--- title: "Copper vs HubSpot: CRM API, Limits, Pricing and MCP" description: "Copper vs HubSpot for GTM teams: per-seat prices, which plan unlocks the API, rate limits, bulk writes, webhooks, MCP status and Google-only signup." canonical: https://www.onegtmlab.dev/tool-directory/compare/copper-vs-hubspot --- # Copper vs HubSpot: CRM API, Limits, Pricing and MCP [](/) [ Book a call ](/book) Comparison # Copper vs HubSpot Copper is a CRM built for Gmail and Google Workspace, with no free plan and its API from the Professional plan at $59 a seat a month billed annually. HubSpot has free tools for up to 2 users, API access on every plan, batch writes of 100 records per call and a live MCP server. Copper's MCP is announced for a November 2026 beta. Verified 25 Oct 2026 ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)Pick Copper if - Your team lives in Gmail and Google Workspace and wants the CRM there - You want person email and company domain enforced as unique keys, so API creates cannot duplicate them ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SlBdA.webp)Pick HubSpot if - You want to start free: up to 2 users and API access with no card - You load data in volume: 100 records per batch call and imports of up to 80,000,000 rows a day [![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)](/tool-directory/crm/copper) Copper CRM vs [![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_Z1DDl9U.webp)](/tool-directory/crm/hubspot) HubSpot CRM [Copper review →](/tool-directory/crm/copper)[HubSpot review →](/tool-directory/crm/hubspot) 01 ## At a glance ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)Copper From **$29/seat/mo**Basic monthly, $23 annual Free plan **No**No free plan; 14-day trial, no card Pricing model **Per seat** MCP server **Yes**Not yet; beta Nov 2026 ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_Z1DIDMe.webp)HubSpot From **US$20/seat/mo**Starter list Free plan **Yes**Free tools for 2 users, no card Pricing model **Per seat** MCP server **Official** 02 ## Where they differ 14 points side by side. Open a value for the full detail. What ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)[Copper](/tool-directory/crm/copper) ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_Z1DIHc2.webp)[HubSpot](/tool-directory/crm/hubspot) ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)CopperNo free plan; 14-day trial, no cardNo free plan. 14-day free trial with no credit card. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpotFree tools for 2 users, no cardFree tools for up to 2 users. No credit card required. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)CopperGoogle only; Gmail and WorkspaceGoogle only: the signup offers Continue with Google and no email and password form. Copper works only with Gmail and Google Workspace. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpotEmail, Microsoft, Apple, ChatGPT or GoogleEmail, Microsoft, Apple, ChatGPT or Google. The email route asks for a code, a password, your name and role, with no phone and no card. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)CopperBasic $29/seat/mo monthly, $23 annualPer seat, in USD. Basic $23, Professional $59, Business $99 a month billed annually, or $29, $69 and $134 billed monthly. Annual billing is up to 26% off. Verified 2026-10-25. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpotStarter US$20/seat/mo listPer seat, US prices. Starter lists at US$20 a month on monthly or annual billing; a limited-time new-customer offer makes it US$10 monthly or US$7 a month billed annually. Professional is US$100 a month paid monthly (still a one-year commitment) or US$90 billed annually, plus US$1,500 onboarding. Enterprise is US$150 a month billed annually, plus US$3,500 onboarding. Verified 2026-10-25. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)CopperProfessional and Business onlyProfessional and Business only. The pricing table marks API and Embedded integration SDK as not included on Basic. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpotEvery plan, including free toolsEvery plan, including the free tools, with higher limits on Professional and Enterprise. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)CopperThree X-PW headers, OAuth 2.0 for partnersAPI key from System settings > API Keys, sent in three headers on every call: X-PW-AccessToken, X-PW-Application and X-PW-UserEmail (the key owner's email). OAuth 2.0 for partner integrations. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpotOAuth or Service KeyOAuth for distributed apps. For one account, a Service Key (Settings > Integrations > Service Keys). Legacy private apps can no longer be created in existing accounts from 26 Oct 2026; existing private-app tokens keep working. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)Copper180 requests/min180 requests a minute on a rolling window for all calls. Bulk endpoints add a 3 requests a second limit. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpot100 per 10 seconds on Free, StarterFor privately distributed apps, per app per 10 seconds: 100 on Free and Starter, 190 on Professional and Enterprise. Per account per day: 250,000 on Free and Starter and 1,000,000 on Enterprise (for Professional, HubSpot's developer docs and its product catalog give different figures). Add-on packs raise the daily limit by 1,000,000 each. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)CopperSearch returns first 100,000 recordsPOST search endpoints per object, page size 1 to 200 (default 20). Search returns only the first 100,000 records, however you paginate. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpot5/sec, 10,000 results per query5 requests per second per account, up to 200 results per page and 10,000 results per query. Search responses carry no rate-limit headers. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)CopperBeta bulk APIs, 10 per requestBeta bulk APIs: create for people, companies, leads, opportunities and activities; update for people, companies and leads. Up to 10 records per request. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpot100 per batch call, Imports APIBatch create, update and upsert of 100 records per call. Associations in batches of 2,000. Imports API up to 80,000,000 rows a day. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)CopperUnique on email and domainPerson email and company email domain are unique keys, so a create with an existing domain fails. Leads can be upserted by name, email or a custom field. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpotContacts dedupe on email; companies notCompanies created through the API, including third-party sync apps, are not deduplicated by domain. Contacts dedupe on email. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)Copper100 subscriptions, never retriedUp to 100 active subscriptions per account, 600 notifications a minute, up to 30 record ids per notification, optional secret. Each notification fires at most once and is never retried. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpot1,000 subscriptions per app, 10 retriesApp webhooks: up to 1,000 subscriptions per app, signed, retried up to 10 times over 24 hours. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)CopperNot yet; beta Nov 2026Not live on 25 Oct 2026. Copper announces an official, read-only MCP server for Claude with a beta in November 2026, behind a waitlist. Copper GPT for ChatGPT is available now. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpotYesOfficial remote MCP server at `https://mcp.hubspot.com` with OAuth. It reads and writes contacts, companies, deals and tickets. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)Copper2,500 contacts on BasicBasic: 2,500 contacts, 25 custom fields, no leads or sales opportunities. Professional: 15,000 contacts, 50 custom fields, workflow automation. Business: unlimited contacts and custom fields. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpot1,000 contacts Free, 15 million paidFree accounts hold up to 1,000 contacts, paid up to 15 million. Starter: up to 50 workflows with restricted triggers and actions. Professional: up to 300 workflows. Enterprise: up to 1,000. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)CopperZapier, Make, n8n, WorkatoIntegration pages for Zapier, Make, n8n and Workato. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpotClay, Zapier, n8n, Make, SDKsClay, Zapier, n8n and Make all list HubSpot integrations. SDKs for Node.js, PHP, Python and Ruby. ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)CopperPrivacy Shield and SCCs; no SOC 2The security page names Privacy Shield participation and EU Standard Contractual Clauses in its terms. No SOC 2, ISO or CCPA claim on the security or pricing page. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpotSOC 1, 2 Type II, 3, HIPAASOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, SOC 1 and a HIPAA attestation on its trust site. 03 ## Pricing, plan by plan US dollars as each vendor's page showed them on 25 Oct 2026. One panel per tool; switch each between monthly and annual billing (an annual price is the monthly rate when you pay for the year up front). ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg) ### Copper 3 plans · [API review](/tool-directory/crm/copper) ### Basic $29/mo billed monthly $23/mo billed annually 2,500 contacts, 25 custom fields, pipelines, task automation. No APIPlan details No leads or sales opportunities, and no API. ### Professional $69/mo billed monthly $59/mo billed annually 15,000 contacts, 50 custom fields, workflow automation, bulk email, reporting, integrations, API and Embedded integration SDK. API included ### Business $134/mo billed monthly $99/mo billed annually Unlimited contacts and custom fields, email series, custom reports, multi-currency, premium support, API. API included Per seat. ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_Sne0S.webp) ### HubSpot 4 plans · [API review](/tool-directory/crm/hubspot) ### Free tools $0 Free US$0. Up to 2 users, no credit card, up to 1,000 contacts. API limit 100 requests per 10 seconds per app and 250,000 per day per account. API included ### Sales Hub Starter $20/mo billed monthly $20/mo billed annually Per seat, US list price US$20 a month on monthly or annual billing. API includedPlan details A limited-time new-customer offer on 25 Oct 2026: US$10 a month on monthly billing, or US$7 a month billed annually. 500 HubSpot Credits, up to 50 workflows with restricted triggers and actions. ### Sales Hub Professional $100/mo billed monthly $90/mo billed annually Per seat, US price: US$100 a month paid monthly, still a one-year commitment, or US$90 a month billed annually. API includedPlan details Required one-time onboarding US$1,500. 3,000 HubSpot Credits, up to 300 workflows. ### Sales Hub Enterprise $150/mo annual billing only $150/mo billed annually Per seat, US price: US$150 a month billed annually, bought through sales. API includedPlan details Required one-time onboarding US$3,500. 5,000 HubSpot Credits, up to 1,000 workflows. 04 ## Which one to pick ### ![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)Choose Copper if - Your team lives in Gmail and Google Workspace and wants the CRM there. - You want person email and company domain enforced as unique keys, so API creates cannot duplicate them. - You want simple listed per-seat prices with no onboarding fee: Professional at $59 a month billed annually includes the API. - Your API volume fits within 180 requests a minute. ### ![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_Z1DIwXC.webp)Choose HubSpot if - You want to start free: up to 2 users and API access with no card. - You load data in volume: 100 records per batch call and imports of up to 80,000,000 rows a day. - You need webhooks that are retried when your endpoint is down. - You want an AI agent to read and write CRM records today through an official MCP server. - You use Outlook or another non-Google mailbox. **If neither fits:** Both store your own records. If the real job is getting emails for a list of people, find and verify them first, then load them into whichever CRM you pick. [How to find a person's work email address →](/tool-directory/how-to/find-work-email) ## Want us to build it for you? Choosing between Copper and HubSpot, or moving from one to the other? Tell us your setup. We will show you how we would run it, and what we would check first. [ Book a call ](/book)[ See case studies ](/case-studies) 05 ## Questions people ask Does Copper have a free plan? No. Copper offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card, then paid plans from $23 a seat a month billed annually. HubSpot has free tools for up to 2 users with no card. Verified 2026-10-25. Which Copper plan includes the API? Professional and Business. Copper's pricing table marks API and Embedded integration SDK as not included on Basic. Professional is $59 a seat a month billed annually or $69 billed monthly. HubSpot includes API access on every plan, including the free tools. Verified 2026-10-25. Can I use Copper without Google Workspace? No. Copper's signup offers only Continue with Google and says Copper works only with Gmail and Google Workspace. HubSpot also accepts email, Microsoft, Apple and ChatGPT sign-ups. Can Claude or another AI agent work with Copper or HubSpot? HubSpot has an official remote MCP server at `https://mcp.hubspot.com` today, with OAuth. Copper announces an official read-only MCP server for Claude with a beta in November 2026, behind a waitlist, and Copper GPT for ChatGPT is available now. What happens if my webhook endpoint is down? Copper fires each notification at most once and never retries it, so a missed event has to be caught by a later search. HubSpot retries app webhooks up to 10 times over 24 hours. ## Related [![](/_astro/copper.CFmJ3qY-.svg)Copper API review](/tool-directory/crm/copper)[![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)HubSpot API review](/tool-directory/crm/hubspot)[![](/_astro/apollo.DNg6-7d3.svg)![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)Apollo vs HubSpot](/tool-directory/compare/apollo-vs-hubspot)[![](/_astro/attio.CoO4UDxn_ZRTvHO.webp)![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)Attio vs HubSpot](/tool-directory/compare/attio-vs-hubspot)[![](/_astro/clay.CHDKXtEw_Z1QRVH4.webp)![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)Clay vs HubSpot](/tool-directory/compare/clay-vs-hubspot)[![](/_astro/close.BGAid65p.svg)![](/_astro/hubspot.ClO2484y_SluoY.webp)Close vs HubSpot](/tool-directory/compare/close-vs-hubspot) Read from [copper.com/pricing](https://www.copper.com/pricing), [hubspot.com/pricing/sales](https://www.hubspot.com/pricing/sales?currencyCode=USD&overrideLocale=en-us) and each tool's API docs. Verified 25 Oct 2026. 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