Capsule vs Streak: Capsule fits most teams of 5
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Small and medium businesses on tight budgets
Our pick for most teams
/ 100
- Price
- From $216/user/yr (yearly only)
- Free plan
- Max 2 users, 250 contacts, 5 custom fields, 1 sales pipeline
vs/ 100
- Price
- From $59/user/mo · $588/user/yr
- Free plan
- Free plan runs inside Gmail: email/link tracking, snippets, Streak Share, thread splitter, 50 mail merge sends/day; no CRM pipelines
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Which one fits your team
- Checked 2026-10-14
- 3 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Capsule: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Small and medium businesses on tight budgets
- Small teams and independent agencies
- Relationship-based service businesses
- Non-technical users wanting an easy interface
- Not for
- Teams needing advanced features or deep marketing automation
- Large organizations and complex customization needs
- Users who need phone or live-chat support
- The catch
- Easy and affordable, but reporting, marketing automation and customization are basic and support is email-only.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
How we make money · How we score tools
Streak: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Teams that do most work in Gmail / Google Workspace
- Freelance consultants, real-estate agents, small agencies and recruiters
- Simple, email-driven sales workflows
- Not for
- Anyone outside Gmail/Google Workspace
- Large enterprises needing forecasting and territory management
- Healthcare orgs needing HIPAA compliance
- The catch
- Native Gmail CRM that is easy to adopt, but it only works inside Gmail and reporting is basic, with advanced features on pricier plans.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
How we make money · How we score tools
What each one costs over five years
Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.
Capsule
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $5,400
On the Starter plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- Not verified
- Paid yearly, one year
- $1,080
- "Starter" has no verified monthly price
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18Streak
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $14,700
On the Pro plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $3,540
- Paid yearly, one year
- $2,940
Paying yearly saves $600 a year (17%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18The four facts that decide it
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources. | Capsule | Streak |
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| Score out of 100 | 99.1 | 65.1 |
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| Cheapest plan | Starter | Pro |
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| Free plan | Max 2 users, 250 contacts, 5 custom fields, 1 sales pipeline | Free plan runs inside Gmail: email/link tracking, snippets, Streak Share, thread splitter, 50 mail merge sends/day; no CRM pipelines |
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| Works with (apps) | 7 | 7 |
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Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
Capsule
- Score out of 100
- 99.1
- Cheapest plan
- Starter
- Free plan
- Max 2 users, 250 contacts, 5 custom fields, 1 sales pipeline
- Works with (apps)
- 7
Streak
- Score out of 100
- 65.1
- Cheapest plan
- Pro
- Free plan
- Free plan runs inside Gmail: email/link tracking, snippets, Streak Share, thread splitter, 50 mail merge sends/day; no CRM pipelines
- Works with (apps)
- 7
Feature by feature, on the same list
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Contact managementCapsule: YesStreak: Yes▾
- Capsule
- 250 contacts on Free up to 120,000 on Advanced
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14- Streak
- Unlimited contacts on paid plans
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Track deals in stagesCapsule: YesStreak: Yes▾
- Capsule
- 1 pipeline on Free; multiple on Growth; 50 on Advanced
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14- Streak
- CRM pipelines on Pro and above; not on Free
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Works with your emailCapsule: YesStreak: Yes▾
- Capsule
- Gmail/Outlook sending on Free; Shared Mailbox and templates on Starter; Email Sync on Growth
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14- Streak
- Works natively inside Gmail
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Automatic follow-up emailsCapsule: YesStreak: Yes▾
- Capsule
- Via Transpond marketing automation add-on: 'Create triggers and sequences for communications'
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14- Streak
- Mail merge up to 1,500/day on paid plans with automatic follow-ups (no 'sequences' label)
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Does routine steps for youCapsule: YesStreak: Yes▾
- Capsule
- 'Workflow Automations' on Growth; not included on Free
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14- Streak
- Automation on Pro+ and Enterprise; not on Pro
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Reports and dashboardsCapsule: YesStreak: Yes▾
- Capsule
- Basic Reporting on Starter; Advanced Sales Reporting and Reporting Dashboards on Growth
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14- Streak
- Standard reports (Pro); advanced reports (Pro+, Enterprise)
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Forms that capture leadsCapsule: YesStreak: Not verified▾
- Capsule
- Via the Transpond marketing add-on (from $11/month), which shows lead capture forms
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14- Streak
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Your own fieldsCapsule: YesStreak: Yes▾
- Capsule
- 5 custom fields on Free
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14- Streak
- Custom fields on Pro and above
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Mobile appCapsule: YesStreak: Yes▾
- Capsule
- iOS and Android apps linked from the site; not plan-specific
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14- Streak
- Mobile app listed on Pro and above
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Connects to your other apps (API)Capsule: YesStreak: Yes▾
- Capsule
- 'API for Developers' linked in footer; plan-level terms not stated
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14- Streak
- Standard API (Pro); API + webhooks (Pro+, Enterprise)
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
What you risk by starting
Capsule
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Capsule.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Card required to start
- No
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Refund policy
- Not verified
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Getting your data out
- Not verified
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Effort to switch away
- Not verified
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Streak
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Streak.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Card required to start
- Not verified
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Refund policy
- Not verified
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Getting your data out
- Import/export of pipeline data via Google Sheets, CSV or Excel on Pro, Pro+ and Enterprise
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Effort to switch away
- Not verified
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
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Data last verified: 2026-10-14