Contactzilla vs Nimble (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Nimble grades higher than Contactzilla: 2.4 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 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.
Contactzilla
Shared company contact book synced to every phone and computer
Nimble
Relationship CRM with contact enrichment and a browser extension
Which one is for you
Pick Contactzilla if
- Fits if your team needs one shared address book on everyone's phone
- Works for companies that deploy contacts through a device management system
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to track deals, as it is a contact book only
- Tight if you have fewer than 10 devices, because that is the minimum
- Watch out: scheduled imports cost $50 a month each and exports $99 a month each, on top of device fees
- Watch out: plans over 2,000 devices are quoted individually
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
| 2.0GPAContactzillaFair | 2.4GPANimbleFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$1.79 per device a month billed yearly, with a 10-device minimum, so the floor is about $18 a month, between the $15 cheaper quarter and $25 middle of CRM tools. | 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 14-day free trial with full access and no card needed. No free plan. | 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 | DIt syncs and shares contacts, with labels, custom fields and import and export. The pricing page lists no deal pipeline or sales tracking, so it is one narrow function. | 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. Device deployment through MDM and connecting a directory take setup. | 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, iOS and Android, with Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Microsoft 365 and Mailchimp connections. | 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 shared company contact book on every phone | 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: Contactzilla and Nimble. How we grade
Price against what you get
Contactzilla starts at $1.79 a month and scores 2.0 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 $23.11 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other CRM tools on the chart, none scores higher than Contactzilla 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
- Contactzilla also covers databases.
- Nimble also covers kanban boards, sales pipeline, marketing automation, workflow automation and forms.
At a glance
| Contactzilla | Nimble | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $1.79 per device / month, billed annually | $24.90 per license / month, billed annually ($29.90 month-to-month) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial with full access, no credit card required | 14-day free trial |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Contactzilla | Nimble |
| Price read from | contactzilla.com | support.nimble.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Contactzilla
- Billing is per connected device, with a minimum of 10 devices.
- Scheduled imports cost $50 a month each and exports $99 a month each, on top of device fees.
- It stores and syncs contacts; the pricing page lists no deal pipeline or sales tracking.
- Plans over 2,000 devices are quoted individually.
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
Contactzilla
- CardDAV device sync
- iPhones sync through the CardDAV support built into iOS, and Android devices connect through the Contactzilla Sync app.
- Shared address books
- Unlimited address books, with granular permissions so different team members see different contacts.
- MDM deployment
- Contacts can be pushed to company devices through mobile device management, which every plan includes.
- Labels and custom fields
- Contacts take labels such as Sales or Opportunities and custom fields for things like an account number.
- Import and export
- Contacts come in from sources such as Mailchimp or CSV files, and can be exported.
- Scheduled importers and exports
- Paid add-ons import from Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace or Salesforce, and export to Outlook or Google Shared Contacts.
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
Contactzilla
MDM 1$1.79
per device / month for 1 to 199 devices, billed annually
Device syncing, MDM deployment, unlimited address books, import and export, and granular permissions.
MDM 2$1.49
per device / month for 200 to 499 devices, billed annually
The same features as MDM 1 at a lower per-device rate.
MDM 3$1.20
per device / month for 500 to 1999 devices, billed annually
The same features at the lowest published rate; 2,000 or more devices is priced as Enterprise.
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
Contactzilla
- Nonprofit
Discounts for registered nonprofits
The pricing page FAQ says registered nonprofit organizations can get discounted pricing, by contacting the company.
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, Contactzilla or Nimble?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Contactzilla starts at $1.79 per device / month, billed annually, 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, Contactzilla or Nimble?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Contactzilla nor Nimble has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Contactzilla and Nimble run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Nimble lists a browser extension. Both list a web app and iOS and Android apps. 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.