folk is 39% cheaper
than Close
$150/mo (Standard) vs Close Essentials at $245/mo for 5 seats ($49/seat) — covering 63% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
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.
Essentials plan at $245/mo ($49/seat × 5 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Standard: 30 USD/monthly; 4 extra seat(s) × 30 USD.
Close costs $245/mo on the Essentials plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
folk covers 63% of the 8 capabilities compared against Close. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | folk | Close |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lead management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email sync & tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI sales assistant | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reports & forecasting | ↑ Premium | ✓ |
| Custom fields | ↑ Premium | ✓ |
| Mobile CRM app | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Close has that folk lacks.
- Lead management — Capture, score, and organize incoming leads.Missing from folk.
- Reports & forecasting — View reports and forecasts on pipeline and sales performance.Missing from folk.
- Custom fields — Add custom fields to records to track your own data.Missing from folk.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Close | folk |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $147/moEssentials | $90/mocheaperStandard |
| 10 seats | $490/moEssentials | $300/mocheaperStandard |
| 25 seats | $1225/moEssentials | $750/mocheaperStandard |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Standard | $30/seat/mo |
| Premium | $60/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | $100/seat/mo |
| Solo | $19/seat/mo |
| Essentials | $49/seat/mo |
| Growth | $109/seat/mo |
| Scale | $149/seat/mo |
| Custom | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is folk than Close?
39% cheaper in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing): $150/mo on Standard vs $245/mo on Essentials. That is $1140 a year.
What does folk lack compared with Close?
Lead management, Reports & forecasting, Custom fields — 3 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Close: 2026-10-26; folk: 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.close.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- folk data last verified 2026-10-26