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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Founded in 2013, Social Power Group is a branding agency. The small team specializes in Branding and CRM consulting and SI.
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App development company Orabase Solutions is located in McKinney, Texas. Their services include Mobile App Development and HR 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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Pipe & Piper, an UX company, was established in 2012. The team offers UX/UI Design and cloud consulting & SI and is based in Sheffield, England.
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Founded in 2011, Lokomotive is an Advertising company. The small team provides Advertising and Branding.
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In Anaheim, California, A3E Systems is a software development firm. The team provides Custom Software Development and UX/UI Design.
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Call and Contact Center SRL is an answering service company. They are headquartered in AAH, Argentina and have small team. Their services include Call Center Services and Customer Service
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Absolute Focus is an Email Marketing company. Their small team of employees is headquartered in Kungsbacka, Sweden. Their team provides Email Marketing and Business Consulting.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Lambda Marketing Digital is a CRM consulting and SI company. The Belo Horizonte, Brazil-based company was launched in 2017. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and Digital Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9New York, NY
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Blackland Data Management is a Corporate Training & Coaching company. Their small team is located in New York, New York. Their services include Corporate Training & Coaching and CRM consulting and
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9San Francisco, CA
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DELTA Computer Solutions is a small San Francisco, California-based software development firm. Their services include Custom Software Development and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Herndon, VA
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3KPC, INC., a big data company, is located in Herndon, Virginia. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Irapuato, Mexico
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Small CRM consulting and SI company netcon, is in Irapuato, Mexico and Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Bogotá, Colombia
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E-Quarks is a Bogotá, Colombia-based IT strategy consulting company. Established in 2009, the team provides IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Guang Zhou Shi, China
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Bluelinksys is an IT strategy consulting company launched in 2009. Their team focuses on IT strategy consulting and cloud consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Claremont, CA
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In Claremont, California, ITS Consulting Incorporated is a CRM consulting and SI company. The team focuses on CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Langfang, China
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Guan Fox Network Technology Co., Ltd. Is a CRM consulting and SI company based in Langfang, China. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Evansville, IN
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Venti Web Design & Development is a SEO services firm. They are based in Evansville, Indiana and have small team. Their services include Search Engine Optimization and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Maia, Portugal
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PipeSpike - Lead Generation Experts is a Sales Outsourcing company founded in 2017. The agency focuses on Sales Outsourcing and CRM consulting and SI, and is small.
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Website Stuttgart, a small web design agency, is in Baltmannsweiler, Germany. Their services include Web Design and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Elizabethtown, PA
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Headquartered in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, No Bounds Digital is a small Advertising company. The team focuses on Advertising and Digital Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Sheffield, England
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CRM consulting and SI company Maven Technology Services provides CRM consulting and SI and E-Commerce Development. They are headquartered in Sheffield, England.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9London, England
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Pink Samurais is a cloud consulting & SI company. Their small team is located in London, England. Their team focuses on cloud consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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Relevate Consulting, a Marketing Strategy company, was founded in 2020. The team specializes in Marketing Strategy and Digital Strategy.
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Elated Consulting Ltd is an IT strategy consulting company in City of London, England. They offer IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI and were founded in 2019.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Littleton, MA
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In Littleton, Massachusetts, Dynamic Beacon is a small Email Marketing company. Their services include Email Marketing and Web Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Wien, Austria
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LEAN-FORGE, an UX design company, offers UX/UI Design and cloud consulting & SI. The agency is based in Wien, Austria.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Folsom, CA
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YuTechs LLC, a SEO services firm, was launched in 2009. The firm focuses on Search Engine Optimization and Web Design, and is small.
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Bancroft Solutions, LLC, a cloud consulting & SI company, is located in Lewes, Delaware and North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. They offer cloud consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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Mobileblokes is a CRM consulting and SI company. Founded in 2013, the team provides CRM consulting and SI and IT managed services. The firm is in Natick, Massachusetts.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Barcelona, Spain
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Headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, Luini Creations S.L.U. Is a small cloud consulting & SI company. Their services include cloud consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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Launched in 2010, HIRTechnology is an IT strategy consulting company. The agency offers IT strategy consulting and cloud consulting & SI, and is small.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Towson, MD
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Precision Efforts Inc is an IT strategy consulting company. Established in 2012, their team provides IT strategy consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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Data analytics company Unlimited Systems was established in 2019. Based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the team specializes in BI & big data consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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Central Metric is a Marketing Strategy company in Austin, Texas. Launched in 2019, the team provides Marketing Strategy and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Paris, France
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EMGS Consulting is a data analytics company. Based in Paris, France, the firm was launched in 2003. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Chicago, IL
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Amplify Group is a Recruiting company. The Chicago, Illinois-based agency was established in 2022. Their services include Recruiting and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Mumbai, India
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KAEM Technologies is a social media marketing agency. The Bedford Hills, New York-based team focuses on Social Media Marketing and cloud consulting & SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Ridgefield, CT
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Definition3 Media, a media planning & buying company, was established in 2017. The company specializes in Media Planning & Buying and CRM consulting and SI, and is small.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Bannockburn, IL
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Located in Bannockburn, Illinois, The WDG Agency is a Marketing Strategy company. Their services include Marketing Strategy and Other Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Cary, NC
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Inveniv, a small branding agency, is based in Cary, North Carolina. Their services include Branding and CRM consulting and SI.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Westlake Village, CA
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Branding agency Stackit Digital, Inc. Was founded in 2022. The company focuses on Branding and Search Engine Optimization, and is small.
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Stars IT Developer (Pvt) Ltd. Is a social media marketing agency. The company is based in Lahore, Pakistan. Their team offers Social Media Marketing and CRM consulting and SI.
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Cubic Agency, a graphic design company, specializes in Graphic Design and CRM consulting and SI. The agency is based in București, Romania.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Doha, Qatar
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SEO agency Amaeka Technologies focuses on Search Engine Optimization and CRM consulting and SI. They were launched in 2015.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Vila Nova de FamalicĂŁo, Portugal
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SEO services firm GOBOX.pt is headquartered in Vila Nova de FamalicĂŁo, Portugal. They provide Search Engine Optimization and CRM consulting and SI.
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ADSO is a graphic design agency. The Braga, Portugal-based team offers Graphic Design and CRM consulting and SI.
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Launched in 2019, Mello Technologies is a small UX design agency. Their team focuses on UX/UI Design and CRM consulting and SI.
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Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Cyetek is a SEO company. Their services include Search Engine Optimization and Web Design.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Alasia, Nigeria
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Pinfeeds Digital Agency Limited is a SEO services firm. Their small team is based in Alasia, Nigeria and offers Search Engine Optimization and UX/UI Design. The firm was founded in 2017.
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Cyhermes Limited, a website development company, was founded in 2008. In Lekki, Nigeria, the team provides Web Development and Mobile App Development.
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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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$10,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249L'viv, Ukraine
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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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$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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$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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$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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$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.