Software · head to head
Affinity vs Cin7

Affinity
Software
Relationship intelligence platform for professionals
- From
- $49/month
- Rated
- -

Cin7
Software
Connected inventory management for product sellers
- From
- $349/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; Cin7 sales orders are capped annually rather than monthly, at 6,000 on Standard, 24,000 on Pro and 120,000 on Advanced
- They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Contact management, Cin7 covers Inventory management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Affinity and Cin7 actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Cin7
- Inventory management
- Order management
- Warehouse management
- EDI integration
- B2B commerce
- Shopify
- Amazon
- eBay
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 Cin7
- Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Cin7
- Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Cin7
- Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Cin7
- Portfolio company support and reportingnot Cin7
Cin7
- Inventory and order management across multiple sales channelsnot Affinity
- Connecting ecommerce storefronts to warehousing and fulfilmentnot 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
Cin7
- Sales orders are capped annually rather than monthly, at 6,000 on Standard, 24,000 on Pro and 120,000 on Advanced
- Ecommerce and app integrations are rationed by plan, at 2, 4 and 6
- User seats are capped at 5, 10 and 15 by plan
- The entry Standard plan is $349 a month and Advanced is $1,199
- Additional users, integrations and order volume are all chargeable extras on top of the plan
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
Cin7
$349/month- Standard$349/month
- Inventory management
- 3 sales channels
- Basic reporting
- Pro$599/month
- Unlimited channels
- Advanced automations
- 3PL connections
Which should you pick?
Choose Cin7 if
- You need inventory management.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want order management.
Questions people ask
- Is Affinity or Cin7 better?
- Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $49/month and Cin7 at $349/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Affinity or Cin7?
- Affinity starts at $49/month and Cin7 at $349/month.
- Does Affinity or Cin7 run on more platforms?
- Affinity runs on Web. Cin7 runs on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- 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 Cin7 is typically brought in for.
- What can Affinity do that Cin7 cannot?
- Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Cin7 covers Inventory management, Order management, Warehouse management, EDI integration. Both handle Web support.
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