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Copper vs Outreach

Copper logo

Copper

Software

Gmail-native CRM for growth teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Outreach logo

Outreach

Software

Sales execution platform for revenue teams

From
$100/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Copper has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Outreach pricing not transparent, requiring custom quotes for most implementations
  • They diverge on capability: Copper covers Gmail integration, Outreach covers Sales engagement.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Copper and Outreach actually diverge.

Attributes where Copper and Outreach differ
AttributeCopperOutreach
Starting priceFree$100/month
Free tierYesNo

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2014).

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
  • Email tracking
  • Automation
  • Gmail
  • Google Calendar
  • Zapier

Only in Outreach

  • Sales engagement
  • Conversation intelligence
  • Revenue intelligence
  • Analytics & reporting
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • LinkedIn
  • Zoom

Both cover

  • Pipeline management
  • Slack
  • Web 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 Outreach
  • Pipeline and deal trackingnot Outreach
  • Contact enrichment and activity capturenot Outreach
  • Workflow automation on the higher tiersnot Outreach

Outreach

  • Sales outreachnot Copper
  • Pipeline managementnot Copper
  • Revenue forecastingnot Copper
  • Team performancenot 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

Outreach

  • Pricing not transparent, requiring custom quotes for most implementations
  • Complex setup requiring deep Salesforce configuration and customization
  • Primarily designed for enterprise SDR and sales teams, less suitable for small businesses

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

Outreach

$100/month
  • Standard$100/month
    • Email sequencing
    • Task management
    • Basic analytics
  • ProfessionalFree
    • All Standard features
    • Conversation intelligence
    • Advanced analytics
  • EnterpriseFree
    • All Professional features
    • Revenue intelligence
    • Custom integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Copper if

  • You need gmail integration.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want contact management.

Choose Outreach if

  • You need sales engagement.
  • You also want conversation intelligence.

Questions people ask

Is Copper or Outreach better?
Neither clearly leads. Copper starts at Free and Outreach at $100/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Copper or Outreach?
Copper has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Copper and $100/month for Outreach.
Does Copper or Outreach run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Copper for free?
Yes. Copper has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Outreach starts at $100/month.
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 Outreach is typically brought in for.
What can Copper do that Outreach cannot?
Copper covers Gmail integration, Contact management, Deal tracking, Email tracking. Outreach covers Sales engagement, Conversation intelligence, Revenue intelligence, Analytics & reporting. Both handle Pipeline management, Slack, Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Outreach: What channels does Outreach support for sales engagement?

Outreach enables outreach across email, phone calls, SMS, and social media with multi-channel sequencing and automated cadences.

Source
Outreach: Does Outreach integrate with Salesforce?

Yes, Outreach deeply integrates with Salesforce to automatically log emails, calls, and tasks back to CRM records, keeping both platforms synchronized.

Source
Outreach: Can Outreach sync with calendar systems?

Yes, Outreach syncs calendar events to Salesforce as Events records, supporting two-way synchronization between Outreach meetings and Salesforce Events.

Source

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