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Side-by-side comparison · Sales & Customer Support

Attio vs Gong vs Pipedrive

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Attio

4.1

From $35/seat/mo

Gong

4.0

Free to start

Pipedrive

4.1

From $14/seat/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Pick it if: Startups, small teams and founders who want a CRM that keeps itself up to date and bends to how they work.

Gong4.0

Pick it if: Sales leaders running a team of reps who want to coach from real calls and forecast deals more accurately.

Easiest to use

Pick it if: Small businesses, agencies and sales teams of one to twenty people who want a clear view of every deal without a complicated CRM.

Overview

AttributeAttioGongPipedrive
In one lineCRM that fills itself in from your email and calendar, with AI agents that research leads.Records and analyses sales calls and emails to coach reps and forecast deals.Simple sales CRM that shows every deal as a card on a board, with an AI sales assistant.
Pricing modelFreemiumPaidPaid
Starting price$35/seat/moSee website$14/seat/mo
Free plan Yes No No
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeAttioGongPipedrive
Overall rating4.14.04.1
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
4.0
4.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
5.0
4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.5
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.0
2.5
4.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.0
4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeAttioGongPipedrive
Access & platform
Free plan Yes No No
Mobile app Yes Yes Yes
Desktop app–––
Browser extension Yes Yes Yes
API access Yes Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes Yes–
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No No
AI abilities
Works with your files–––
Understands images–––
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code No– No
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style–––
Works in many languages– Yes Yes
Capabilities score8/ 178/ 177/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeAttioGongPipedrive
Plans

Free

Free

Founders and tiny teams getting started.

Platform fee

Custom (billed yearly)

Every Gong customer pays this, scaled to team size.

Lite

$14/seat/mo billed yearly, or $24 monthly

One person who just needs a pipeline and reminders.

Plus

$35/seat/mo billed yearly, or $44 monthly

Small teams that need private lists and more email.

Per-user licenceOur pick

Custom per user (billed yearly)

Each rep or manager who records and reviews calls.

GrowthOur pick

$39/seat/mo billed yearly, or $49 monthly

Small teams who live in their inbox.

ProOur pick

$79/seat/mo billed yearly, or $99 monthly

Sales teams that call, sequence and report.

Add-ons (Engage, Forecast, Enable)

Custom

Teams that want outreach, forecasting or coaching in Gong too.

Premium

$59/seat/mo billed yearly, or $79 monthly

Teams that want to capture and score leads too.

Enterprise

Custom, billed yearly

Larger companies with security and admin needs.

Ultimate

$79/seat/mo billed yearly, or $99 monthly

Bigger teams that need the highest limits and tighter security.

Which plan to pickStart free: it's good enough for a founder or a team of three to run their contacts and deals. Plus suits a small team that just needs more room. Go Pro once you want call recording, sequences or proper reporting, and use the 14-day Pro trial to check it's worth it.Start with the core licence for reps who run customer calls and add Forecast or Engage only once the team uses Gong daily. Push back on bundles and multi-year terms during negotiation.Growth is the plan most small teams should start on, because Lite has no proper email sync or automations. Move to Premium if you want web forms and lead scoring without paying for add-ons. Prices exclude tax and vary by country.

Key features

AttributeAttioGongPipedrive
Standout features
  • Builds itself
  • Ask Attio
  • AI agents
  • Shape it your way
  • Workflows and sequences
  • Call Intelligence
  • Call recording and transcripts
  • Deal insights
  • AI summaries and follow-ups
  • Coaching
  • Forecasting
  • Ask anything
  • Visual pipeline
  • AI Sales Assistant
  • Email sync and tracking
  • Automations
  • Lead capture
  • Reports and forecasts

Pros and cons

AttributeAttioGongPipedrive
Pros
  • Fills itself in from email and calendar, so it stays up to date
  • A real free plan for up to 3 people
  • Flexible enough to track deals, investors, partners or hiring
  • Clean, quick interface that people actually like using
  • Official Claude connector
  • Very accurate call analysis and deal warnings
  • Easy for reps: it records and summarises with no extra work
  • Strong coaching tools for managers
  • Connects to a wide range of CRMs and calling tools
  • Very easy to learn, even for people who hate CRMs
  • The pipeline view makes it obvious what needs doing
  • Official Claude connector for reading and updating deals
  • Huge app marketplace with 500+ integrations
  • Good mobile app for updating deals on the go
Cons
  • AI features run on credits, and heavy users need to buy more
  • Call recording and sequences only on Pro
  • The free and Plus plans cap how many emails you can send
  • The flexibility means some setup thinking before it fits
  • Expensive, with a platform fee on top of per-user licences
  • No public pricing and pressure toward multi-year deals and bundles
  • Renewal price increases are a common complaint
  • Small teams often use only a fraction of the features they pay for
  • No free plan, only a 14-day trial
  • Lite is too limited, so the real starting price is Growth
  • Lead capture, campaigns and web visitor tracking cost extra on lower plans
  • Marketing tools are thin next to HubSpot
  • Reporting gets limited once you want detailed custom reports

Who each one is for

AttributeAttioGongPipedrive
Best for
  • A CRM that fills itself in from email and calendar
  • Startups tracking customers, investors and partners in one place
  • Researching and scoring leads with AI
  • Teams that want to design their own CRM
  • Coaching reps from real call recordings
  • Spotting at-risk deals early
  • Sales forecasting and pipeline reviews
  • Learning why deals are won or lost
  • Tracking deals from first contact to signed
  • Reminders so no lead is forgotten
  • Small sales teams who want a simple CRM
  • Forecasting what's likely to close this month
You'll find it used by
  • Startups
  • Founders
  • Sales teams
  • Investors
  • Agencies
  • Sales leaders
  • Account executives
  • Revenue operations
  • Customer success teams
  • Small businesses
  • Agencies
  • Sales teams
  • Consultants
  • Real estate

Questions people ask

Which is better, Attio, Gong or Pipedrive?

They tie on our overall rating (Attio 4.1/5, Gong 4.0/5 and Pipedrive 4.1/5). Attio is best for A CRM that fills itself in from email and calendar and startups tracking customers, investors and partners in one place. Gong is best for coaching reps from real call recordings and spotting at-risk deals early. Pipedrive is best for tracking deals from first contact to signed and reminders so no lead is forgotten.

Which is cheaper, Attio, Gong or Pipedrive?

Attio: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $35/seat/mo. Gong: Pricing isn't published; check the vendor's site for a quote. Pipedrive: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $14/seat/mo.

Which is easier to use, Attio, Gong or Pipedrive?

Pipedrive rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Small businesses, agencies and sales teams of one to twenty people who want a clear view of every deal without a complicated CRM.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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