Nutshell

Name: Nutshell review
Item: Nutshell
Rating: 8
Author: Revenue Directory

8.0

The easy-to-adopt CRM with a free MCP server on every plan.

CRM14-day trialAnn Arbor, MIMobile appSolo-friendlySMBMid-market

Visit websiteFrom $13/user/mo (billed annually)

The verdict

One of the cleanest agent-ready CRMs on the market simply because the MCP server is free, not a paywalled add-on.

Best for: Small and mid-sized B2B sales teams that want an easy-to-adopt CRM without Salesforce or HubSpot complexity.

AI-stack fit

78/100

Nutshell ships a first-party MCP server (nutshell.com/integrations/claude) with 26 tools, included free on every plan with no usage caps. A REST API plus a legacy JSON-RPC API cover everything else (developers.nutshell.com).

MCP support

Official MCP server

Public API

REST API

Works with

Claude / Claude CodeZapier / Make

What's good

Unlimited contacts and storage on every tier, no surprise per-record fees as your database grows
Official MCP server ships free with all plans, no usage caps, 26 tools exposed
Consistently cited as the easiest CRM to adopt for teams new to CRM software

What's not

Reporting is basic next to Salesforce or HubSpot, no cross-object reporting or calculated fields
Automation is linear only, no branching logic
Real cost climbs once add-ons (marketing, SMS, prospecting, proposals) stack on top of the headline price

Nutshell pricing

From $13/user/mo (billed annually). Verified 2026-09-03.

Plan	Price	Best for
Foundation	$13/user/mo (billed annually)	Entry tier.
Growth	$25/user/mo (billed annually)	For growing teams.
Pro	$42/user/mo (billed annually)	Most popular.
Business	$59/user/mo (billed annually)	For larger teams.
Enterprise	$79/user/mo (billed annually)	Top tier.