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Comparison · CRM
Folk vs Twenty
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Folk and Twenty — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Shared themes:crmmcp
Folk vs Twenty: at a glance
What is Folk?
folk turns its CRM into a data source agents can write to in bulk and enrich on their own.
folk is a CRM for small sales teams that has been opening its data to AI agents. October added bulk create and update through folk MCP, contact enrichment through the API and MCP, call recording in beta and a French interface. A phone number finder arrived on Oct 1. The summer brought the MCP server, insights over interaction history and a mobile capture app.
What is Twenty?
Twenty 2.55 starts private records, and had to fence chats so they stay private mid-upgrade.
Twenty tagged 2.55.0 on Nov 2, three days after 2.54. The only published note is a fix that keeps agent chats reachable only through their shares while private records are still switched off, after an earlier change would have exposed every workspace chat to members for hours during the upgrade. 2.54 turned campaigns on for every workspace and let apps declare MCP servers.
Folk vs Twenty: editorial side-by-side
Folk
5.0CRM
folk turns its CRM into a data source agents can write to in bulk and enrich on their own.
◆ Current state
folk is a CRM for small sales teams that has been opening its data to AI agents. October added bulk create and update through folk MCP, contact enrichment through the API and MCP, call recording in beta and a French interface. A phone number finder arrived on Oct 1. The summer brought the MCP server, insights over interaction history and a mobile capture app.
◆ Where it's heading
folk is building the pieces for agents to run prospecting inside the CRM: find contacts, enrich them, update them in bulk and log calls. Localization suggests a push into European markets.
◆ Prediction
More agent-facing write actions and enrichment sources are likely next; the entries do not show how enrichment will be priced.
Twenty
5.0CRM
Twenty 2.55 starts private records, and had to fence chats so they stay private mid-upgrade.
◆ Current state
Twenty tagged 2.55.0 on Nov 2, three days after 2.54. The only published note is a fix that keeps agent chats reachable only through their shares while private records are still switched off, after an earlier change would have exposed every workspace chat to members for hours during the upgrade. 2.54 turned campaigns on for every workspace and let apps declare MCP servers.
◆ Where it's heading
Twenty is adding record-level privacy, starting with agent chat threads, on top of a fast-growing app platform. Manifests now carry MCP servers and inbox links, and campaigns have left their flag. The release cadence is roughly one minor version every few days, with patch and npm publish runs in between.
◆ Prediction
Expect IS_PRIVATE_RECORD_ENABLED to come on for more objects beyond chats in the next releases. The 2.55 notes say too little about other features to predict more.
Alternatives to Folk and Twenty
Other CRM products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Folk or Twenty.
Landbase
Landbase pivots its content mill to Claude Code how-to guides.
Coevera
Coevera is turning Voyager AI from a chat panel into agents that edit CRM structure for you.
GroupOffice
GroupOffice keeps up a weekly 26.0 build cadence with notes that say nothing about content.
Twenty
Twenty 2.55 closes a window where every member could read every AI chat during upgrades.
IntegCRM
IntegCRM adds a spam check before campaigns go out, its second email-builder release in a week
Recent activity from Folk and Twenty
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoTwentynpm publish record for 2.55.0
- 1d agoTwenty2.55: chats stay private while private records roll out
- 1d agoTwentySDK 2.55.0 tagged with the chat-privacy fix
- 4d agoTwentySDK 2.54: apps declare MCP servers; three breaking changes
- 4d agoTwenty2.54: campaigns on for all, marketplace listing, LinkedIn app
- 4d agoTwentynpm publish record for 2.54.3
- 6d agoFolkYour CRM can now enrich contacts on its own
- 8d agoFolkfolk in French
- 15d agoFolkIntroducing bulk actions in folk MCP
- 20d agoFolkTake folk wherever sales takes you
- 27d agoFolkfolk adds call recording in beta
- 1mo agoFolkLet folk find phone numbers for you
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Folk and Twenty?
Both compete on the same themes — crm, mcp — within CRM. Folk and Twenty are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Folk better than Twenty?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Folk and Twenty are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 5.0 vs 5.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other CRM products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Folk?
Top Folk alternatives in CRM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Folk alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/folk for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Twenty?
Top Twenty alternatives in CRM are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Twenty alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/twenty-crm for the full list with editorial commentary on each.