Bigcontacts vs Nimble (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Nimble grades higher than Bigcontacts: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Nimble grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Bigcontacts
Contact-based CRM with a free plan and a flat per-contact price
Nimble
Relationship CRM with contact enrichment and a browser extension
Which one is for you
Pick Bigcontacts if
- Fits if you have a few thousand contacts and want to pay by list size, not by seat
- Works for solo users trying a CRM on the free 100-contact plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 100 contacts and one user
- Pricey if your list grows, since cost follows contact count and 20,000-plus is quoted
- Watch out: the page shows $9.99 beside a crossed-out $19.99 with a buy-before date, and its data lists $19.99 as monthly
- Skip it if you want a phone app, as none is listed
Pick Nimble if
- Fits if you prospect on LinkedIn and want contact details filled in for you
- Works for people who work out of Gmail or Outlook all day and want the CRM in there too
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 14-day trial, and an expired account is deleted after 60 days
- Not for you if your email is POP3 or hosted Exchange, because those can't sync
- Tight if you sign up for the year, as there are no refunds and you can only go monthly in the last month
- Watch out: the account holds 25,000 contacts and 2 GB a seat, and each extra 10,000 contacts or 10 GB is $10 a month
- Skip it if you want a desktop app, as there's web, iPhone, Android and the extension only
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABigcontactsFair | 2.4GPANimbleFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$9.99 per 1,000 contacts a month on yearly billing with a 2,000-contact floor, so about $20 a month. That is between the category's cheaper quarter at $15 and its middle at $29, and the price grows with your list. | COne plan, $24.90 a license a month on yearly billing or $29.90 month to month, which is the ordinary middle for a CRM here. There's no dearer tier, so nothing is held back. Past 25,000 contacts, each extra 10,000 is $10 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan for one user and 100 contacts, with no expiry. That is a cap you will reach with any real list, and a second user means paying. | CNo free plan. There's a 14-day trial, though our listing can't say whether it wants a card. When it runs out the account is locked, then deleted 60 days later, so don't leave your data in it. |
| Features | CContacts, a sales pipeline, email marketing, workflows and tasks, and reports with AI summaries. It lists no phone app, and 20,000-plus contacts are quoted on request. | BContacts that enrich themselves with social and company data, deal pipelines with forecasts, Kanban workflows, email sequences, marketing emails with open tracking, web forms and web chat. That covers the job for a small team. Email sync needs Google, Microsoft 365 or IMAP. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build your lists, pipeline stages and workflows before it earns its keep. | C4.49 from about 620 App Store ratings, a hair under our line for the next grade up and from a fairly small crowd. It does work inside Gmail, Outlook and Microsoft Teams, so the CRM comes to where you already are. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with QuickBooks, Outlook, Zapier and Google Calendar. No desktop or phone app is listed. | BWeb, iPhone, Android and the Prospector browser extension, with no desktop app. It works with Gmail, Google Workspace, Outlook, Microsoft 365, Teams, LinkedIn, Mailchimp and Zapier, and there's an API. |
| Best for | a small-business CRM billed by contact count | solo sellers who prospect 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: Bigcontacts and Nimble. How we grade
Price against what you get
Bigcontacts starts at $9.99 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Nimble starts at $24.90 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Nimble scores higher, and starts $14.91 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other CRM tools on the chart, 6 score higher than Bigcontacts for less, and 5 score higher than Nimble for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Bigcontacts also covers reports and email campaigns.
- Nimble also covers marketing automation.
At a glance
| Bigcontacts | Nimble | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $9.99 per month per 1,000 contacts, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly) | $24.90 per license / month, billed annually ($29.90 month-to-month) |
| Free plan | Free plan for one user with up to 100 contacts and the premium features. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | ProProfs | Nimble |
| Price read from | bigcontacts.com | support.nimble.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Bigcontacts
- Business pricing follows contact count and starts at a 2,000-contact minimum; the page does not show a price table by tier.
- The page shows $9.99 beside a crossed-out $19.99 with a 'buy before' date, and the structured data lists $19.99 as monthly and $119.88 as annual.
- Support by email, phone and live chat with a dedicated success manager is described under the Business plan.
Nimble
- There is no free plan; an expired trial account is locked, then deleted 60 days after the trial ends.
- An account is limited to 25,000 contacts and 2 GB of storage per seat; each extra 10,000 contacts or 10 GB costs $10 a month.
- Email sync needs Google, Microsoft 365 or IMAP; POP3 and hosted Exchange accounts are not supported.
- Nimble does not give refunds, and an annual plan can be switched to monthly only in its final month.
Key features
Bigcontacts
- Contact management
- Contacts, lists, tags and custom fields, with unlimited storage and unlimited users on the Business plan.
- Sales pipeline
- Opportunities tracked by stage in Kanban or list view, with a pipeline whose stages and fields can be customized.
- Email marketing
- Email to individuals or filtered lists, automated sequences, static and dynamic campaign lists, and open and click analytics.
- Workflows and tasks
- Tasks, reminders and workflows with pre-defined steps, plus a two-way task sync with Microsoft Outlook.
- Reports and AI summaries
- Over 100 built-in reports and a custom builder, with AI-powered dashboards and import summaries.
Nimble
- Contact management and enrichment
- Contacts are organized into lists and automatically enriched with social profiles and company data, with email and calendar history kept on each record.
- Prospector browser extension
- Prospector shows contact profiles and communication history on LinkedIn, in the inbox or elsewhere on the web, and can generate outreach messages with AI.
- Deals and workflow boards
- Deals move through customizable pipelines with sales forecasting reports, and workflow templates track other processes on Kanban boards or lists.
- Sequences and email marketing
- Tracked group emails, automated email sequences, templates and marketing campaigns are sent from your own business email, with open and click tracking.
- Web forms and web chat
- Web forms create CRM contacts on submission and can trigger a nurture sequence, and web chat lets a team talk to website visitors in real time.
- Works in Gmail, Outlook and on mobile
- Nimble can be used inside Gmail, Outlook and Microsoft Teams, and has mobile apps for iOS and Android.
Plans
Bigcontacts
Free$0
Single user, up to 100 contacts, no expiry.
Business$9.99
per 1,000 contacts / month, 2,000 min, billed yearly ($19.99 monthly)
Unlimited users, teams, lists and storage. Price rises with contact count; 20,000+ contacts are quoted on request.
Nimble
Nimble Business$24.90
per license / month, billed annually ($29.90 month-to-month)
The only plan: contacts, deals, workflows, sequences, email marketing, web forms and Prospector, with 25,000 contacts and 2 GB of storage per seat.
Ways to pay less
Bigcontacts
- Annual discount
Yearly billing at half the monthly rate
The pricing page shows annual billing at $9.99 per month per 1,000 contacts against $19.99 billed monthly, and says to save up to 50%.
Nimble
- Annual discount
About 17% less with annual billing
Nimble's help center lists the Business plan at $24.90 per license a month when purchased annually against $29.90 billed month-to-month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bigcontacts or Nimble?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bigcontacts starts at $9.99 per month per 1,000 contacts, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly), and Nimble starts at $24.90 per license / month, billed annually ($29.90 month-to-month). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Bigcontacts or Nimble?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Bigcontacts has a free plan. Nimble does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Bigcontacts and Nimble run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Nimble lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a web app. 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.