Is Strkr free really free, or is it a trial?
The free tier is a free plan, not a time-limited trial. SMB B2B teams can run the free workspace indefinitely within the free-tier limits: a capped number of contacts, a fair-use enrichment quota that covers typical early-stage prospecting volume, single-touch email cadences, the pipeline board, and the open REST API. There is no credit card required to sign up and no automatic upgrade. The paid tiers unlock higher caps, multi-step sequence automation, Strkr AI features, native Marketing module access, Projects, Docs, and Messaging. The free tier is designed as a real starting point for SMB sales teams running pre-paid-rep motion, not a demo wrapper that forces an upgrade in month two.
How does the free B2B contact database compare to Apollo or Hunter free tiers?
Apollo and Hunter are lead-list and email-verification vendors. The free tiers on those platforms cover a few hundred credits per month before paid credits kick in. Strkr is a CRM and contact graph, not a lead-list vendor. The free Strkr workspace does not generate new prospect lists from scratch, but it does carry firmographic enrichment on contacts the SMB team already has (from a scrape, a trade show, a form fill, a referral, or a LinkedIn export). The two product categories complement each other: SMB teams typically pair Strkr free with a lead-list source they already own (LinkedIn Sales Navigator, an industry directory, a scraped list) and run the outreach motion on the CRM side. Teams searching for a free prospect generator should start with a lead-list vendor; teams searching for a free place to run the sales motion should start here.
What are the real limits on the Strkr free tier for a B2B SMB team?
The free tier covers 2 users, a few thousand contact records, a fair-use enrichment quota tuned for SMB prospecting volume (roughly 200 to 400 enrichments per month depending on the current configuration), single-touch email cadences through the Gmail or Microsoft 365 sync, the pipeline board with weighted forecast math, saved lists, the open REST API with webhooks, dedupe on write, and the full contact graph with company and opportunity objects. Multi-step sequence automation, Strkr AI call summarization, the native Marketing module, Projects, Docs, Messaging, and higher enrichment quotas are gated on paid tiers. The exact numeric caps on the free tier adjust from time to time; the pricing page carries the current numbers in detail.
How does lead-to-opportunity tracking work in a free workspace?
The B2B motion treats leads (unqualified contacts entering the funnel) and opportunities (qualified deals with a company, stage, and expected close) as the same contact record in different states, not two parallel object types. A rep marks a contact as qualified, which triggers the opportunity creation with source, campaign, first-touch date, and conversion timestamp preserved automatically. The reporting layer sees lead creation, qualification time, and conversion as a connected funnel. SMB teams get real cycle math from the first deal: lead count by source, qualification rate, time to qualify, win rate by stage, cycle time by segment. The reporting works on the free workspace without a dashboard build.
Does the free tier integrate with the tools we already use?
Yes. The open REST API and webhook integrations are available on every tier including the free one. Native integrations with Gmail, Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, Google Contacts, LinkedIn Sales Navigator (where the customer has the subscription), DocuSign, PandaDoc, Slack, and the common analytics tools work on the free tier. For custom glue work, SMB teams typically wire in through Make, n8n, or a lightweight script against the REST API directly. We do not route recommendations through generic middleware services. The approach keeps the integration cost predictable even at the free tier because there is no per-task meter in the way.
What is the upgrade path when the SMB team outgrows the free workspace?
The upgrade is a plan change in settings, not a migration to a different product. Every contact, company, opportunity, activity, saved list, dedupe rule, permission setting, custom field, and API integration stays in place. The paid tier simply raises the caps and unlocks the gated capabilities (multi-step sequence automation on Strkr Starter, Strkr AI features, native Marketing, Projects, Docs, Messaging on Strkr Growth and higher). Most SMB teams upgrade at the second-rep hire or when outbound volume crosses the free enrichment quota. The pricing page lists the per-seat rates for each paid tier and shows the full feature matrix. Teams that want a conversation before upgrading can book a fit call through the pricing page.