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Affinity vs LeadSquared comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 19, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Affinity
Ranking in CRM
40th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
LeadSquared
Ranking in CRM
24th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Marketing Automation (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the CRM category, the mindshare of Affinity is 0.8%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of LeadSquared is 0.8%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
CRM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
LeadSquared0.8%
Affinity0.8%
Other98.4%
CRM
 

Featured Reviews

Marcus Quinn - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information Officer at Business Growth & Software Development Consultancy
Open source, stable and capable of working with existing Adobe files
Affinity Photo needs to work more. They need to align as much as possible with the shortcuts and keystrokes of Adobe. It's just because when you learn a tool as a professional, you tend to learn all the shortcuts and keystrokes. And if they're not the same as the same type of products that you migrated from, you lose productivity because you forget how to do things. You don't know where things are on the menu. You don't know the icon for it because you just know it as, "Oh, if I press this key, I get that." You forget the user interface. You just remember the keystrokes and the shortcuts. So, if that could align as much as possible with what I'm used to from Adobe, that would be good. And there's another product I use called Pixelmator Pro. And as much as I wish Affinity Photos did everything that Photoshop did, I actually ended up using this other product, Pixelmator, more for image editing because I just find it faster and more in line with what I remember from Photoshop. So, they are good. They've designed a good product. It's just the shortcuts and keystrokes need to match what people are used to, especially coming from Adobe because, let's say, it didn't exist. Affinity is a newer product.
Shakti Anand - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager- Admissions at Sector 125
Automation has transformed admissions follow-up and now drives higher lead-to-fee conversions
LeadSquared can be improved on various parameters. The platform should onboard various other vendors, such as a voice bot, which is a crucial requirement in the current market. LeadSquared is currently in the development phase of a voice bot, which is essential for connecting with prospective leads in a short duration. Improving the Converse feature, which is currently complex, will impact costing; however, if Converse is implemented, there would be no need to associate with other life or chatbots. Converse would suffice the requirement for voice and chatbots, and the voice AI could also replace the voice bot currently sought in the market. Regarding reporting, it has become easier with the new UI platform, but the reporting section can still be improved by providing an easier view for the analytics section. The current setup is slightly complex for a normal sales user to access and understand reports pulled from LeadSquared. The analytics section needs improvement, and there are filters that also require work. Triggering the number of leads that have not been connected after multiple dialing attempts requires multiple combinations through advanced filter options to pull out that data, which is complex for sales users. Certain tabs based on customer requirements and customization should become more accessible for the calling team to help them achieve connected call goals.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We are using Affinity as a very robust contact list."
"The most valuable features of Affinity are the connection features it provides because you have a large database of startups."
"I like that it's completely automated. It's a very robust system. You are not going to have faults in it."
"The most valuable features of Affinity are the connection features it provides because you have a large database of startups. The people who worked in the companies and founded them are displayed in Affinity. It can show if they are using some special intelligence feature and that you may know this person, of your connections. For example, if they know the person. It works similar to the way LinkedIn does when you seek a connection. Additionally, Affinity shows how close this person is and how often they contact each other."
"For me, the most valuable feature is the fact that they work with existing Adobe files. And open and edit PDFs and web-optimized exports. It's been very good."
"LeadSquared has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to manage a lot of leads we previously could not handle effectively."
"LeadSquared's most valuable features are it comes equips with all the basic features of a CRM. It integrates well with our existing systems and is user-friendly."
"LeadSquared has created a positive impact on the organization as it has increased sales and customer engagement."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"LeadSquared provides an overall platform that significantly helps reach candidates through phone calls and follow up with them, thereby raising ROI for customers."
"The most valuable feature of LeadSquared is an easy-to-understand user interface."
"Since switching from Google Sheets to LeadSquared, I have seen significant outcomes; once we moved to LeadSquared, we have visibility, we understand which salesperson has how many leads and what the conversion rate is, we can measure all these things in LeadSquared, and this improved our decision-making, with the conversion rate increasing by about 30 to 35% after moving to LeadSquared."
"The most valuable feature of LeadSquared is the customization."
 

Cons

"It would be better if it were "pay-per-user" instead of "pay-per-account." For example, I'm Siddharth Mallya, and I have two email accounts. Each of those accounts is a separate payable account for me. For instance, I have created a network using my personal email ID, and now I have moved to my company email ID. It'll choose any one of those accounts, and that will become my paid account. For example, if I put in my personal email ID, then that's the account that I pay for. But I'm no longer using it, and it's not going to get updated. If I put in my work email ID, then that's an entirely separate account that I have to pay for."
"To get people to migrate, Affinity needs to somehow give them an incentive to change. The key is to make it as similar as possible. Shortcuts and keystrokes would be my biggest learning curve. So, to scale, you're going to have to convince people to relearn their workflow, and everybody's too busy to do that. Scalability is kind of mid because you face adoption resistance if you're pushing out to a studio or staff that are used to Adobe. Many products don't think beyond Microsoft and Adobe. If it's not Microsoft, then they don't understand. So, scalability is a challenge."
"It would be better if it were pay-per-user instead of pay-per-account."
"Affinity could improve by adding more features. It has been a while since I have used it, but when I did, the features could improve."
"LeadSquared has areas for improvement; it has good features, but we could work more on the automation part, such as building workflows."
"The solution can get quite expensive, especially as you add more users."
"The solution’s UI could be more user-friendly."
"The notifications and workflow management can be improved in LeadSquared."
"I would suggest improving LeadSquared by enhancing the website part of it."
"LeadSquared can be improved in terms of UI and UX."
"LeadSquared can be improved on various parameters."
"The solution's report section is not very capable and could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Affinity is an expensive solution. However, they over a free version trial. The solution is expensive but the people that have used it say it is worth the money."
"Affinity follows a pay-per-account model, and I think there will be a monthly or a yearly paid subscription. I have heard that it was expensive."
"LeadSquared is not as costly as other CRM solutions."
"I am not sure about the cost of the solution overall, but with their SMS notifications services, there is an extra cost."
"We have an annual renewable license for LeadSquared."
"The license is paid yearly, and it is about 30 euros per month per user."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
18%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
University
23%
Construction Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise16
 

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for LeadSquared?
The pricing and setup cost were challenging to negotiate; LeadSquared provided high pricing but this was managed through negotiation. However, the basic problem with LeadSquared is that they tend t...
What needs improvement with LeadSquared?
LeadSquared can be improved on various parameters. The platform should onboard various other vendors, such as a voice bot, which is a crucial requirement in the current market. LeadSquared is curre...
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