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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$5,000+$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.
$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.
$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TXServices provided
See all 107 projectsPeeklogic, LLC is a CRM Consultancy specializing in CRM Implementation, Integration, and Systems Integration, with a focus on Salesforce solutions. Their reviews reflect a high level of client satisfaction, with 100% of reviewers praising their project management, responsiveness, and tailored solutions. Clients consistently highlight Peeklogic’s ability to deliver on time and adapt to changing requirements, with several noting their deep expertise and clear communication as standout qualities.
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R Squared is a Digital Strategy company. Located in , the agency was launched in 2019. Their services include Digital Strategy and Social Media Marketing.
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Founded in 2001, Scan Technology is an IT managed services company. Their team focuses on IT managed services and IT staff augmentation.
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$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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BLUE InfoSoft, Inc. Is an IT strategy consulting company. They are headquartered in Leawood, Kansas, and their services include IT strategy consulting and Artificial Intelligence.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors, France
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Azuweb is a social media marketing agency. The Autrans-Méaudre en Vercors, France-based agency specializes in Social Media Marketing and Content Marketing.
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ECommerce Growth by Brynley King is an e-commerce development firm founded in 2018. The small team offers E-Commerce Development and Email Marketing.
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Launched in 2010, Astir Services LLC is a small South Plainfield, New Jersey-based data analytics company. Their team specializes in BI & big data consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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Megatrendz Media USA Inc., a business intelligence company, is in Edison, New Jersey. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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Staffing company ROCKCREST | Rockcrest Technology Search, Inc. Is located in Boulder, Colorado. Their services include Staffing and Recruiting.
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Cdnet is a business intelligence company. They are in Kraków, Poland and have small team. They focus on BI & big data consulting & SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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InGenious Associates is a small data analytics company located in Princeton, New Jersey and Indianapolis, Indiana. The team specializes in BI & big data consulting & SI and IT strategy consulting.
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HyerTek is an IT strategy consulting company in Rockville, Maryland. Launched in 2016, the team offers IT strategy consulting and BI & big data consulting & SI.
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Cosmos Data Technologies is a data analytics company in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI and cloud consulting & SI.
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Founded in 2003, Markitexture is a Sales Outsourcing company. The team focuses on Sales Outsourcing and Event Management and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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Cleever is a branding agency based in Paris, France. The team provides Branding and Marketing Strategy.
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Based in Tampa, Florida, Mateo's Marketing is a branding company. They provide Branding and Sales Outsourcing.
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RevUp Growth Partners is a branding agency. They were founded in 2023 and provide Branding and Market Research.
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5280 Accelerator is a branding company. The Brighton, Colorado-based agency was established in 2002. Their team provides Branding and Marketing Strategy.
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Signitiva, a small big data company, is located in Houston, Texas. The team focuses on BI & big data consulting & SI and Robotics Process Automation.
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Linchpin People LLC is a data analytics company. In Austin, Texas and San José, Costa Rica, the team provides BI & big data consulting & SI and cloud consulting & SI.
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Small Advertising company Innovamedia Consultores, is located in Paterna, Spain. The team offers Advertising and Social Media Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Greenwich, CT
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P2B FirmBuilders LLC is a social media marketing firm. They focus on Social Media Marketing and Corporate Training & Coaching and are based in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Designer Web Agency is a social media marketing agency. The company is located in Atlanta, Georgia. Their services include Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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Marketing Strategy company XTRACT MEDIA is headquartered in Beverly Hills, Michigan. They provide Marketing Strategy and Social Media Marketing.
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Advertising company SugarFly Studios is in Milton, Delaware. Launched in 2009, the team focuses on Advertising and Pay Per Click.
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Established in 2005, BTC Technologies, LLC is a small Ellicott City, Maryland-based IT strategy consulting company. Their team offers IT strategy consulting and Web Development.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Los Angeles, CA
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SocializeLA.com is a Fractional CMO Services company. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Their team specializes in Fractional CMO Services and Marketing Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Stanmore, England
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Adroit Global Ltd. Is a small IT strategy consulting company. They offer IT strategy consulting and BI & big data consulting & SI and were founded in 2004.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Toronto, Canada
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Launched in 2020, Smith+Mason co. Is an Advertising company. The team offers Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
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Founded in 2001, Viachannel is a small Direct Marketing company. Their team specializes in Direct Marketing and Market Research.
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Naper Solutions, Inc. Is an Email Marketing company established in 1997. In Naperville, Illinois, the team provides Email Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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Broadsun Media, LLC, a small social media marketing agency, is in Reston, Virginia. Their services include Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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Effective Digital Marketing is a branding agency. Founded in 2015, the team focuses on Branding and Social Media Marketing. The company is located in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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Agence Massaï, a social media marketing agency, was founded in 2001. The team offers Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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Clowd, an IT strategy consulting company, is in Sacramento, California. Their services include IT strategy consulting and Artificial Intelligence.
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Launched in 2009, CIO Source, LLC is an IT strategy consulting company. Their team specializes in IT strategy consulting and Business Consulting.
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Linehan Group is a Corporate Training & Coaching company headquartered in Greater London, England, England. They specialize in Corporate Training & Coaching and Marketing Strategy.
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Tech2marketing is a branding company. Their team is located in Redmond, Washington and provides Branding and Public Relations.
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Ignite Creative Services, LLC. Is a small Advertising company headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The team specializes in Advertising and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Phoenix, AZ
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Established in 2016, Market Grow Solutions is a Marketing Strategy company. Their team specializes in Marketing Strategy and Social Media Marketing.
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Revenue Productions is a branding firm. They are based in Mesa, Arizona and have small team of experts. Their services include Branding and Public Relations.
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Kure is a Marketing Strategy company. Launched in 2024, the team provides Marketing Strategy and Business Consulting.
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Capo Commerce LLC is a SEO company. Their small team is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Their services include Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.
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Apex Sales Consulting Inc. Is a Corporate Training & Coaching company. Launched in 2023, the company is in Toronto, Canada. Their team offers Corporate Training & Coaching and Sales Outsourcing.
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Established in 2026, RYZENT AI, a small CRM consulting and SI company, is located in Rīga, Latvia. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and unified communications consulting & SI.
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Results Digital is a SEO agency established in 2023. The agency specializes in Search Engine Optimization and Content Marketing.
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The Source Marketing Group is an Email Marketing company. They were founded in 2018 and specialize in Email Marketing and Web Design.
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TrueVoice Growth Marketing™ is a Direct Marketing company. Headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, the firm was founded in 2008. Their team offers Direct Marketing and Social Media Marketing.
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Established in 2016, Click Star Marketing is a SEO services firm. Their team offers Search Engine Optimization and Web Design.
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Valoom Media is a social media marketing firm. The small Toronto, Canada-based team focuses on Social Media Marketing and Conversion Optimization. The agency was established in 2019.
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Roava Digital Marketing is a small Digital Strategy company established in 2020. Their team provides Digital Strategy and Social Media Marketing.
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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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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TX
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr250 - 999Phoenix, AZ
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Dover, DE
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Indianapolis, IN
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$5,000+< $25 / hr1,000 - 9,999Brooklyn, NY
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$25,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249San Angelo, TX
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Dehradun, India
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$1,000+< $25 / hr50 - 249Indore, India
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249London, England
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Atlanta, GA
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Dover, DE
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Los Angeles, CA
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249St. Albert, Canada
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr250 - 999London, England
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29.6/40.015.8/20 Reviews8.5/10 Clients & Experience5.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Miami, FL
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29.6/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.3/10 Clients & Experience4.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Noida, India
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Seattle, WA
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49kamloops, Canada
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Chicago, IL
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29/40.015.8/20 Reviews9.3/10 Clients & Experience3.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Bengaluru, India
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr250 - 999
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr250 - 999Warszawa, Poland
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Kochi, India
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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.