CRM & Sales · head to head
Affinity vs Fathom

Affinity
CRM & Sales
Relationship intelligence platform for professionals
- From
- $49/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Fathom has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Affinity built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM; Fathom team plan requires minimum 2 users; cannot purchase single seat at team pricing
- They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Contact management, Fathom covers Auto-recording.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Affinity and Fathom 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 Fathom
- Auto-recording
- AI summaries
- Transcription
- Highlight clips
- Zoom
- Google Meet
- HubSpot
- Salesforce
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 Fathom
- Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Fathom
- Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Fathom
- Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Fathom
- Portfolio company support and reportingnot Fathom
Fathom
- AI-powered meeting transcription and automatic note-taking for sales teams and professionalsnot Affinity
- Meeting analysis with AI scorecards and action item generation that syncs to CRMsnot 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
Fathom
- Team plan requires minimum 2 users; cannot purchase single seat at team pricing
- CRM field sync and deal view summaries available only on Business plan ($34/user/month) and above
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
Fathom
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Fathom review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Fathom if
- You need auto-recording.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams.
- You also want ai summaries.
Questions people ask
- Is Affinity or Fathom better?
- Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $49/month and Fathom at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Affinity or Fathom?
- Fathom has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $49/month for Affinity and Free for Fathom.
- Does Affinity or Fathom run on more platforms?
- Affinity runs on Web. Fathom runs on Web, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams.
- Can I use Fathom for free?
- Yes. Fathom has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Affinity starts at $49/month.
- 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 Fathom is typically brought in for.
- What can Affinity do that Fathom cannot?
- Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Fathom covers Auto-recording, AI summaries, Transcription, Highlight clips. Both handle Web support.
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