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Capsule vs Claap

Capsule logo

Capsule

CRM

Visual CRM for small teams

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Claap logo

Claap

Sales Enablement

Meeting recorder and AI notetaker that writes back to the CRM and gives free seats to people who only need to watch

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Claap 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; Claap conversation intelligence depth, coaching analytics and forecasting are thinner than at the large United States revenue intelligence platforms, so a team wanting deal risk scoring will find the analysis shallow.
  • They diverge on capability: Capsule covers Contact management, Claap covers Meeting recording.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Capsule and Claap actually diverge.

Attributes where Capsule and Claap differ
AttributeCapsuleClaap
Starting price$19/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer contributor licence per month
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, macOS, Windows, Chrome extension
CategoryCRMSales Enablement
Founded2008Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Capsule

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

Only in Claap

  • Meeting recording
  • AI notes and summaries
  • CRM auto-complete
  • Free viewer and guest seats
  • Async video
  • Sales coaching
  • Deal collaboration spaces
  • Agent gallery

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 Claap
  • Tracking deals and follow-up tasksnot Claap
  • Linking emails and notes to contact recordsnot Claap
  • Multiple sales pipelines on the paid tiersnot Claap

Claap

  • A twenty person revenue team where only eight people run customer calls and the rest just need to watch, making per-seat pricing wastefulnot Capsule
  • A European sales organisation that needs call recording with EU data handling and multilingual transcriptionnot Capsule
  • A sales manager who wants CRM fields populated from calls instead of chasing reps for notes every Fridaynot Capsule
  • A distributed team replacing status meetings with recorded async video updates alongside the customer call librarynot Capsule

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

Claap

  • Conversation intelligence depth, coaching analytics and forecasting are thinner than at the large United States revenue intelligence platforms, so a team wanting deal risk scoring will find the analysis shallow.
  • The most useful capabilities including CRM auto-complete and coaching sit on the Pro tier at roughly three times the Starter price, so the cheap entry point is not the price most teams end up paying.
  • Advertised rates are annual billing; monthly billing costs materially more, and the published figures do not make that obvious at first glance.
  • The integration catalogue is smaller than the incumbents, so a team running a less common CRM or sales engagement tool may have to fall back on manual export.
  • As a smaller European vendor it carries fewer enterprise security and compliance references, which slows or blocks procurement at large regulated buyers.

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

Claap

Free
  • BasicFree
    • Ten videos per user
    • Three hundred minutes total
    • Free contributor and guest access
  • Starter$8/month
    • Billed yearly
    • AI meeting notes
    • Unlimited recording for the licensed contributor
  • Pro$24/month
    • Billed yearly
    • CRM auto-complete
    • Sales coaching and scorecards
  • Business and Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Advanced security and administration
    • Custom agent automations
    • Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose Capsule if

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

Choose Claap if

  • You need meeting recording.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, macOS, Windows, Chrome extension.
  • You also want ai notes and summaries.

Questions people ask

Is Capsule or Claap better?
Neither clearly leads. Capsule starts at $19/month and Claap at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Capsule or Claap?
Claap has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $19/month for Capsule and Free for Claap.
Does Capsule or Claap run on more platforms?
Capsule runs on Web, Ios, Android. Claap runs on Web, macOS, Windows, Chrome extension.
Can I use Claap for free?
Yes. Claap 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 Claap is typically brought in for.
What can Capsule do that Claap cannot?
Capsule covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Task management, Email sync. Claap covers Meeting recording, AI notes and summaries, CRM auto-complete, Free viewer and guest seats.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Capsule: How long is the free trial for Capsule CRM paid plans?

Capsule CRM offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. None of the paid plan features are limited during the trial period.

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Claap: Why is Claap cheaper than per-seat competitors?

Because viewers and guests are free. You pay only for contributors who record, which suits teams where most people just consume recordings.

Capsule: What is the maximum number of contacts included in Capsule's free plan?

The free plan allows up to 250 contacts and supports a maximum of 2 users with 1 sales pipeline.

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Claap: What does it cost?

Starter at around eight euros per licence a month and Pro at around twenty four euros, both billed yearly, plus a free Basic tier and quoted Business and Enterprise plans.

Capsule: Does Capsule CRM offer annual billing discounts?

Yes, when you choose annual billing instead of monthly, Capsule CRM offers up to 15% discount on your subscription.

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Claap: Does it write to the CRM?

Yes, CRM auto-complete populates deal fields from the call, but it is a Pro tier feature rather than being available on Starter.

Capsule: Can I cancel my Capsule CRM account anytime or are there long-term commitments?

You can cancel your Capsule account at any time, and there are zero setup fees when opening an account.

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Claap: Is it suitable for enterprise?

It fits small and mid sized revenue teams best. Large regulated buyers will find fewer compliance references than at the established United States vendors.

Capsule: Does Capsule CRM support importing data from spreadsheets or other tools?

Yes, Capsule CRM supports data migration from spreadsheets and select integrations like Xero and Zendesk.

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