CRM & Sales · head to head
Vtiger vs Clay
The short version
- Only Vtiger has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Vtiger free One Pilot plan caps at 10 users and 3,000 records with 3 GB storage; Clay two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently
- They diverge on capability: Vtiger covers Sales pipeline, Clay covers Data enrichment.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Vtiger and Clay actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
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 Vtiger
- Sales pipeline
- Service desk
- Marketing automation
- Reporting
- Mobile app
- Google Drive
- On-premise deployment
- Ios support
Only in Clay
- Data enrichment
- Workflow automation
- Integration
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- English language support
Both cover
- Contact management
- API access
- Zapier
- Slack
- GDPR
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Vtiger
- Small team CRM with tiered per-user pricing as needs grownot Clay
Clay
- Enriching prospect lists from multiple data providers in one tablenot Vtiger
- Building automated outbound research and outreach workflowsnot Vtiger
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Vtiger
- Free One Pilot plan caps at 10 users and 3,000 records with 3 GB storage
- One Growth plan is limited to 15 users
- Standard users on One Enterprise cost $42 per user per month billed, more than double the Single App User rate of $30
Clay
- Two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently
- Data credit overage is sold at a 30% premium over the plan rate, so exceeding the allowance costs more per unit than planning for it
- The free plan allows 500 actions, 100 data credits and 200 rows per table
- The entry paid plan starts at $167 a month, and both paid prices are starting figures rather than fixed
- The free plan cannot buy overage at all, so hitting the limit stops work rather than billing for it
Pricing, plan by plan
Vtiger
Free- FreeFree
- Contact management
- Basic CRM
- Professional$10/month
- Everything in Free
- Sales automation
- Service management
- Enterprise$30/month
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced customization
Clay
On request- Pricing upon request$undefined/month
- Data enrichment
- Integration
- Support
Which should you pick?
Choose Vtiger if
- You need sales pipeline.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want service desk.
Questions people ask
- Is Vtiger or Clay better?
- Neither clearly leads. Vtiger starts at Free and Clay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Vtiger or Clay?
- Vtiger has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Vtiger and On request for Clay.
- Does Vtiger or Clay run on more platforms?
- Vtiger runs on Web, Ios, Android. Clay runs on Web.
- Can I use Vtiger for free?
- Yes. Vtiger has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Clay starts at On request.
- What is Vtiger best used for?
- Vtiger is most often used for small team crm with tiered per-user pricing as needs grow. Of those, small team crm with tiered per-user pricing as needs grow is not what Clay is typically brought in for.
- What can Vtiger do that Clay cannot?
- Vtiger covers Sales pipeline, Service desk, Marketing automation, Reporting. Clay covers Data enrichment, Workflow automation, Integration, Salesforce. Both handle Contact management, API access, Zapier, Slack.