CRM & Sales · head to head
Streak vs Affinity
Affinity
CRM & Sales
Relationship intelligence platform for professionals
- From
- $49/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Streak has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Streak the free tier is email tools only, with pipelines, contact records and automation all requiring the Pro plan; Affinity built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM
- They diverge on capability: Streak covers Pipeline management, Affinity covers Contact management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Streak and Affinity actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Streak
- Pipeline management
- Email tracking
- Automation
- Document tracking
- Live engagement metrics
- Google Sheets
- Slack
Only in Affinity
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Intelligence engine
- Relationship mapping
- Integration aggregation
- Crunchbase
- SOC2
Both cover
- Gmail
- Outlook
- GDPR
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Streak
- Managing sales pipelines directly inside Gmailnot Affinity
- Tracking email opens and running mail merges from an inboxnot Affinity
Affinity
- Deal sourcing and pipeline management for venture capital and private equitynot Streak
- Automatic capture of email and meeting activity into relationship recordsnot Streak
- Finding warm introductions through existing relationship networksnot Streak
- Investor relations and fundraising trackingnot Streak
- Portfolio company support and reportingnot Streak
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Streak
- The free tier is email tools only, with pipelines, contact records and automation all requiring the Pro plan
- Free mail merge is capped at 50 a day
- The entry paid plan is $49 per user per month, which is high for a CRM that lives inside Gmail
- Integrations require a paid plan
Affinity
- Built specifically for private capital firms, so it is not a general purpose CRM
- Pricing is not published and requires a demo
Pricing, plan by plan
Streak
Free- FreeFree
- Basic CRM
- Pipeline management
- Professional$10/month
- Everything in Free
- Email tracking
- Automation
- Business$50/month
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced features
Affinity
$49/month- Pro$49/month
- Contact management
- Deal tracking
- Intelligence
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Pro
- Advanced customization
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Streak if
- You need pipeline management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want email tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Streak or Affinity better?
- Neither clearly leads. Streak starts at Free and Affinity at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Streak or Affinity?
- Streak has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Streak and $49/month for Affinity.
- Does Streak or Affinity run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Streak for free?
- Yes. Streak has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Affinity starts at $49/month.
- What is Streak best used for?
- Streak is most often used for managing sales pipelines directly inside gmail, tracking email opens and running mail merges from an inbox. Of those, managing sales pipelines directly inside gmail and tracking email opens and running mail merges from an inbox are not what Affinity is typically brought in for.
- What can Streak do that Affinity cannot?
- Streak covers Pipeline management, Email tracking, Automation, Document tracking. Affinity covers Contact management, Deal tracking, Intelligence engine, Relationship mapping. Both handle Gmail, Outlook, GDPR, Cloud deployment.