Alternatives to folk
Lightweight relationship CRM for agencies
folk ranks #16 of 17 in CRM, with an Alt Score of 50. It is proprietary, sold by subscription from $24/member/month and available on Web, iOS and Android. 9 of 10 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Small teams, agencies, startups, and VC/partnership teams who manage a network of relationships and want a lighter, more flexible alternative to traditional sales CRMs.
folk syncs and enriches contacts pulled from email, LinkedIn, and other apps via its folkX browser extension and integrations (Gmail, Outlook, Google Calendar, and thousands more). Contacts and companies are organized into fully customizable groups and pipelines that teams can share and collaborate on. AI assistants can surface follow-up suggestions, summarize interaction history, and help draft outreach.
Users connect their email/calendar and install the folkX extension to pull in contacts from LinkedIn and other sites with one click; folk then keeps profiles enriched and interactions logged automatically, while users organize contacts into custom pipelines and boards to track relationships and deals.
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the CRM checklist (14 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for folk is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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Platforms Web, iOS, Android verified 2026-07-12
Available for iOS and Android, free for 14 days, no card required.
https://www.folk.app/mobile -
License Proprietary verified 2026-07-12
We grant You a non-exclusive right to access and use the Services in accordance with these Terms of Use.
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Pricing model Subscription verified 2026-07-12
When you sign up on folk, we automatically activate a 2 weeks free trial on your workspace, so that you can fully test folk for free with all the premium features.
https://folk.app/pricing -
Starts at $24/member/month verified 2026-07-12
$24/member/month (billed annually)
https://folk.app/pricing -
Status active verified 2026-07-12
Automate busywork with Auto-fill AI
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Contact & deal pipelines Yes verified 2026-07-12
Visualize your entire sales cycle, so you can prioritize leads and close more deals
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Email sync & tracking Yes verified 2026-07-12
Email/calendar/WhatsApp sync
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Sequences / automation Partial verified 2026-07-12
Email sequences
https://help.folk.app/en/articles/6600210-pricing-plans -
Custom objects Partial verified 2026-07-12
Custom objects & Deals
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Reporting Partial verified 2026-07-12
Dashboards
https://help.folk.app/en/articles/6600210-pricing-plans -
Free tier limits Partial verified 2026-07-12
When you sign up on folk, we automatically activate a 2 weeks free trial on your workspace, so that you can fully test folk for free with all the premium features.
https://folk.app/pricing -
Phone dialer Partial verified 2026-07-12
You can make and log calls directly from folk using the KrispCall Chrome extension
https://help.folk.app/en/articles/12571650-how-to-connect-folk-krispcall -
Marketing tools included Partial verified 2026-07-12
Send bulk email campaigns, schedule sequences, and get replies
https://www.folk.app/products/messages -
API & webhooks Partial verified 2026-07-12
folk API exposes a REST API that is organized around predictable resource-oriented URLs, accepts and returns JSON-encoded payloads, and uses standard HTTP response codes, authentication, and verbs.
https://help.folk.app/en/articles/11666479-folk-api
FAQ
Yes. Freshsales, Zoho CRM and HubSpot have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
SuiteCRM, EspoCRM and Twenty — every license claim links its source.