Clockwork CRM vs HubSpot.
All-in-one CRM without the enterprise price tag. UK-built, UK-hosted, and no tiered upsells.
At a glance.
Clockwork CRM is a UK-built, UK-hosted alternative to HubSpot that puts every feature behind one flat per-user price. HubSpot covers the same ground with separate Sales, Marketing and Service Hubs, each carrying its own tier and its own onboarding fee.
- Price. Clockwork CRM is £50 to £60 ex VAT per user per month with everything included. A ten-seat team buying the equivalent HubSpot stack at Professional tier lands nearer £253 per seat, before one-off onboarding.
- Where your data lives. Clockwork CRM is run by a UK company and hosted on UK-based Microsoft Azure, encrypted at rest and in transit. HubSpot is US-based.
- What is included. Project management with Gantt charts, SMS, telephony with AI call transcription, white-label branding and bespoke plugin development all sit in the base price. HubSpot doesn't offer several of them at any tier.
- Switching. HubSpot is supported by the built-in migration tool today - contacts, companies, deals and tickets come across with their notes, emails, calls, attachments and original dates intact.
Last reviewed April 2026 by the Clockwork CRM team at Mythic Software Limited. HubSpot figures checked against their published UK list pricing on that date.
Why businesses are switching from HubSpot.
Hub-by-hub pricing adds up fast.
HubSpot is a powerful platform, but it's built for enterprise budgets. Their free tier is limited, and once you need marketing, sales, and service tools together, costs quickly escalate into hundreds of pounds per user per month.
A US company and US data residency.
HubSpot is a US-based company - your data is stored outside the UK, and support operates across global time zones. For UK businesses that want local support and data residency, that's a dealbreaker.
All features at a flat rate. No per-hub pricing, no contact tier limits.
Feature comparison.
See exactly what you get with Clockwork CRM vs HubSpot.
| Feature | Clockwork CRM | HubSpot |
|---|---|---|
| UK-based company | ||
| UK data hosting | ||
| UK-based support team | ||
| Setup / implementation costs* | Free | £1,000 - £5,000+ |
| Contact management | ||
| Sales pipeline | ||
| Email marketing | ||
| Built-in email client | ||
| Project management | ||
| Gantt charts | ||
| Case management | ||
| Telephony & call recording | ||
| AI call transcription | ||
| SMS messaging | ||
| Document creation | ||
| White-label branding | ||
| Landing pages | ||
| Knowledge base | ||
| Automations | ||
| Bespoke plugin development | ||
| All features included in base price |
* Setup and implementation costs are approximate. HubSpot requires mandatory onboarding fees for Professional and Enterprise tiers, plus additional costs for data migration and professional services. Prices valid as of April 2026. Clockwork CRM prices exclude VAT; competitor pricing is each vendor's published list price and may be quoted on a different basis.
Do the maths.
HubSpot sells its platform as separate Hubs. To cover the same ground as Clockwork CRM's all-in-one, a 10-seat team on monthly billing typically needs three Hubs at Professional tier - plus the onboarding fees for each.
Per-contact escalation on Marketing Hub at every 5k contacts. Still no Gantt charts, no SMS, no white-label, no UK hosting - features Clockwork CRM ships at base price.
HubSpot alternatives: common questions.
Is Clockwork CRM a good HubSpot alternative for UK businesses?
If what you want is one price, UK data residency and someone in the same time zone to call, then yes. Clockwork CRM is built and run by Mythic Software Limited, a UK company, hosted on UK-based Microsoft Azure, and every feature is in the base price rather than split across tiers. HubSpot remains a strong platform - it's aimed at larger, multi-region marketing teams with the budget to match.
How much does Clockwork CRM cost compared to HubSpot?
Clockwork CRM is £50 ex VAT per user per month on Professional and £60 on Business, with access to every feature on both. To cover the same ground, a ten-seat team on HubSpot typically needs Sales, Marketing and Service Hub at Professional tier - roughly £2,532 a month, or about £253 per seat, plus around £4,700 in one-off onboarding fees. That is close to four times the per-seat cost before onboarding is counted.
Is Clockwork CRM a good CRM for a small business in the UK?
It's built for exactly that. Pricing is flat per user with no contact tiers, so your bill doesn't jump the month your mailing list crosses a threshold. Setup is free, support is UK-based on every plan, and there's no annual lock-in. Small teams tend to start on Professional at £50 per user and get the same feature set as everyone else - project management, telephony, email marketing and the rest - rather than a cut-down starter edition.
Can I move my data across from HubSpot?
Yes. The CRM Migration app in your Administration Portal walks you through it step by step - connect, choose your data, map your fields, review and run. Contacts, companies, deals and tickets come across, and so does the history behind them: notes, emails, calls, meetings, tasks and messages keep their original dates and land on each contact's timeline in the right order. Call recordings and file attachments come too.
Where is my data stored?
On UK-based Microsoft Azure servers, encrypted at rest and in transit, and backed up. That's a material difference from HubSpot for any UK business with data residency requirements in its own contracts.
Does Clockwork CRM replace HubSpot's Marketing Hub?
For most SME marketing it does. Bulk campaigns, visual marketing sequences, landing pages with A/B testing, forms, mailing list cleaning and full UTM attribution are all included rather than sold as a separate Hub. Email sends are capped by plan - 1,000 a month on Professional and 5,000 on Business - so a very high-volume sender should check those limits against their list first.
Is there a free trial?
Fourteen days with full access to every feature, no credit card required, and setup is free. If you're moving from HubSpot, our UK team can help bring your data across during the trial.
Why choose Clockwork CRM over HubSpot?
- All features included at a flat rate - no tiered upsells or per-hub pricing
- Roughly a quarter of the cost for feature parity once you stack Sales, Marketing and Service Hubs
- UK-based company with UK data hosting on Microsoft Azure
- Speak directly to the team that built the software - real UK-based support
- White-label branding and bespoke plugin development included
- Project management with Gantt charts and time tracking built in - HubSpot doesn't offer these
- SMS messaging included as standard
- No contact limits forcing you to upgrade
14-day free trial. No credit card required.
Zero feature restrictions. Zero risk.
