Side-by-side comparison · Sales & Customer Support
Pipedrive vs Retell AI vs Yoodli
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Small businesses, agencies and sales teams of one to twenty people who want a clear view of every deal without a complicated CRM.
Pick it if: Service businesses and agencies that want an AI receptionist or phone agent without hiring developers.
Pick it if: Professionals, founders and sales teams who want to practise pitches, presentations and hard conversations out loud.
Overview
| Attribute | Pipedrive | Retell AI | Yoodli |
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| In one line | Simple sales CRM that shows every deal as a card on a board, with an AI sales assistant. | AI phone agents that answer calls, book appointments and make outbound calls. | AI speaking coach: role-play pitches and hard conversations and get feedback on delivery. |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid | Freemium |
| Starting price | $14/seat/mo | About $0.07–$0.31/min | $8/mo |
| Free plan | No | No | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | Yes | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Pipedrive | Retell AI | Yoodli |
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| Overall rating | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Pipedrive | Retell AI | Yoodli |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | No | No | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | – | – |
| Desktop app | – | – | – |
| Browser extension | Yes | – | – |
| API access | Yes | Yes | – |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | – | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | – | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | – | – | – |
| Makes images | No | No | No |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | No | – | No |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | Yes | – |
| Learns your brand or style | – | – | – |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 7/ 17 | 7/ 17 | 6/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Pipedrive | Retell AI | Yoodli |
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| Plans | Lite $14/seat/mo billed yearly, or $24 monthly One person who just needs a pipeline and reminders. | Pay as you goOur pick About $0.07–$0.31/min Most small businesses and agencies. | Starter Free Trying it once or twice. |
GrowthOur pick $39/seat/mo billed yearly, or $49 monthly Small teams who live in their inbox. | Enterprise Custom High call volumes and compliance needs. | ProOur pick $8/mo billed yearly Individuals practising most weeks. | |
Premium $59/seat/mo billed yearly, or $79 monthly Teams that want to capture and score leads too. | Advanced $20/mo billed yearly Heavy individual users who want privacy. | ||
Ultimate $79/seat/mo billed yearly, or $99 monthly Bigger teams that need the highest limits and tighter security. | Business Custom per seat, billed yearly Sales and training teams. | ||
Enterprise Custom Very large organisations. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Growth is the plan most small teams should start on, because Lite has no proper email sync or automations. Move to Premium if you want web forms and lead scoring without paying for add-ons. Prices exclude tax and vary by country. | Start on pay as you go with the free credits, build one agent for your most common call and test it on your own phone. Talk to sales only once you run thousands of minutes a month. | Individuals should take Pro on the yearly plan; it is cheap and ten sessions a week is plenty. Teams wanting their own sales scenarios need Business. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Pipedrive, Retell AI or Yoodli?
They tie on our overall rating (Pipedrive 4.1/5, Retell AI 4.1/5 and Yoodli 4.1/5). Pipedrive is best for tracking deals from first contact to signed and reminders so no lead is forgotten. Retell AI is best for AI receptionist for a small business and booking appointments by phone. Yoodli is best for rehearsing a pitch or presentation and cutting filler words and rambling.
Which is cheaper, Pipedrive, Retell AI or Yoodli?
Pipedrive: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $14/seat/mo. Retell AI: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at About $0.07–$0.31/min. Yoodli: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $8/mo.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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