CRM · head to head
Affinity vs Twenty

Affinity
CRM
Relationship intelligence platform for professionals
- From
- $2000/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Twenty has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Affinity enterprise tier requires custom quote, pricing not transparent; Twenty requires technical expertise to customize and maintain compared to no-code CRM platforms
- They diverge on capability: Affinity covers Contact management, Twenty covers Open-Source Framework.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Affinity and Twenty actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (CRM).
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 Twenty
- Open-Source Framework
- Custom Database Objects
- Multiple View Types
- AI Integration
- Workflow Engine
- Data Migration
- API Access
- Multi-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 Twenty
- Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Twenty
- Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Twenty
- Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Twenty
- Portfolio company support and reportingnot Twenty
Twenty
- Building custom CRM solutions for complex business processesnot Affinity
- Migrating from Salesforce or HubSpot while maintaining data ownershipnot Affinity
- Technical teams needing TypeScript-based customizationnot Affinity
- Organizations requiring self-hosted or air-gapped deploymentsnot Affinity
- Enterprises combining CRM with AI-powered workflowsnot 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
Twenty
- Requires technical expertise to customize and maintain compared to no-code CRM platforms
- Self-hosting increases operational overhead and infrastructure costs
- Limited ecosystem of pre-built integrations compared to Salesforce
- Smaller community and third-party extension library than established CRMs
- Enterprise plan requires custom negotiation with no transparent pricing
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
Twenty
Free- Pro$9/month
- Full customization
- Custom apps
- AI Agents
- Organization$19/month
- Everything in Pro
- Row-level permissions
- SAML and OIDC SSO
- Enterprise$null/year
- Everything in Organization
- Single-tenant isolation
- IP allow-listing
Which should you pick?
Choose Twenty if
- You need open-source framework.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Self-hosted.
- You also want custom database objects.
Questions people ask
- Is Affinity or Twenty better?
- Neither clearly leads. Affinity starts at $2000/year and Twenty at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Affinity or Twenty?
- Twenty has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $2000/year for Affinity and Free for Twenty.
- Does Affinity or Twenty run on more platforms?
- Affinity runs on Web. Twenty runs on Web, Self-hosted.
- Can I use Twenty for free?
- Yes. Twenty has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Affinity starts at $2000/year.
- 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 Twenty is typically brought in for.
- What can Affinity do that Twenty cannot?
- Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Twenty covers Open-Source Framework, Custom Database Objects, Multiple View Types, AI Integration.
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.
SourceTwenty: Is Twenty free or paid?
Twenty offers a 30-day free trial without credit card. Cloud plans start at $9 per user per month (Pro) when billed annually, with Organization plan at $19 per user per month.
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.
SourceTwenty: Can I migrate data from Salesforce or HubSpot?
Yes, Twenty supports CSV and API-based migration from Salesforce and HubSpot, with support for 50,000+ records.
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.
SourceTwenty: What programming languages does Twenty support?
Twenty is built with TypeScript and provides a TypeScript-based Apps framework for creating custom extensions.
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.
SourceTwenty: How long does enterprise deployment take?
Enterprise deployment typically takes 1-2 weeks with Onboarding Packs or certified partners.
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