Comparisons
How Stillpoint CRM compares
“WordPress CRM” covers three genuinely different kinds of product. Email-marketing-first tools such as FluentCRM and Groundhogg are built to send campaigns, run sequences and segment a list. Sales CRMs such as Jetpack CRM and Stillpoint are built around named buyers, deals and the money attached to them. And cloud SaaS platforms such as HubSpot offer enormous breadth in exchange for holding your data and billing per seat. Since Stillpoint added work management, a fourth category is worth comparing too: cloud work OS tools such as monday.com, Asana and ClickUp, which manage the delivery work but hold no CRM, invoicing or store data underneath it.
Most disappointing CRM purchases are category mistakes rather than product mistakes: a marketing tool bought by a team that needed a pipeline, or a per-seat cloud platform bought by a five-person business that mainly needed quotes and invoices. Each page below is written to help you rule Stillpoint out as readily as rule it in.
Comparison
Why Stillpoint CRM beats the rest
Email tools do email. Cloud CRMs take your data and charge per seat. Stillpoint gives you the whole sales stack, on your server, for one flat price.
| Capability | Stillpoint CRMAll-in-one | Jetpack CRM | FluentCRM | Groundhogg | HubSpot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted, data on your server | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not includedCloud |
| Runs inside WordPress | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not includedExternal SaaS |
| Full sales pipeline + Kanban + weighted forecasting | Included | Partly included | Not includedEmail-first | Not includedEmail-first | Included |
| Quotes & invoices with PDF built in | Included | Partly includedPaid add-on | Not included | Not included | Partly includedPaid |
| Built-in team email inbox (IMAP/SMTP) | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Partly includedPaid |
| Deep WooCommerce order sync + orders pipeline | Included | Partly included | Partly includedMarketing | Partly includedMarketing | Partly includedConnector |
| RFM customer segments + store dashboard | Included | Not included | Partly included | Partly included | Partly included |
| Win-back & abandoned-checkout automation | Included | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Lead scoring & round-robin routing | Included | Partly included | Partly included | Partly included | Included |
| Unlimited users, no per-seat fees | Included | Included | Included | Included | Not includedPer-seat |
| Flat price (not per-contact) | Included | Included | Included | Partly includedExtensions | Not includedScales with contacts |
| All features included (no add-ons) | Included | Not included30+ paid extensions | Included | Not includedExtensions | Not included |
| Work management: boards, projects & tasks | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not includedSeparate product |
| Marketing segments & multi-step journeys | IncludedYour send provider | Not included | Included | Included | Partly includedPaid tier |
| Custom report builder with drill-down | Included | Not included | Partly includedEmail reports | Partly includedEmail reports | Partly includedPaid tier |
| Work linked to CRM records and revenue | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Automation across CRM, commerce and work | Included | Not included | Partly includedMarketing only | Partly includedMarketing only | Partly includedPaid tier |
Comparison based on publicly available information, 2026. Competitor names are trademarks of their respective owners.
WordPress CRM plugins
These are the tools people shortlist when they want customer data to stay inside WordPress. The main question in this group is category: marketing automation, sales CRM, or a broad business suite. HubSpot is here as the cloud benchmark people measure them all against.
Self-hosted sales CRM
vs Jetpack CRM
The closest comparison. Jetpack CRM is modular — capability arrives through paid extensions and plan tiers. Stillpoint ships the whole sales stack in one licence.
Read the comparisonEmail marketing automation
vs FluentCRM
Different categories. FluentCRM is excellent at campaigns and sequences; Stillpoint is built around deals, forecasts, invoices and store orders.
Read the comparisonMarketing automation
vs Groundhogg
Groundhogg's strength is visual funnel automation. Stillpoint is sales-first and all-inclusive, with quoting, invoicing and team email included.
Read the comparisonCloud SaaS platform
vs HubSpot
A question of scale and ownership. HubSpot is deeply capable but holds your data and bills per seat; Stillpoint is flat-priced and stays on your server.
Read the comparisonSelf-hosted business suite
vs WP ERP
Breadth versus depth. WP ERP puts CRM, HR and accounting inside WordPress through modules; Stillpoint is one focused sales CRM with no HR or accounting at all.
Read the comparisonCloud work OS
vs monday.com
monday.com is a mature, polished work OS with per-seat cloud pricing. Stillpoint's boards live in the same install as the customers, orders and revenue the work is for.
Read the comparisonCloud project management
vs Asana
Asana is refined task and project management with no CRM underneath. Stillpoint links projects to companies, contacts, deals and invoices — and includes the CRM.
Read the comparisonCloud all-in-one work tool
vs ClickUp
ClickUp is broad and highly configurable but still cloud-hosted and per-seat. Stillpoint trades some work-tool depth for self-hosting, flat pricing and CRM data in the same place.
Read the comparisonHelpdesk & support platforms
Since the Service Desk shipped, Stillpoint is also compared with support tools. The honest summary of this group: the cloud platforms are ahead on omnichannel and AI, and Stillpoint is ahead on price structure, data ownership and what the agent can see about the customer. The table below shows both sides of that, including two crosses against us.
| Capability | Stillpoint CRM | SupportCandy | Zendesk | Freshdesk | Help Scout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price model | Per site, unlimited agents | Free core + paid add-ons | Per agent, per month | Free 1–2, then per agent | Per user, per month |
| Cost for 5 agents / users | $299/yr | $149/yr bundle, 5 sites | $3,300/yr (Team) | $1,140/yr (Growth) | $1,500/yr (Standard) |
| Self-hosted | Included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Includes a sales CRM | Included | Not included | Not includedZendesk Sell, separate | Not included | Not included |
| WooCommerce order context | IncludedFirst-class records | Not includedPaid add-on, order info | Not includedVia apps | Not includedVia integrations | Not includedVia apps |
| Omnichannel (chat, social, voice) | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | IncludedChat, not voice |
| AI features | Not included | Not included | Included+$50/agent/mo | Included | IncludedIncluded |
Competitor pricing checked August 2026 from public pricing pages and may have changed — always confirm with the vendor. Competitor names are trademarks of their respective owners.
Stillpoint has no chat, social or voice channels and no AI features, so both of those rows are a cross for us. Five-agent costs are the published entry tiers multiplied out: Zendesk Suite Team 5 × $55 × 12, Freshdesk Growth 5 × $19 × 12, Help Scout Standard 5 × $25 × 12.
WordPress ticket plugin
vs SupportCandy
The closest and fairest comparison. A genuinely free ticket core with paid add-ons for email piping, SLA and WooCommerce, against a service desk with all three included — and no importer from us yet.
Read the comparisonEnterprise cloud helpdesk
vs Zendesk
Zendesk wins on omnichannel, AI and enterprise procurement. The arguments the other way are cost structure at $55–$115 per agent per month, and where the conversations are stored.
Read the comparisonCloud helpdesk with a free tier
vs Freshdesk
Free for one or two agents and genuinely good at that size. Then $19–$89 per agent per month, which is the bill growing exactly as the team does.
Read the comparisonShared inbox
vs Help Scout
The nicest writing experience of the group, with AI included, at $25–$75 per user per month. A category choice: shared inbox, or service desk with a CRM under it.
Read the comparisonFor how our own side works in detail, see the Service Desk overview, email to ticket and SLA management.
How to choose
Start from the work you actually do this month, not the roadmap you hope for next year.
- You mainly send newsletters, drips and broadcast automation. Buy an email marketing platform — FluentCRM or Groundhogg. Stillpoint does not send bulk campaigns and is not trying to.
- You need a sales pipeline, quotes and invoices, and store data on your own server. That is exactly what Stillpoint is for: unlimited pipelines with weighted forecasting, branded invoice PDFs with partial payments, per-user team email, and WooCommerce orders synced in as pipeline with RFM segments. See the full feature list or where your data lives.
- You run a large sales organisation with budget for per-seat SaaS. HubSpot's reporting depth, marketing suite and integration marketplace will serve you better than any self-hosted plugin, and we would rather tell you that up front.
- You want a free starting point and only basic contact management. Jetpack CRM's free core is a sensible place to begin, and you can add extensions as needs appear.
Still unsure which category you are in? Ask us — we will tell you honestly if Stillpoint is the wrong fit.
Competitor names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This comparison reflects publicly available information as of 2026 and our own reading of each product; if you believe something is out of date, tell us and we'll correct it.
Everything included, on your server
Unlimited users, flat pricing per site, and a 30-day money-back guarantee if it is not the right fit.
Unlimited users · Flat price per site · 30-day money-back guarantee