4Degrees vs Affinity (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, 4Degrees grades higher than Affinity: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
4Degrees grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Affinity
Relationship-intelligence CRM for investment and deal teams
From $2,000/yr
Which one is for you
Pick 4Degrees if
- Fits if you track investors, founders and deals in a private-market firm
- Works for teams that want contacts filled from email and calendar
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a price first, because none is published
- Not for you if you run quota-based sales, as it is built for deal teams
- Watch out: no free plan or trial is listed, only a demo
- Not for you if you want a general CRM, as it is narrow and built for deal firms
Pick Affinity if
- Fits if you run an investment or advisory firm and track relationships across a team
- Works for teams that want contacts logged from email automatically
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are small: $2,000 per user a year is the floor
- Skip it if you want a free try, because none is listed
- Watch out: Notetaker, AI Chat and the MCP server start on Scale at $2,300; enrichment on Advanced
- Watch out: API calls are capped at 100,000 a month on Scale and Advanced, and extra seats and implementation are add-ons
How we grade them
| 1.8GPA4DegreesWeak | 1.6GPAAffinityWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is published; the vendor charges per user and quotes after a form request, so the cost is graded in the middle. | D$2,000 per user a year is about $167 a month, well above the $99 where the dearest tenth of CRM tools starts and the $25 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is listed on the pricing page. The next step is a demo. | FNo free plan and no trial are listed on the pricing page, which sells every tier through sales. |
| Features | CRelationship intelligence, deal pipelines, automatic data capture, extensions, a Salesforce layer and an API. It is built for deal-driven firms, not general sales. | CAutomatic activity capture, relationship intelligence, deal pipelines, AI Chat, enrichment and an API. The listing's gap: Notetaker, AI Chat and the MCP server start on Scale, and enrichment on Advanced. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Connecting inboxes and data sources is part of the setup. | CNo store rating on record. Connecting email, calendar and data sources is part of rolling it out. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus browser extension, with PitchBook, Salesforce, Gmail, Outlook and Slack connections and an API with MCP. | BWeb plus browser extension, with Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Zoom, Teams and Salesforce connections and an API. |
| Best for | relationship tracking for deal teams | relationship intelligence for investment teams |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: 4Degrees and Affinity. How we grade
Where they differ
- Affinity also covers meeting notes and AI agents.
In commonWebBrowser extensionPublic APIAI featuresSales pipelineReports
At a glance
| 4Degrees | Affinity | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | $2,000 per user / year, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | 4Degrees | Affinity |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | affinity.co |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
4Degrees
- No price is published: the vendor says it charges per user per month and quotes after a form request.
- No free plan or free trial is listed on the pricing page; the next step is a demo.
- It is built for deal-driven firms, not for sales teams managing quota-based funnels.
Affinity
- Every tier is quoted through sales, and the page lists no free plan or trial.
- Notetaker, AI Chat, Ascend agents and the MCP server start on Scale; enrichment and automations start on Advanced.
- API calls, including MCP queries, are capped at 100,000 a month on Scale and Advanced; Enterprise is unlimited.
- Collaborator and sync-only seats, and dedicated implementation support, are add-ons.
Key features
4Degrees
- Relationship intelligence
- Relationship strength scoring points to the best introduction to a company, investor or expert, with alerts when key contacts change jobs or appear in the news.
- Deal pipelines
- Kanban boards and customizable reporting views show where each deal stands, with reminders and triggers when a deal sits too long at one stage.
- Automatic data capture
- Email and calendar sync populates records, and more than 20 enrichment sources including PitchBook and AI web research fill in company and contact details.
- Inbox and browser extensions
- Gmail and Outlook plugins, plus LinkedIn and Chrome extensions, show deal stages and mutual connections where the user is working.
- Salesforce layer
- A Salesforce edition adds relationship intelligence, warm-introduction finding and data enrichment to an existing Salesforce setup.
- API and MCP
- An API exposes contact, company and deal data, and an MCP connection lets AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude interact with it.
Affinity
- Automatic activity capture
- Email and calendar sync creates records and logs interactions without manual entry, with sync policies set by admins at team level.
- Relationship intelligence
- A relationship graph and strength score show the warmest path to any contact, and Scale adds inferred connections beyond direct email history.
- Deal pipeline management
- Pipelines with unlimited smart lists for people, organizations and opportunities, plus reporting and analytics.
- AI Chat, Notetaker and Ascend
- Scale and above include conversational access to the pipeline, meeting capture and follow-up, and agents built for private capital.
- Data enrichment
- Affinity's own enrichment is in every plan. Advanced adds PitchBook, Dealroom and Crunchbase data, and PitchBook needs its own subscription.
- Hosted MCP server and API
- The MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants use Affinity data, and API access is capped at 100,000 calls a month below Enterprise.
Plans
4Degrees
Pricing could not be confirmed. See 4degrees.ai.
Affinity
Essential$2,000
per user / year, billed annually
Automatic email and calendar capture, relationship scoring, firmwide interaction history, deal pipeline tracking and Affinity Labs early access. Sold through sales.
Scale$2,300
per user / year, billed annually
Everything in Essential, plus Notetaker, AI Chat, Ascend agents, the hosted MCP server and inferred network connections. 100,000 API calls a month.
Advanced$2,700
per user / year, billed annually
Everything in Scale, plus enrichment from PitchBook, Dealroom and Crunchbase, company growth insights, packaged integrations and workflow automations.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Advanced, plus fund-level permissions, enterprise SSO, custom data retention and unlimited API access.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, 4Degrees or Affinity?
As of Nov 12, 2026, 4Degrees has no price we could confirm, and Affinity starts at $2,000 per user / year, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, 4Degrees or Affinity?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither 4Degrees nor Affinity has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.