# Alternatives to HubSpot with documented MCP actions

https://mcpshortlist.com/for/hubspot-alternatives

Compare other CRM options for finding, reading and creating contacts and creating deals.

This is an editorial comparison for a task, with HubSpot set aside as your existing software. These choices are separate from competitors named on vendor pages.

Selected by action evidence, not product quality. Documentation is not a test. Partial options do not combine into a complete solution.

## Facts, sources and dates

Unknown values are null, never no or zero.

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  "request": {
    "family": "crm",
    "actions": ["find_contact", "read_contact", "create_contact", "create_deal"],
    "incumbent": "hubspot"
  },
  "kind": "documentary_selection",
  "ranked": false,
  "score": null,
  "example": false,
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    {
      "id": "attio",
      "name": "Attio",
      "url": "https://mcpshortlist.com/software/attio",
      "listed": {
        "source": "claude-directory",
        "url": "https://claude.ai/directory/ae5afdb9-e3c6-4b64-a13a-420e7a8d8124",
        "since": "2026-02-12",
        "made_by": "partner",
        "works_with": ["claude", "claude-api", "claude-code"],
        "read_on": "2026-10-11"
      },
      "origin": null,
      "actions": [
        {
          "id": "find_contact",
          "available": true,
          "proof": "documented",
          "source": "https://docs.attio.com/mcp/overview",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13",
          "tool": "search-records",
          "evidence": "Search contact records.",
          "status": "documented"
        },
        {
          "id": "read_contact",
          "available": true,
          "proof": "documented",
          "source": "https://docs.attio.com/mcp/overview",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13",
          "tool": "get-records-by-ids",
          "evidence": "Read contact details by ID.",
          "status": "documented"
        },
        {
          "id": "create_contact",
          "available": true,
          "proof": "documented",
          "source": "https://docs.attio.com/mcp/overview",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13",
          "tool": "create-record",
          "evidence": "Create a contact record.",
          "status": "documented"
        },
        {
          "id": "create_deal",
          "available": true,
          "proof": "documented",
          "source": "https://docs.attio.com/mcp/overview",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13",
          "tool": "create-record",
          "evidence": "Create a deal record.",
          "status": "documented"
        }
      ],
      "match": "documented",
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      "setup": {
        "url": "https://docs.attio.com/mcp/overview",
        "checked_on": "2026-10-13"
      },
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      "pricing": null,
      "limitations": [
        {
          "text": "OAuth uses workspace permissions; writes request confirmation.",
          "source": "https://docs.attio.com/mcp/overview",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13"
        },
        {
          "text": "MCP is offered on every plan to every workspace member.",
          "source": "https://attio.com/help/reference/attio-ai/attio-mcp",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13"
        }
      ],
      "tested": 0,
      "tests_passed": 0,
      "documented_on": "2026-10-13",
      "tested_on": null
    },
    {
      "id": "pipedrive-mcp",
      "name": "Pipedrive",
      "url": "https://mcpshortlist.com/software/pipedrive-mcp",
      "listed": {
        "source": "claude-directory",
        "url": "https://claude.ai/directory/30f3f2c8-e6e4-4bf9-845f-46f5afeea73a",
        "since": "2026-08-03",
        "made_by": "partner",
        "works_with": ["claude", "claude-api", "claude-code", "claude-desktop"],
        "read_on": "2026-10-11"
      },
      "origin": null,
      "actions": [
        {
          "id": "find_contact",
          "available": true,
          "proof": "documented",
          "source": "https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/mcp-tools",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13",
          "tool": "searchPersons",
          "evidence": "Search contact records.",
          "status": "documented"
        },
        {
          "id": "read_contact",
          "available": true,
          "proof": "documented",
          "source": "https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/mcp-tools",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13",
          "tool": "getPerson",
          "evidence": "Read contact details by ID.",
          "status": "documented"
        },
        {
          "id": "create_contact",
          "available": true,
          "proof": "documented",
          "source": "https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/mcp-tools",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13",
          "tool": "addPerson",
          "evidence": "Create a contact record.",
          "status": "documented"
        },
        {
          "id": "create_deal",
          "available": true,
          "proof": "documented",
          "source": "https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/mcp-tools",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13",
          "tool": "addDeal",
          "evidence": "Create a deal record.",
          "status": "documented"
        }
      ],
      "match": "documented",
      "constraints": {},
      "setup": {
        "url": "https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/mcp-claude",
        "checked_on": "2026-10-13"
      },
      "connection": null,
      "pricing": null,
      "limitations": [
        {
          "text": "Actions depend on the permissions granted to the connector.",
          "source": "https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/mcp-tools",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13"
        },
        {
          "text": "Access follows the Pipedrive user role and visibility settings; Claude connector installation permission is required.",
          "source": "https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/mcp-claude",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13"
        },
        {
          "text": "Claude may initially load only some tools; connector settings can load the full list.",
          "source": "https://support.pipedrive.com/en/article/mcp-claude",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-13"
        }
      ],
      "tested": 0,
      "tests_passed": 0,
      "documented_on": "2026-10-13",
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    }
  ],
  "total": 2,
  "more": 0,
  "excluded": [
    {
      "id": "hubspot",
      "name": "HubSpot",
      "reasons": [
        {
          "code": "incumbent",
          "source": "https://claude.ai/directory/875dee50-9b3f-452b-af8c-fbc839966273",
          "checked_on": "2026-10-11",
          "listed": {
            "source": "claude-directory",
            "url": "https://claude.ai/directory/875dee50-9b3f-452b-af8c-fbc839966273",
            "since": "2025-11-12",
            "made_by": "partner",
            "works_with": ["claude", "claude-api", "claude-code", "claude-desktop"],
            "read_on": "2026-10-11"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "unresolved": [],
  "note": "Provisional selection by requested-action evidence, never product quality. Up to three options, with all requested actions documented first, then supported action count, English name and id. Documentary evidence does not mean an action was tested. Partial options do not combine into one fully documented option. Unresolved actions lack positive evidence in the displayed options; hidden candidates do not clear these gaps. Unknown requested constraints remain unresolved and are not matched. Country eligibility and monthly total cost are not established; any software price is only a scoped example. Assistant evidence applies only to the exact sourced connector. Missing or declared-only action evidence remains unknown, never unsupported. No option does not prove a product has no MCP connector."
}
```