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Switching from Keap to HubSpot

HubSpot’s pricing page does not surface a dedicated Keap importer; contact and deal data typically moves by CSV export and import.

Quick verdict: Move to HubSpot if you want a much cheaper entry price and deeper marketing/AI tooling, and can handle invoicing, checkout and payments through separate tools.

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Switching Cost & Friction Estimator

Most buyers only budget for the new subscription. This estimates the hidden labor, data-cleanup, and retraining cost of actually making the switch.

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Estimate assumes: 1 hour of data-mapping/cleaning labor per 2,000 records, a blended $75/hr ops rate, tiered migration & cleaning tooling fees, and 4 hours of retraining per seat at a $45/hr fully-loaded rate.

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Total Hidden Switching Cost $0

    Why teams move from Keap to HubSpot

    Far cheaper entry price

    $20/seat against $299/mo flat.

    Free plan available

    2 users, no card required.

    Deeper AI and reporting ecosystem

    Breeze AI agents, broader integrations.

    How the migration actually works

    You lose Keap’s built-in invoicing, checkout, payment processing and appointment scheduling — HubSpot Starter has none of these.

    StepWhat you do
    1Export your contact listExport contacts, tags and segments as CSV from the old tool.
    2Create your HubSpot accountCreate your HubSpot account and import your contact list, mapping fields to HubSpot’s CRM properties.
    3Rebuild workflows in HubSpot’s automation builderRecreate your automation logic using HubSpot’s workflow builder, and set up any CRM deal or ticket pipelines you need.
    4Rebuild automationsRecreate email sequences, triggers and automation rules by hand — these do not transfer automatically.
    5Reconnect integrationsReconnect your website forms, e-commerce store, payment processor or CRM sync to the new tool.
    6Run a real send before cancellingSend one real campaign through the new tool and confirm deliverability before cancelling the old plan.

    What this path doesn’t do for you:

    Keap’s built-in invoicing, checkout, payments and scheduling have no HubSpot Marketing Hub Starter equivalent — budget for separate tools if you still need them.

    Pricing side by side

    PlanKeapHubSpot
    Pricing basisFlat, 2 users includedPer seat
    Entry price$299/mo ($39/mo per extra user)Starter $20/seat/mo (standing)
    CRMIncludedFull CRM shared across Hubs
    Invoicing/paymentsIncludedNot on Marketing Hub Starter

    Standard list prices checked on each vendor’s pricing page on September 23, 2026. HubSpot price is the $20/seat standing rate, not its current new-customer promo.

    Feature parity check

    CapabilityKeapHubSpot
    Invoicing/paymentsIncludedNot on Starter
    Price$299/mo (2 users)$20/seat/mo
    Free planNone, trial only2 users
    CRMIncludedFull CRM shared across Hubs

    Going the other direction, or want the full comparison first?

    Read the HubSpot vs Keap comparison Switching from HubSpot to Keap instead?

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Does HubSpot import Keap data?

    Not through a dedicated tool; export contacts and deals as CSV and map fields manually.

    Will I save money?

    Likely for a small team, but you will need to replace Keap’s invoicing, checkout and payment tools separately.

    Do I lose appointment scheduling?

    Yes, HubSpot Marketing Hub Starter has no built-in scheduler.

    Do my automations and workflows carry over?

    No. Automation logic, workflows and segmentation rules are specific to each platform’s builder and are rebuilt by hand in the new tool; only contact data moves via export/import or a migration service.

    Sources

    Prices on this page were recorded from each vendor’s own pricing page on the date shown at the top of the page. Vendors change pricing often — check the live source before you buy.

    Every figure is also in our open dataset (JSON and CSV, CC BY 4.0), with its source page and verification date. See how we research pricing.

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    Bill Belcamino

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    Engineer by training, operator by experience, marketer by choice. Bill spent nine years as an engineer at HP, was COO of Auctiva (the number one third-party selling platform on eBay, past 200,000 users) and ran Google’s $70M/year search syndication partnership at Alot.com. Then he spent 13 years building his own web properties with his own money at stake. He has bought, trialled, integrated and cancelled more SaaS tools than he can count, and started HelpCompare because the real cost of switching tools is the part nobody covers.

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