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Alternatives to Daylite
22 crm tools sit alongside Daylite in this directory. Below is what separates each from Daylite on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 13
- Cheaper to start
- 4
- Daylite starts at
- $15/month
Why people look past Daylite
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Daylite entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Daylite carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 13 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Daylite publishes 4 tiers, from $15/month up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Daylite pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The CRM that sales teams love to use
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per user per month.
Gmail-native CRM for growth teams
- Can be used without paying; Daylite cannot.
- Starts $14 a seat/month dearer, at $29/seat/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per user per month.
- 3 tiers to Daylite's 4.
CRM & project management for any business
- Can be used without paying; Daylite cannot.
- Starts $14 a user/month dearer, at $29/user/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per user per month.
- 3 tiers to Daylite's 4.
Zoho pipeline CRM for small businesses, priced well below Zoho CRM itself
- Can be used without paying; Daylite cannot.
- Starts $8 a month cheaper, at $7/month.
Faster workspace over Salesforce for sales reps to update pipeline, take notes and manage deals
- Can be used without paying; Daylite cannot.
- Starts $4 a month dearer, at $19/month.
Open source Laravel CRM for sales teams that want to own the code
- Can be used without paying; Daylite cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Per user per month.
- 2 tiers to Daylite's 4.
Every Daylite alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylite (this page) | $15/month | Per user per month | 4 | |
| PipedriveIf any member of the team uses Windows, or you want a pipeline CRM that works identically in any browser. | On request | Subscription | - | vs Daylite |
| CopperIf you live in Google Workspace rather than Apple Mail and want the same in-the-inbox working style. | Free, then $29/seat/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Daylite |
| InsightlyIf you want CRM and project management together but need cross-platform access and stronger reporting. | Free, then $29/user/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Daylite |
| Bigin | Free, then $7/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs Daylite |
| Scratchpad | Free, then $19/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs Daylite |
| Krayin | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 2 | vs Daylite |
| EspoCRM | Free, then $15/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs Daylite |
| Kylas | Free, then 12999/month | Flat rate per month, unlimited users | 3 | vs Daylite |
| SuiteCRM | Free, then £50/month | Open source, no licence fee | 4 | vs Daylite |
| Twenty | Free, then $9/month | - | 3 | vs Daylite |
| Snov.io | Free, then $39/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Daylite |
| Seamless.AI | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Daylite |
| Reply.io | Free, then $49/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Daylite |
| Hunter | Free, then $34/month | Freemium | 5 | vs Daylite |
| Corefactors AI CRM | 899/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs Daylite |
| Apptivo | On request | Per user per month | 4 | vs Daylite |
| Salesflare | $29/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Daylite |
| OnePageCRM | $9.95/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Daylite |
| Solid Performers | On request | Per user per month | 6 | vs Daylite |
| Woodpecker | $7/month | Usage-based | 1 | vs Daylite |
| UpLead | $74/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Daylite |
| lemlist | $55/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Daylite |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Daylite badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (13)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
Cheaper than Daylite (4)
Entry price under Daylite's $15/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Bigin , Free, then $7/month
- Twenty , Free, then $9/month
- OnePageCRM , $9.95/month
- Woodpecker , $7/month
What you would be giving up
Daylite is most often brought in for an all-mac law firm or architecture practice wants a crm that behaves like mac software and files emails from apple mail rather than forcing everyone into a browser tab., a consultancy needs client relationships and delivery projects in one system, where the project is a real record with its own tasks and meetings rather than a custom object bolted onto a deal., a team works frequently without connectivity, on site or in transit, and needs a crm with a genuine local data store rather than a web app that degrades to nothing offline., a small business already standardised on apple hardware wants to avoid paying for a crm whose mac experience is an afterthought.. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Daylite is broadly right and the question is cost, the Daylite pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the CRM category lists everything the directory holds, and best crm tools ranks them.
Daylite runs on macos, ios, ipados. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Daylite alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Daylite?
- 22 other crm tools are listed in this directory, led by Pipedrive, Copper, Insightly, Bigin. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Daylite?
- 13 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Copper, Insightly, Bigin, Scratchpad, Krayin.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Daylite?
- Yes. 4 of the alternatives below start under Daylite's $15/month: Bigin at Free, then $7/month, Twenty at Free, then $9/month, OnePageCRM at $9.95/month, Woodpecker at $7/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Daylite?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Daylite?
- Daylite is most often brought in for an all-mac law firm or architecture practice wants a crm that behaves like mac software and files emails from apple mail rather than forcing everyone into a browser tab., a consultancy needs client relationships and delivery projects in one system, where the project is a real record with its own tasks and meetings rather than a custom object bolted onto a deal., a team works frequently without connectivity, on site or in transit, and needs a crm with a genuine local data store rather than a web app that degrades to nothing offline., a small business already standardised on apple hardware wants to avoid paying for a crm whose mac experience is an afterthought.. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Daylite?
- None of the crm tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Daylite alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, CRM, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Daylite against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Daylite covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every crm tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the CRM category, 22 tools beside Daylite. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.