency and increased leads. Overall, clients appreciate their value, alignment with company values, and positive outcomes.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hrFreelancer
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Echo Reach, a branding agency, was launched in 2024. The team offers Branding and Email Marketing and is located in Ita Oniyan, Nigeria.
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$10,000+$200 - $300 / hr2 - 9Birmingham, England
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Being Guided, a software development company, was established in 2000. Headquartered in Birmingham, England, the team focuses on Custom Software Development and Digital Strategy.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Clontarf, Australia
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Established in 1994, John Cochrane Advertising, a small Advertising company, is based in Clontarf, Australia. Their services include Advertising and Branding.
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Shazeb ICT is an IT managed services company founded in 2009. Their services include IT managed services and Call Center Services.
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Established in 2018, Operatio Marketing is a social media marketing agency. The team specializes in Social Media Marketing and Email Marketing.
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$5,000+< $25 / hr2 - 9Gómez Palacio, Mexico
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Launched in 2004, EstrategiasWeb is a Digital Strategy company. Their team focuses on Digital Strategy and Email Marketing.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr2 - 9London, England
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Lucid UX is a branding company located in London, England. They specialize in Branding and Mobile & App Marketing and were founded in 1999.
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Crystal Clear SEO is a SEO services firm. They are located in Springfield, Missouri and have small team. Their team focuses on Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Charleston, SC
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Busic Digital is a Marketing Strategy company. The team focuses on Marketing Strategy and Pay Per Click and is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Cedar Hill, TX
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Rhino Web Group is a small web design company founded in 2007. Their team specializes in Web Design and Pay Per Click.
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Undisclosed$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Bucharest, Romania
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MaxDigital.ro is a small Email Marketing company launched in 2008. Their team offers Email Marketing and Digital Strategy.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Caluire-et-Cuire, France
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MailSoar is an Email Marketing company. The team provides Email Marketing and CRM consulting and SI, and the agency is based in Caluire-et-Cuire, France.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Branding firm Unmuted is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Their services include Branding and Content Marketing.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Melbourne, Australia
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Founded in 2019, Cloud Solution IT, a small IT managed services company, is based in Melbourne, Australia. Their services include IT managed services and IT staff augmentation.
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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.