Best folk alternatives

Pipedrive includes Nova, which prepares call briefs, transcribes calls and drafts CRM updates, plus an AI sales assistant that scores deals. It has a 14-day free trial and 500+ integrations.

Close includes calling, email and SMS in one CRM, with Chloe, an AI assistant for pipeline questions, AI call notes and a voice agent in beta. It connects to 100+ tools.

Attio captures emails, calls and product usage automatically, with Ask Attio for natural-language questions, custom agents, sequences and forecasts. It offers a free start, with pricing by sales call.

Zoho CRM offers Zia AI agents, email writing help, predictive forecasting and 1,000+ apps from its marketplace. A freemium edition supports up to three users.

Sales Cloud logs calls and emails automatically and uses AI lead scoring and autonomous sales agents. It has a 30-day free trial that needs no credit card.

Freshsales uses Freddy AI for intent scores, deal recommendations and email drafts, and automates repetitive tasks. It has a 21-day free trial with no credit card.

Copper keeps contacts, deals and client emails in Gmail and Google Calendar, with AI pipeline alerts and email reply templates. Plans start at $29 per seat per month, with a 14-day free trial.

HubSpot's CRM covers contacts, deals, email, calls and tickets in one shared system. A free CRM with no expiry includes the Breeze Assistant, with paid tiers from $15 per seat per month.