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RealtyCRM vs. HubSpot: Why RealtyCRM is the Better Choice for Real Estate Brokers

August 21, 2024โ€ข6 min read

๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ๐‚๐‘๐Œ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐‡๐ฎ๐›๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ:

๐‘พ๐’‰๐’š ๐‘น๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’š๐‘ช๐‘น๐‘ด ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘น๐’†๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฌ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’”

When comparing CRM platforms for real estate professionals, HubSpot is often regarded as a leading marketing and sales platform, known for its flexibility and comprehensive toolset. However, RealtyCRM stands out as a more specialized, affordable, and effective solution tailored specifically to the needs of real estate brokers. HubSpot is powerful but not real estate-focused, which means brokers have to adapt its general tools, whereas RealtyCRM provides industry-specific tools that streamline real estate operations.

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๐™ท๐šŽ๐š›๐šŽโ€™๐šœ ๐šŠ ๐š๐šŽ๐š๐šŠ๐š’๐š•๐šŽ๐š ๐šŒ๐š˜๐š–๐š™๐šŠ๐š›๐š’๐šœ๐š˜๐š— ๐š‹๐šŽ๐š๐š ๐šŽ๐šŽ๐š— ๐š๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š•๐š๐šข๐™ฒ๐š๐™ผ ๐šŠ๐š—๐š ๐™ท๐šž๐š‹๐š‚๐š™๐š˜๐š, ๐šŠ๐š—๐š ๐š ๐š‘๐šข ๐š๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š•๐š๐šข๐™ฒ๐š๐™ผ ๐š’๐šœ ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐š‹๐šŽ๐š๐š๐šŽ๐š› ๐šŒ๐š‘๐š˜๐š’๐šŒ๐šŽ ๐š๐š˜๐š› ๐š›๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š• ๐šŽ๐šœ๐š๐šŠ๐š๐šŽ ๐š‹๐š›๐š˜๐š”๐šŽ๐š›๐šœ.


๐Ÿท. ๐™ธ๐š—๐š๐šž๐šœ๐š๐š›๐šข-๐š‚๐š™๐šŽ๐šŒ๐š’๐š๐š’๐šŒ ๐™ต๐š˜๐šŒ๐šž๐šœ: ๐™ฑ๐šž๐š’๐š•๐š ๐š๐š˜๐š› ๐š๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š• ๐™ด๐šœ๐š๐šŠ๐š๐šŽ ๐™ฑ๐š›๐š˜๐š”๐šŽ๐š›๐šœ

HubSpot is a general-purpose CRM platform that can be customized for various industries, including real estate, but this requires extensive configuration and, in many cases, the addition of third-party tools. RealtyCRM, on the other hand, is designed specifically for real estate brokers. It comes with out-of-the-box features that are tailored to the needs of brokers, including property management, lead generation, and automated client follow-ups.

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๐Ÿ’ชHubSpot: General CRM with flexibility but requires customization for real estate.

๐Ÿ’ชRealtyCRM: Purpose-built for real estate professionals, offering tools specific to brokers without additional setup or customization.

Why It Matters: Brokers benefit from a CRM that is ready to go and designed specifically for their industry. RealtyCRM allows brokers to hit the ground running without spending time or money on customizations or third-party apps.


๐Ÿธ. ๐™ฐ๐™ธ-๐™ฟ๐š˜๐š ๐šŽ๐š›๐šŽ๐š ๐š…๐š˜๐š’๐šŒ๐šŽ ๐™ฐ๐šž๐š๐š˜๐š–๐šŠ๐š๐š’๐š˜๐š—: ๐™ด๐š—๐š‘๐šŠ๐š—๐šŒ๐šŽ ๐™ป๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š ๐™ด๐š—๐š๐šŠ๐š๐šŽ๐š–๐šŽ๐š—๐š

HubSpot offers automation through its Workflows feature, which automates emails, texts, and tasks. However, it lacks built-in voice automation, which is critical for brokers who rely on personal communication to build trust with leads. RealtyCRM features an AI-powered voice assistant that automates both inbound and outbound calls, providing a more personal touch to lead nurturing.

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๐Ÿ’ชHubSpot: Workflow automation for email, texts, and tasks, but no AI-driven voice automation.

๐Ÿ’ชRealtyCRM: AI-powered voice assistant that automates follow-up calls, in addition to email and text automation, to maintain personal connections with leads.

Why It Matters: RealtyCRMโ€™s voice automation is designed to make lead nurturing more personal and effective. This feature is ideal for real estate professionals who need to build relationships through calls, something that HubSpotโ€™s email-heavy automation canโ€™t fully address.


๐Ÿน. ๐™ฑ๐šž๐š’๐š•๐š-๐™ธ๐š— ๐™ฐ๐š ๐™ฟ๐š•๐šŠ๐š๐š๐š˜๐š›๐š–: ๐™ด๐š•๐š’๐š–๐š’๐š—๐šŠ๐š๐šŽ ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ ๐™ฝ๐šŽ๐šŽ๐š ๐š๐š˜๐š› ๐šƒ๐š‘๐š’๐š›๐š-๐™ฟ๐šŠ๐š›๐š๐šข ๐™ฐ๐š ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐š—๐šŠ๐š๐šŽ๐š–๐šŽ๐š—๐š

While HubSpot offers ad management capabilities, brokers typically have to integrate external platforms like Google Ads or Facebook Ads and manage campaigns manually or through agencies. RealtyCRM offers a built-in ad platform that allows brokers to run targeted ad campaigns for property listings, just sold ads, and brand promotions, all without the need for external ad management services.

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๐Ÿ’ชHubSpot: Ad management available, but often requires external integrations or third-party services.

๐Ÿ’ชRealtyCRM: Integrated ad platform that allows brokers to manage their ads in-house with customizable templates, eliminating the need for expensive agencies.

Why It Matters: RealtyCRMโ€™s built-in ad platform is cost-effective and gives brokers more control over their marketing spend, making it easier to create and manage successful campaigns.


๐Ÿบ. ๐™ฟ๐š›๐šŽ-๐™ฑ๐šž๐š’๐š•๐š ๐™ต๐šž๐š—๐š—๐šŽ๐š•๐šœ: ๐š๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š๐šข-๐™ผ๐šŠ๐š๐šŽ ๐š๐š˜๐š› ๐™ป๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š ๐™ฒ๐š˜๐š—๐šŸ๐šŽ๐š›๐šœ๐š’๐š˜๐š—

HubSpot provides tools for building custom workflows and lead nurturing campaigns, but these often require manual setup and customization. RealtyCRM includes pre-built, high-converting sales funnels tailored specifically for different real estate client types, such as FSBOs, first-time buyers, and downsizing sellers. These ready-to-use funnels save brokers time and effort.

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๐Ÿ’ชHubSpot: Offers workflow tools but requires brokers to build custom campaigns.

๐Ÿ’ชRealtyCRM: Pre-built funnels that are designed for real estate, ready to capture and convert leads with minimal setup.

Why It Matters: RealtyCRMโ€™s pre-built funnels make it easier for brokers to convert leads quickly without needing to spend time building or optimizing campaigns.


๐Ÿป. ๐š๐šŽ๐š™๐šž๐š๐šŠ๐š๐š’๐š˜๐š— ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐š—๐šŠ๐š๐šŽ๐š–๐šŽ๐š—๐š: ๐™ฟ๐š›๐š˜๐š๐šŽ๐šŒ๐š ๐šŠ๐š—๐š ๐™ด๐š—๐š‘๐šŠ๐š—๐šŒ๐šŽ ๐šˆ๐š˜๐šž๐š› ๐™พ๐š—๐š•๐š’๐š—๐šŽ ๐™ฟ๐š›๐šŽ๐šœ๐šŽ๐š—๐šŒ๐šŽ

HubSpot offers tools for tracking customer satisfaction and engagement, but it doesnโ€™t provide a built-in system for managing online reviews, which are critical for building trust in the real estate industry. RealtyCRM includes a comprehensive reputation management tool that allows brokers to monitor, request, and manage online reviews across platforms, enhancing their online reputation and client trust.

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๐Ÿ’ชHubSpot: Customer feedback tools but no dedicated reputation management feature.

๐Ÿ’ชRealtyCRM: Full reputation management system that tracks and manages reviews, helping brokers protect and grow their online presence.

Why It Matters: In real estate, a brokerโ€™s reputation is key to attracting new clients. RealtyCRMโ€™s reputation management tools ensure brokers can easily manage and improve their online presence, which is critical for long-term success.


๐Ÿผ. ๐š‚๐š˜๐šŒ๐š’๐šŠ๐š• ๐™ผ๐šŽ๐š๐š’๐šŠ ๐™ฐ๐šž๐š๐š˜๐š–๐šŠ๐š๐š’๐š˜๐š—: ๐š‚๐š๐šŠ๐šข ๐™ฐ๐šŒ๐š๐š’๐šŸ๐šŽ ๐š†๐š’๐š๐š‘๐š˜๐šž๐š ๐™ด๐šก๐š๐š›๐šŠ ๐™ด๐š๐š๐š˜๐š›๐š

HubSpot offers some social media marketing tools, but brokers often need to use external platforms to fully automate their social media efforts. RealtyCRM provides fully integrated social media automation, allowing brokers to schedule posts and manage content across social platforms without the need for third-party tools.

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๐Ÿ’ชHubSpot: Social media tools are available but require external platforms for full automation.

๐Ÿ’ชRealtyCRM: Built-in social media automation, allowing brokers to schedule and post content automatically to maintain an active social presence.

Why It Matters: RealtyCRM simplifies social media management, ensuring brokers can engage with their audience consistently without spending hours on social media posts.


๐Ÿฝ. ๐™ฒ๐š˜๐šœ๐š-๐™ด๐š๐š๐šŽ๐šŒ๐š๐š’๐šŸ๐šŽ ๐š‚๐š˜๐š•๐šž๐š๐š’๐š˜๐š—: ๐™ผ๐š˜๐š›๐šŽ ๐™ฐ๐š๐š๐š˜๐š›๐š๐šŠ๐š‹๐š•๐šŽ ๐š๐š˜๐š› ๐™ฑ๐š›๐š˜๐š”๐šŽ๐š›๐šœ

HubSpot is known for its extensive features, but it can quickly become expensive as brokers need to scale up with more advanced tools, integrations, and premium features. RealtyCRM offers a more affordable, all-in-one solution with real estate-specific tools, including lead generation, AI-powered automation, advertising, reputation management, and social media automation.

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๐Ÿ’ชHubSpot: Scalable, but pricing increases quickly with premium features.

๐Ÿ’ชRealtyCRM: Affordable, all-in-one platform with everything brokers need included, helping brokers save money while maximizing their ROI.

Why It Matters: RealtyCRM offers more value at a lower price point, making it an ideal choice for brokers who want advanced features without the high costs associated with HubSpotโ€™s premium plans.


๐Ÿพ. ๐™ฐ๐š•๐š•-๐š’๐š—-๐™พ๐š—๐šŽ ๐™ฟ๐š•๐šŠ๐š๐š๐š˜๐š›๐š–: ๐š๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š• ๐™ด๐šœ๐š๐šŠ๐š๐šŽ-๐š‚๐š™๐šŽ๐šŒ๐š’๐š๐š’๐šŒ, ๐™ฝ๐š˜ ๐™ฝ๐šŽ๐šŽ๐š ๐š๐š˜๐š› ๐™ฐ๐š๐š-๐™พ๐š—๐šœ

HubSpot is a highly flexible platform, but brokers often need to customize it with third-party apps or integrations to make it fully functional for real estate. RealtyCRM is a fully integrated, all-in-one platform designed specifically for real estate, covering lead generation, follow-ups, advertising, social media, and reputation management without the need for additional tools.

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๐Ÿ’ชHubSpot: General-purpose CRM with additional costs for industry-specific customizations and add-ons.

๐Ÿ’ชRealtyCRM: All-in-one solution built for real estate brokers, offering all the tools needed in one platform.

Why It Matters: RealtyCRM eliminates the need for brokers to manage multiple platforms and integrations, providing everything needed for real estate success in one streamlined solution.


๐‘พ๐’‰๐’š ๐‘น๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’š๐‘ช๐‘น๐‘ด ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฉ๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐‘น๐’†๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฌ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’๐’Œ๐’†๐’“๐’”

While HubSpot is a versatile CRM that works across industries, RealtyCRM provides a more tailored, real estate-specific solution that includes AI-powered voice automation, built-in ad management, reputation management, and social media automation. In addition, RealtyCRM is more cost-effective, delivering the tools brokers need without the need for expensive add-ons or customizations.

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๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐ซ๐จ๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐‚๐‘๐Œ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐, ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ๐‚๐‘๐Œ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž.

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