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Clay vs Vtiger

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Clay

CRM & Sales

Data platform for sales teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Vtiger

CRM & Sales

Open source CRM for growing businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Vtiger has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Clay two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently; Vtiger free One Pilot plan caps at 10 users and 3,000 records with 3 GB storage
  • They diverge on capability: Clay covers Data enrichment, Vtiger covers Sales pipeline.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Clay and Vtiger actually diverge.

Attributes where Clay and Vtiger differ
AttributeClayVtiger
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotesubscription
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20212004

Identical on both: 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 Clay

  • Data enrichment
  • Workflow automation
  • Integration
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • English language support

Only in Vtiger

  • Sales pipeline
  • Service desk
  • Marketing automation
  • Reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Google Drive
  • On-premise deployment
  • Ios support

Both cover

  • Contact management
  • API access
  • Zapier
  • Slack
  • GDPR
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Clay

  • Enriching prospect lists from multiple data providers in one tablenot Vtiger
  • Building automated outbound research and outreach workflowsnot Vtiger

Vtiger

  • Small team CRM with tiered per-user pricing as needs grownot Clay

Where each one falls short

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

Clay

  • Two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently
  • Data credit overage is sold at a 30% premium over the plan rate, so exceeding the allowance costs more per unit than planning for it
  • The free plan allows 500 actions, 100 data credits and 200 rows per table
  • The entry paid plan starts at $167 a month, and both paid prices are starting figures rather than fixed
  • The free plan cannot buy overage at all, so hitting the limit stops work rather than billing for it

Vtiger

  • Free One Pilot plan caps at 10 users and 3,000 records with 3 GB storage
  • One Growth plan is limited to 15 users
  • Standard users on One Enterprise cost $42 per user per month billed, more than double the Single App User rate of $30

Pricing, plan by plan

Clay

On request
  • Pricing upon request$undefined/month
    • Data enrichment
    • Integration
    • Support

Vtiger

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Contact management
    • Basic CRM
  • Professional$10/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Sales automation
    • Service management
  • Enterprise$30/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Advanced customization

Which should you pick?

Choose Clay if

  • You need data enrichment.
  • You also want workflow automation.
Clay review

Choose Vtiger if

  • You need sales pipeline.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want service desk.
Vtiger review

Questions people ask

Is Clay or Vtiger better?
Neither clearly leads. Clay starts at On request and Vtiger at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Clay or Vtiger?
Vtiger has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Clay and Free for Vtiger.
Does Clay or Vtiger run on more platforms?
Clay runs on Web. Vtiger runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Vtiger for free?
Yes. Vtiger has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Clay starts at On request.
What is Clay best used for?
Clay is most often used for enriching prospect lists from multiple data providers in one table, building automated outbound research and outreach workflows. Of those, enriching prospect lists from multiple data providers in one table and building automated outbound research and outreach workflows are not what Vtiger is typically brought in for.
What can Clay do that Vtiger cannot?
Clay covers Data enrichment, Workflow automation, Integration, Salesforce. Vtiger covers Sales pipeline, Service desk, Marketing automation, Reporting. Both handle Contact management, API access, Zapier, Slack.
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