Follow Up Boss vs Real Geeks (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Follow Up Boss grades higher than Real Geeks: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Follow Up Boss grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. Real Geeks grades higher on features. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Follow Up Boss
Real estate CRM that routes and follows up on incoming leads
Real Geeks
Real estate platform with an IDX website, CRM and lead packages
Which one is for you
Pick Follow Up Boss if
- Fits if you are a real estate agent or team with leads coming in from portals
- Works for brokerages that want leads routed to agents
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you are outside real estate, as it is built around leads for agents
- Pricey if you are solo: $58 a user a month is above most CRM tools
- Watch out: calling is an extra $39 a user on monthly Grow, $33 yearly
- Watch out: the pricing page doesn't name the mobile platforms behind its app
Pick Real Geeks if
- Fits if you want a website, CRM and optional paid leads from one vendor
- Works for small teams that fit within two included users
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you add people: users three to ten are $25 a month each
- Watch out: lead packages are $299 social, $599 search and $599 seller a month, and leads are an estimate
- Watch out: Geek AI Text is $49 a month, and each MLS board feed is $10 a month
- Skip it if you want a trial or free plan, and note the page offers several commitment terms with one price
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAFollow Up BossFair | 1.6GPAReal GeeksWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$58 a user a month billed yearly ($69 monthly), in the dearer quarter of CRM tools, which start at $49. Pro and Platform are flat fees for 10 and 30 users. | D$399 a month for two users plus $500 setup, about $200 a head, and lead packages are extra. |
| Free plan and trial | DA 14-day free trial with no contract, but the listing doesn't say whether a card is needed. No free plan. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed on the pricing page. |
| Features | CLead capture and routing, action plans, calling, texting, email, team inboxes and AI. The listing's gap: calling is an extra $39 a user on monthly Grow. | BIDX website, CRM, dialer, lead alerts, marketing automation and optional lead packages. Nothing in the listing is missing. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Lead sources and action plans have to be set up. | CNo store rating on record. A website, a CRM and MLS feeds to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Zillow Pro, Zapier and CINC connections. The page doesn't name the mobile platforms. | CWeb only, with SkySlope the one integration listed. |
| Best for | following up on real estate leads | a real estate website and CRM for a small team |
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: Follow Up Boss and Real Geeks. How we grade
Price against what you get
Follow Up Boss starts at $58 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Real Geeks starts at $399 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Follow Up Boss starts $341 a month lower. Of the other CRM tools on the chart, 34 score higher than Follow Up Boss for less, and 41 score higher than Real Geeks 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
- Follow Up Boss also covers shared inbox, workflow automation and reports.
- Real Geeks also covers marketing automation, email campaigns, sMS marketing and call tracking.
At a glance
| Follow Up Boss | Real Geeks | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $58 per user / month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly) | $399 per month, plus a $500 one-time setup fee |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no contract | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Follow Up Boss | Real Geeks |
| Price read from | followupboss.com | realgeeks.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Follow Up Boss
- Pro and Platform are priced as a flat fee that includes 10 and 30 users, with set prices for extra users.
- Calling is an extra $39 per user a month on Grow when billed monthly ($33 billed annually).
- Prices exclude tax. The pricing page does not name the mobile platforms behind its mobile app.
Real Geeks
- The base platform includes 2 users; the third to tenth user costs $25 a month each, with lower rates beyond that.
- Lead packages are extra: $299 a month for social, $599 for search and $599 for seller packages. The page gives the expected leads as an estimate.
- Geek AI Text costs $49 a month, though the page says it is included with any lead package; each MLS board feed is $10 a month.
- The pricing page offers 6-month, 12-month and annual commitment terms but shows one base price, so check the term when buying.
Key features
Follow Up Boss
- Lead capture and routing
- Imports leads from lead sources and websites, with round-robin, first-to-claim and price or ZIP-code based distribution on the feature table.
- Action Plans and Smart Lists
- Automated follow-up sequences and saved lists that keep agents working the leads that need contact next.
- Calling, texting and email
- Two-way email sync, two-way texting and calling from inside the CRM. Calling is an add-on on Grow and included on Pro and Platform.
- Team inboxes and reporting
- Pro adds team inboxes and call reporting; lead-source and agent performance reports are on every plan.
- AI features
- Smart summaries, smart messages, suggested tasks and predictive lead prioritization, listed on the pricing page for every plan.
- Open integrations
- The vendor lists more than 250 integrations, including lead sources, website providers and Zapier.
Real Geeks
- IDX website
- A personalized home-search site with real-time MLS listings, a custom domain, landing pages and a branded property search app.
- CRM and dialer
- Calling, text, email and video from the CRM, call routing, live website chat and automatic welcome texts and emails.
- Lead activity alerts
- Website activity alerts, lead prioritization and smart filters, plus Geek Verified Leads and Seller Signals.
- Marketing and automation
- Email drip campaigns, SMS autoresponders, a Facebook ad tool, market reports and print tools.
- Lead generation packages
- Optional paid Facebook/Instagram, Google/Bing search and seller-lead ad packages, each with a dedicated success manager.
- Geek AI
- Geek AI Text keeps leads engaged by text; AI email and AI voice are listed as coming soon.
Plans
Follow Up Boss
Grow$58
per user / month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
For solo agents and small teams: lead sources, lead distribution, Smart Lists and Action Plans. Calling is a $33 per user add-on.
Pro$416
per month for 10 users, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)
Adds unlimited calling and texting, team inboxes, call reporting and onboarding. Extra users cost $41 a month on annual billing.
Platform$833
per month for 30 users, billed annually ($1000 billed monthly)
Adds teams within teams and priority support for large teams. Extra users cost $17 a month on annual billing.
Real Geeks
Real Geeks Platform$399
per month, for 2 users, plus $500 one-time setup fee
IDX website, CRM, dialer, marketing automation and support. Lead packages and other upgrades cost extra.
Ways to pay less
Follow Up Boss
- Annual discount
2 months free with yearly billing
The pricing page states that yearly billing includes two months free compared with paying monthly.
Real Geeks
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Follow Up Boss or Real Geeks?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Follow Up Boss starts at $58 per user / month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly), and Real Geeks starts at $399 per month, plus a $500 one-time setup fee. 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, Follow Up Boss or Real Geeks?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Follow Up Boss nor Real Geeks has a free plan. Follow Up Boss has a free trial.
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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.