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Free Alternatives to Chatio (2026)
Chatio has a free tier, but if it does not fit, Here are 6 Sales & CRM tools you can start using for free, ranked by how closely they match Chatio, with what each charges once you outgrow the free plan.
Closest free matches
Ranked by shared use cases, audience and stack with Chatio. Every tool here lists a free plan.
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Other free Sales & CRM tools
Popular free tools in the same category. Less closely matched to Chatio, but worth a look.
| Tool | Free plan | Paid from |
|---|---|---|
| TubeMailer A Chrome extension that finds business emails from YouTube channels and exports them to CSV, Excel, JSON, and more. | Free: 5 emails per day with no credit card required. · Pro: 1,000 emails per day and all export formats. · Business: 3,000 emails per day and priority support. | — |
| SignalsHunt AI-powered lead generation tool that identifies real local businesses and crafts personalized 3-message outreach sequences. | Free: Try it once for free. Includes 1 run, 5 real leads per run, AI-written sequences, and ICP profile analysis. · Pro ($49/month): Unlimited runs, 20 real leads per run, full run history + CRM, and priority support. | $49 |
| Kaldo Kaldo turns public buying signals into a ranked list of B2B accounts ready to be contacted. | Free tier description or empty string · Paid tier description or empty string · Enterprise tier description or engine string | — |
| Strawberry Strawberry is a desktop browser for macOS and Windows with built-in AI companions that research, update CRMs, take meeting notes and run recurring routines inside the accounts you are already signed into. Strawberry 1.0 shipped on October 26, 2026. | Free - $0 - 500 credits/month; regular browsing uses no credits · Intern - $20/month - 6,000 credits/month; Part-time - $85/month - 25,000 credits/month · Full-time - $250/month - 75,000 credits/month; top-ups $10 per 1,000 credits | — |
Free alternatives to Chatio: FAQ
Quick answers to common questions
Is Chatio free?
Yes, Chatio offers a free tier. The tools below are alternatives that are also free to start.
What is the best free alternative to Chatio?
ConnectVault is the closest free match by shared use cases, audience and stack, with paid plans from ₹499. HubSpot are the next closest.
Which free Sales & CRM alternatives have paid upgrades?
ConnectVault (from ₹499), HubSpot (from $45) and SignalsHunt (from $49) list paid plans above their free tier. 3 of the tools listed publish no paid price at all.
How were these free alternatives to Chatio chosen?
Tools are ranked by similarity to Chatio (shared use cases, target audience, tech stack and pricing model) and filtered to those whose listing shows a free tier, freemium plan or open-source edition. Where fewer than 2 close matches exist, popular free Sales & CRM tools fill the list and are labelled as such.
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