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Breakcold vs folk

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Breakcold

$59/mo 14 day free trial

An AI-native CRM from $59/mo that puts email, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and Telegram conversations in one inbox and pipeline, with unlimited enrichment, a meeting recorder and a first-party MCP server. 14-day trial. Best for agencies, founders and small teams that sell through LinkedIn and messaging apps.

Where Breakcold fits

  • Agencies managing LinkedIn and WhatsApp conversations
  • Founders who sell through LinkedIn DMs
  • Recruiters tracking candidate chats across channels

folk

$24/member/mo 14 day free trial

folk is a lightweight AI CRM that combines LinkedIn capture, contact enrichment, sequences and pipelines. It suits small agencies and solo recruiters who want one simple place to track client prospects and candidates without the weight of a big CRM. Standard starts at $24 per member a month billed yearly, and there is a 2 week free trial with no credit card.

Where folk fits

  • Solo recruiters and small agencies tracking client prospects
  • Business development reps who source contacts from LinkedIn
  • Teams wanting CRM, enrichment and sequences in one tool
  • Users who want their CRM inside Claude or ChatGPT via MCP

At a glance

DetailBreakcoldfolk
Starting price$59/mo$24/member/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trial14 day free trial14 day free trial
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underCRM, LinkedInCRM, LinkedIn, Outreach
Capterra4.8 from 94 reviews4.5 from 46 reviews

Where they pull apart

Breakcold

Stands out: Few CRMs pull LinkedIn, WhatsApp and Telegram conversations into the same inbox as email, and Breakcold adds unlimited person and company enrichment plus an MCP server that the vendor says exposes 62 tools.

Watch out: It is a CRM, not a sequencer: pair it with HeyReach, lemlist or Instantly to send outreach. AI actions, email and phone finding, call recording and API calls all spend tokens, so the bill depends on usage.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams looking for an outreach automation tool
  • Buyers who want a fixed, usage-free price
  • Large sales teams on Salesforce

folk

Stands out: folk bundles the LinkedIn extension, enrichment and email sequencing that a small desk would otherwise buy as three tools, inside a CRM that is quick to set up. Compared with HubSpot, the pricing is flat per member and the AI assistants for lead finding and scoring come in the entry plan.

Watch out: Email sequences, API access, custom objects and dashboards only arrive on Premium, which doubles the per member price. Enrichment and message volumes are capped per plan, so heavy outbound teams will hit limits.

Not the right fit for

  • High-volume cold email senders
  • Teams needing a full applicant tracking system
  • Buyers who want to pay by invoice rather than credit card

Pros and cons

Breakcold

  • LinkedIn, WhatsApp and Telegram in one CRM
  • Unlimited basic enrichment
  • First-party MCP and API
  • Not an outreach sequencer
  • Token costs for AI and enrichment
  • Price changes with sliders

folk

  • LinkedIn extension and enrichment in the entry plan
  • Simple per member pricing
  • Own MCP server and API
  • Sequences and API need Premium
  • Monthly caps on enrichments and messages
  • Credit card payment only

What each one costs

Breakcold

$59/mo

Breakcold sells one plan, starting at $59/mo for one seat, two connected accounts and 3,000 AI CRM actions. Sliders add seats, connected accounts and tokens, and the price rises with them; the page does not say whether $59 is a monthly or annual rate. Person and company enrichment is unlimited, while email and phone finding, AI features, call recording and API calls use tokens. A 14-day free trial is offered. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 21 Oct 2026

folk

$24/member/mo

folk prices per member. Standard is $30 a month billed monthly or $24 a month billed yearly, and includes pipelines, email campaigns, contact enrichment, AI assistants, magic fields, the LinkedIn extension and email, calendar and WhatsApp sync, with 500 enrichments and 2,000 messages per member a month. Premium is $60 a month billed monthly or $48 billed yearly and adds custom objects and deals, email sequences, workspace roles, dashboards, API access and full interaction history, with 1,000 enrichments and 5,000 messages per member a month. Enterprise starts at $100 a month billed monthly or $80 billed yearly, with custom limits, security controls, custom integrations and a dedicated account manager. The free trial runs 2 weeks with premium features and no credit card, and only credit cards are accepted for payment. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Breakcold cheaper than folk?
folk starts lower, at $24/member/mo against $59/mo for Breakcold. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Breakcold or folk for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Breakcold offers a 14 day free trial. folk offers a 14 day free trial.
Does Breakcold or folk have an MCP server?
Breakcold and folk ship a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 21 Oct 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?