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Affinity vs Salesloft

Affinity logo

Affinity

CRM & Sales

Relationship intelligence platform for professionals

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Salesloft logo

Salesloft

Sales Enablement

The Modern Revenue Workspace

From
$75/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; Salesloft the Internet Archive's capture of SalesLoft's pricing page on 3 December 2020 named four distinct packages, Prospect (lead generation), Sell (opportunity management), Engage (post-sale customer experience), and Enterprise (full revenue lifecycle), with no figures published, only 'Request a Quote'.
  • They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Contact management, Salesloft covers Cadences.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Affinity and Salesloft actually diverge.

Attributes where Affinity and Salesloft differ
AttributeAffinitySalesloft
Starting price$49/month$75/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryCRM & SalesSales Enablement
Founded20132011

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
  • Crunchbase

Only in Salesloft

  • Cadences
  • Email tracking
  • Dialer
  • Deals management
  • Conversation intelligence
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Microsoft Dynamics

Both cover

  • LinkedIn
  • 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 Salesloft
  • Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Salesloft
  • Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Salesloft
  • Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Salesloft
  • Portfolio company support and reportingnot Salesloft

Salesloft

  • Prospectingnot Affinity
  • Deal managementnot Affinity
  • Sales coachingnot Affinity
  • Revenue forecastingnot 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

Salesloft

  • The Internet Archive's capture of SalesLoft's pricing page on 3 December 2020 named four distinct packages, Prospect (lead generation), Sell (opportunity management), Engage (post-sale customer experience), and Enterprise (full revenue lifecycle), with no figures published, only 'Request a Quote'.

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

Salesloft

$75/month
  • Essentials$75/month
    • Cadences
    • Email tracking
    • Dialer
  • Advanced$125/month
    • All Essentials features
    • Deals
    • Conversations
  • PremierFree
    • All Advanced features
    • Forecasting
    • Pipeline analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Affinity if

  • You need contact management.
  • You also want deal tracking.

Choose Salesloft if

  • You need cadences.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want email tracking.

Questions people ask

Is Affinity or Salesloft better?
Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $49/month and Salesloft at $75/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Affinity or Salesloft?
Affinity starts at $49/month and Salesloft at $75/month.
Does Affinity or Salesloft run on more platforms?
Affinity runs on Web. Salesloft 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 Salesloft is typically brought in for.
What can Affinity do that Salesloft cannot?
Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Salesloft covers Cadences, Email tracking, Dialer, Deals management. Both handle LinkedIn, Web support.

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