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CoppervsInsightly CRM

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Comparison summary

How to choose

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Copper

Consider when

Google Workspace-centered teams that want CRM records, email, calendar, files, and activities connected in one workflow.
Small businesses and startups that need contact management, sales pipelines, project workflows, and task automation.

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Organizations that require HIPAA-compliant handling of personal health information.
Organizations that require FedRAMP or the specific NIST 800-58 or NIST 800-171 security requirements identified by Copper.

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Insightly CRM

Consider when

Small and mid-market sales organizations replacing spreadsheets with a configurable cloud CRM
Teams that need lead-to-opportunity pipeline management alongside post-sale project delivery

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Buyers seeking a permanent free CRM plan
Teams that require marketing automation, customer support ticketing, or AppConnect included in the standalone CRM price

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Comparison summary

Most material score differences

These are the stored dimension rationales returned with each score. They explain the buyer conditions behind the gap without speculating about hidden model reasoning.

Sales ecosystem data sync

17 pts

Copper · 81/100: While integration with the Google Workspace ecosystem is native and extensive on all plans, access to broader third-party integrations requires upgrading to the Professional tier.
Insightly CRM · 64/100: Bidirectional email synchronization, web-to-lead, and higher-plan API plus webhooks enable core data movement, while AppConnect is sold separately and broader connector reliability is not established in the supplied scope.

Pipeline management depth

12 pts

Copper · 71/100: Configurable pipelines are available across all tiers, but conventional lead and sales opportunity objects are omitted from the Basic plan and require upgrading to Professional or Business.
Insightly CRM · 83/100: Delivers custom pipelines, Kanban boards, and post-sale project conversion, but restricts pricebooks, products, and quotes to the Enterprise tier.

Workflow automation fit

8 pts

Copper · 76/100: Copper includes task automation on Basic and workflow automation on Professional, which supports teams that want structured process handling, but the named automation breadth is plan-dependent rather than universal.
Insightly CRM · 68/100: Workflow automation, webhooks, and related process tools are positioned at higher plan levels while Plus omits complete automation and lead routing, so buyers needing rules-driven handoffs must budget for Professional or Enterprise.

Dimension	Copper	Insightly CRM
Category buying score	76Higher category-fit score	75
Rank	#11	#12
Context	Sales & CRM / CRM Software	Sales & CRM / CRM Software
Pricing and trial	The United States pricing page lists Copper Basic at $23 USD per seat per month paid annually, Professional at $59 USD per seat per month paid annually, and Business at $99 USD per seat per month paid annually. Prices are shown in USD and exclude applicable taxes and fees. The page states that seat minimums apply to c…	Insightly CRM has three paid editions: Plus, Professional, and Enterprise. Current public CRM rates are USD 29, USD 49, and USD 99 per user per month respectively, with prices billed annually. Plus and Professional have a public 14-day trial path, while Enterprise directs buyers to sales.
Best for	Google Workspace-centered teams that want CRM records, email, calendar, files, and activities connected in one workflow. Small businesses and startups that need contact management, sales pipelines, project workflows, and task automation. Mid-market teams that need workflow automation, interaction capture, reporting, and sales dashboards.	Small and mid-market sales organizations replacing spreadsheets with a configurable cloud CRM Teams that need lead-to-opportunity pipeline management alongside post-sale project delivery Revenue and operations teams that need configurable workflows, reporting, integrations, and CRM data governance
Not for	Organizations that require HIPAA-compliant handling of personal health information. Organizations that require FedRAMP or the specific NIST 800-58 or NIST 800-171 security requirements identified by Copper. Teams that require unlimited contacts on a lower-priced edition than Business.	Buyers seeking a permanent free CRM plan Teams that require marketing automation, customer support ticketing, or AppConnect included in the standalone CRM price Entry-tier buyers requiring AI Copilot, complete workflow automation, lead routing, or enterprise governance features
Source check	94/100	91/100
Key features	Contact and company relationship management. Customizable sales pipelines and deal management. Project pipelines, tasks, reminders, and workflow automation. Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, and Google Drive synchronization. Contact enrichment and automated activity capture.	Lead, contact, organization, and opportunity management Customizable sales pipelines and Kanban view Web-to-lead capture and email templates Bidirectional email synchronization Native project and task management with opportunity-to-project conversion
Cons	The displayed public prices require annual payment rather than establishing month-to-month billing. Higher-tier personal onboarding and premium support have seat minimums, but the public page does not state the numeric minimum. Basic excludes leads and sales opportunities, which may require Professional or Business for a conventional sales CRM workflow.	Published CRM rates are billed annually the current pricing page does not provide a public monthly-billed amount for each CRM plan. Plan selection applies across the entire account, so teams cannot mix Plus, Professional, and Enterprise users within one account.
Pipeline management depth	71Configurable pipelines are available across all tiers, but conventional lead and sales opportunity objects are omitted from the Basic plan and require upgrading to Professional or Business.	83Delivers custom pipelines, Kanban boards, and post-sale project conversion, but restricts pricebooks, products, and quotes to the Enterprise tier.
Relationship data depth	84Contact enrichment and structured database management are included on the entry plan, but scaling is restricted by strict limits of 2,500 contacts on Basic and 15,000 on Professional.	78Lead, contact, organization, and opportunity objects form a complete core relationship model, with custom fields scaling from 50 on Plus to 200 on Enterprise, so most B2B account hierarchies can be represented inside plan limits.
Sales reporting and forecasting	68Reporting is included on Professional and custom reports on Business, which supports operational sales visibility, but forecasting-specific capabilities are not separately established beyond general reporting.	73Custom dashboards, reports, and real-time insight cards provide visible sales reporting capability, but the supplied facts do not show a specific forecasting engine or forecast governance features, so forecasting fit is only partially established.
Workflow automation fit	76Copper includes task automation on Basic and workflow automation on Professional, which supports teams that want structured process handling, but the named automation breadth is plan-dependent rather than universal.	68Workflow automation, webhooks, and related process tools are positioned at higher plan levels while Plus omits complete automation and lead routing, so buyers needing rules-driven handoffs must budget for Professional or Enterprise.
Activity management quality	81Copper includes task automation on Basic and adds project management, workflow automation, and mobile apps across the product line, which supports day-to-day activity tracking and follow-up across desktop and mobile use.	77Bidirectional email synchronization, email templates, native tasks, and opportunity-to-project conversion support ongoing communication and follow-up tracking, though deeper activity orchestration still depends on higher-plan automation.
Customization and scalability	74Copper allows 25 custom fields on Basic, 50 on Professional, and unlimited custom fields on Business, which supports scaling data structure over time, but the higher customization ceiling sits behind the top plan.	71Sets hard record limits from 100,000 to 500,000 and requires the Enterprise plan for sandboxes, SAML/SCIM, and audit logs.
Sales ecosystem data sync	81While integration with the Google Workspace ecosystem is native and extensive on all plans, access to broader third-party integrations requires upgrading to the Professional tier.	64Bidirectional email synchronization, web-to-lead, and higher-plan API plus webhooks enable core data movement, while AppConnect is sold separately and broader connector reliability is not established in the supplied scope.
Rep adoption experience	81Google Workspace-centered workflows, mobile apps on all listed plans, and a 14-day no-credit-card trial lower initial access friction for reps already working in Gmail and Calendar.	74Android and iOS mobile apps, Kanban pipeline views, and AI email assistance on Professional and Enterprise lower daily friction for reps, supported by a 14-day trial path on the lower paid editions.
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Research basis

This page uses stored product facts, official evidence, and category scoring rationales. It is not an account-based hands-on test, and third-party user ratings are not folded into the category buying score.

Copper: Fact confidence: 94% · Fact checked: 2026-07-19
Insightly CRM: Fact confidence: 91% · Fact checked: 2026-07-26

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