# CRM setup

> CRM setup at ellul.ai: £2,495, a fixed price agreed in writing before work starts, never charged by the hour. A team tracking sales in inboxes and spreadsheets.

- Price: £2,495 (one-off)
- Time: 2 to 3 weeks
- Page: https://ellul.ai/services/crm-setup

## What is included
- HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho or similar set up
- Pipeline, fields and automations
- Contacts imported and cleaned
- Team training

## What other providers charge
Other agencies publish a median of £2,500 for CRM and marketing automation (13 prices, middle half £950 to £3,500). Every price with its source: https://ellul.ai/prices/crm/readings.json

## How many people are asking for it
1,095 posts on Reddit asked to hire someone for CRM setup between November 2025 and November 2026, 572 of them in the last 90 days, most on r/salesforce, r/hubspot, r/CRM.

## Paid separately, at cost
- The CRM's licence for each user, paid to the vendor
- Any paid add-ons or apps you choose for the CRM

## What the buyer supplies
- An account on your chosen CRM, in your name
- Your contact lists and sales spreadsheets
- Time from the team for the training sessions

## What the price does not cover
- Setup and training; ongoing CRM admin after handover is separate
- Links beyond the CRM's own connectors are the separate integration service
- Missing details in your data are flagged, not invented

## Rules that apply
- UK GDPR Article 28(3) says processing by a processor, such as a CRM vendor holding your customers' details, is governed by a contract or other legal act. Source: [UK GDPR Article 28, legislation.gov.uk](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/679/article/28)

## A cheaper way to do it
- HubSpot's free CRM has no expiry date and covers up to two users and 1,000 contacts. Source: [HubSpot: Free CRM software](https://www.hubspot.com/products/crm)
- Zoho CRM's free edition supports up to 3 users and 5,000 records, with no time limit. Source: [Zoho CRM: Free CRM](https://www.zoho.com/crm/free-crm.html)

Get a written fixed quote: https://ellul.ai/services/crm-setup#quote