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Affinity vs Conga

Affinity logo

Affinity

Software

Relationship intelligence platform for professionals

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Conga logo

Conga

Software

Revenue Lifecycle Management

From
$50/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; Conga conga's pricing page publishes no rate, no plan tier and no product list, and offers only a Get Conga Pricing enquiry button
  • They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Contact management, Conga covers CPQ.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Affinity and Conga actually diverge.

Attributes where Affinity and Conga differ
AttributeAffinityConga
Starting price$49/month$50/month
Founded20132006

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
  • LinkedIn

Only in Conga

  • CPQ
  • Contract lifecycle management
  • Document generation
  • E-signatures
  • Workflow automation
  • 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 Conga
  • Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Conga
  • Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Conga
  • Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Conga
  • Portfolio company support and reportingnot Conga

Conga

  • Generating quotes, contracts and documents from CRM datanot Affinity
  • Contract lifecycle management with approvals and e-signaturenot Affinity
  • Configure price quote workflows for complex salesnot 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

Conga

  • Conga's pricing page publishes no rate, no plan tier and no product list, and offers only a Get Conga Pricing enquiry button
  • Pricing is handled case by case through sales rather than through published tiers
  • Conga's CPQ product is now branded Advantage CPQ and is positioned as an integration on top of an existing CRM, so a Salesforce or equivalent CRM licence is required separately

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

Conga

$50/month
  • Essentials$50/month
    • Document generation
    • E-signatures
    • Templates
  • Professional$100/month
    • CPQ
    • CLM
    • Workflow automation

Which should you pick?

Choose Affinity if

  • You need contact management.
  • You also want deal tracking.

Choose Conga if

  • You need cpq.
  • You also want contract lifecycle management.

Questions people ask

Is Affinity or Conga better?
Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $49/month and Conga at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Affinity or Conga?
Affinity starts at $49/month and Conga at $50/month.
Does Affinity or Conga 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 Conga is typically brought in for.
What can Affinity do that Conga cannot?
Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Conga covers CPQ, Contract lifecycle management, Document generation, E-signatures. Both handle Web support.

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