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Capsule vs Showpad

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Capsule

Software

Visual CRM for small teams

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Showpad

Software

Revenue Enablement Platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Showpad the pricing page names three tiers, Professional, Advanced and Expert, licensed per user, and publishes no figure for any of them, requiring a quote for each
  • They diverge on capability: Capsule covers Contact management, Showpad covers Content hub.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Capsule and Showpad actually diverge.

Attributes where Capsule and Showpad differ
AttributeCapsuleShowpad
Starting price$19/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Mobile, Offline
Founded20082011

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
  • Zapier
  • Google Apps
  • GDPR

Only in Showpad

  • Content hub
  • Training
  • Coaching
  • Buyer engagement
  • Analytics
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Microsoft Dynamics

Both cover

  • Slack
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

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

Showpad

  • Centralizing sales content and coaching materials for revenue teamsnot Capsule
  • Running AI assisted roleplay and certification for sales trainingnot 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

Showpad

  • The pricing page names three tiers, Professional, Advanced and Expert, licensed per user, and publishes no figure for any of them, requiring a quote for each

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

Showpad

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Showpad review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Capsule if

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

Choose Showpad if

  • You need content hub.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Offline.
  • You also want training.
Showpad review

Questions people ask

Is Capsule or Showpad better?
Neither clearly leads. Capsule starts at $19/month and Showpad at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Capsule or Showpad?
Capsule starts at $19/month and Showpad at On request.
Does Capsule or Showpad run on more platforms?
Capsule runs on Web, Ios, Android. Showpad runs on Web, Mobile, Offline.
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 Showpad is typically brought in for.
What can Capsule do that Showpad cannot?
Capsule covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Task management, Email sync. Showpad covers Content hub, Training, Coaching, Buyer engagement. Both handle Slack, Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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