Does Copper have a free plan?

No free plan is listed on the vendor's pricing page. Copper is sold as a paid subscription.

What are the main drawbacks of Copper?

The trade-offs we noted: Per-seat cost: Subscription cost grows with the number of licensed users.; Contact ceilings: Basic and Professional plans have documented contact limits.; Tier gates: Workflow automation, reporting, Developer API and embedded SDK access require higher plans..

When should you not use Copper?

Skip Copper if: Google Workspace is not central to your team's daily workflow; Your contact count or reporting needs force a plan whose per-seat cost is unjustified; You require Developer API or embedded integration features on a lower tier.

CRM

Copper

Per-seat CRM with native Google Workspace synchronization.

What it is

Copper is a per-seat CRM built around Google Workspace synchronization, pipelines, tasks and relationship history. Gmail, Calendar, Contacts and Drive integrations are included across plans, while contact capacity, workflow automation, reporting, developer API and embedded integrations vary by tier.

Copper pricing

Copper does not publish a plan ladder we could verify. Subscription — amount not verified.

Prices read from the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-08-24. Vendors change plans without notice — check the source before you budget.

Key features

Gmail and Calendar sync
Adds supported messages, contacts, files and events to CRM relationship history.
Pipelines
Manages sales opportunities, projects and configured customer processes.
Automation and reporting
Adds task automation at Basic and broader workflows or reports at higher tiers.
Developer API
Provides authenticated HTTPS access on qualifying plans with documented rate limits.

Strengths and trade-offs

What works well

Google Workspace integration: Connects Gmail, Calendar, Contacts and Drive across current plans.
Relationship context: Synchronizes supported emails, contacts, files and calendar activity into CRM records.
Flexible pipelines: Tracks opportunities, projects and other configured processes.
Mobile access: Current plans document iOS and Android applications.

Where it falls short

Per-seat cost: Subscription cost grows with the number of licensed users.
Contact ceilings: Basic and Professional plans have documented contact limits.
Tier gates: Workflow automation, reporting, Developer API and embedded SDK access require higher plans.
API throughput: Developer calls are limited to 180 per minute, with a separate bulk limit.

Who it is for

Google Workspace-centered teams that want CRM records and pipelines close to Gmail and Calendar.

Pick it or skip it

Pick Copper if

Teams whose customer communication already runs through Google Workspace
Organizations that fit the selected plan's contact, automation and reporting limits
Projects whose integration workload fits Copper's API tier and quotas

Skip it if

Google Workspace is not central to your team's daily workflow
Your contact count or reporting needs force a plan whose per-seat cost is unjustified
You require Developer API or embedded integration features on a lower tier

Our verdict

Choose Copper for its Google Workspace operating model, then select the plan from actual contact count, automation, reporting and API needs rather than the Gmail integration alone.

Frequently asked questions

Does Copper have a free plan?: No free plan is listed on the vendor's pricing page. Copper is sold as a paid subscription.
Who is Copper best for?: Google Workspace-centered teams that want CRM records and pipelines close to Gmail and Calendar.
What are the main drawbacks of Copper?: The trade-offs we noted: Per-seat cost: Subscription cost grows with the number of licensed users.; Contact ceilings: Basic and Professional plans have documented contact limits.; Tier gates: Workflow automation, reporting, Developer API and embedded SDK access require higher plans..
When should you not use Copper?: Skip Copper if: Google Workspace is not central to your team's daily workflow; Your contact count or reporting needs force a plan whose per-seat cost is unjustified; You require Developer API or embedded integration features on a lower tier.

What we checked

Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.Yes
Mobile appHas a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.Yes
Open source / self-hostableSource is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.No
SSO (SAML)Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.Yes

“Not checked” means exactly that — we have not verified it, and we do not guess.

Evidence and freshness

Status: Official sources reviewedReviewed: 2026-08-24

Copper — Pricing ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: per-seat pricing, contact limits, automation tiers, reporting tiers, Google Workspace integrations, Developer API and embedded SDK
Copper Help — Plan comparison ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: plan feature gates, contact capacities, SAML SSO, workflow automation, native integrations, API availability
Copper — Integrations ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, Google Drive, all-plan Google coverage, custom applications
Copper Developer — Requests ↗
Checked 2026-08-24 · Supports: TLS requirement, API headers, API-key ownership, 180 requests per minute, bulk rate limit, 429 response

Limit: Vendor pricing and developer documentation were reviewed; ToolCompare did not test synchronization accuracy, mobile apps, automation reliability, API behavior, reporting quality or total seat cost.

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