folk is an alternative
to Copper
$150/mo (Standard) vs Copper Basic at $145/mo for 5 seats ($29/seat) — covering 44% of the 8 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.
Basic plan at $145/mo ($29/seat × 5 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Standard: 30 USD/monthly; 4 extra seat(s) × 30 USD.
Copper costs $145/mo on the Basic plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. folk costs $150/mo (Standard plan), which is not cheaper than Copper Basic at $145/mo in this scenario.
Capability comparison
folk covers 44% of the 8 capabilities compared against Copper. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | folk | Copper |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lead management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email sync & tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales automation & sequences | ↑ Premium | ✓ |
| Custom fields | ↑ Premium | ✓ |
| Mobile CRM app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Permissions & security controls | ↑ Premium | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Copper has that folk lacks.
- Lead management — Capture, score, and organize incoming leads.Missing from folk.
- Sales automation & sequences — Automate outreach sequences and follow-up tasks.Missing from folk.
- Custom fields — Add custom fields to records to track your own data.Missing from folk.
- Permissions & security controls — Control what each team member can see and edit.Missing from folk.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Copper | folk |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $87/moBasic | $90/mocosts moreStandard |
| 10 seats | $290/moBasic | $300/mocosts moreStandard |
| 25 seats | $725/moBasic | $750/mocosts moreStandard |
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 |
| Basic | $29/seat/mo |
| Professional | $69/seat/mo |
| Business | $134/seat/mo |
Frequently asked
What does folk lack compared with Copper?
Lead management, Sales automation & sequences, Reports & forecasting, Custom fields, Permissions & security controls — 5 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Copper: 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.copper.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- https://www.copper.com/pricing# (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- folk data last verified 2026-10-26