Monday.com
Nutshell
| Feature | Monday.com | Nutshell |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $9/mo | From $16/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.5 / 5 | 4.2 / 5 |
| Best For | teams, enterprise, sales-teams, marketing-teams | small-businesses, sales-teams, b2b-companies, non-technical-teams |
| Founded | 2012 | 2009 |
| Boards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Automations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dashboards | ✓ | ✗ |
| Integrations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Crm | ✓ | ✗ |
| Forms | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pipeline Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email Sequences | ✗ | ✓ |
| Web Forms | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reporting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team Collaboration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email Marketing | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Monday.com Pros
- Visual and intuitive
- Great automations
- CRM built-in
- Beautiful dashboards
✗ Monday.com Cons
- Expensive at scale
- Free plan is very limited
- Minimum 3 seats
✓ Nutshell Pros
- CRM + email marketing in one platform
- Very intuitive for non-technical users
- Unlimited contacts on all plans
- Great customer support
✗ Nutshell Cons
- Fewer integrations than HubSpot
- Limited customization
- No free plan
The Verdict
Monday.com is built for teams and enterprise, with a focus on boards and automations. Nutshell targets small businesses and sales teams and leads with pipeline-management and email-sequences.
On pricing, Monday.com is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $9/mo compared to $16/mo for Nutshell. That $7/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Monday.com has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Nutshell requires a paid subscription from day one.
Both tools are a solid fit for sales teams — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
Bottom line: Monday.com has a slight overall edge — but if crm + email marketing in one platform matters most to you, Nutshell may still be the right call.
