# folk CRM: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 4 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/folk-crm

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SMS and WhatsApp marketing platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/sms-and-whatsapp-marketing/index.md) | 2% | 25 | 0% | 1 |
| [AI marketing agents](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/marketing/ai-marketing-agents/index.md) | 0% | 36 | 0% | 3 |
| [CRM](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/revops/crm/index.md) | 0% | 56 | 0% | 1 |
| [Data enrichment](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/data-enrichment/index.md) | 0% | 49 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "For WhatsApp: folk CRM or Respond.io are excellent for integrating WhatsApp into your sales and support workflows." (Mistral Small, SMS & WhatsApp)
- "folk CRM at $20/month provides solid enrichment capabilities integrated into a lightweight CRM" (MiniMax M2.5, Enrichment)
- "Other notable options include folk CRM (for relationship-driven B2B marketing)" (Mistral Small, AI marketing agents)
- "consider folk for a relationship-data-first approach" (Muse Glimmer 30B, AI marketing agents)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named folk CRM, from 18 of the 18 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- folk.app: 16 (its own site)
- g2.com: 7
- gane.ai/index: 5
- toolradar.com: 4
- getapp.com: 3
- softwareadvice.com: 3
- thestarrconspiracy.com: 3
- b2breviews.com: 2
- cal.com: 2
- coffee.ai: 2

### Pages cited

- https://folk.app/articles/best-marketing-ai-agents: 6
- https://folk.app/articles/best-data-enrichment-tools: 3
- https://folk.app/articles/best-sales-engagement-tools-for-small-business: 3
- https://thestarrconspiracy.com/insights/qa/best-ai-tools-for-marketing: 3
- https://b2breviews.com/sms-marketing-software: 2
- https://cal.com/blog/best-sales-engagement-platforms: 2
- https://enginy.ai/blog/best-data-enrichment-tools: 2
- https://folk.app/articles/best-whatsapp-marketing-tools: 2

## What it publishes

Every page folk.app exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2396 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 620 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 730 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 24 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-26
- news or press: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2025-09-26 glossary or explainer: 10130328 how to import deals in csv https://help.folk.app/en/articles/10130328-how-to-import-deals-in-csv

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.