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CentralStationCRM

🇩🇪 DE · Free plan · paid from €24/mo

4.3/5· 1,279 reviews across 3 portals

German CRM for small teams with EU-only data hosting and flat-rate pricing.

EU hostedGDPRFree plan
CentralStationCRM is a cloud-based customer relationship management tool built for small businesses and agencies. It offers contact and task management, deal tracking, and communication history, all hosted on German servers with strict GDPR compliance. The software includes a free plan for up to three users and scales with flat-rate pricing for teams of up to 40.

Replaces

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Features

Contact Management

  • Centralized storage of contact and customer data including profiles, communication history, and notes
  • Tag-based organization and filtering of contacts
  • Full-text search across all contact fields
  • Contact history tracking for all interactions
  • Keyword-based contact categorization

Task & Activity Management

  • Task creation, assignment, and prioritization
  • Calendar integration for meetings and appointments
  • Activity logging with notifications
  • Task sorting and commenting on team tasks
  • Performance tracking and success monitoring

Sales & Pipeline Management

  • Sales pipeline tracking and opportunity management
  • Quote and order management
  • Sales planning and forecasting tools
  • KPI tracking and goal setting
  • Pipeline CRM functionality

Communication & Collaboration

  • Email integration and storage
  • Telephone call recording and history
  • Team messaging and note-taking
  • Shared access to customer data in real time
  • Notification system for updates

Reporting & Analytics

  • Activity overviews with notification options
  • Basic reporting capabilities
  • Performance tracking dashboards

Data Security & Compliance

  • Data stored exclusively in Germany (German data protection compliance)
  • Encrypted SSL connections
  • Redundant data storage and daily backups
  • Data export in multiple formats

Pricing

Free
€0 per month
  • 3 users
  • 200 contacts
  • 100 MB storage
  • 30-day free trial (no commitment)
Team
€24 per month
  • 3 users
  • 3,000 contacts
  • 1 GB storage
  • All features included
Small Office
€75 per month
  • 10 users
  • 10,000 contacts
  • 3 GB storage
  • Most popular plan
Business
€149 per month
  • 20 users
  • 20,000 contacts
  • 6 GB storage
Enterprise
€289 per month
  • 40 users
  • 40,000 contacts
  • 15 GB storage

All prices include German VAT. No long-term contracts; cancel anytime.

EU Trust Profile

3 of 9 criteria verified with evidence, last checked 2026-08-03. Every ✓ links to its source.

  • Data Processing Agreement (DPA)

    The Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available for all customers and can be confirmed within the account settings.

    Evidence →
  • Trust center / security page
  • EU data residencySouthern Germany (DE)

    All customer data is stored exclusively on the vendor's own servers in certified data centers in Germany.

    Evidence →
  • Public sub-processor listnot verified
  • ISO 27001not verified
  • SOC 2not verified
  • BSI C5not verified
  • TISAXnot verified
  • German-language support

    Product support is provided in German and rated highly by customers.

    Evidence →

Verified means: the claim was publicly documented at the linked source on the check date. The vendor's own information prevails.

Reviews

Recurring themes, synthesized from public reviews across portals.

What users value

  • Exceptionally easy to use and set up, with a 9.6/10 ease-of-use score on OMR (vs. CRM category average of 8.6)
  • Fast and personal support, scoring 9.5/10 on OMR with response times of 10–15 minutes
  • Transparent flat-rate pricing (€75/month for 10 users, equating to €7.50 per user) and a free Starter plan for up to 3 users
  • Structural GDPR compliance with servers in high-security data centers in southern Germany
  • Centralized customer history keeps all interactions, notes, and calls attached to the contact for seamless handover
  • Designed specifically for small teams (1–30 users), avoiding unnecessary complexity
  • Integrates with Zapier, Microsoft 365, lexoffice, FastBill, and HelpSpace
  • Web-based interface loads in under 60 seconds and remains intuitive for beginners and experienced users

Where users see room to improve

  • · Basic automation capabilities with no branching workflows or multi-step sequences
  • · Shallow reporting and analytics, lacking custom reports or board-level insights (requires spreadsheet exports)
  • · Thin integration ecosystem compared to competitors like Pipedrive (500+ integrations)

Ratings across portals

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Integrations

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Feature, pricing and integration details are based on web research (as of 2026-08-02), without guarantee, errors are possible. The vendor's website prevails.