Software · head to head
Affinity vs Apttus

Affinity
Software
Relationship intelligence platform for professionals
- From
- $49/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Affinity built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM; Apttus conga (formerly Apttus) lists Conga CPQ on Salesforce AppExchange, its own publisher listing, starting at $35 USD per user per month, with the page also noting buyers can contact Conga directly for other pricing arrangements
- They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Contact management, Apttus covers CPQ.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Affinity and Apttus actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Affinity
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Intelligence engine
- Relationship mapping
- Integration aggregation
- Gmail
- Outlook
Only in Apttus
- CPQ
- Contract management
- Pricing optimization
- Revenue recognition
- AI recommendations
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Dynamics
- SAP
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Affinity
- Deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equitynot Apttus
- Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Apttus
- Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Apttus
- Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Apttus
- Portfolio company support and reportingnot Apttus
Apttus
- Customer Successnot Affinity
- Quote To Cashnot Affinity
- Enterprise Cpqnot Affinity
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Affinity
- Built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM
- Pricing is not published and requires a demo
Apttus
- Conga (formerly Apttus) lists Conga CPQ on Salesforce AppExchange, its own publisher listing, starting at $35 USD per user per month, with the page also noting buyers can contact Conga directly for other pricing arrangements
Pricing, plan by plan
Affinity
$49/month- Pro$49/month
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Intelligence
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Pro
- Advanced customization
- Dedicated support
Apttus
$100/month- Professional$100/month
- CPQ
- Contract management
- Pricing engine
- Enterprise$200/month
- AI pricing
- Advanced workflows
- Custom integrations
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Affinity or Apttus better?
- Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $49/month and Apttus at $100/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Affinity or Apttus?
- Affinity starts at $49/month and Apttus at $100/month.
- Does Affinity or Apttus run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Affinity best used for?
- Affinity is most often used for deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equity, automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship records, finding warm introductions through existing relationship networks, investor relations and fundraising tracking. Of those, deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equity and automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship records are not what Apttus is typically brought in for.
- What can Affinity do that Apttus cannot?
- Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Apttus covers CPQ, Contract management, Pricing optimization, Revenue recognition. Both handle Web support.
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