Software · head to head
Affinity vs Less Annoying CRM
Affinity
Software
Relationship intelligence platform for professionals
- From
- $49/month
- Rated
- -
Less Annoying CRM
Software
Simple CRM built by small business experts
- From
- $30/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; Less Annoying CRM there is no free tier, only a single $15 per user per month price
- They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Deal tracking, Less Annoying CRM covers Task tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Affinity and Less Annoying CRM actually diverge.
| Attribute | Affinity | Less Annoying CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $49/month | $30/month |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2013 | 2006 |
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
- Deal tracking
- Intelligence engine
- Relationship mapping
- Integration aggregation
- Gmail
- Outlook
- Crunchbase
Only in Less Annoying CRM
- Task tracking
- Pipeline management
- Email integration
- Mobile app
- Reporting
- Mailchimp
- Zapier
- Google Calendar
Both cover
- Contact management
- GDPR
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- English language 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 Less Annoying CRM
- Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Less Annoying CRM
- Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Less Annoying CRM
- Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Less Annoying CRM
- Portfolio company support and reportingnot Less Annoying CRM
Less Annoying CRM
- Simple contact and pipeline management for small businessesnot Affinity
- Tracking follow ups and notes against contacts without configurationnot 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
Less Annoying CRM
- There is no free tier, only a single $15 per user per month price
- File storage is capped at 25 GB per user
- The vendor advises staying below 50,000 total contacts, so very large databases sit outside the intended use even though no hard limit is enforced
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
Less Annoying CRM
$30/month- Standard$30/month
- Contact management
- Task management
- Mobile app
- Pro$50/month
- Everything in Standard
- Email automation
- Reporting
- Business$100/month
- Everything in Pro
- Advanced customization
- API access
Which should you pick?
Choose Less Annoying CRM if
- You need task tracking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want pipeline management.
Questions people ask
- Is Affinity or Less Annoying CRM better?
- Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $49/month and Less Annoying CRM at $30/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Affinity or Less Annoying CRM?
- Affinity starts at $49/month and Less Annoying CRM at $30/month.
- Does Affinity or Less Annoying CRM run on more platforms?
- Affinity runs on Web. Less Annoying CRM runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- 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 Less Annoying CRM is typically brought in for.
- What can Affinity do that Less Annoying CRM cannot?
- Affinity covers Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping, Integration aggregation. Less Annoying CRM covers Task tracking, Pipeline management, Email integration, Mobile app. Both handle Contact management, GDPR, Cloud deployment, Web support.