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Affinity vs Close

Our take

Pick Affinity if private-capital teams who will start on Essential at $2,000/user/year while they open a first Organizations list, then Scale at $2,300 when they need AI Chat / Ascend / MCP — not Advanced $2,700 unless they need PitchBook / Dealroom automations. Pick Close if solo operators who will start on Solo at $9/user/month yearly ($19 monthly; 1 user / 10k leads) while they open a first Lead page, then

Affinity

hosted Organizations list desk

Close

hosted Lead detail desk

Best for

Affinity A deal list you start at a public $

Close A lead page you start at a public $

Free plan

Affinity No free plan

Close No free plan

Lowest paid

Affinity Essential $2

Close Solo $19/user/mo

Next step up

Affinity

Close Essentials $49/user/mo

Runs where

Affinity Hosted

Close Hosted

Watch out

Affinity No Free $0 seat

Close Solo is 1 user and 10k leads

Last checked

Affinity 2026-10-23 · affinity.co/product/affinity-pricing

Close 2026-10-23 · close.com/pricing

Which one, then?

Pick Affinity if

private-capital teams who will start on Essential at $2,000/user/year while they open a first Organizations list, then Scale at $2,300 when they need AI Chat / Ascend / MCP — not Advanced $2,700 unless they need PitchBook / Dealroom automations.

Read the Affinity page

Pick Close if

solo operators who will start on Solo at $9/user/month yearly ($19 monthly; 1 user / 10k leads) while they open a first Lead page, then Essentials at $35 yearly when they need unlimited leads and a team inbox — not Growth $99 unless they need workflows.

Read the Close page

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