folk is an alternative
to Insightly
$150/mo (Standard) vs Insightly CRM Plus at $145/mo for 5 seats ($29/seat) — covering 50% 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.
CRM Plus plan at $145/mo ($29/seat × 5 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Standard: 30 USD/monthly; 4 extra seat(s) × 30 USD.
Insightly costs $145/mo on the CRM Plus plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. folk costs $150/mo (Standard plan), which is not cheaper than Insightly CRM Plus at $145/mo in this scenario.
Capability comparison
folk covers 50% of the 8 capabilities compared against Insightly. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | folk | Insightly |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lead management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email sync & tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reports & forecasting | ↑ Premium | ✓ |
| Custom fields | ↑ Premium | ✓ |
| Mobile CRM app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Permissions & security controls | ↑ Premium | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Insightly 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.
- 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 | Insightly | folk |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $87/moCRM Plus | $90/mocosts moreStandard |
| 10 seats | $290/moCRM Plus | $300/mocosts moreStandard |
| 25 seats | $725/moCRM Plus | $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 |
| CRM Plus | $29/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| CRM Professional | $49/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| CRM Enterprise | $99/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
Frequently asked
What does folk lack compared with Insightly?
Lead management, Sales automation & sequences, Reports & forecasting, Custom fields, Permissions & security controls — 5 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Insightly: 2026-08-26; 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.insightly.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-26)
- folk data last verified 2026-10-26