Freshsales is 70% cheaper
than folk
$45/mo (Growth) vs folk Standard at $150/mo for 5 seats ($30/seat) — covering 43% of the 7 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.
Standard plan at $150/mo ($30/seat × 5 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Growth: 108 USD/yearly; 4 extra seat(s) × 108 USD.
folk costs $150/mo on the Standard 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 7 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Freshsales covers 43% of the 7 capabilities compared against folk. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Freshsales | folk |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email sync & tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Sales automation & sequences | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI sales assistant | ✗ | ✓ |
| Reports & forecasting | ✗ | ✓ |
| Mobile CRM app | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities folk has that Freshsales lacks.
- Email sync & tracking — Sync email conversations and track opens with contacts.Missing from Freshsales.
- AI sales assistant — Get AI-generated suggestions and summaries for sales activity.Missing from Freshsales.
- Reports & forecasting — View reports and forecasts on pipeline and sales performance.Missing from Freshsales.
- Mobile CRM app — Access the CRM from a mobile app.Missing from Freshsales.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Scenario | folk | Freshsales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $90/mo | $27/mo (Growth) |
| 10 seats | $300/mo | $90/mo (Growth) |
| 25 seats | $750/mo | $225/mo (Growth) |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Growth | $9/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Pro | $39/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | $59/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Standard | $30/seat/mo |
| Premium | $60/seat/mo |
| Enterprise | $100/seat/mo |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Freshsales than folk?
70% cheaper in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing): $45/mo on Growth vs $150/mo on Standard. That is $1260 a year.
What does Freshsales lack compared with folk?
Email sync & tracking, AI sales assistant, Reports & forecasting, Mobile CRM app — 4 of the 7 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
folk: 2026-09-07; Freshsales: 2026-08-31 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.folk.app/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.folk.app/pricing# (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Freshsales data last verified 2026-08-31