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CRM — SaaS tools & trends 2026

28 products Sparkpulse tracks are shipping around CRM. The highest-velocity CRM products right now are Folk, Dubsado and Twenty (ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity score). The theme runs across 5 sectors, so the momentum you see here is drawn from products competing in different corners of the market. Their velocity scores span 0.0 to 8.8 out of 10, a spread that shows how unevenly shipping cadence is distributed across the field. Below: every tracked product carrying this theme, updated from release data. Everything on this page is regenerated from verified release data, so the ranking reflects the latest changelogs rather than a static list.

Products shipping around CRM

#01Folkfolk is unbundling its CRM into surfaces: an agent, a phone, and now an API.8.8alternatives →
#02DubsadoDubsado turns toward AI, adding a call Notetaker and generative form building to its solo-business CRM.7.5alternatives →
#04CartaCarta is pulling fund back-office paperwork in-app, then walking into the deal team's CRM.6.3alternatives →
#05SalesflareSalesflare ships AI-import and an MCP connector to ChatGPT and Claude, amid heavy 'best CRM' SEO output.6.3alternatives →
#06ActAct! pivots from CRM-only to payment processor while modernizing its Cloud UX.6.3alternatives →
#07SendPulseSendPulse keeps stacking small wins across automation, chat, courses, and CRM — broad polish, no pivot.5.0alternatives →
#08Bitrix24Bitrix24's public feed is content marketing, not a product changelog — the actual shipping cadence is invisible from here.5.0alternatives →
#09TeamgateTeamgate's tracked feed is content marketing — sales playbooks, CRM dashboards, KPI guides — rather than product releases.5.0alternatives →
#10InsightlyInsightly's crawled feed is SEO comparison content, not a product changelog — no shipping signal.5.0alternatives →
#16CircleCircle rebuilt itself around an AI that runs the community, not just answers in it3.8alternatives →
#17CopperCopper's visible feed is mostly marketing content; the only product signal is Copper GPT, an AI layer for CRM analysis.2.5alternatives →
#18CiviCRMCiviCRM holds its nonprofit CRM steady with 6.x point releases and quiet dependency modernization.2.5alternatives →
#19Close CRM BlogClose ships a ChatGPT app, turning the CRM into a callable system for reports, lead research, and customer summaries.2.5alternatives →
#21ApptivoApptivo's public feed is mostly tutorials and old release roundups — little visible product motion.1.3alternatives →
#22VcitaA small-business CRM whose feed captured its marketing pages instead of its releases0.0alternatives →
#24KeapKeap is folding deeper into the Thryv platform; the v2 REST API just hit parity.0.0alternatives →
#28ClaritysoftNo release data — Claritysoft's recent feed is blog content, leaving product trajectory unobservable.0.0alternatives →

Frequently asked questions about CRM

Which SaaS tools ship CRM in 2026?

Folk, Dubsado, Twenty, Carta, Salesflare, and 23 more — the CRM products Sparkpulse tracks, ranked by shipping velocity from verified changelogs.

Which CRM product has the highest shipping velocity?

Folk, with the top velocity score (8.8/10) — Sparkpulse's velocity score is derived from verified release data.

How many products are shipping around CRM?

Sparkpulse currently tracks 28 products carrying the CRM theme, updated continuously from verified release data.