Better Buy: HubSpot vs. Salesforce

HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) resemble the David and Goliath, respectively, of the cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) market. HubSpot provides a free CRM platform for smaller businesses, which serves as a launchpad for its tools in paid marketing, lead generation, search engine optimization, and analytics. It creates "inbound" marketing campaigns (such as social media campaigns, viral videos, or blogs) to drive consumers to seek out brands on their own.