ItNirman CRM vs Pipedrive
Pipedrive is a hosted sales CRM priced per seat. ItNirman CRM runs inside your own WordPress site and is priced per site. Here is how they differ, including where Pipedrive is the better choice.
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- Facts checked 21 October 2026
- Sources linked below
- Where Pipedrive wins, stated
Is ItNirman CRM a good Pipedrive alternative?
For a service business on WordPress, often yes, and for a sales team, often no. Pipedrive is a hosted sales pipeline CRM with 500+ integrations, priced per seat per month billed annually: Lite $14, Growth $39, Premium $59 and Ultimate $79. Email sync and automations start at Growth, and e-signatures for quotes, proposals and contracts come with Premium. The page we read does not list invoicing or a client portal.
Choose ItNirman CRM when you want your client data on your own hosting, one price per site however many staff you add, plus a client portal, monthly reports, invoices, local payments and a Bangla interface. Choose Pipedrive when you have a sales team that lives in a pipeline, or need its integrations and email sync.
- Free version
- Pipedrive: 14-day trial. ItNirman CRM: no
- Pricing model
- Pipedrive: per seat per month. ItNirman CRM: annual licence per site
- Where data lives
- Pipedrive: its cloud. ItNirman CRM: your WordPress database
- Invoices and client portal
- ItNirman CRM: yes. Pipedrive: not listed
- bKash, Nagad, Rocket, Upay
- ItNirman CRM: yes. Pipedrive: not listed
What You Get With ItNirman CRM
One licence, nothing held back. Single and Business differ only in the number of sites, and your data stays in your own WordPress database.
A client portal with no login
Each client gets a private link to read reports, see invoices, accept quotes, view files and send requests. Regenerate the link and the old one stops working.
Monthly client reports
Build the report from the work done, performance screenshots and next month's plan. Share it in the portal or as a PDF, and collect feedback on it.
Quote to paid invoice
A client accepts a quote online and the invoice is created. Partial payments, overdue flags, reminders by email and WhatsApp message, and card payments through Stripe or SSLCommerz.
Client 360 and health score
Invoices, payments, reports, tasks and messages on one timeline, with a 0 to 100 health score and warnings about clients who may leave.
Agency finance
Income from client payments, expenses with receipts, shared costs and a Time & Profit view that shows which clients actually make money.
Built for Bangladesh
The whole interface in English or Bangla, bKash, Nagad, Rocket and Upay payments with a transaction ID that can never be used twice.
ItNirman CRM and Pipedrive, Feature by Feature
Facts as of 21 October 2026, from Pipedrive's pricing page. Prices exclude VAT.
| Feature | ItNirman CRM | Pipedrive |
|---|---|---|
| Price and licence | ||
| Free version | —No | No; a 14-day trial with no credit card |
| Pricing model | Annual licence per site | Per seat per month, billed annually |
| Paid price | $89 per year | Lite from $168 per seat per year |
| Adding a team member | No extra fee (CRM Staff role) | Another seat |
| Every feature in every plan | Yes | No; four tiers |
| Where your data lives | ||
| Data stored in | Your WordPress database | Pipedrive's cloud |
| Works inside the WordPress dashboard | Yes | no, a separate app |
| Client work | ||
| Quotes | yes, accepted online by typing a name | E-signatures for quotes, proposals and contracts in Premium; Smart Docs add-on |
| Invoices | Yes | Not listed |
| Client portal with no login | Yes | Not listed |
| Monthly client reports with PDF | Yes | Not listed |
| Agency finance with Time & Profit | Yes | Not listed |
| Sales and marketing | ||
| Pipeline | yes, Kanban with deal value | yes, the core of the product |
| Campaigns, sequences and A/B tests | Email sync in Growth; Campaigns add-on | |
| Automation | Workflow rules | Growth and up |
| Integrations | Stripe, SSLCommerz, SMTP, Brevo, Amazon SES | 500+ |
| Payments and ecosystem | ||
| bKash, Nagad, Rocket and Upay | Yes | Not listed |
| Whole interface in Bangla | Yes | Not listed |
Pipedrive is a different kind of product: a hosted sales CRM priced by seat. The pricing page we read does not cover invoices or a client portal.
The Honest Version
Choose ItNirman CRM if you…
- run a service business on WordPress
- want client data on your own hosting
- want one price however many staff you add
- need a client portal, reports and invoices
- get paid by bKash, Nagad, Rocket or Upay
- need the CRM in Bangla
Choose Pipedrive if you…
- have a sales team that works in a pipeline
- need 500+ integrations
- want email sync and tracking
- want a CRM separate from your website
- want to try it on a 14-day free trial
What You Pay Per Year
In US dollars per year. Pipedrive prices are per seat per month billed annually, so we multiplied by 12, before add-ons.
| Feature | ItNirman CRM | Pipedrive |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $89 | Lite: $168. Growth: $468 |
| 3 users | $89 | Lite: $504. Growth: $1,404 |
| 5 users | $89 | Lite: $840. Growth: $2,340 |
| 10 users | $89 | Lite: $1,680. Growth: $4,680 |
| Where the data lives | Your own site | Pipedrive's cloud |
Features differ a lot between the two. This table compares only the listed prices, not what each plan includes.
Moving From Pipedrive to ItNirman CRM
- Test on a staging copy. Addresses ending in .local or .test never use a licence slot.
- Export from Pipedrive. Export your contacts as a CSV file, and download invoices, proposals and files you need for your records.
- Import into ItNirman CRM. The CSV importer brings contacts in as leads. Plan to review clients, invoices and history by hand, because no importer for those is listed.
- Switch in stages. Keep Pipedrive running until your team has used ItNirman CRM for a few weeks.
Features that exist only in Pipedrive, such as its integrations and email sync, will not carry over.
ItNirman CRM and Pipedrive, Answered
Every feature, grouped by job.
Is Pipedrive free?
No. Pipedrive offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card. Plans start at $14 per seat per month billed annually. ItNirman CRM also has no free version.
Does Pipedrive have invoices and a client portal?
The pricing page we read does not list them. It does list e-signatures for quotes, proposals and contracts in Premium. ItNirman CRM includes invoices, quotes and a client portal in every plan.
Why choose a WordPress CRM over Pipedrive?
Your client data stays on your own hosting under your own backups, the price is per site rather than per seat, and the CRM sits next to your website. Pipedrive is better for a larger sales team that needs its integrations.
Can I move my Pipedrive contacts?
Export your contacts as CSV files, then import them as leads in ItNirman CRM. Review deals and history by hand.
What does ItNirman CRM not do?
It has no free version, no WooCommerce integration and no territory tools for large sales teams. Google Calendar and Gmail sync need your own Google credentials.
Sources and Date
Every Pipedrive fact above comes from a page you can open. ItNirman facts come from our own product pages.
Facts checked on
- Pipedrive pricing pagePlan prices per seat, trial and what each plan adds
- ItNirman CRM product pageItNirman CRM features and counts
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