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TL;DR

Attio gives away a three-seat free plan with 50,000 records, then charges US$35 per user a month billed annually for Plus and US$79 for Pro, with Enterprise priced on request. Pipedrive has no free plan but starts at US$14 a seat a month billed annually and includes a 14-day trial. Attio is the modern data model with room to grow; Pipedrive is the cheaper, more established sales pipeline.

Pipedrive's page is built around a pipeline: Lite at US$14 a seat a month billed annually (US$168 a seat a year) with lead, calendar and pipeline management, Growth at US$39 with full email sync, automations and sequences, Premium at US$59 with lead generation, scoring and enrichment, and Ultimate at US$79 with sandbox testing and maximised limits. There is no free plan, but the 14-day trial needs no credit card.

Both products meter something beyond the seat. Attio hands out credits: 100 per user a month on Free, 500 on Plus, 1,000 on Pro and 2,500 on Enterprise, plus 250 to 10,000 workspace credits a month by tier, with extra packs sold from $85 a month for 5,000. Pipedrive meters features instead: LeadBooster, Projects, Smart Docs, Campaigns and Web Visitors are paid add-ons below Premium, and seats bill even when nobody is logged into them.

Pros & cons

👍 Attio Pros

  • A real free plan with up to 3 seats, 50,000 records, automatic data enrichment and real-time contact syncing.
  • A flexible record model with formula attributes, custom objects, API and webhooks available on every tier including Free.
  • Annual billing takes Plus to $35 and Pro to $79 per user a month, a 20% cut from monthly, and the free tier needs no card.
  • AI is built into the product rather than bolted on: Ask Attio, AI agents and AI data fields ship across the plan list.

👎 Attio Cons

  • Plus stops at 10 seats and 250,000 records, so a growing team moves to Pro or takes the Enterprise conversation.
  • Enterprise, which lifts the record and object caps, is a custom annual quote rather than a published price.
  • Credit packs add a second line to the bill: extra workspace credits start at $85 a month for 5,000.
  • The integration list is published without a count, while Pipedrive advertises 500+ apps in its marketplace.

👍 Pipedrive Pros

  • The lower entry price of the pair: US$14 a seat a month billed annually, against Attio's paid entry at $35.
  • Four published prices with no sales conversation, from Lite at US$14 to Ultimate at US$79 a seat a month.
  • Mature sales tooling: email sync with tracking, automations, sequences, meeting scheduler, forecast reports and 500+ integrations.
  • Free implementation on plans over $400 a year, plus a 14-day trial with no credit card.

👎 Pipedrive Cons

  • No free plan at all, where Attio keeps three seats free forever.
  • Email sync and automations only arrive at Growth, US$39 a seat, so the US$14 plan is a deal list rather than a working pipeline.
  • Seats are charged whether assigned to a user or not, which punishes part-time or seasonal sellers.
  • LeadBooster, Projects and Smart Docs are paid extras below Premium, pushing the effective price of a working setup closer to Attio Pro.

Side by side

FeatureAttioPipedrive
Free planFree with up to 3 seats, 50,000 records and 100 seat credits per user a monthNo free plan; 14-day trial without a credit card
Entry paid pricePlus at $44 monthly or $35 per user a month billed annuallyLite at US$14 per seat a month billed annually (US$168 a seat a year)
Mid planPro at $99 monthly or $79 per user a month, unlimited seatsGrowth at US$39 per seat a month, adds email sync, automations and sequences
Top published priceEnterprise on a custom annual quoteUltimate at US$79 per seat a month, sandbox testing included
Volume capsRecords: 50,000 Free, 250,000 Plus, 1,000,000 ProLeads and deals top up to a 300,000 per company ceiling, with top-ups from Growth
Billing extrasSeat and workspace credits by tier, extra packs from $85 a month for 5,000LeadBooster, Projects and Smart Docs paid below Premium; Campaigns and Web Visitors paid throughout
Seat rulesPlus capped at 10 seats, Free capped at 3Billed per seat whether the seat is assigned or not
IntegrationsIntegrations and API listed on every tier, with no count published500+ integrations advertised across the marketplace

Verdict

Pick Attio if

Pick Attio if you want a CRM you can shape

Attio fits teams that treat their CRM as a data model: custom objects, formula attributes, enrichment on the free tier and API access everywhere. Starting at three free seats makes it cheap to evaluate, and the jump to $35 a user a month annually is reasonable once the pipeline is real. Expect to negotiate with sales once you pass 1,000,000 records or need enterprise controls.

Pick Pipedrive if

Pick Pipedrive if you want the pipeline today

Pipedrive is the choice for a sales team that needs email sync, sequences and forecasts next week and wants the bill to stay small. US$14 a seat a month for Lite and US$39 for a working Growth setup undercut Attio's paid tiers, and every price is on the page. You give up the free tier and the flexible object model in exchange for a tool that is finished rather than configurable.

What the vendors say, and what we did not measure

No third-party review scores or customer quotes were used here; every limit and price comes from attio.com/pricing and pipedrive.com/en/pricing, fetched on 14 October 2026, with Pipedrive's billing FAQ for top-up ceilings.

Who Should Use Which?

Use Attio if you...

  • You are three people who want a free CRM with enrichment built in.
  • Your data does not fit contacts and deals: you track partnerships, vendors or properties.
  • Engineers will build on the API and webhooks from day one.
  • You want AI agents and formula fields inside the CRM instead of in a separate tool.

Use Pipedrive if you...

  • You want the lowest per-seat price with every cost on the pricing page.
  • Salespeople need email tracking and sequences on the first paid tier.
  • You rely on a large third-party integration marketplace.
  • A short trial with no card matters more than a permanent free plan.

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Attio or Pipedrive?

Pipedrive for paid use: US$14 a seat a month billed annually against Attio's Plus at $35. Attio is cheaper overall while you are three people or fewer, because its Free plan includes 3 seats at $0.

Does Attio or Pipedrive have a free plan?

Attio does: up to 3 seats, 50,000 records, automatic data enrichment, real-time contact syncing and API access. Pipedrive has no free plan, but its 14-day trial needs no credit card.

How do each of them limit volume?

Attio publishes record caps: 50,000 on Free, 250,000 on Plus, 1,000,000 on Pro and custom on Enterprise, alongside seat limits of 3, 10 and unlimited. Pipedrive charges for seats instead, with leads and deals top-ups available from Growth up to a 300,000 per company ceiling.

What do I pay on top of the seat price?

On Attio, extra workspace credits start at $85 a month for 5,000 if you exhaust the 250 to 10,000 monthly credits included by tier. On Pipedrive, LeadBooster, Projects and Smart Docs are paid add-ons below Premium, and Campaigns and Web Visitors are paid on every plan.

Which one is better for a growing sales team?

Depends what grows. If headcount grows, Pipedrive's per-seat ladder from US$14 to US$79 stays predictable. If data grows, Attio's record and seat caps push you up a tier, but the Free and Plus tiers give a small team more room before any invoice appears.

Can I move my data between them?

Both publish APIs: Attio lists API and webhooks on every tier including Free, and Pipedrive exposes a documented API with 500+ integrations. Exports and imports are the practical path, and neither vendor claims a one-click migration tool on these pages.

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reviewed · data sourced from official product pages · sources: attio.com, pipedrive.com