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Pipedrive

Simple, visual pipeline CRM for small teams

4.3From $14/seat/moBest for Searchers and independent sponsors tracking deal flow
CRM SMB Pipeline

Overview

Pipedrive is a lightweight, sales-pipeline-first CRM starting around $14/seat/month on annual billing, known for its drag-and-drop kanban pipeline and easy setup. Search funds, independent sponsors and small origination teams use it to track deal flow without enterprise CRM overhead.

Key features

  • Visual kanban deal pipeline
  • Email sync and tracking
  • Workflow automation
  • Customizable fields and stages
  • Reporting and forecasting
  • AI sales assistant

Pros

  • Extremely easy to learn and cheap to run
  • Pipeline view maps naturally to deal stages
  • Good automation for the price

Cons

  • No PE-specific data model or relationship intelligence
  • Reporting is limited on lower tiers

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