CRM · head to head
Affinity vs Microsoft Dynamics 365

Affinity
CRM
Relationship intelligence platform for professionals
- From
- $2000/year
- Rated
- -

Microsoft Dynamics 365
Proposals
AI-powered business applications for intelligent enterprise
- From
- $50/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Affinity enterprise tier requires custom quote, pricing not transparent; Microsoft Dynamics 365 business Central Essentials is $80 per user per month and Premium is $110 per user per month, both requiring annual billing to get that rate
- They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Contact management, Microsoft Dynamics 365 covers Financial management.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Affinity and Microsoft Dynamics 365 actually diverge.
| Attribute | Affinity | Microsoft Dynamics 365 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $2000/year | $50/month |
| Platforms | Web | Cloud, Web, Mobile |
| Category | CRM | Proposals |
| Founded | 2013 | 1975 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Financial management
- Supply chain
- Manufacturing
- Project operations
- Customer service
- Microsoft 365
- Power BI
- Power Apps
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 Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Portfolio company support and reportingnot Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Enterprise CRM and business applications across Sales, Customer Service, Finance, Supply Chain Management, and Business Centralnot 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
Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Business Central Essentials is $80 per user per month and Premium is $110 per user per month, both requiring annual billing to get that rate
- Sales Order Agent and Payables Agent features require separately purchased Copilot Credits on top of the per-user license
- Agent features additionally require a linked Azure subscription
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
Microsoft Dynamics 365
$50/month- Finance$135/month
- Financial management
- Accounting
- Budgeting
- Supply Chain Management$165/month
- Supply chain planning
- Inventory management
- Demand forecasting
Which should you pick?
Choose Microsoft Dynamics 365 if
- You need financial management.
- You work on Cloud, Web, Mobile.
- You also want supply chain.
Questions people ask
- Is Affinity or Microsoft Dynamics 365 better?
- Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $2000/year and Microsoft Dynamics 365 at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Affinity or Microsoft Dynamics 365?
- Affinity starts at $2000/year and Microsoft Dynamics 365 at $50/month.
- Does Affinity or Microsoft Dynamics 365 run on more platforms?
- Affinity runs on Web. Microsoft Dynamics 365 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 Microsoft Dynamics 365 is typically brought in for.
- What can Affinity do that Microsoft Dynamics 365 cannot?
- Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Microsoft Dynamics 365 covers Financial management, Supply chain, Manufacturing, Project operations. Both handle Web support.
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.
SourceMicrosoft Dynamics 365: What are the pricing options for Microsoft Dynamics 365?
Microsoft does not publish specific pricing on its main Dynamics 365 page. Each application (Sales, Customer Service, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Business Central) has separate pricing that must be obtained by contacting Microsoft sales or visiting application-specific pricing pages.
SourceAffinity: 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.
SourceMicrosoft Dynamics 365: Does Dynamics 365 offer a free tier or trial?
No free tier information is published on the main landing page. Customers must contact sales to discuss trial availability or pricing options for their specific use case.
SourceAffinity: 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.
SourceAffinity: 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.
SourceRelated pages
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