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Insightly CRMvsMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Sales

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How to choose

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Insightly CRM

Consider when
  • Small and mid-market sales organizations replacing spreadsheets with a configurable cloud CRM
  • Teams that need lead-to-opportunity pipeline management alongside post-sale project delivery
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  • Buyers seeking a permanent free CRM plan
  • Teams that require marketing automation, customer support ticketing, or AppConnect included in the standalone CRM price
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Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales

Consider when
  • Mid-market and enterprise sales organizations
  • Microsoft 365 and Outlook-centric sales teams
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  • Buyers seeking a permanent free CRM
  • Very small teams that need a low-complexity CRM with minimal administration
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Comparison summary

Most material score differences

These are the stored dimension rationales returned with each score. They explain the buyer conditions behind the gap without speculating about hidden model reasoning.

Sales reporting and forecasting

12 pts
Insightly CRM · 73/100
Custom dashboards, reports, and real-time insight cards provide visible sales reporting capability, but the supplied facts do not show a specific forecasting engine or forecast governance features, so forecasting fit is only partially established.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales · 85/100
Delivers standard dashboards, reporting, and Excel/Power BI connectivity, but predictive forecasting is restricted to the Premium plan while Enterprise is limited to manual forecasting.

Workflow automation fit

12 pts
Insightly CRM · 68/100
Workflow automation, webhooks, and related process tools are positioned at higher plan levels while Plus omits complete automation and lead routing, so buyers needing rules-driven handoffs must budget for Professional or Enterprise.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales · 80/100
Enables process automation through the Microsoft Power Platform, but Professional offers limited automation and complete workflows may require additional Power Apps or Power Automate licenses.

Sales ecosystem data sync

11 pts
Insightly CRM · 64/100
Bidirectional email synchronization, web-to-lead, and higher-plan API plus webhooks enable core data movement, while AppConnect is sold separately and broader connector reliability is not established in the supplied scope.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales · 75/100
The product has Microsoft 365, Outlook, and Teams interoperation, but the supplied facts do not establish synchronization depth, bidirectional reliability, or latency guarantees, so integration fit is supported while sync quality remains a buyer check.
DimensionInsightly CRMMicrosoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Category buying score
75
81Higher category-fit score
Rank#12#2
ContextSales & CRM / CRM SoftwareSales & CRM / CRM Software
Pricing and trialInsightly CRM has three paid editions: Plus, Professional, and Enterprise. Current public CRM rates are USD 29, USD 49, and USD 99 per user per month respectively, with prices billed annually. Plus and Professional have a public 14-day trial path, while Enterprise directs buyers to sales.Core editions are priced at $65, $105, and $150 per user/month when paid yearly. Professional is the entry edition, Enterprise adds customization, embedded intelligence, forecasting, and Copilot capabilities, and Premium adds Sales Insights automation and AI features plus 1,000 Copilot Credits per user/month. Microsof…
Best for
  • Small and mid-market sales organizations replacing spreadsheets with a configurable cloud CRM
  • Teams that need lead-to-opportunity pipeline management alongside post-sale project delivery
  • Revenue and operations teams that need configurable workflows, reporting, integrations, and CRM data governance
  • Mid-market and enterprise sales organizations
  • Microsoft 365 and Outlook-centric sales teams
  • Organizations needing configurable CRM and sales process automation
Not for
  • Buyers seeking a permanent free CRM plan
  • Teams that require marketing automation, customer support ticketing, or AppConnect included in the standalone CRM price
  • Entry-tier buyers requiring AI Copilot, complete workflow automation, lead routing, or enterprise governance features
  • Buyers seeking a permanent free CRM
  • Very small teams that need a low-complexity CRM with minimal administration
  • Professional-tier buyers requiring Sales Insights or advanced AI features
Source check91/10096/100
Key features
  • Lead, contact, organization, and opportunity management
  • Customizable sales pipelines and Kanban view
  • Web-to-lead capture and email templates
  • Bidirectional email synchronization
  • Native project and task management with opportunity-to-project conversion
  • Lead, account, contact, and opportunity management
  • Sales force automation
  • Product catalogs, price lists, bundles, quotes, orders, and invoices
  • Sales pipeline management
  • Forecasting and sales goals
Cons
  • Published CRM rates are billed annually
  • the current pricing page does not provide a public monthly-billed amount for each CRM plan.
  • Plan selection applies across the entire account, so teams cannot mix Plus, Professional, and Enterprise users within one account.
  • The advertised prices are monthly rates paid yearly
  • the public pricing page does not establish the precise contract duration for each displayed offer.
  • The pricing page states that actual checkout pricing can vary by currency, country, and regional factors.
Pipeline management depth
83Delivers custom pipelines, Kanban boards, and post-sale project conversion, but restricts pricebooks, products, and quotes to the Enterprise tier.
87Sales pipeline management, sales goals, and quote-to-order commercial objects support deal progression, with Sales Accelerator available under Enterprise capacity limits and full access on Premium Sales Insights paths.
Relationship data depth
78Lead, contact, organization, and opportunity objects form a complete core relationship model, with custom fields scaling from 50 on Plus to 200 on Enterprise, so most B2B account hierarchies can be represented inside plan limits.
82Lead, account, contact, and opportunity management plus catalogs, price lists, bundles, quotes, orders, and invoices cover standard B2B relationship and commercial records, while AI-powered data enrichment is a Premium capability rather than a base-edition entitlement.
Sales reporting and forecasting
73Custom dashboards, reports, and real-time insight cards provide visible sales reporting capability, but the supplied facts do not show a specific forecasting engine or forecast governance features, so forecasting fit is only partially established.
85Delivers standard dashboards, reporting, and Excel/Power BI connectivity, but predictive forecasting is restricted to the Premium plan while Enterprise is limited to manual forecasting.
Workflow automation fit
68Workflow automation, webhooks, and related process tools are positioned at higher plan levels while Plus omits complete automation and lead routing, so buyers needing rules-driven handoffs must budget for Professional or Enterprise.
80Enables process automation through the Microsoft Power Platform, but Professional offers limited automation and complete workflows may require additional Power Apps or Power Automate licenses.
Activity management quality
77Bidirectional email synchronization, email templates, native tasks, and opportunity-to-project conversion support ongoing communication and follow-up tracking, though deeper activity orchestration still depends on higher-plan automation.
77Outlook and Teams interoperation plus Copilot email, meeting assistance, and opportunity summaries on higher editions support seller activity capture and preparation, while conversation intelligence sits in Premium Sales Insights and deeper standalone activity-model controls are not separately specified.
Customization and scalability
71Sets hard record limits from 100,000 to 500,000 and requires the Enterprise plan for sandboxes, SAML/SCIM, and audit logs.
79Scales well via Enterprise and Premium customization and extensibility, but Professional is limited and organizations cannot mix Professional and Enterprise users in a single environment.
Sales ecosystem data sync
64Bidirectional email synchronization, web-to-lead, and higher-plan API plus webhooks enable core data movement, while AppConnect is sold separately and broader connector reliability is not established in the supplied scope.
75The product has Microsoft 365, Outlook, and Teams interoperation, but the supplied facts do not establish synchronization depth, bidirectional reliability, or latency guarantees, so integration fit is supported while sync quality remains a buyer check.
Rep adoption experience
74Android and iOS mobile apps, Kanban pipeline views, and AI email assistance on Professional and Enterprise lower daily friction for reps, supported by a 14-day trial path on the lower paid editions.
72Copilot natural-language insights, email and meeting assistance, opportunity summaries, and Microsoft 365 interoperation can lower day-to-day seller friction on editions that include them, yet multi-edition licensing, environment rules, and implementation dependencies still shape real adoption effort.
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Research basis

Research basis

This page uses stored product facts, official evidence, and category scoring rationales. It is not an account-based hands-on test, and third-party user ratings are not folded into the category buying score.

Insightly CRM
Fact confidence: 91% · Fact checked: 2026-07-26
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales
Fact confidence: 96% · Fact checked: 2026-07-23

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