CRM · head to head
Affinity vs Dolibarr
Affinity
CRM
Relationship intelligence platform for professionals
- From
- $2000/year
- Rated
- -
Dolibarr
ERP
Modular open source ERP and CRM for very small businesses, installable on shared hosting
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Dolibarr has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Affinity enterprise tier requires custom quote, pricing not transparent; Dolibarr the core is deliberately shallow, so a serious requirement such as advanced manufacturing, EDI or a specific payment gateway usually means buying a DoliStore module from a third-party author, and the quality and maintenance of those modules varies widely.
- They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Contact management, Dolibarr covers Module toggles.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Affinity and Dolibarr actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
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 Dolibarr
- Module toggles
- Third-party management
- Quotes to invoices
- Stock and warehouses
- Double-entry accounting
- Projects and time
- Point of sale
- DoliStore
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 Dolibarr
- Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Dolibarr
- Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Dolibarr
- Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Dolibarr
- Portfolio company support and reportingnot Dolibarr
Dolibarr
- A two-person consultancy wants quotes, invoices and basic accounting self-hosted on an existing five euro a month shared hosting account with no server administration.not Affinity
- A French or Spanish small business needs VAT handling and accounting exports that match local practice out of the box rather than after configuration.not Affinity
- An association or nonprofit needs membership, subscription and donation tracking alongside ordinary invoicing without paying per member.not Affinity
- A small distributor wants stock, purchase orders and sales orders in one system and is willing to buy a DoliStore module rather than commission bespoke development.not Affinity
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Affinity
- Enterprise tier requires custom quote, pricing not transparent
- Scale tier API calls capped at 100000 per month
- All plans charge per user annually
Dolibarr
- The core is deliberately shallow, so a serious requirement such as advanced manufacturing, EDI or a specific payment gateway usually means buying a DoliStore module from a third-party author, and the quality and maintenance of those modules varies widely.
- Accounting was designed around French practice, and the chart of accounts, VAT model and fiscal exports need real work to satisfy accountants in the United States, the UK or Australia.
- The interface is functional rather than designed and shows its age against Odoo, which makes internal adoption harder when staff are comparing it to consumer-grade software.
- Upgrades between major versions can break paid third-party modules, because module authors update on their own schedules and there is no guarantee your combination will work on version 24 the day it ships.
- Support is community forums unless you buy a partner contract, and the documentation is a wiki of uneven quality with substantial parts written in French, so English-only teams hit dead ends.
Pricing, plan by plan
Affinity
$2000/year- Essential$2000/year
- Activity capture (email and calendar)
- Relationship scoring and interaction history
- Deal pipeline tracking
- Scale$2300/year
- Automatic meeting capture (Notetaker)
- AI Chat conversational access
- Affinity Ascend agent platform
- Advanced$2700/year
- Third-party data enrichment (PitchBook, Dealroom, Crunchbase)
- Company growth insights
- Packaged integrations (Slack, Salesforce, Box)
- Enterprise$null/year
- Fund-level permissions
- Enterprise SSO
- Custom data retention
Dolibarr
Free- Self-hostedFree
- Full GPL source, all core modules
- Unlimited users
- You provide PHP and MySQL hosting
- Partner cloud hosting$14/month
- Managed hosting from DoliCloud or a certified partner
- Backups, updates and support included
- Typically 10 to 30 euros per user per month
Which should you pick?
Choose Dolibarr if
- You need module toggles.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Self-hosted, Docker, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android.
- You also want third-party management.
Questions people ask
- Is Affinity or Dolibarr better?
- Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $2000/year and Dolibarr at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Affinity or Dolibarr?
- Dolibarr has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $2000/year for Affinity and Free for Dolibarr.
- Does Affinity or Dolibarr run on more platforms?
- Affinity runs on Web. Dolibarr runs on Web, Self-hosted, Docker, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android.
- Can I use Dolibarr for free?
- Yes. Dolibarr has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Affinity starts at $2000/year.
- 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 Dolibarr is typically brought in for.
- What can Affinity do that Dolibarr cannot?
- Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Dolibarr covers Module toggles, Third-party management, Quotes to invoices, Stock and warehouses.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Affinity: How much does Affinity CRM cost per user?
Affinity CRM pricing starts at 2000 USD per user per year for the Essential plan, 2300 USD for Scale, and 2700 USD for Advanced. Enterprise tier requires custom pricing.
SourceDolibarr: Is Dolibarr genuinely free?
Yes. The full application is GPL with no user limit and no paid edition of the core. You pay only for hosting, optional DoliStore modules and optional partner support.
Affinity: What is the API call limit on Affinity's Scale tier?
The Scale and Advanced tiers provide 100000 API calls per month. Enterprise tier customers receive unlimited API access.
SourceDolibarr: Can it run on shared hosting?
Yes, that is its main practical advantage. It needs only PHP and MySQL or MariaDB, so an ordinary cPanel account is enough.
Affinity: Which Affinity tier includes Notetaker and MCP integration?
The Scale tier (2300 USD per user per year) includes automatic meeting capture via Notetaker and Model Context Protocol server integration for AI tool connections.
SourceDolibarr: How does it compare to Odoo?
Odoo is deeper and better presented but its useful modules are in the paid Enterprise edition and it needs a proper deployment. Dolibarr is thinner but free end to end and far easier to host.
Affinity: When does Affinity offer Enterprise SSO capabilities?
Enterprise SSO (single sign-on) capability is included only in the Enterprise tier, which requires custom pricing and is designed for established firms with multi-fund complexity.
SourceDolibarr: Does it handle UK or US accounting?
Not comfortably out of the box. The accounting module reflects French conventions and needs configuration and often a local module to satisfy an accountant elsewhere.
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