CRM · head to head
Daylite vs Nimble
Daylite
CRM
CRM and project management built exclusively for Mac, iPhone and iPad
- From
- $15/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Daylite it is Apple-only. There is no Windows client, so a single team member on a Windows machine, or a client-facing contractor who is not on a Mac, makes the product unworkable for the whole organisation.; Nimble nimble Business plan as captured 30 December 2023 was $24.90/user/month annually ($29.90 monthly), capped at 25,000 contact records and 2GB storage per user, with $10/month add-ons for extra 10,000 contacts or extra 10GB storage
- They diverge on capability: Daylite covers Native Apple apps, Nimble covers Contact management.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Daylite and Nimble actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (CRM).
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 Daylite
- Native Apple apps
- Apple Mail Assistant
- Projects as first-class objects
- Pipelines
- Linked records
- Smart lists
- Offline working
- Delegation
Only in Nimble
- Contact management
- Social media integration
- Pipeline management
- Task management
- Email integration
- Activity timeline
- Gmail
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Daylite
- An all-Mac law firm or architecture practice wants a CRM that behaves like Mac software and files emails from Apple Mail rather than forcing everyone into a browser tab.not Nimble
- A consultancy needs client relationships and delivery projects in one system, where the project is a real record with its own tasks and meetings rather than a custom object bolted onto a deal.not Nimble
- A team works frequently without connectivity, on site or in transit, and needs a CRM with a genuine local data store rather than a web app that degrades to nothing offline.not Nimble
- A small business already standardised on Apple hardware wants to avoid paying for a CRM whose Mac experience is an afterthought.not Nimble
Nimble
- Social sellingnot Daylite
- Relationship managementnot Daylite
- Lead trackingnot Daylite
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Daylite
- It is Apple-only. There is no Windows client, so a single team member on a Windows machine, or a client-facing contractor who is not on a Mac, makes the product unworkable for the whole organisation.
- The web experience is secondary to the native apps, so remote access from a borrowed or non-Apple computer is limited in a way buyers used to browser CRMs do not anticipate.
- It has no built-in marketing automation, email campaigns or lead scoring, so anything beyond one-to-one email means a separate tool and a Zapier connection.
- Plan caps are hard rather than advisory: Leap is a single user with 500 contacts, and crossing twenty users forces you from Growth to Scale, which is a 50 per cent increase in the per-user rate for capacity you may not need.
- Third-party integrations are thin compared with HubSpot or Pipedrive, and much of what does exist runs through Zapier, so accounting, telephony and support connections are indirect and add their own subscription cost.
Nimble
- Nimble Business plan as captured 30 December 2023 was $24.90/user/month annually ($29.90 monthly), capped at 25,000 contact records and 2GB storage per user, with $10/month add-ons for extra 10,000 contacts or extra 10GB storage
Pricing, plan by plan
Daylite
$15/month- Leap$15/month
- One user only
- 500 contacts
- One email integration
- Growth$30/month
- Up to 20 users
- 25,000 contacts
- Three email integrations per user
- Scale$45/month
- Up to 100 users
- 250,000 contacts
- Ten email integrations per user
- Custom$undefined/month
- For teams of ten or more with specific requirements
- Quoted on application
Nimble
$19/month- Essentials$19/month
- Contact management
- Social integration
- Plus$39/month
- Everything in Essentials
- Pipeline management
- Task tracking
- Pro$59/month
- Everything in Plus
- Advanced reporting
- Custom fields
Which should you pick?
Choose Daylite if
- You need native apple apps.
- You work on macOS, iOS, iPadOS.
- You also want apple mail assistant.
Questions people ask
- Is Daylite or Nimble better?
- Neither clearly leads. Daylite starts at $15/month and Nimble at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Daylite or Nimble?
- Daylite starts at $15/month and Nimble at $19/month.
- Does Daylite or Nimble run on more platforms?
- Daylite runs on macOS, iOS, iPadOS. Nimble runs on Web.
- What is Daylite best used for?
- Daylite is most often used for an all-mac law firm or architecture practice wants a crm that behaves like mac software and files emails from apple mail rather than forcing everyone into a browser tab., a consultancy needs client relationships and delivery projects in one system, where the project is a real record with its own tasks and meetings rather than a custom object bolted onto a deal., a team works frequently without connectivity, on site or in transit, and needs a crm with a genuine local data store rather than a web app that degrades to nothing offline., a small business already standardised on apple hardware wants to avoid paying for a crm whose mac experience is an afterthought.. Of those, an all-mac law firm or architecture practice wants a crm that behaves like mac software and files emails from apple mail rather than forcing everyone into a browser tab. and a consultancy needs client relationships and delivery projects in one system, where the project is a real record with its own tasks and meetings rather than a custom object bolted onto a deal. are not what Nimble is typically brought in for.
- What can Daylite do that Nimble cannot?
- Daylite covers Native Apple apps, Apple Mail Assistant, Projects as first-class objects, Pipelines. Nimble covers Contact management, Social media integration, Pipeline management, Task management.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Daylite: Does Daylite run on Windows?
No. It is macOS, iPadOS and iOS only. This is the single most common reason buyers rule it out.
Daylite: Is there a web version?
There is browser access, but the product is designed around the native Mac app and the web view is not a full replacement.
Daylite: What does it cost?
Leap is 15 US dollars a month for one user billed annually, Growth 30 per user and Scale 45 per user, rising to 20, 40 and 60 on monthly billing.
Daylite: Does it work offline?
Yes. The Mac app keeps a local store and syncs through Marketcircle Cloud when a connection returns.
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