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- What is Sambandh?
- Sambandh is a CRM built for Stripe-powered internet businesses. It unifies customer data from Stripe, Supabase, Clerk, and 20+ modern SaaS tools into one dashboard with pipelines, email campaigns, and analytics. Unlike enterprise CRMs (HubSpot, Salesforce), it's priced flat ($19/mo Pro, $49/seat Teams) and treats Stripe as a first-class data source rather than a plugin. More →
- How does Sambandh connect to Stripe?
- Sambandh connects to Stripe via OAuth in under a minute. On connection, every historical customer, subscription, invoice, and transaction is backfilled into Sambandh. From then on, Stripe webhooks stream updates in real time — so new signups, failed payments, upgrades, and cancellations appear in the CRM within seconds. By default the integration uses read-only scopes; write access (for refunds, plan changes) is opt-in. More →
- How is Sambandh different from HubSpot?
- Three core differences. (1) Stripe is native, not a plugin — MRR, churn, and subscription lifecycle are first-class fields. (2) Pricing is flat ($19/month Pro, $49/seat Teams), not per-Hub bundling where Marketing Hub alone starts at $800/mo. (3) Sambandh is built for 2–20 person teams running their own motion, not 200-person sales orgs with territory management and forecasting rituals. More →
- How is Sambandh different from Pipedrive?
- Pipedrive is designed for traditional B2B sales with SDR + AE roles and deal-based revenue. Sambandh is designed for subscription businesses where Stripe is the source of truth. Pipedrive treats Stripe as a custom integration; Sambandh treats it as the primary data model. Pricing is also flat vs Pipedrive's per-seat tiers. More →
- How is Sambandh different from Salesforce?
- Salesforce starts at $150/user/month and is built for enterprise sales organizations. Sambandh is $19/month flat on Pro, built for 2–20 person teams. Salesforce's Stripe integration requires an AppExchange add-on and is designed for accounting reconciliation. Sambandh's Stripe integration is native and designed for running the business day-to-day. More →
- What integrations does Sambandh support?
- Sambandh supports 20+ native integrations including Stripe, Paddle, LemonSqueezy, Polar, Razorpay, Chargebee (payments); Supabase, Clerk, WorkOS, Auth0, Firebase (auth + identity); Gmail, Outlook (email); Slack, Zapier, Notion, Airtable (tools); Calendly, Zoom (scheduling); Mailchimp (email marketing). See /integrations for the full list. More →
- How much does Sambandh cost?
- Sambandh has three plans: Free ($0/mo, 50 contacts, 1 pipeline, 1 user — no credit card), Pro ($19/month flat, unlimited contacts, 5 pipelines, all integrations, email campaigns), and Teams ($49/seat/month, team collaboration, audit logs, webhooks, SSO). Paid plans include a 14-day trial — payment details collected at signup so the plan begins automatically if you keep using it; cancel anytime during the trial and you are not charged. More →
- Does Sambandh have a free plan?
- Yes — a genuinely free plan forever with 50 contacts, 1 pipeline, and 1 user. No time limit, no credit card required. Suitable for most solo indie hackers in their first 6–12 months. More →
- How do I migrate from another CRM to Sambandh?
- Use MoveTo (moveto.sambandh.io), a free browser-based migration tool. It supports imports from HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce, Zoho, Copper, Close, Folk, Airtable, Notion, and CSV. Typical migration takes 30–60 minutes. See /guides/crm-migration for the full migration guide. More →
- Can I use Sambandh for a personal CRM?
- Yes. Sambandh supports both sales CRM workflows (pipelines, deals, revenue) and personal CRM workflows (contact cadences, touch reminders, relationship density). They can run side-by-side in the same workspace. More →
- Does Sambandh send emails itself?
- Sambandh uses a bring-your-own-key (BYOK) model — you connect your own Resend, Postmark, Gmail, or Outlook account and Sambandh sends emails through it. This means your sending reputation is yours, pricing is near-cost (Resend: $20 for 100k emails), and you can switch CRMs without changing sending infrastructure. More →
- Does Sambandh have a mobile app?
- Sambandh is a responsive web application that works on mobile browsers today. Native iOS and Android apps are on the 2026 roadmap. More →
- Is Sambandh open source?
- No — Sambandh is a closed-source SaaS with a generous free plan. The REST API and TypeScript SDK are open and documented at /developers. More →
- Who makes Sambandh?
- Sambandh is a small operator-led company founded in 2026. It is built for internet businesses by people running them — Stripe-powered SaaS on a modern stack. See /about for the full story. More →
- What does Sambandh mean?
- Sambandh is a Sanskrit word that means "relationship" or "connection." The product name reflects the category — a CRM whose job is to manage relationships between you, your customers, and your tools. More →
- Does Sambandh work for non-SaaS businesses?
- Yes. While Sambandh is optimized for SaaS and subscription businesses, it also works well for consultancies, agencies, freelancers, and ecommerce operators. See /crm-for for audience-specific landing pages. More →
- How real-time is the Stripe sync?
- Webhook-driven updates typically land in Sambandh within 1–3 seconds of the Stripe event firing. There is no nightly batch sync — it is event-driven end-to-end. More →
- Can I use Sambandh with Paddle or LemonSqueezy instead of Stripe?
- Yes. Sambandh natively supports Paddle (/paddle-crm), LemonSqueezy (/lemonsqueezy-crm), Polar (/polar-crm), Razorpay, and Chargebee alongside or instead of Stripe. All billing providers are first-class. More →