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Nimble vs Ontraport

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Nimble

Software

Social CRM for teams

From
$19/month
Rated
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Ontraport logo

Ontraport

Software

All-in-one CRM and marketing automation

From
$24/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real 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; Ontraport no plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page
  • They diverge on capability: Nimble covers Social media integration, Ontraport covers Sales pipeline.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Nimble and Ontraport actually diverge.

Attributes where Nimble and Ontraport differ
AttributeNimbleOntraport
Starting price$19/month$24/month
Founded20102009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Nimble

  • Social media integration
  • Pipeline management
  • Task management
  • Email integration
  • Activity timeline
  • Gmail
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Only in Ontraport

  • Sales pipeline
  • Email marketing
  • Marketing automation
  • Automation
  • Reporting
  • Landing pages
  • Zapier
  • Stripe

Both cover

  • Contact management
  • Slack
  • GDPR
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • English language support

What people use each for

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

Nimble

  • Social sellingnot Ontraport
  • Relationship managementnot Ontraport
  • Lead trackingnot Ontraport

Ontraport

  • CRM with marketing automation and campaign buildingnot Nimble
  • Managing contacts, pages and email sequences in one platformnot Nimble

Where each one falls short

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

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

Ontraport

  • No plan name, monthly price, contact band, user count or email send limit is published on the pricing page
  • Reaching a figure requires a trial signup or a sales conversation
  • The two months free saving requires annual billing

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Ontraport

$24/month
  • Plus$24/month
    • Contact management
    • Email marketing
  • Pro$79/month
    • Everything in Plus
    • Automation
    • CRM
  • Pro+$149/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Advanced features
    • API access

Which should you pick?

Choose Nimble if

  • You need social media integration.
  • You also want pipeline management.

Choose Ontraport if

  • You need sales pipeline.
  • You also want email marketing.

Questions people ask

Is Nimble or Ontraport better?
Neither clearly leads. Nimble starts at $19/month and Ontraport at $24/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Nimble or Ontraport?
Nimble starts at $19/month and Ontraport at $24/month.
Does Nimble or Ontraport run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Nimble best used for?
Nimble is most often used for social selling, relationship management, lead tracking. Of those, social selling and relationship management are not what Ontraport is typically brought in for.
What can Nimble do that Ontraport cannot?
Nimble covers Social media integration, Pipeline management, Task management, Email integration. Ontraport covers Sales pipeline, Email marketing, Marketing automation, Automation. Both handle Contact management, Slack, GDPR, Cloud deployment.

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