Best for
Best for small teams that want a CRM, email marketing and a helpdesk on one contact database rather than three separate subscriptions.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
CRM Comparison
EngageBay vs. Nimble
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for small teams that live in Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace and want a relationship-first CRM with automatic contact enrichment.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | EngageBay | Nimble |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | lower value Free plan; Basic from $14.99 / user / month Monthly billing. Yearly billing takes Basic to $13.79 and biennial billing to $12.74 per user per month. Growth is $64.99 and Pro $119.99 per user per month on monthly billing. Plans meter contacts and email volume, not just features. | From $24.90 / user / month Billed annually; $29.90 / user / month billed monthly. Includes 25,000 contact records and 2 GB storage per user. |
| Free trial | Free plan for up to 15 team members, 250 contacts and 1,000 branded emails, no credit card required | 14-day free trial, no credit card required |
| API | Yes, a developer API plus direct connectors and Zapier | Yes, a full API plus more than 100 integrations |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Contacts and companies | Yes, a shared contact database across all three bays, with interaction logging | Yes, unified contact records with automatic social and business data enrichment, plus unlimited tags and custom fields |
| Deal pipeline | Yes, deal management and sales pipeline tracking on every plan, including the free one | Yes, unlimited customizable deal pipelines with Kanban board views |
| Email and calendar | Yes, email sync plus an integrated calendar and appointment scheduling that avoids double bookings | Yes, Outlook and Gmail sync with email tracking, plus Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace integration |
| Workflow automation | Email sequences on every plan; marketing automation arrives with Growth at ten workflows of fifteen nodes each, and Pro raises that to fifty nodes | Yes, unlimited workflows with email sequences and action-based triggers |
| Reporting and forecasting | Reporting on the paid plans, with custom reporting on Pro | Yes, activity dashboards with conversion rate and revenue forecasting |
| Integrations and API | Yes, a developer API, direct connectors and Zapier, covering more than 250 tools | Yes, a full API plus more than 100 integrations |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Not stated | Email helpdesk |
| Onboarding | Not stated | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized |
| Integrations | Zapier, SendGrid, Shopify | more entries Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Gmail, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Zapier, PhoneBurner, Google Drive, OneDrive |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price EngageBay Free plan; Basic from $14.99 / user / month Nimble From $24.90 / user / month
- Free trial EngageBay Free plan for up to 15 team members, 250 contacts and 1,000 branded emails, no credit card required Nimble 14-day free trial, no credit card required
- API EngageBay Yes, a developer API plus direct connectors and Zapier Nimble Yes, a full API plus more than 100 integrations
- Contacts and companies EngageBay Yes, a shared contact database across all three bays, with interaction logging Nimble Yes, unified contact records with automatic social and business data enrichment, plus unlimited tags and custom fields
- Deal pipeline EngageBay Yes, deal management and sales pipeline tracking on every plan, including the free one Nimble Yes, unlimited customizable deal pipelines with Kanban board views
Every line is one datapoint from the table above, picked automatically. Nothing here is written text.
The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
EngageBay
Strengths
- The free plan covers up to 15 team members, not one or two
- CRM, marketing and helpdesk sit on one contact database on every plan
- Deal pipelines are already in the free plan
- Biennial billing takes fifteen percent off
- Developer API, direct connectors and Zapier across more than 250 tools
Limitations
- Plans meter contacts and email volume, so a large list can force an upgrade before any feature does
- Marketing automation needs the Growth plan, which is more than four times the price of Basic
- Custom reporting and SSO are reserved for Pro
- The free plan is limited to 250 contacts and one landing page
- Each bay is thinner than a dedicated CRM, email or helpdesk product
Nimble
Strengths
- Works inside Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
- Automatic contact enrichment from social and business data
- Unlimited customizable pipelines and workflows on the single plan
- AI email creation tools included
Limitations
- Email marketing, web forms and data enrichment are paid add-ons
- One plan only, with contact and storage limits that cost extra to raise
Plans
Pricing
EngageBay
- Free $0 Up to 15 team members, 250 contacts, 1,000 branded emails, one landing page and two email sequences, with CRM, helpdesk and live chat.
- Basic $14.99 Per user per month on monthly billing, $13.79 yearly and $12.74 biennially. 500 contacts, 3,000 branded emails, ten landing pages, SMS marketing and integrations.
- Growth $64.99 Per user per month on monthly billing, $59.79 yearly and $55.24 biennially. 5,000 contacts, 25,000 branded emails, marketing automation with ten workflows and A/B testing.
- Pro $119.99 Per user per month on monthly billing, $110.39 yearly and $101.99 biennially. 50,000 contacts, unlimited landing pages and forms, workflows of up to fifty nodes, custom reporting, SSO and a dedicated account manager.
Nimble
- Business From $24.90 / user / month Billed annually; $29.90 / user / month billed monthly. Includes 25,000 contact records and 2 GB storage per user.
What users say
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EngageBay
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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- Onboarding
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Nimble
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
EngageBay https://www.engagebay.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-10
Nimble https://www.nimble.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-20
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.