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Dex and Folk, for one person
Dex is a personal CRM with apps for everything. Folk is a CRM for sales teams that plenty of freelancers use on their own. Both are cloud services, priced per seat. NexxusCRM is for one person, on one Mac, with the data kept there. Here is how the three compare, including where the other two are the better choice.
Choose Dex if
- you want apps on every platform, Android and Windows included
- LinkedIn is where your network lives, and you want it synced
- you want research briefings on people, done for you
Choose Folk if
- you sell, and want a pipeline, enrichment and email sequences
- you work with a team and want to share contacts
- you want your data kept in the EU
Choose NexxusCRM if
- you work alone and want your network on your Mac, encrypted
- you want iMessage and WhatsApp history in each contact
- you want AI that can run entirely on your own Mac
- you would rather not pay per seat for a team of one
| NexxusCRM | Dex | Folk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free during the beta. The launch price is not set yet, and the first 50 never pay more than it. | Premium $12 a month billed yearly ($20 monthly). Professional $20 ($34). Team $40. No free plan. | Standard $24 a member a month billed yearly ($30 monthly). Premium $48 ($60). A limited free plan after the trial. |
| Platforms | Mac (Apple silicon and Intel), plus an iPhone app. No Windows, Android or web app. | Web, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android and a Chrome extension. | Web, a desktop app, a new mobile app and a Chrome extension. |
| Your data | On your Mac, in a database encrypted with SQLCipher. iPhone sync is end to end encrypted. No account. | On Dex's servers in the US, encrypted at rest and in transit. | On Folk's servers, with EU data residency as an option. |
| Any IMAP account: iCloud, Gmail (with an app password), Proton, Fastmail and the rest. | Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo. | Gmail and Outlook, plus email campaigns and sequences. | |
| Calendar | iCloud calendars, read only. Google Calendar is not in the beta. | Google Calendar. | Calendar sync. |
| Messages | iMessage and WhatsApp history, message text included, read on your Mac. | iMessage and WhatsApp. | iMessage and WhatsApp. |
| A browser bridge: profiles and messages you open go to the app, without leaving your Mac. | LinkedIn sync, 2,500 to 9,000 contacts by plan. | LinkedIn, Sales Navigator included. | |
| AI | Optional. Local models through Ollama; cloud models only if you add one, and email stays local by default. | Research briefings, drafting and voice, using OpenAI, Groq and Deepgram. | Enrichment, research, lead scoring and summaries, with monthly credits. Providers are not published. |
| Teams | One person. No sharing and no team plan. | A Team plan. | Built for teams, priced per member. |
Where NexxusCRM falls short
- It runs on a Mac, with an iPhone app. No Windows, Android or web app.
- Gmail connects with an app password, not Google sign in. Google Calendar is not in the beta.
- LinkedIn comes in through a browser bridge, one profile at a time, not a full sync.
- No enrichment: no job changes, company data or research done for you.
- No team sharing. It is for one person, on purpose, but that will not suit everyone.
Facts about Dex and Folk were checked on 20 October 2026, from: Dex pricing, Dex security, Dex privacy, Folk pricing, Folk EU data residency. Prices change, so check theirs before you decide. Spotted something out of date? Write to hello@nexxuscrm.com and we will fix it.
Try it on your own Mac
The beta is free. The first 50 shape the roadmap and never pay more than the launch price. The full beta details.