Each one's way of doing it, and the point where it stops.
The pipeline sits under the calling layer with leads, contacts, an inbox and tasks, so deal status and call history live in one place; a separate renewals pipeline keeps repeat business apart. Where it stops: Solo is single-user.
Deal pipelines run on Free, AI deal summaries start on Starter, and Professional adds forecasting, pipeline approvals, deal splits and workflows triggered by deal changes. Where it stops: Custom reports, such as pipeline movement by source, are not on Free or Starter.
Deals move left to right through stages you define, with contacts, activities and a calendar underneath; its AI builds a report from a plain description, and forecast reports show what should close. Where it stops: Formula fields start on Premium, and teams, visibility groups and permission sets also begin there.
A simple pipeline with tasks, calls and standard reports runs on Free, and a workflow updates fields when a deal closes; Standard adds several pipelines and sales forecasting, Professional adds closing-likelihood scores. Where it stops: Free caps at 3 users and has standard reports only.
Deals are tracked as opportunities alongside leads, accounts and contacts on Starter Suite; quoting and forecasting start on Pro Suite. Where it stops: The trial covers Starter Suite only, so forecasting cannot be tested there; the Pipeline Management agent and Predictive Forecasting are sold separately.
A visual pipeline holds contacts, accounts and deals with lifecycle stages from the Free plan; the sales dashboard shows the pipeline at a glance from Growth, and sales forecasting comes with Pro. Where it stops: Free has no sales dashboard or reports, and Free and Growth have one pipeline only.
A pipeline with stages you name, such as transaction steps or agency pitches, sits next to the scheduler, quotes that convert to invoices and recurring invoices. Where it stops: The pipeline is a tracking board, not a forecasting system, and reporting is adequate rather than strong.
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