Close is an alternative
to folk
$245/mo (Essentials) vs folk Standard at $150/mo for 5 seats ($30/seat) — covering 86% of the 5 compared capabilities.
Same job. Compare the fees.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
5 seats, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Standard plan at $150/mo ($30/seat × 5 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Essentials: 49 USD/monthly; 4 extra seat(s) × 49 USD.
folk costs $150/mo on the Standard plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. Close costs $245/mo (Essentials plan), which is not cheaper than folk Standard at $150/mo in this scenario.
Capability comparison
Close covers 86% of the 5 capabilities compared against folk. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Close | folk |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email sync & tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI sales assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile CRM app | ✓ | ✓ |
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | folk | Close |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $90/moStandard | $147/mocosts moreEssentials |
| 10 seats | $300/moStandard | $490/mocosts moreEssentials |
| 25 seats | $750/moStandard | $1225/mocosts moreEssentials |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Solo | $19/seat/mo |
| Essentials | $49/seat/mo |
| Growth | $109/seat/mo |
| Scale | $149/seat/mo |
| Custom | Contact sales |
| Standard | $30/seat/mo |
| Premium | $60/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | $100/seat/mo |
Frequently asked
What does Close lack compared with folk?
Sales automation & sequences — 1 of the 5 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
folk: 2026-10-26; Close: 2026-10-26 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.folk.app/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.folk.app/pricing# (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- Close data last verified 2026-10-26