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+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Philadelphia, PA
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Launched in 2024, Wyens is a small custom software development company. Their team focuses on Custom Software Development and Mobile App Development.
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RANA Solutions Corp, a web design agency, is headquartered in Davao, Philippines. They offer Web Design and Logo.
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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 / hr10 - 49
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Abdella Technologies is a Cybersecurity company. In Lusail, Qatar, the agency was launched in 2020. Their services include Cybersecurity and IT managed services.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Sigma digital solutions is an Email Marketing company. Launched in 2023, the firm specializes in Email Marketing and Performance Marketing.
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Zentariq Solutions, a social media marketing firm, was founded in 2025. The team provides Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization and is in Bengaluru, India.
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Unitasys Technologies Private Limited is a Cybersecurity company. The team focuses on Cybersecurity and IT strategy consulting and is in Noida, India.
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Budaniya Technologies LLP is a Jaipur, India-based social media marketing firm. Their services include Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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Lead Grabber Software Solutions is a Conversion Optimization company. Their small team of employees is headquartered in Lucknow, India. Their team focuses on Conversion Optimization and Advertising.
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ZEROONE TECH LABS LLP is a branding firm. The agency is headquartered in Bhavnagar, India. Their services include Branding and Web Design.
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Established in 2025, Novation Flow, a small IT managed services company, is located in London, England. Their services include IT managed services and Custom Software Development.
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Launched in 2020, Alluring Infotech Solutions is a small Generative AI company. Their services include Generative AI and Web Development.
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Horyzon Network is a small Back Office Outsourcing company in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Their services include Back Office Outsourcing and Business Consulting.
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Digicodx is an Email Marketing company based in Delhi, India. Founded in 2025, the team provides Email Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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Based in Kolkata, India, Remarketix Research & Insight is an Email Marketing company. Their services include Email Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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Launched in 2025, GetMyAi is an IT strategy consulting company. The team focuses on IT strategy consulting and Direct Marketing and is based in Florida, Florida.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr10 - 49Sacramento, CA
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PMSpace AI is an AI Agents company founded in 2025. Their team offers AI Agents and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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Triggant is a small Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates-based IT strategy consulting company. Their services include IT strategy consulting and IT managed services.
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PINAKINVOX PRIVATE LIMITED is a software development company. The team provides Custom Software Development and Mobile App Development, and the agency is located in New Delhi, India.
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Founded in 2018, ALTINKEY Innovation AI Automation is an AI Consulting company. The firm specializes in AI Consulting and AI Agents.
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K2P Technologies Private Limited, an IT strategy consulting company, is based in Gurugram, India. Founded in 2024, the team specializes in IT strategy consulting and cloud consulting & SI.
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Yerevan, Armenia
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Rising Technologies is an IT strategy consulting company. The small Yerevan, Armenia-based team offers IT strategy consulting and ERP consulting and SI. The firm was launched in 2025.
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In Krishnagiri, India, Veniyas Global Services is a HR Consulting company. They offer HR Consulting and HR Outsourcing and were established in 2025.
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ZenyxLabs, a software development company, is based in Bhopal, India. They offer Custom Software Development and Web Development and were established in 2025.
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Based in Ahmedabad, India, AxenorSuite Consultancy Services LLP is a custom software development company. The team focuses on Custom Software Development and Enterprise App Modernization.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Al Raafah, United Arab Emirates
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Small e-commerce development company RONIN, is based in Al Raafah, United Arab Emirates and Milano, Italy. Their services include E-Commerce Development and IT staff augmentation.
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$1,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Maracaibo, Venezuela
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VONUS Holding is an Advertising company. They are in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Their team provides Advertising and Branding.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Dover, DE
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AI Agents company Starsbots is based in Dover, Delaware. Their services include AI Agents and Generative AI.
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Undisclosed< $25 / hr10 - 49Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Sterlings Tech is a custom software development company. Based in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, their small team provides Custom Software Development and Web Development. The company was founded in 2023.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Ciudad de MĂ©xico, Mexico
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Aloia is an IT strategy consulting company. Founded in 2015, their team specializes in IT strategy consulting and IT managed services.
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Undisclosed$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Fort Myers, FL
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CIOZERO is an IT staff augmentation company. They are in Fort Myers, Florida, and their services include IT staff augmentation and other IT consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Lahore, Pakistan
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Octacer is a cloud consulting & SI company. Headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan, their small team provides cloud consulting & SI and Generative AI. The company was founded in 2019.
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ZENO TALENT is an IT strategy consulting company established in 2025. The firm specializes in IT strategy consulting and Cybersecurity.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Besa Pipla, India
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Data Annotation Services company Lifepathnext Innovations Pvt Ltd is located in Besa Pipla, India. They specialize in Data Annotation Services and Market Research.
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PlayerFlowPerfomance is a Digital Strategy company founded in 2014. Their services include Digital Strategy and Social Media Marketing.
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$25,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Bengaluru, India
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Established in 2025, Innovun Global Pvt Ltd is a social media marketing firm. The company specializes in Social Media Marketing and IT strategy consulting, and is small.
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Shafrah is an application development company headquartered in Alrayyan, Qatar. Their services include Mobile App Development and UX/UI Design.
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Lument Co.,Ltd. Is a small Guro District, South Korea-based mobile app development firm. The team offers Mobile App Development and Web Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Sydney, Australia
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Automation Consulting Pty Ltd is a small IT strategy consulting company established in 2023. Their team specializes in IT strategy consulting and cloud consulting & SI.
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$25,000+Undisclosed10 - 49North Miami, FL
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Talentus Global, an IT strategy consulting company, is headquartered in North Miami, Florida. Established in 2020, the team specializes in IT strategy consulting and IT staff augmentation.
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Glyphit.in is a small Gandhinagar, India-based website development company. The team focuses on Web Development and Social Media Marketing.
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Undisclosed$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Kingston, Australia
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Headquartered in Kingston, Australia, RKDN is a custom software development firm. Their services include Custom Software Development and IT strategy consulting.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Chennai, India
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TSK Automations, a Cybersecurity company, was established in 2025. Located in Chennai, India, the team offers Cybersecurity and Generative AI.
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$25,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Toronto, Canada
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Niethville Consulting Ltd is an IT strategy consulting company launched in 2024. Based in Toronto, Canada, the team specializes in IT strategy consulting and other IT consulting and SI.
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Zaptilo, an API Development company, was founded in 2026. The small team specializes in API Development and AI Agents.
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Noventis AI is an IT strategy consulting company founded in 2024. In Pune, India, the team focuses on IT strategy consulting and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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Infonza Innovations is a web design agency. Launched in 2022, the team offers Web Design and IT strategy consulting.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49FĂĽrth, Germany
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Emerance is an AI Agents company. Their small team of employees is located in FĂĽrth, Germany. Their team focuses on AI Agents and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Bristol, England
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Aristral is an ERP consulting and SI company launched in 2024. Their team provides ERP consulting and SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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Coreenact Solutions is an ERP consulting and SI company. Launched in 2018, the company is in New Delhi, India. Their team provides ERP consulting and SI and IT strategy consulting.
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$1,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Lusaka, Zambia
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Launched in 2022, Serverless is a custom software development company. The firm offers Custom Software Development and E-Commerce Development, and is small.
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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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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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$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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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
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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.