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folk vs Pipedrive

A side-by-side look at folk and Pipedrive: what each costs to start, whether there is a free plan, how easy they are to pick up, and which features and integrations they cover.

Which should you choose?

Choose folk if

  • Founders and small teams managing many kinds of relationships
  • Agencies and consultancies that dislike heavyweight CRMs
  • Teams sourcing contacts from LinkedIn

Choose Pipedrive if

  • Small sales teams that live in their pipeline
  • Agencies and consultancies tracking deals and follow-ups
  • Teams that want a CRM their reps will actually update

Cheapest to start

Pipedrive · From $24/mo

Free plan

Neither

Highest editor rating

Pipedrive · 4.4

Key differences

  • Listed for folk but not Pipedrive: Audience segmentation, Browser extension, Comments & mentions, Real-time collaboration and Templates.
  • Listed for Pipedrive but not folk: Lead scoring, Meeting scheduling, Mobile app, Quotes & invoices and Reporting & dashboards.
  • Only Pipedrive lists Android among its platforms.
Comparison of folk and Pipedrive
Comparefolk
Free planNo
Free trialYes
Starting priceFrom $30/mo
Editor rating4.1
Ease of useVery easy (5/5)
CategorySales & CRM
Pricing modelNo free plan; a 2-week free trial without a credit card. Standard is $30 per member per month billed monthly ($24 billed yearly), Premium $60 ($48 yearly), and Enterprise from $100 per member per month ($80 yearly).
Plans
  • Standard — $30/user/mo
  • Premium — $60/user/mo
  • Enterprise — Custom
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Browser extension, API
IntegrationsCalendly, Gmail, Google Workspace, LinkedIn, Make, Notion, Outlook, Slack, Zapier
Best for
  • Founders and small teams managing many kinds of relationships
  • Agencies and consultancies that dislike heavyweight CRMs
  • Teams sourcing contacts from LinkedIn
Pros
  • Very quick to set up and intuitive for non-sales users
  • Imports contacts from Gmail, Outlook and LinkedIn with one extension
  • Works for sales, partnerships, fundraising and recruiting alike
  • Built-in mail merge and AI drafting
Cons
  • No free plan and per-member pricing adds up for larger teams
  • Reporting and forecasting are basic
  • Fewer native integrations than established CRMs
  • Enrichment and sequence limits vary by plan
AI assistantYes
API accessYes
Audience segmentationYes
Browser extensionYes
Comments & mentionsYes
Custom fieldsYes
Email sync (Gmail / Outlook)Yes
Import & exportYes
Lead scoringNo
Meeting schedulingNo
Mobile appNo
Quotes & invoicesNo
Real-time collaborationYes
Reporting & dashboardsNo
TemplatesYes
Visual pipelineYes
Workflow automationYes

Common questions

Is folk cheaper than Pipedrive?
Pipedrive starts lower, at $24 per user a month against $30 for folk. Both figures are the entry paid plan as each vendor lists it, checked against its own pricing page. Some vendors quote the annual-billing rate, and higher tiers and add-ons can change the comparison, so price the plan you actually need.
Does folk or Pipedrive have a free plan?
Neither offers a permanently free plan. folk and Pipedrive offer a free trial instead.
How long is the folk and Pipedrive free trial?
folk offers a 14-day free trial, and Pipedrive offers a 14-day free trial.
Which is easier to use, folk or Pipedrive?
In VERILO's editorial assessment folk is the easier of the two, scoring 5 out of 5 against 4 for Pipedrive. That is a judgement about how quickly a new team gets productive, not a measured benchmark.

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