Software · head to head
Affinity vs QAD

Affinity
Software
Relationship intelligence platform for professionals
- From
- $49/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; QAD no price, per user rate, minimum or contract term is published on the site; the only routes are a demo request and a Contact Sales link
- They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Contact management, QAD covers Financial management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Affinity and QAD actually diverge.
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
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Intelligence engine
- Relationship mapping
- Integration aggregation
- Gmail
- Outlook
Only in QAD
- Financial management
- Manufacturing
- Supply chain
- Inventory management
- Quality management
- REST APIs
- EDI
- IoT integration
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 QAD
- Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot QAD
- Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot QAD
- Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot QAD
- Portfolio company support and reportingnot QAD
QAD
- ERP for manufacturers covering production execution and schedulingnot Affinity
- Supply chain planning, purchasing and inventory controlnot Affinity
- Quality management, traceability and supplier management for regulated manufacturingnot Affinity
- Field service and enterprise asset managementnot 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
QAD
- No price, per user rate, minimum or contract term is published on the site; the only routes are a demo request and a Contact Sales link
- Field service management, enterprise asset management and quality management are presented as separate functional areas rather than a single priced bundle
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
QAD
$2000/month- Standard$2000/month
- Financial management
- Manufacturing
- Supply chain
- Premium$4000/month
- Advanced modules
- Analytics
- Priority support
Which should you pick?
Choose QAD if
- You need financial management.
- You work on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
- You also want manufacturing.
Questions people ask
- Is Affinity or QAD better?
- Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $49/month and QAD at $2000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Affinity or QAD?
- Affinity starts at $49/month and QAD at $2000/month.
- Does Affinity or QAD run on more platforms?
- Affinity runs on Web. QAD runs on Cloud, On-premise, Web.
- 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 QAD is typically brought in for.
- What can Affinity do that QAD cannot?
- Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. QAD covers Financial management, Manufacturing, Supply chain, Inventory management. Both handle Web support.
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