Cénacle or HubSpot
A general-purpose CRM adapts to every business. A club tool starts from yours. The right answer depends on what you sell.
In short
HubSpot is a general-purpose CRM designed for sales and marketing teams: it adapts to many businesses, provided you configure it. Cénacle is designed for a club: its CRM is connected to dinners, registrations and memberships, with nothing to model. If the club is just one activity within a company that is already set up, HubSpot may remain the right choice.
| Criterion | Cénacle | HubSpot |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Running a business club end to end. | A general-purpose CRM for sales and marketing, across all sectors. |
| Prospect pipeline | Pipelines dedicated to dinners and memberships, renamable columns, scheduled activities. | Fully customisable pipelines, to be structured around your business. |
| Event registrations | Built in: a registered guest is linked to their prospect or member record. | Usually through an event tool you connect to it. |
| Payments | Dinner payment through Stripe at registration; the price of the last paid dinner shows on the record. | Depends on the tools and configuration you choose. |
| Membership tracking | Plan, start and end dates, remaining dinners; back to 'to recontact' as renewal approaches. | To be modelled yourself with properties and automations. |
| Seating plan | Assisted guest seating, from the registrations. | Outside the scope of a CRM. |
| Getting started | A club's building blocks (members, dinners, plans) are there from day one. | Powerful but generic: the structure has to be built and maintained. |
HubSpot remains the right choice if…
- Your company already uses it for other activities and the club is only one part of it.
- You have a marketing team that relies on its tools every day.
- You have someone to configure the CRM and keep it evolving.
Cénacle is a better fit if…
- The club is your main activity and you want a tool that speaks its language.
- Your sales happen through dinners: people come as guests and leave as members.
- You want events, payments and the CRM in one place.
Moving from HubSpot to Cénacle
- 01
Export your contacts
Export your contacts as CSV and import them into the CRM: name, email, phone, company, notes, tags and stage.
- 02
Import your members
Import your current members, then set each one's plan and subscription start date.
- 03
Invite your sales team
Give each salesperson the Sales role: they see the pages you open to them and follow their own prospects.
Frequently asked questions
Does Cénacle replace HubSpot for everything?
No. Cénacle covers what a club needs. If you use a CRM for activities other than the club, it can stay in place.
Can a salesperson work without seeing everything?
Yes. Permissions are set page by page, and only administrators can reassign or delete prospects.
Can Cénacle connect to other tools?
Yes, through outgoing webhooks, Make or Slack, and through a read-only API on the Scale plan.
Other comparisons
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