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.
Most buyers only budget for the new subscription. This estimates the hidden labor, data-cleanup, and retraining cost of actually making the switch.
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.
$20/seat against $299/mo flat.
2 users, no card required.
Breeze AI agents, broader integrations.
You lose Keap’s built-in invoicing, checkout, payment processing and appointment scheduling — HubSpot Starter has none of these.
| Step | What you do |
|---|---|
| 1Export your contact list | Export contacts, tags and segments as CSV from the old tool. |
| 2Create your HubSpot account | Create your HubSpot account and import your contact list, mapping fields to HubSpot’s CRM properties. |
| 3Rebuild workflows in HubSpot’s automation builder | Recreate your automation logic using HubSpot’s workflow builder, and set up any CRM deal or ticket pipelines you need. |
| 4Rebuild automations | Recreate email sequences, triggers and automation rules by hand — these do not transfer automatically. |
| 5Reconnect integrations | Reconnect your website forms, e-commerce store, payment processor or CRM sync to the new tool. |
| 6Run a real send before cancelling | Send 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.
| Plan | Keap | HubSpot |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing basis | Flat, 2 users included | Per seat |
| Entry price | $299/mo ($39/mo per extra user) | Starter $20/seat/mo (standing) |
| CRM | Included | Full CRM shared across Hubs |
| Invoicing/payments | Included | Not 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.
| Capability | Keap | HubSpot |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing/payments | Included | Not on Starter |
| Price | $299/mo (2 users) | $20/seat/mo |
| Free plan | None, trial only | 2 users |
| CRM | Included | Full 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?Not through a dedicated tool; export contacts and deals as CSV and map fields manually.
Likely for a small team, but you will need to replace Keap’s invoicing, checkout and payment tools separately.
Yes, HubSpot Marketing Hub Starter has no built-in scheduler.
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.
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