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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Safina is a Redwood City, California-based branding agency. They specialize in Branding and Corporate Training & Coaching.
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SHE Media. Is a Corporate Training & Coaching company. The team focuses on Corporate Training & Coaching and CRM consulting and SI and is based in Glen Allen, Virginia.
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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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Founded in 2009, Wheelhouse Enterprises is a cloud consulting & SI company. The team focuses on cloud consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Edina, MN
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Ascendex Consulting, a small CRM consulting and SI company, is in Edina, Minnesota. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and Business Consulting.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Dublin 3, Ireland
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Freeman Contingent is a cloud consulting & SI company established in 2008. Based in Dublin 3, Ireland, the team specializes in cloud consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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Five Tool is a CRM consulting and SI company founded in 2018. Their team focuses on CRM consulting and SI and Pay Per Click.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Roswell, GA
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Optima Technologies, Inc. Is a small Back Office Outsourcing company in Roswell, Georgia. The team focuses on Back Office Outsourcing and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Curridabat, Costa Rica
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Founded in 2008, Three Rivers Software is a custom software development company. Their team focuses on Custom Software Development and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Lorton, VA
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American Digital World is a small Lorton, Virginia-based big data analytics company. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Providencia, Chile
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In Providencia, Chile, TUWE is a small CRM consulting and SI company. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and IT managed services.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Tallinn, Estonia
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BitFrameWorks is a small CRM consulting and SI company. Launched in 2008, the team offers CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Coahuayana, Mexico
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ACL Systems is a Coahuayana, Mexico-based cloud consulting & SI company. They offer cloud consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI and were launched in 2012.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Quito, Ecuador
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AtosCorp is an IT strategy consulting company. Their small team is headquartered in Quito, Ecuador and specializes in IT strategy consulting and cloud consulting & SI. The firm was launched in 2008.
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MCON China Ltd, a cloud consulting & SI company, is located in Beijing, China. Their services include cloud consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Commerce, CA
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Minorea is a CRM consulting and SI company. They specialize in CRM consulting and SI and Business Consulting and are based in Commerce, California and Cerritos, California.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Beijing, China
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SKYE DIGITAL is a small Beijing, China-based Advertising company. Their services include Advertising and Digital Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Fairfax, VA
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ANET Services, LLC is a CRM consulting and SI company. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, their team focuses on CRM consulting and SI and Cybersecurity.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9New York, NY
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Arcus360 is a business intelligence company. They are in New York, New York, and their services include BI & big data consulting & SI and cloud consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9South Morang, Australia
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Skyline Systems is a cloud consulting & SI company. Their team is located in South Morang, Australia and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The company offers cloud consulting & SI and CRM consulting and
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Columbus, GA
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Cloud Notions is an IT strategy consulting company established in 2015. Their services include IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Perth, Australia
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Founded in 2019, Team Marketing Agency is a CRM consulting and SI company. The firm provides CRM consulting and SI and Advertising.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Saint Paul, MN
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HighCloud Solutions is a CRM consulting and SI company. Launched in 2015, the team specializes in CRM consulting and SI and IT staff augmentation. The firm is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Sofia, Bulgaria
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ViceSoft is a small CRM consulting and SI company established in 2015. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9North Sydney, Australia
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Headquartered in North Sydney, Australia, TETRUS is a small Advertising company. The team specializes in Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Erkrath, Germany
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Located in Erkrath, Germany, vteeam is a small CRM consulting and SI company. The team focuses on CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Nolensville, TN
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William & Hill is an Advertising company. The Nolensville, Tennessee-based agency was launched in 2011. Their team focuses on Advertising and Marketing Strategy.
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Claurus Solutions, LLC is a cloud consulting & SI company located in Aldie, Virginia. Launched in 2019, the team offers cloud consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Dublin, Ireland
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Established in 2021, onesolution.ie is a small CRM consulting and SI company located in Dublin, Ireland. Their team offers CRM consulting and SI and IT managed services.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Dublin, Ireland
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Van Hal VENTURES is an IT strategy consulting company. Launched in 2016, their team offers IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Dublin, Ireland
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Clarica consulting is a software development company. They are located in Dublin, Ireland and have small team. Their team specializes in Custom Software Development and CRM consulting and SI.
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Agile Pear is a social media marketing company. Headquartered in Lucan, Ireland, the team focuses on Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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Blackfly Solutions is a web development company. The Toronto, Canada-based firm was launched in 2009. Their services include Web Development and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Montréal, Canada
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Nuaweb is a video production company. Their small team is in Montréal, Canada and offers Video Production and CRM consulting and SI. The firm was founded in 2018.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Albuquerque, NM
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Procesamos LLC is an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based custom software development company. Their services include Custom Software Development and cloud consulting & SI.
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IT strategy consulting company Artichoke Consulting LLC is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2021, the team offers IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Carlsbad, CA
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Skyblue is a cloud consulting & SI company. Established in 2010, the company specializes in cloud consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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IDevelop Software Solutions is a small Lake Oswego, Oregon-based CRM consulting and SI company. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development.
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In Woking, England, Hannah Spicer Consulting Ltd is a social media marketing agency. They offer Social Media Marketing and Email Marketing and were founded in 2019.
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JLE Consultants, a Blockchain company, is located in York, Pennsylvania. They provide Blockchain and CRM consulting and SI and were launched in 2010.
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Spencer Thomas is an IT strategy consulting company launched in 1998. The team focuses on IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI and is in Valencia, Spain.
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CGY Consulting is a big data analytics company based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The team provides BI & big data consulting & SI and cloud consulting & SI.
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A BC Consulting Group is a business intelligence company. Their small team is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Renton, WA
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Established in 2015, Step 7 Consulting, Inc. Is a big data company. The company provides BI & big data consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI, and is small.
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Parclane is a Las Vegas, Nevada-based Business Consulting company. Founded in 2020, the team offers Business Consulting and Email Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Memphis, TN
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Located in Memphis, Tennessee, MVMT Group is a CRM consulting and SI company. Established in 2021, the team specializes in CRM consulting and SI and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Toronto, Canada
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Located in Toronto, Canada, MaxtFactor Digital is a branding firm. Their services include Branding and Digital Strategy.
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Based in Huntsville, Alabama, Obsidian is a small Marketing Strategy company. Their services include Marketing Strategy and Event Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Santa Fe, NM
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Ideal State is a Digital Strategy company. They are based in Santa Fe, New Mexico and have small team. They focus on Digital Strategy and IT strategy consulting.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Kent, England
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Russ Michaels Consulting is a web design company located in Kent, England. They specialize in Web Design and CRM consulting and SI.
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Black Matter VC is a CRM consulting and SI company. They are located in and have small team. Their team provides CRM consulting and SI and Artificial Intelligence.
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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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$10,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249L'viv, Ukraine
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TX
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Chicago, IL
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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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$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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$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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$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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$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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$25,000+$25 - $49 / hr1,000 - 9,999Orlando, FL
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Los Angeles, CA
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$25,000+$25 - $49 / hr1,000 - 9,999Jersey City, NJ
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Thorold, Canada
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$25,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249New York, NY
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr250 - 999Warszawa, Poland
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr250 - 999London, England
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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.