Software · head to head
Capsule vs Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat
Software
Deployment flexibility and compliance across regulatory frameworks
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Capsule the free plan is capped at 2 users, 250 contacts, 5 custom fields and a single pipeline; Rocket.Chat no prices, tier names with numbers, or minimum seats are published anywhere on the pricing page; all three paid editions (Commercial, Government, Defense) route to Contact sales or Contact us
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Capsule and Rocket.Chat actually diverge.
| Attribute | Capsule | Rocket.Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $19/month | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2008 | Unknown |
Identical on both: 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 Capsule
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Task management
- Email sync
- Activity timeline
- Slack
- Zapier
- Google Apps
Only in Rocket.Chat
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 Rocket.Chat
- Tracking deals and follow-up tasksnot Rocket.Chat
- Linking emails and notes to contact recordsnot Rocket.Chat
- Multiple sales pipelines on the paid tiersnot Rocket.Chat
Rocket.Chat
No use cases recorded yet. See the Rocket.Chat 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
Rocket.Chat
- No prices, tier names with numbers, or minimum seats are published anywhere on the pricing page; all three paid editions (Commercial, Government, Defense) route to Contact sales or Contact us
- The free community edition is not represented on the pricing page at all, which lists only the three quote-only enterprise tiers
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
Rocket.Chat
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Rocket.Chat review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Capsule if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want deal tracking.
Choose Rocket.Chat if
Nothing in the data separates Rocket.Chat from Capsule on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is Capsule or Rocket.Chat better?
- Neither clearly leads. Capsule starts at $19/month and Rocket.Chat at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Capsule or Rocket.Chat?
- Capsule starts at $19/month and Rocket.Chat at On request.
- Does Capsule or Rocket.Chat run on more platforms?
- Capsule runs on Web, Ios, Android. Rocket.Chat runs on Web.
- 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 Rocket.Chat is typically brought in for.
- What can Capsule do that Rocket.Chat cannot?
- Capsule covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Task management, Email sync.
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