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SME AI Office vs Pipedrive

Pipedrive is a deal-pipeline CRM for sales teams; SME AI Office is a Singapore back office whose free CRM shares one address book with invoices, bookings and orders.

Prices checked 30 September 2026

The short answer

Choose Pipedrive if selling is your main job and you want a deal pipeline with email and calendar sync, automated follow-ups, 500+ integrations and add-ons for lead capture and email campaigns. It suits a sales team closing deals every week.

Choose SME AI Office if you want a simple lead board beside your invoices, bookings and accounting. Pipedrive Lite for three seats is US$504 a year. SME AI Office is free with no per-user fee, with a small 0.5% fee only on card and automatic PayNow payments.

Side by side

SME AI Office and Pipedrive compared for a Singapore business, 30 September 2026
SME AI OfficePipedrive
Price Free. A small 0.5% platform fee, only on card and automatic PayNow paymentsYour own PayNow QR and cash: no fee Lite US$14 a seat a month, billed yearlyUS$168 a seat a year. Prices shown before VAT
Free plan Yes, for good. Unlimited contacts, lead board, follow-ups and CSV import No free plan. 14-day free trial, no card needed
Users Free is the owner only. Pro 365 adds team logins with no per-user fee Priced per seat
Pipeline A board of stages you name, one card per customer (not per deal), with follow-up dates Deal pipeline at the centre of every plan
Automated follow-ups Follow-up dates you set, shown on your dashboard on the day Growth, US$39 a seat a month: automated emails and follow-ups
Email marketing Not built in. No email marketing or sales sequences Campaigns add-on, from $13.33 a month
Customers filed for you Customers filed for you from bookings, shop orders and invoices; suppliers from scanned receipts Calendar and contact sync; 500+ integrations
What else is in it Accounting, invoicing, POS, bookings and online shop; payroll, CPF and GST on Pro 365 Add-ons for lead capture, projects, documents and web visitors

Only on SME AI Office

  • Free planYes, for good. Unlimited contacts, lead board, follow-ups and CSV import

Which one fits

SME AI Office fits when

  • You want a lead board and follow-ups beside your invoices and bookings
  • You want accounting, invoicing with PayNow and payroll in the same place
  • You want one yearly price for the whole team, not per seat

Pipedrive fits when

  • Selling is your main job and you track many deals by value and stage
  • You want automated follow-up emails and email campaigns
  • You rely on integrations with other sales tools

Free. A small 0.5% platform fee, only on card and automatic PayNow payments.

Questions

Is SME AI Office cheaper than Pipedrive in Singapore?

Yes. Pipedrive has no free plan, and Lite is US$14 a seat a month billed yearly, or US$168 a seat a year. SME AI Office's CRM is free with unlimited contacts and no per-seat fee. A small 0.5% fee applies only to card and automatic PayNow payments; your own PayNow QR and cash cost nothing.

What is a free alternative to Pipedrive in Singapore?

SME AI Office has a free CRM for Singapore small businesses: stages you name on a drag-and-drop board, follow-up dates, a log of calls, meetings and WhatsApp chats, and CSV import. Customers who book, order or get an invoice are filed for you.

Does SME AI Office track deals like Pipedrive?

Not in the same way. SME AI Office moves each customer through stages you name, one card per customer, with any amount they still owe. It does not track separate deals with values. Pipedrive is built around a deal pipeline, which suits a team selling many deals.

Can I move from Pipedrive to SME AI Office?

Yes. Pipedrive exports your data as CSV or Excel files. Import the people as a CSV into SME AI Office's contact list, where possible duplicates are flagged for you. WhatsApp us on +65 9613 7676 and we help you move it over.

Does SME AI Office send email campaigns like Pipedrive?

No. SME AI Office has no email marketing or sales sequences. Pipedrive sells email campaigns as the Campaigns add-on, from $13.33 a month, and automates follow-up emails on its Growth plan.

Pipedrive facts are from pipedrive.com/en/pricing, Pipedrive help: exporting data, checked on 30 September 2026. Prices are as shown there, including any shown only as “$” with no currency. Pipedrive is a trademark of its owner. SME AI Office is not connected with Pipedrive.

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