The modern alternative to Pipedrive that works for your team
folk CRM captures the full context of your relationships in one beautifully simple CRM, so your team always knows what’s happening, what matters, and what to do next.
Trusted by 4,000+ companies around the world
folk CRM captures multi-channel data to automate your work
folk assistants work on your behalf, even while you sleep
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Interact with contacts, not deals
folk's contact page is purpose-built for managing contacts, including reminders, comments, interactions and company details
A contact page on folk
folk offers a clear, purpose-built contact page
A contact page on Pipedrive
Pipedrives offer a complex and unclear view of a contact
Manage relationships, not databases
Contacts are enriched, deduplicated, and made more actionable with relationship insights
A contact list on folk
folk lists relationships
A contact list on Pipedrive
Pipedrive provides a list of isolated data points
Keep your contacts lists alive, not dead
folk automatically synchronizes interactions and contacts in real time
A contact page on folk
folk automatically imports all your interactions with your contact's details
A contact page on Pipedrive
Pipedrive is manual when it comes to updating a contact
Enrich your contacts automatically with folk
No need to integrate complex API keys
Enrichment on folk
Enrich in one click on folk
Enrichment on Pipedrive
Need to connect API keys on Pipedrive
Reach out to your contacts directly, no need to export in CSV
Send bulk messages to a group of contacts, personalize individual messages, and collaborate on emails with your team
Sending an email from folk
folk lets you collaborate on message drafts as a team and send in bulk
Sending an email from Pipedrive
Tried to send an email from Pipedrive? Good luck with that
The chrome extension to connect your CRM to the web
folk offers a chrome extension that works on LinkedIn, Twitter, Sales Navigator or any company website, while Pipedrive only works on Gmail
Importing contact with folk
folk chrome extension allows you to add contacts from all over the web
Importing contact with Pipedrive
Pipedrive only allows you to add from Gmail
Pipedrive vs. folk
Key differences at a glance
Loved by closers
What is Pipedrive, and why do teams use it for contacts?
Pipedrive is a sales pipeline platform that helps teams track deals, activities, and forecasts. It is effective for managing stages and closing work, but contact records often sit behind deal views rather than a complete relationship history.
Why switch from a deal centric pipeline tool to a CRM for relationships?
A CRM manages people and companies first, then deals. You get enrichment, deduplication, reminders, activity timelines, and reporting so contacts progress consistently instead of depending on manual stage updates.
What is the best alternative to Pipedrive for contact management?
For teams that want simple contact views, enrichment, shared pipelines, and built in outreach in one place, folk CRM is the best alternative. It replaces stage first workflows with a clear relationship hub that is easy to adopt and scale.
How is folk CRM different from Pipedrive for managing contacts?
folk is contact centric. It provides dedicated people and company views, shared pipelines, tasks and reminders, team comments in context, and a continuous timeline that keeps emails and updates tied to the same record.
Can I run outreach and sequences directly in folk?
Yes. You can send personalized bulk emails and sequences, collaborate on drafts with teammates, and choose the sender without exporting data or leaving your CRM.