Daylite: The HubSpot Alternative Built for Mac-Based Businesses

What’s the main difference?

Daylite

HubSpot

Unified, Mac-native, and complete

Hub-based, cloud-only, and premium-priced

Daylite is an all-in-one business management platform designed for Apple-based service businesses that need to manage the complete customer journey from initial contact through project completion and repeat business.

HubSpot is a customer platform built around a central CRM with specialized Hubs for marketing, sales, service, content management, operations, and commerce, designed to help growing companies scale.

Takes an integrated approach with CRM, Sales (via Opportunities), Projects, Mail, Calendar, Tasks, and Notes working together in one system. Built exclusively for Mac and iOS with complete offline functionality, seamless cross-device sync, and deep Apple ecosystem integration. Uses intelligent relationship linking to connect every business interaction, continually building business history and preserving institutional knowledge.

Offers a modular approach with six separate Hubs that require individual subscriptions. Provides sophisticated marketing automation, AI-powered Breeze agents, advanced analytics, and extensive third-party integrations. Cloud-only architecture with limited offline access and browser-based interface. This can make everyday workflows feel fragmented and harder to manage.

Includes Boards with visual pipelines for both Opportunities and Projects, Activity Sets for workflow standardization, built-in Mail with automatic email linking and workflow support, task lists for managing work, and native integration with Apple Calendar and Contacts. Complete offline access. No third-party tools needed. All tiers include the full feature set, with plans scaling as your needs grow but never restricting core functionality.

Includes contact enrichment, lead scoring, and email automation, but stops at sales. Real project management requires expensive Professional tier upgrades or third-party tools. No native Mac integration, no offline access, and complex Hub-based pricing that escalates rapidly. Even small teams can end up spending a significant amount each year across multiple Hubs, with contact limits and feature restrictions adding to the cost.

Daylite is ideal for Apple-based service businesses (consultants, agencies, creative teams, legal firms, real estate professionals, financial advisors) who need integrated CRM, opportunity, and project management to support the entire client lifecycle without enterprise complexity or Hub-based cost escalation.

HubSpot is best suited for mid-size to enterprise companies with multiple departments, dedicated marketing teams, substantial budgets for Hub-based subscriptions, and IT resources to manage a complex multi-Hub platform with extensive automation and marketing capabilities.

Why choose Daylite over HubSpot?

Manage sales opportunities, client relationships, and project delivery in one unified platform designed for Mac-based service businesses.

	HubSpot	Daylite
Track contacts, companies, and deals	✓	✓
Visual sales opportunity pipeline with customizable stages	✓	✓
Email integration and tracking	✓	✓
Activity and task management	✓	✓
Sales automation and workflow templates	✓	✓
Mobile apps for iOS	✓	✓
Manage the complete client lifecycle from first contact through project delivery and repeat business in one platform	✕	✓
Built-in comprehensive project management with task lists, Smart Lists, pipelines, and Activity Sets	✕	✓
Unified workspace where CRM, sales, projects, calendar, tasks, email, and notes work together seamlessly	✕	✓
Intelligent relationship linking that connects contacts, companies, opportunities, and projects with full context	✕	✓
Native Mac and iOS apps built for Apple with full offline access	✕	✓
Deep Apple ecosystem integration (Calendar, Contacts, Reminders)	✕	✓
Transparent per-user pricing with all features included at every tier—no hub-based cost escalation	✕	✓

Client Lifecycle Management vs. Sales-Only Focus

From first contact through project delivery—manage everything in one place.

HubSpot excels at marketing and sales with sophisticated automation, lead scoring, and pipeline management. But once the deal closes, you're left with basic task management. Real project management requires expensive Professional tier upgrades or third-party integrations like Asana or Monday.com, creating disconnected workflows and forcing service businesses to juggle multiple tools.

Daylite bridges the entire client journey from prospect to delivery and beyond in one unified system:

Unified workspace bringing together CRM, Sales (Opportunities), Projects, Mail, Calendar, Tasks, and Notes in one interconnected system
Track sales through a visual Opportunities Board with customizable pipelines, probability tracking, and forecast dates that show your complete deal flow
Seamlessly transition won opportunities into active projects without switching platforms, losing client context, or manually transferring information
Manage delivery with comprehensive, built-in project features including task lists, project boards, and integrated calendar views
Apply Activity Sets for consistent, repeatable workflows; automatically generate tasks and meetings with calculated dates
Link everything together: opportunities, projects, contacts, emails, and notes, preserving complete business history and institutional knowledge

For small service-based businesses that need to manage both sales and delivery, Daylite replaces a patchwork of separate apps and complex pricing by managing the complete lifecycle in one integrated platform.

Integrated Apple Ecosystem vs. Add-On Hubs

Work within one system built for Apple, not across scattered tools built for everyone.

HubSpot operates through six separate Hubs (Marketing, Sales, Service, CMS, Operations, Commerce) requiring separate subscriptions. The platform is entirely cloud-based with limited offline access, no native Mac integration, and requires constant browser use. For Apple teams, this means context switching between the browser and native Apple apps with no offline functionality when connectivity drops.

Daylite offers an interconnected business management platform built with everything service-based businesses using Apple products need in one place:

Comes with ready-to-use business tools like CRM, sales, and full project management all connected, integrated, and optimized for Apple environments
Built exclusively for Mac, iPhone and iPad for fast performance, reliable offline access, and deep macOS/iOS optimization
Uses native UI elements, gestures, and system behaviours so the entire experience feels like a natural extension of macOS and iOS
Daylite Cloud syncs data automatically across Mac, iPhone, and iPad, keeping your entire team aligned without manual updates
Ecosystem integration with Apple Calendar and Contacts
Work anywhere with full offline access to your complete database, whether on planes, in remote locations, or during internet outages, with everything syncing automatically once you're back online so you lose nothing

Replace HubSpot's hub sprawl with one completely integrated solution that works the way Mac users expect.

All-Inclusive Pricing vs. Hub-Based Complexity

Get every feature from day one, without rising costs tied to extra modules.

HubSpot’s pricing follows a modular, multi-tiered structure where costs are determined by the specific "Hubs" you choose and the level of functionality required. While entry-level tiers provide a low-cost starting point, expenses scale quickly as businesses move to higher tiers to unlock essential automation and reporting tools. Total investment is driven by a combination of per-seat licensing for team members and contact-based limits for marketing databases, often supplemented by mandatory onboarding fees for professional-grade plans. Because these variables can cause costs to fluctuate as your business grows, it is best to consult the HubSpot pricing page for the most current rates and bundle configurations.

Daylite offers straightforward per-user pricing where every tier includes the complete feature set. All plans include CRM, Sales (Opportunities), Projects, Mail, Calendar, Tasks, Notes, and Forms:

Leap Plan: For solo professionals. 1 user, 500 contacts, email-only support
Growth Plan: For growing teams. From 1 up to 20 users, 25,000 contacts, standard support and onboarding, with collaboration features
Scale Plan: For established businesses. From 1 up to 100 users, 250,000 contacts, premium support and onboarding, with collaboration features
Tailored Plan: Custom pricing for 10+ users with specialized needs

No hidden fees. No surprise costs. Scale from 1 to 100+ users without losing functionality, just adding more capacity.

See our pricing page for monthly and yearly rates in your region.

Manage your complete client journey from sale to delivery.

Get started with Daylite in 3 steps!

Start Your Free Trial

Sign up for a 14-day free trial with full access to all features. Choose the plan that fits your team: Leap (solo), Growth (1 to 20 users), Scale (1 to 100 users), or Tailored (custom). Download Daylite for Mac, iPhone, and iPad with complete offline access and seamless syncing across devices.
Import Your Data & Set Up Workflows

Import your contacts, companies, and sales data from HubSpot or other CRMs using supported file formats. Link contacts to companies, opportunities, projects, tasks, and emails. Create your first Opportunity pipeline to track sales through customizable stages, then set up Projects to manage client delivery.
Manage Sales to Delivery and Beyond

Turn won Opportunities into Projects and guide every stage of client delivery in one connected system. Track emails, tasks, meetings, and notes as work progresses, and keep full context without switching tools. Daylite maintains your complete history, supporting smooth delivery and stronger long-term client relationships.

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See why small service-based businesses choose Daylite to stay organized, deliver great client work, and keep their operations running smoothly.

"My greatest achievement with Daylite is the fact that I can manage over 50 clients with a staff of 7 while my competitors would take 20 senior and junior consultants. This achieved efficiency can only be realized by Daylite sophistication and unleashing the CRM’s capacity for organization. My clients often wonder how we are always on our game, I tell them I wish I was that smart, but in reality, it’s the software that allows me to be one step ahead of them!"

Ron Gersh,
The CCS Group

Amazed Daylite Customer