Nutshell is 14% cheaper
than Insightly
$125/mo (Growth) vs Insightly CRM Plus at $145/mo for 5 seats ($29/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.
CRM Plus plan at $145/mo ($29/seat × 5 seats), the cheapest paid plan.
Growth: 300 USD/yearly; 4 extra seat(s) × 300 USD.
Insightly costs $145/mo on the CRM Plus 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
Nutshell covers 63% of the 8 capabilities compared against Insightly. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Nutshell | Insightly |
|---|---|---|
| Contact management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management | ↑ Pro | ✓ |
| Lead management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email sync & tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reports & forecasting | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom fields | ↑ Enterprise | ✓ |
| Mobile CRM app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Permissions & security controls | ↑ Business | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Insightly has that Nutshell lacks.
- Sales pipeline management — Track deals through customizable pipeline stages.Missing from Nutshell.
- Custom fields — Add custom fields to records to track your own data.Missing from Nutshell.
- Permissions & security controls — Control what each team member can see and edit.Missing from Nutshell.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Insightly | Nutshell |
|---|---|---|
| 3 seats | $87/moCRM Plus | $39/mocheaperFoundation |
| 10 seats | $290/moCRM Plus | $130/mocheaperFoundation |
| 25 seats | $725/moCRM Plus | $325/mocheaperFoundation |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Foundation | $13/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Growth | $25/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Pro | $42/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Business | $59/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | $79/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| CRM Plus | $29/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| CRM Professional | $49/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
| CRM Enterprise | $99/seat/mo (billed yearly) |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Nutshell than Insightly?
14% cheaper in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing): $125/mo on Growth vs $145/mo on CRM Plus. That is $240 a year.
What does Nutshell lack compared with Insightly?
Sales pipeline management, Custom fields, Permissions & security controls — 3 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Insightly: 2026-08-26; Nutshell: 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)
- Nutshell data last verified 2026-10-26