CRM & Sales · head to head
Copper vs Lusha
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Copper the Basic plan caps at 2,500 contacts and 25 companies, which is small for a CRM at $23 per user per month; Lusha lusha prices its B2B contact database on a per-contact credit model, starting with a free plan and charging a per-contact cost for paid tiers rather than flat seat pricing, per the vendor's own pricing page meta description (archived, 2024).
- They diverge on capability: Copper covers Gmail integration, Lusha covers Contact database.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Copper and Lusha actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (subscription), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), 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 Copper
- Gmail integration
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Pipeline management
- Email tracking
- Automation
- Google Calendar
- Slack
Only in Lusha
- Contact database
- Email search
- Company intelligence
- Email verification
- Chrome extension
- Integrations
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
Both cover
- Gmail
- GDPR
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Copper
- CRM for teams working inside Google Workspacenot Lusha
- Pipeline and deal trackingnot Lusha
- Contact enrichment and activity capturenot Lusha
- Workflow automation on the higher tiersnot Lusha
Lusha
- Lead generationnot Copper
- Contact researchnot Copper
- Email verificationnot Copper
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Copper
- The Basic plan caps at 2,500 contacts and 25 companies, which is small for a CRM at $23 per user per month
- Professional at $59 per user per month still caps at 15,000 contacts and 50 companies
- Workflow automation, bulk email and reporting all require Professional
- Email sequences, custom reports and multi-currency are Business tier only at $99 per user per month
- The advertised prices are the annual rates; monthly billing runs from $29 to $134 per user
Lusha
- Lusha prices its B2B contact database on a per-contact credit model, starting with a free plan and charging a per-contact cost for paid tiers rather than flat seat pricing, per the vendor's own pricing page meta description (archived, 2024).
Pricing, plan by plan
Copper
Free- FreeFree
- Contact management
- Basic CRM
- Starter$25/month
- Everything in Free
- Pipeline management
- Professional$75/month
- Everything in Starter
- Automation
- Advanced reporting
Lusha
Free- FreeFree
- Limited searches
- Basic contact info
- Professional$99/month
- Everything in Free
- Advanced search
- Email verification
- Business$299/month
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced analytics
- API access
Which should you pick?
Choose Copper if
- You need gmail integration.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want contact management.
Choose Lusha if
- You need contact database.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want email search.
Questions people ask
- Is Copper or Lusha better?
- Neither clearly leads. Copper starts at Free and Lusha at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Copper or Lusha?
- Copper starts at Free and Lusha at Free.
- Does Copper or Lusha run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Copper for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Copper best used for?
- Copper is most often used for crm for teams working inside google workspace, pipeline and deal tracking, contact enrichment and activity capture, workflow automation on the higher tiers. Of those, crm for teams working inside google workspace and pipeline and deal tracking are not what Lusha is typically brought in for.
- What can Copper do that Lusha cannot?
- Copper covers Gmail integration, Contact management, Deal tracking, Pipeline management. Lusha covers Contact database, Email search, Company intelligence, Email verification. Both handle Gmail, GDPR, Cloud deployment, Web support.
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