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Capsule vs Chanty

Capsule logo

Capsule

Software

Visual CRM for small teams

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Chanty logo

Chanty

Software

Simple, easy to use, all-in-one team collaboration tool

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Chanty has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Capsule the free plan is capped at 2 users, 250 contacts, 5 custom fields and a single pipeline; Chanty free plan caps at 5 team members

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Capsule and Chanty actually diverge.

Attributes where Capsule and Chanty differ
AttributeCapsuleChanty
Starting price$19/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2008Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Capsule

  • Contact management
  • Deal tracking
  • Task management
  • Email sync
  • Activity timeline
  • Slack
  • Zapier
  • Google Apps

Only in Chanty

Nothing recorded that Capsule does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Capsule

  • Simple contact and pipeline CRM for a small teamnot Chanty
  • Tracking deals and follow-up tasksnot Chanty
  • Linking emails and notes to contact recordsnot Chanty
  • Multiple sales pipelines on the paid tiersnot Chanty

Chanty

No use cases recorded yet. See the Chanty review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Capsule

  • The free plan is capped at 2 users, 250 contacts, 5 custom fields and a single pipeline
  • Contact ceilings gate every tier, from 30,000 on Starter to 120,000 on Advanced
  • Per-user prices are not shown as figures on the pricing page, only as tier names
  • Ultimate is quote-only

Chanty

  • Free plan caps at 5 team members
  • Enterprise tier publishes no price and requires contacting sales
  • Monthly billing costs roughly 33% more per seat than annual billing on the Business plan, based on the vendor's own comparison of monthly versus annual per-user rates

Pricing, plan by plan

Capsule

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • Contact management
    • Task tracking
  • Professional$39/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Pipeline management
    • Reporting
  • Enterprise$99/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Custom fields
    • API access

Chanty

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Chanty review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Capsule if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want deal tracking.

Choose Chanty if

  • You want to start without paying.

Questions people ask

Is Capsule or Chanty better?
Neither clearly leads. Capsule starts at $19/month and Chanty at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Capsule or Chanty?
Chanty has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $19/month for Capsule and Free for Chanty.
Does Capsule or Chanty run on more platforms?
Capsule runs on Web, Ios, Android. Chanty runs on Web.
Can I use Chanty for free?
Yes. Chanty has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Capsule starts at $19/month.
What is Capsule best used for?
Capsule is most often used for simple contact and pipeline crm for a small team, tracking deals and follow-up tasks, linking emails and notes to contact records, multiple sales pipelines on the paid tiers. Of those, simple contact and pipeline crm for a small team and tracking deals and follow-up tasks are not what Chanty is typically brought in for.
What can Capsule do that Chanty cannot?
Capsule covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Task management, Email sync.

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