CRM & Sales · head to head
Clari vs Insightly
The short version
- Only Insightly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Clari limited customization; built for specific use cases and cannot make predictions outside core objects; Insightly record counts are capped by plan, at 100,000 on Plus and 500,000 on Enterprise, so the database size decides the tier
- They diverge on capability: Clari covers Forecast management, Insightly covers Contact management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clari and Insightly actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (CRM & Sales).
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 Clari
- Forecast management
- Pipeline inspection
- Revenue intelligence
- Deal signals
- Activity capture
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Dynamics
- HubSpot
Only in Insightly
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Project management
- Task management
- Email integration
- Reporting
- Mobile app
- Mailchimp
Both cover
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Clari
- Revenue forecastingnot Insightly
- Pipeline managementnot Insightly
- Deal inspectionnot Insightly
- Revenue planningnot Insightly
Insightly
- CRM with project delivery tracking after the salenot Clari
- Managing leads, opportunities and customer projects in one record setnot Clari
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Clari
- Limited customization; built for specific use cases and cannot make predictions outside core objects
- Requires extensive manual data inputs; depends on spreadsheet-based consolidation creating data gaps and inaccurate predictions
- English-only with no multilingual support for global teams
- High total cost of ownership including mandatory implementation services and expensive add-ons
- Overlaps with other tools; if already using Gong or Outreach, Clari duplicates conversation intelligence and engagement features
Insightly
- Record counts are capped by plan, at 100,000 on Plus and 500,000 on Enterprise, so the database size decides the tier
- Workflow automation requires the Professional plan at $49 per user per month
- AI Copilot is metered by query, at 75 on Plus and 100 on Professional
- Mass email is capped daily, at 2,500 on Plus and 10,000 on Enterprise
- CRM, Marketing and Service are sold as three separate products, and Marketing is priced per account by prospect count starting at $99 for 2,000
- Sandboxes and audit logging are Enterprise only at $99 per user per month
Pricing, plan by plan
Clari
On request- ProfessionalFree
- Forecast management
- Pipeline inspection
- Deal signals
- EnterpriseFree
- All Professional features
- Mutual action plans
- Revenue intelligence
Insightly
Free- FreeFree
- Up to 2 users
- Contact management
- Plus$29/month
- Everything in Free
- CRM features
- Project management
- Professional$59/month
- Everything in Plus
- Advanced reporting
- Custom fields
Which should you pick?
Choose Insightly if
- You need contact management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want deal tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Clari or Insightly better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clari starts at On request and Insightly at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clari or Insightly?
- Insightly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Clari and Free for Insightly.
- Does Clari or Insightly run on more platforms?
- Clari runs on Web. Insightly runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use Insightly for free?
- Yes. Insightly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Clari starts at On request.
- What is Clari best used for?
- Clari is most often used for revenue forecasting, pipeline management, deal inspection, revenue planning. Of those, revenue forecasting and pipeline management are not what Insightly is typically brought in for.
- What can Clari do that Insightly cannot?
- Clari covers Forecast management, Pipeline inspection, Revenue intelligence, Deal signals. Insightly covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Project management, Task management. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Clari: What are Clari's core features?
Clari provides revenue AI agents for automated forecasting and deal inspection, real-time pipeline visibility, conversation intelligence via Copilot, data capture and quality management, Groove for sales engagement, and Align for buyer collaboration.
Clari: What integrations does Clari offer?
Clari integrates natively with Salesforce (Classic and Lightning), Slack via Copilot for call insights and notifications, and has a partner API with 40+ integrated solutions available in the Clari Integration Hub.
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