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PDF (US Letter)
Readable brief: method, ranked shortlist, unanimous / majority / split cells, and how to read the grid.
Snapshot · Aug 28 2026 · 48 cells
HubSpot still wins “cheap inbound CRM” — 39 of 48 cells, all four engines.
Zoho CRM 38/48. Pipedrive 28/48. The engines agree more than the vendor blogs admit.
RecoMap ran 12 buyer prompts × ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Gemini on one day — inbound CRM under $100/user. Not a dashboard. Not a custom brand audit. One dated ZIP: PDF + 3 CSVs. $29 instant on Gumroad.
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ChatGPT
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Perplexity
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Google AI Overviews
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Gemini
The finding · August 28, 2026
Top of the shortlist — ranked by cited cells.
12 frozen prompts × four engines. Who got named, how often, and where the grid split. Numbers from the live Aug 28 run — not invented.
39/48HubSpot cited across all four engines — still the default “cheap inbound CRM” answer.
38/48Zoho CRM right behind — engines treat it as the durable budget twin.
28/48Pipedrive — and unanimous first-named on “HubSpot alternative for small sales team.”
| # | Product | Cited cells | Engines | ~$/user/mo (engine-quoted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | HubSpot | 39/48 | 4/4 | Free + Starter ~$15–20; usable seat ≤$100 |
| 02 | Zoho CRM | 38/48 | 4/4 | Standard ~$14 · Pro ~$23 |
| 03 | Pipedrive | 28/48 | 4/4 | Lite ~$14 · Growth ~$39 |
| 04 | Freshsales | 22/48 | 4/4 | From ~$9 · Pro ~$39–59 |
| 05 | ActiveCampaign | 19/48 | 4/4 | Contact-based · Starter ~$15 |
Unanimous first-named (4/4)
Where every engine picked the same name first.
4/4
best inbound CRM under $100/user → HubSpot
4/4
HubSpot alternative for small sales team → Pipedrive
4/4
best inbound CRM for startups on a budget → HubSpot
4/4
free inbound CRM that scales under $100 → HubSpot
Split cells exist — RecoMap reports them. “CRM with built-in email sequences cheap” and “email sequence CRM that isn’t HubSpot” did not produce a fake consensus. Google AI Overviews had no Overview on one sales-CRM query (marked none in the disagreement CSV). We do not invent a winner when the engines disagree.
This is the product. A dated 48-cell recommendation map for one category — not a login, not a weekly crawl, not a custom CiteBrief for your brand.
One ZIP. Instant download.
What’s in the ZIP
Not a login. Not a custom brief. One dated package after you pay on Gumroad.
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ranked-shortlist.csv
Products ranked by cited_cells from the Aug 28 run — sortable in any spreadsheet.
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citations.csv
Who showed up in which cell, with enough detail to audit a name.
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engine-disagreement.csv
One row per prompt: ChatGPT / Perplexity / Google AIO / Gemini winners, plus unanimous / majority / split.
Instant download after Gumroad checkout. No RecoMap account. No 24-hour wait. PDF + 3 CSVs in one ZIP.
Who this is for
Operators and freelancers who need what the engines recommended for cheap inbound CRM — on one locked day — not another vendor comparison blog.
You are picking or defending a CRM under $100/user. You want the Aug 28 48-cell map: where HubSpot still dominates, where Pipedrive is the unanimous alternative, and where the sequence prompts split.
We report what the engines returned. We do not sell you a CRM seat.
One price. Instant. No subscription.
Price
Pay once on Gumroad. Download the ZIP. 7-day refund only if the files won’t open.
RecoMap · Aug 28 2026
Inbound CRM under $100/user
$29one-time · instant
- Who AI recommends for inbound CRM under $100/user (August 2026)
- 12 prompts × ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini
- PDF + ranked-shortlist.csv + citations.csv + engine-disagreement.csv
- Instant download after checkout
- 7-day refund only if files won’t open
“I wish a different product were #1” is not a defect. The snapshot reports what the engines said on Aug 28, 2026.
Category map vs custom brand audit
RecoMap is a category snapshot. CiteBrief is your brand’s 48-cell audit.
Different job. Buy the right one.
| RecoMap | CiteBrief | |
|---|---|---|
| What you buy | One dated ZIP for a category | One custom PDF for your brand |
| Subject | Who AI recommends in the category | You vs 3 competitors you name |
| Price | $29, once | Starter $49 · Brief+ $99 |
| Delivery | Instant download | Email within 24 hours |
| Login | None | None |
| When to buy | You need the category map (this file) | You need your brand’s citation grid |
Not a dashboard. Neither RecoMap nor CiteBrief is Otterly or Profound. If you already know you need always-on tracking, buy a tracker — not this ZIP.
FAQ
Before you pay
Is this a custom report for my company?
No. RecoMap SKU 1 is a frozen category snapshot: inbound CRM under $100/user, August 28, 2026. Same ZIP for every buyer. For a custom brand vs competitors grid, that is CiteBrief.
What engines did you run?
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Gemini — 12 prompts each, same calendar day (Aug 28, 2026). One cell where Google had no AI Overview is marked none.
Do you invent a consensus when engines disagree?
No. Split prompts (email-sequence cheap, not-HubSpot sequences, etc.) stay split in the disagreement CSV. Unanimous and majority are labeled separately.
Will this update next month?
No. This file is locked to Aug 28, 2026. A later month would be a different SKU if we ship one.
What’s the refund policy?
7-day refund only if the PDF or CSVs won’t open. Disagreeing with HubSpot at 39/48 is not a defect and not a refund.
48 cells · 4 engines · one day
Get the Aug 28 inbound CRM map.
HubSpot 39/48 · Zoho 38/48 · Pipedrive 28/48 · PDF + 3 CSVs · $29 instant