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 versatile web development company offering comprehensive services, including WordPress and HubSpot development, CMS integration, and digital marketing support. Overall, 100% of reviews highlight their technical expertise and reliability, with approximately 85% praising their timeliness and communication. Clients appreciate Computan's adaptability and value for cost, though some suggest minor improvements in project delivery visibility and proactive communication.
$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49kamloops, CanadaServices provided
See all 102 projectsSet2Close is a CRM Consultancy specializing in CRM Implementation, Integration, and Customer Relationship Management Consulting. They receive consistently positive feedback, with 100% of reviews highlighting their expertise in HubSpot, exceptional project management, and personalized support. Clients particularly appreciate their organized approach and ability to tailor solutions to specific business needs, as noted in 80% of the reviews.
$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TXServices provided
See all 103 projectsPeeklogic, LLC specializes in CRM Consultancy, CRM Implementation, and CRM Integration, with a focus on Salesforce solutions. Based on client reviews, 100% of the feedback is positive, highlighting their professionalism, timely delivery, and strong communication skills. Clients frequently mention Peeklogic's ability to rescue and enhance complex projects, demonstrating their expertise in Customer Relationship Management Integration.
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SysChron is a CRM consulting and SI company. They are located in Austin, Texas and have small team of experts. Their services include CRM consulting and SI.
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249
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Established in 2025, Qualizent is a midsize CRM consulting and SI company. Their team focuses on CRM consulting and SI and Web Development.
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Chicago, ILServices provided
See all 15 projectsCloudMasonry is a CRM Consultancy specializing in CRM Implementation, CRM Integration, and Customer Relationship Management Consulting services. Their reviews reflect a high level of expertise, professionalism, and client satisfaction, with 100% of reviewers expressing positive feedback. Clients commend their proactive approach, knowledge in CRM systems, and ability to deliver projects on time and within budget.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9София, Bulgaria
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CRM consulting and SI company Cloud Heraldry was founded in 2024. The small team provides CRM consulting and SI and Low/No Code Development.
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CRM.Travel, a small CRM consulting and SI company, is headquartered in Amritsar, India. Their services include CRM consulting and SI.
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Rop System is a cloud consulting & SI company. The Pune, India-based firm provides cloud consulting & SI and CRM consulting and SI.
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Expedify is a CRM consulting and SI and AI Agents company launched in 2016. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and AI Agents.
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Incremental is a CRM consulting and SI company established in 2019. Their team specializes in CRM consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Gurugram, India
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Launched in 2025, Revops Central is a small CRM consulting and SI company. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and unified communications consulting & SI.
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White Solutions is a midsize CRM consulting and SI company in Lahore, Pakistan. The team offers CRM consulting and SI and Web Development.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49
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Orbis Force, a CRM consulting and SI company, was founded in 2025. The team offers CRM consulting and SI and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49
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Ronak Prajapati is a CRM consulting and SI company in Dartford, England. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and Social Media Marketing.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Gulavali, India
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Exuverse is a CRM consulting and SI company. They were established in 2025, and their services include CRM consulting and SI.
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Craftt is a CRM consulting and SI company. They offer CRM consulting and SI and are in Sunnywale, California.
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Undisclosed< $25 / hr10 - 49Navi Mumbai, India
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Apex Cloud Wave is a CRM consulting and SI company. They focus on CRM consulting and SI and Web Development and were established in 2021.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49València, Spain
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Any to Many is a CRM consulting and SI company. Their small team is in València, Spain and offers CRM consulting and SI and AI Consulting. The firm was established in 2025.
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Tarneo Consultants Pvt Ltd. Is a Faridabad, India-based CRM consulting and SI company. They specialize in CRM consulting and SI and were established in 2023.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Staines-upon-Thames, England
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CloudVille Limited is a CRM consulting and SI company. They were established in 2017 and offer CRM consulting and SI and IT strategy consulting.
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$10,000+$300+ / hr2 - 9London, England
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Based in London, England, Consult Code Create Ltd is a small CRM consulting and SI company. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and IT strategy consulting.
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$1,000+UndisclosedFreelancer
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In Chonburi, Thailand, ZestmateSolution is a CRM consulting and SI company. Founded in 2023, the team provides CRM consulting and SI.
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CRM consulting and SI company sensationcrm was founded in 2020. The firm offers CRM consulting and SI, and is midsize.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49
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Mineffs IT Services is a CRM consulting and SI company located in Jaipur, India. They focus on CRM consulting and SI and IT managed services and were established in 2025.
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Bytenuru is a small CRM consulting and SI company launched in 2024. Their services include CRM consulting and SI.
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Acquisitions CRM, a CRM consulting and SI company, is in pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. The team specializes in CRM consulting and SI.
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Pune, India
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Evotize Tech Pvt Ltd, a CRM consulting and SI company, was founded in 2025. The company specializes in CRM consulting and SI, and is small.
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$1,000+$300+ / hr2 - 9
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TradeWeave Inc is a CRM consulting and SI company founded in 2026. The agency provides CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI, and is small.
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OpsKnot is a CRM consulting and SI company. The Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based firm specializes in CRM consulting and SI and Web Development.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr250 - 999
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EJCRM is a CRM consulting and SI company. They were founded in 2026, and their services include CRM consulting and SI.
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Slot90 Resmi is a CRM consulting and SI company based in batam, Indonesia. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and Direct Marketing.
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PERUP, a small CRM consulting and SI company, is located in Chiclayo, Peru. The team specializes in CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development.
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Founded in 2025, Sthirnix Solutions, a small CRM consulting and SI company, is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India. Their team offers CRM consulting and SI and Low/No Code Development.
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Headquartered in Surry Hills, Australia, Cloudy Knights is a small CRM consulting and SI company. The team offers CRM consulting and SI.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Málaga, Spain
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Small CRM consulting and SI company Alishbit, S.L., is headquartered in Málaga, Spain. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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Undisclosed$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico
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CEAM Technologies is a CRM consulting and SI company. Founded in 2026, the team offers CRM consulting and SI. The company is in Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico.
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Browndevs is a CRM consulting and SI company. The team focuses on CRM consulting and SI, and the company is based in Gurugram, India.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Noida, India
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Ciphermetic Consulting is a CRM consulting and SI company. Headquartered in Noida, India and Austin, Texas, the team specializes in CRM consulting and SI and IT staff augmentation.
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CRM consulting and SI company ForceFolks is based in Praha 8, Czech Republic. They offer CRM consulting and SI and cloud consulting & SI and were founded in 2025.
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Undisclosed$50 - $99 / hrFreelancerSt. Petersburg, FL
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Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, Tirggered Apex LLC is a CRM consulting and SI company. They focus on CRM consulting and SI.
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Protonvix is a CRM consulting and SI company. They are headquartered in Noida, India, and their services include CRM consulting and SI.
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LRD Tech is a CRM consulting and SI company. The Jaipur, India-based agency specializes in CRM consulting and SI and API Development.
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Established in 2026, Fulleflow is a small Jaipur, India-based CRM consulting and SI company. Their team specializes in CRM consulting and SI and Digital Strategy.
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Pakistan Online sales solution is a small CRM consulting and SI company founded in 2020. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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CRM consulting and SI company 4th Quarter Technologies is located in Noida, India. The team offers CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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Undisclosed< $25 / hr50 - 249Kolkata, India
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Software development firm Web Spiders (India) Pvt. Ltd. Was established in 2000. The midsize team offers Custom Software Development and Social Media Marketing.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49San Diego, CA
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Apphienz, a small CRM consulting and SI company, is based in San Diego, California and Mumbai, India. Their services include CRM consulting and SI and Custom Software Development.
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$100,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Medellín, Colombia
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IT Alliance S.A.S. Is an IT managed services company. In Medellín, Colombia, their team provides IT managed services and IT staff augmentation.
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Established in 2009, Paradigm Marketing and Design is a Marketing Strategy company. Headquartered in Montville, New Jersey, the team specializes in Marketing Strategy and Branding.
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See all 3 projectsEco Software Solutions LLC is a software development company specializing in custom solutions. Reviews are mixed, with 50% negative feedback highlighting scam allegations and misrepresentation, while 50% praise their timely delivery, responsive support, and cost-effective services.
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Undisclosed$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Weesp, Netherlands
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Pylades is a CRM consulting and SI company founded in 1986. The midsize team provides CRM consulting and SI and ERP consulting and SI.
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Founded in 2018, TechinLab is a CRM consulting and SI company. The team focuses on CRM consulting and SI and cloud consulting & SI and is located in Gdańsk, Poland and Ozaani , Georgia.
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$10,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Bilbo, Spain
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Based in Bilbo, Spain, Galde is a big data company. Their services include BI & big data consulting & SI and AI Consulting.
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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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37.1/40.018/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Wrocław, Poland
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36.6/40.018.4/20 Reviews9.8/10 Clients & Experience8.4/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249L'viv, Ukraine
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36.3/40.016.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Austin, TX
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35.9/40.017.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Chicago, IL
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35.5/40.017.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249London, England
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34.6/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.7/10 Clients & Experience8.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr250 - 999Phoenix, AZ
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34.3/40.016.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience7.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Seattle, WA
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33.6/40.016.4/20 Reviews9.1/10 Clients & Experience8.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Atlanta, GA
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33.6/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.6/10 Clients & Experience7.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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33.4/40.017.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience6/10 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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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249Kyiv, Ukraine
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32.7/40.017/20 Reviews7.5/10 Clients & Experience8.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Thorold, Canada
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35.3/40.015.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.5/10 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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32.4/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.3/10 Clients & Experience6.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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32.3/40.016.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience6.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249St. Albert, Canada
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32.2/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.3/10 Clients & Experience6.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+< $25 / hr50 - 249Indore, India
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32.2/40.016.8/20 Reviews9.5/10 Clients & Experience5.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$25 - $49 / hr1,000 - 9,999Orlando, FL
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39.9/40.020/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Los Angeles, CA
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31.9/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.6/10 Clients & Experience6.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$25 - $49 / hr1,000 - 9,999Decatur, GA
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37.2/40.017.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr250 - 999
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31.8/40.016.6/20 Reviews8.1/10 Clients & Experience7.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249New York, NY
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31.8/40.015.6/20 Reviews7.7/10 Clients & Experience8.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Bengaluru, India
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31.8/40.016.8/20 Reviews8.7/10 Clients & Experience6.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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31.8/40.014.6/20 Reviews7.6/10 Clients & Experience9.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Flower Mound, TX
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31.4/40.016.2/20 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.
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.