Everything a small business needs from a CRM
Contact management
Every contact and company, with the full story on one page.
Learn moreSales pipeline
A drag-and-drop kanban board for every deal you're working.
Learn moreTasks & follow-up reminders
Due dates with real reminders, so no follow-up slips.
Learn moreActivity timeline
Log calls, emails, and meetings — one shared history.
Learn moreInvoicing & online payments
Invoice from the CRM and get paid online — no separate tool.
Learn moreCSV import & export
In from your spreadsheet in minutes, out anytime you want.
Learn morePlus forms, reports, commissions, white-labeling, and more — see every feature.
Free means free
Most free CRM plans are a paywall with a waiting room: contact caps, two-user limits, one pipeline, and the useful features greyed out. crm-153 doesn't have a paid plan, so it doesn't need those walls.
| Typical free tier | crm-153 | |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts | Capped (often 1,000) | Unlimited |
| Team members | 2 users | Unlimited |
| Pipelines | One | Unlimited |
| Feature gates | Best features paywalled | None |
| CSV export | Sometimes restricted | Always |
| Upgrade nags | Everywhere | None — there is no paid tier |
Comparing options? Read our honest guide to the best free CRMs.
Why is it free? Here's the entire business model.
When a client pays one of your invoices online, crm-153 adds a small, capped platform fee. That fee is the whole company — so the CRM itself never needs contact caps, seat prices, or a paid tier. If you never send an invoice, you never pay a cent.
$0
The CRM. Contacts, deals, tasks, reports, unlimited team — all of it, forever.
0.5%
Only when a client pays an invoice online. Minimum 10¢. Optional — offline payments cost nothing.
$5 cap
The most we ever make on one payment — even on a $20,000 invoice.
We earn only when you get paid
A per-seat CRM makes money whether or not you close anything. Our revenue is a rounding error on your collected invoices — so the only way crm-153 grows is if you close more deals and collect more payments. Same side of the table.
Your data stays yours
Full CSV export for every workspace, always — contacts, companies, and deals. If crm-153 ever stops being right for you, take everything and walk. No exit fees, no retention tricks, no “upgrade to export.”
“I built crm-153 because every free CRM I tried was a paywall with a waiting room — caps tuned so the price kicks in right when switching gets painful. So this one has no paywall to hit. The whole CRM is free, and we earn a few cents when you collect an invoice online. If it ever stops earning its place, export your data and go — it's yours.”
Free CRM questions, answered
- Is crm-153 really free?
- Yes — every feature, for every workspace, free. There is no paid tier, no trial clock, and no credit card required. Unlimited contacts, companies, deals, pipelines, tasks, and team members. The only money crm-153 ever takes is a 0.5% fee, capped at $5, when a client pays one of your invoices online — and invoicing is entirely optional.
- What's the catch?
- There's no hidden one — the business model fits in a sentence. When a client pays one of your invoices online, crm-153 adds a 0.5% platform fee: minimum 10¢, never more than $5. That's the whole company. It's why there are no contact caps, no seat limits, and no feature gates anywhere else — we don't need them.
- How does crm-153 make money?
- From one small, capped fee on optional online invoice payments (0.5%, max $5 per payment). We only earn when you get paid — which keeps us focused on helping you close deals, not on squeezing you into a paid plan.
- Is there a limit on contacts or users?
- No. Add as many contacts, companies, and deals as you need, and invite your whole team — there are no caps on records or seats.
- Can I get my data out?
- Always. Full CSV export is available to every workspace at any time — your data is never held hostage behind a plan. If crm-153 ever stops being right for you, take everything and go.
- Who is crm-153 for?
- Small businesses and teams who are outgrowing a spreadsheet: a shared contact database, a drag-and-drop sales pipeline, a log of every call and email, and follow-up reminders so nothing slips.
- Do I need a credit card to sign up?
- No. Sign up with an email address and start working — there is no billing step because there is nothing to bill.