4Degrees vs folk (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, folk grades higher than 4Degrees: 2.2 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 4, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
4Degrees grades higher on value for money. folk grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
folk
CRM that pulls contacts from LinkedIn, email and WhatsApp
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 folk if
- Fits if you find your leads on LinkedIn and don't want to type them into a CRM
- Works for teams whose conversations are split between email and WhatsApp
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you need deals, sequences, dashboards or the API, which only come with Premium at $48 a member
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as the 14-day trial is followed by a paid subscription
- Tight if you do a lot of outreach: 500 enrichments, 2,000 messages and 1 synced account a member on Standard
- Watch out: folk's terms say all fees are non-refundable, and monthly billing is $30 against $24 yearly
- Not for you if you need quotes or support cases, which folk doesn't have on any plan
How we grade them
| 1.8GPA4DegreesWeak | 2.2GPAfolkFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DStandard is $24 a member a month on yearly billing, bang on the middle for CRMs here. The problem is what's missing from it: deals, email sequences, dashboards and API access all need Premium at $48, which is double the category's middle price for things most CRMs treat as the basics. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial is listed on the pricing page. The next step is a demo. | CNo free plan at all. The 14-day trial gives you Premium features and doesn't ask for a card. After that it's a paid subscription, and folk's terms say fees aren't refunded. |
| 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. | CContacts, groups, pipelines, campaigns, enrichment and four AI assistants, with a Chrome extension that pulls people in from LinkedIn. But the listing's own gaps are real ones: no deals or custom objects until Premium, no quoting or support cases at all, and enrichments, AI fields and messages are all capped monthly. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Connecting inboxes and data sources is part of the setup. | CNo App Store rating on record, and getting going means connecting accounts: Gmail or Outlook, your calendar, WhatsApp, plus the browser extension. Only 1 synced account per member on Standard, so there's a bit of deciding to do before it's useful. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus browser extension, with PitchBook, Salesforce, Gmail, Outlook and Slack connections and an API with MCP. | AWeb, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension, which is more places than most CRMs here run. It connects to Gmail, Outlook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Google Calendar, Zapier, Make and PandaDoc, and there's an API, though only from Premium. |
| Best for | relationship tracking for deal teams | small teams that find leads on LinkedIn |
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 folk. How we grade
Where they differ
- 4Degrees also covers reports.
- folk also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| 4Degrees | folk | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $24 per member / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial with Premium features, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
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| Windows | ||
| iOS | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | 4Degrees | Folk Inc. |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | folk.app |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 4, 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.
folk
- There is no free plan; the 14-day trial is followed by a paid subscription.
- Deals, email sequences, dashboards and API access are only on Premium and Enterprise.
- Enrichments, AI magic fields and messages are capped each month on Standard and Premium.
- The terms of use state that all fees are non-refundable.
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.
folk
- folkX Chrome extension
- Saves people and companies from LinkedIn, Sales Navigator and other social sites into folk from the browser, so contacts do not have to be typed in by hand.
- Email, calendar and WhatsApp sync
- Gmail or Outlook mail, calendars and WhatsApp conversations are synced to each contact. Standard allows 1 synced account per member and Premium allows 5.
- Contact enrichment
- Looks up missing email addresses and phone numbers for contacts. Standard includes 500 enrichments a month and Premium 1,000; Enterprise limits are custom.
- Pipelines and deals
- Customizable pipelines track contacts and companies through each stage on every plan. Deals, custom objects and dashboards are added on Premium.
- Campaigns and sequences
- Personalized email campaigns can be sent from folk, with 2,000 messages per member a month on Standard and 5,000 on Premium. Multi-step email sequences need Premium.
- AI assistants
- Four assistants suggest follow-ups for stalled conversations, summarize a relationship, research companies and run trigger-based outreach workflows.
Plans
4Degrees
Pricing could not be confirmed. See 4degrees.ai.
folk
Standard$24
per member / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)
Pipelines, email campaigns, the LinkedIn extension, 500 enrichments and 2,000 AI magic fields a month, and 2,000 messages per member a month.
Premium$48
per member / month, billed annually ($60 billed monthly)
Adds deals and custom objects, email sequences, dashboards, workspace roles and API access, with 1,000 enrichments and 5,000 messages per member a month.
EnterpriseFrom $80
per member / month, billed annually ($100 billed monthly)
Custom limits for enrichment, messages and syncs, security controls, group-level permissions and a dedicated account manager.
Ways to pay less
4Degrees
No public discounts listed.
folk
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
folk's pricing page lists Standard at $24 per member a month billed annually instead of $30 monthly, and Premium at $48 instead of $60.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, 4Degrees or folk?
As of Nov 12, 2026, 4Degrees has no price we could confirm, and folk starts at $24 per member / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, 4Degrees or folk?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither 4Degrees nor folk has a free plan. folk has a free trial.
Which platforms do 4Degrees and folk run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only folk lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app and a browser extension. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.