Streak alternative

A better alternative than Streak

Streak turns your Gmail inbox into a CRM, which is great until one teammate uses Outlook or you need real campaigns, tickets, scheduling, or invoices. Here is the same workflow in a standalone app that syncs both Gmail and Outlook, with five agents included, in one plan and one bill.

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Verified June 2026In early 2026 Streak shipped a fast run of releases, including the Allo AI phone integration in January, a LinkedIn capture extension in February, and a ChatGPT app and MCP server in March.

At a glance

Laureo vs Streak, in short

Inside Gmail vs Gmail and OutlookStreak is a Chrome extension that only works inside Gmail, so any Outlook user is a non-starter and a future switch to Outlook means leaving Streak. Laureo is a standalone app that syncs both Gmail and Outlook, so a mixed team works on day one.
A full bundle vs a sales core in the inboxStreak is a CRM inside Gmail with strong email tools, but it ships no native campaigns, sequences, tickets, knowledge base, scheduler, quotes, or invoices. Each is a separate subscription. Laureo bundles all of them with the CRM, automation, and five AI agents in one plan.
Per-seat at every tier vs a workspace planStreak charges per user on every tier, and a 10-person team lands on Enterprise at a 10-seat minimum, which is $1,290 a month. Laureo prices a workspace plan with low-cost added seats, so the two cross at four to five users and Laureo is several times cheaper at ten.
Where Streak is aheadStreak ships free email power tools forever, native mobile apps with an iOS caller ID overlay, the unique Thread Splitter, a polished Allo calling integration, a LinkedIn capture extension, and a ChatGPT and Claude connector that landed in March 2026. Laureo offers a trial rather than a free tier, an installable web app rather than native store builds, and no MCP connector yet.

Pricing

What you actually pay

One Laureo plan covers the whole stack. Here is how the entry price lines up against Streak.

Laureo

$58.33/mo

Pro, billed annually ($69.99 month-to-month)

One plan replaces the CRM, email campaigns, sequences, support tickets, knowledge base, scheduler, quotes and invoices, team chat, and five AI agents.

Streak

$49/user/moto start

Pro is per user billed annually ($59 month to month). The "most popular" Pro+ is $69/user/mo, and Enterprise is $129/user/mo with a 10-seat minimum, so it starts at $1,290 a month. The free CRM tier was retired in 2024 to 2025, though the free email power tools remain.

Feature comparison

What is included, side by side

A check means it is on the plan. “Add-on” means it costs extra or lives on a higher tier. A line means it is not available.

Feature	Laureo	Streak
Autonomous AI agents on the base planStreak AI is summaries, Q and A, and autofill; its AI Action Steps are trigger-based, not autonomous agents	Included	Not available
AI included, no separate add-onStreak meters AI as per-user credits: 10 a month on Pro, 50 on Pro+, 500 on Enterprise	Included	Add-onAvailable as an add-on
Predictable AI pricing (fixed monthly budget)Beyond the included credits, Streak sells add-on credit packs from the billing page	Included	Add-onAvailable as an add-on
Built-in team chatStreak has no in-app messaging; teams use a separate Slack subscription	Included	Not available
Deal Rooms (internal chat on the deal)	Included	Not available
Works with Outlook, not just GmailStreak runs only inside Gmail; it does not support Outlook, Apple Mail, or any non-Google client	Included	Not available
Standalone CRM app (not an inbox add-on)Streak is a Chrome extension that lives inside Gmail; there is no standalone web app	Included	Not available
Contact and pipeline managementIn Streak, pipelines are Gmail labels and records are "boxes"	Included	Included
Two-way email sync (Gmail and Outlook)Streak syncs Gmail natively but has no Outlook support at all	Included	Add-onAvailable as an add-on
Email tracking, open and clickStreak email tracking is free and polished after years of refinement	Included	Included
Email campaigns (A/B and drip)Streak offers mail merge with basic A/B, not a campaign engine with multi-stage sequences and suppression management	Included	Not available
Multi-step sales sequencesStreak has mail merge, not native follow-up cadences	Included	Not available
Workflow automationStreak automation is light; it added webhook triggers and four AI action steps in early 2026	Included	Add-onAvailable as an add-on
Support tickets with SLAsStreak has no native ticketing; teams connect Zendesk through Zapier	Included	Not available
Knowledge baseStreak has no customer knowledge base feature	Included	Not available
Booking and scheduling pagesStreak connects Calendly rather than offering a native scheduler	Included	Not available
Quotes and invoicingStreak has no native quoting, invoicing, or payment collection	Included	Not available
Forecasting, quotas, and territoriesStreak has no native forecasting engine; reviewers cite it as a gap	Included	Not available
Role-based permissions and custom rolesStreak custom roles and data validation are Enterprise-only	Included	Add-onAvailable as an add-on
ChatGPT and Claude connector (MCP)Streak shipped a ChatGPT app and MCP server in March 2026; Laureo does not offer this yet	Not available	Included
Native iOS and Android apps with caller IDStreak ships native apps with an iOS caller ID overlay; Laureo ships an installable web app with push and offline support, not native store builds	Add-onAvailable as an add-on	Included
Free email power tools foreverStreak keeps free tracking, snippets, mail merge at 50 a day, Share, and the Thread Splitter; Laureo runs a 14-day full-feature trial instead	Not available	Included

Why teams switch

Why teams move from Streak to Laureo

Gmail and Outlook, not Gmail onlyEmail syncs both ways with Gmail and Outlook, so a mixed team is fine. Streak runs only inside Gmail, which rules out any team with even one person on Outlook and forces a platform change if you ever switch.
One plan, not a stack of add-onsCRM, email campaigns, sequences, support tickets, knowledge base, scheduler, quotes, invoices, team chat, and five AI agents in one bill. With Streak, marketing, tickets, scheduling, and quoting each live in a separate subscription stitched on through Zapier.
Agents that run, not just summarizeFive agents work every day: one flags stale deals, one finds leads that have gone quiet, one cleans duplicates, one watches for churn risk, and one triages your inbox. Streak AI summarizes threads and autofills columns against a monthly credit count, and its Action Steps fire on triggers rather than running as autonomous agents.
Quote-to-cash without leaving the CRMQuotes, invoices, e-signature, and customer payments sit next to your deals. Streak has no native quoting, invoicing, or payment surface, so teams reach for PandaDoc, DocuSign, or QuickBooks instead.
Cheaper the moment you growStreak charges per seat at every tier, and a team of ten lands on Enterprise at a 10-seat minimum, which is $1,290 a month. Laureo bundles the whole stack on a workspace plan with low-cost added seats, so it pulls ahead at four to five users.
AI you can budget, not just countEvery plan includes a monthly AI usage budget with credit top-ups and your own key for unlimited use. Streak meters AI as per-user credits, 10 to 500 a month by tier, with paid add-on packs once you run past them.

What Streak does well

Where Streak is a strong choice

Streak is the right call if you are a one to five person team that lives entirely in Gmail, never sends quotes or invoices, runs no real marketing campaigns, and wants the CRM to sit inside the inbox with native mobile apps and caller ID.

Streak lives inside Gmail, so there is no context switch, and it is cheaper at one or two seats.True, and that is the honest reason to choose Streak. If your whole team lives in Gmail and refuses to leave the inbox, pipelines as Gmail labels are a clean fit, and Pro at $49 a user is cheaper than Laureo at a single seat. Laureo is a standalone app that syncs Gmail and Outlook, so you do leave the inbox to use it. If a no-context-switch, Gmail-only workflow is the priority and you need none of the wider stack, Streak is the cleaner buy.
Streak has years of email power tools and the free tools are free forever.Genuine strengths. After more than a decade, Streak email tracking, snippets, mail merge, and the unique Thread Splitter are benchmark quality, and the free email power tools really are free, while Laureo runs a 14-day trial rather than a free tier. Laureo matches the email basics and adds a full campaign engine with A/B tests, multi-stage sequences, and suppression management. If you only need polished inbox tools and never a real campaign, give Streak full credit there.
Streak has native mobile apps with iOS caller ID and shipped a ChatGPT and Claude connector in March 2026.Both are real, and they matter. Streak native apps place calls from a contact and show CRM context on an incoming iPhone call, which field reps value, and its ChatGPT app and MCP server let you reach your CRM from an AI assistant today. Laureo ships an installable web app with push and offline support rather than native store builds, and does not offer an MCP connector yet. If a native mobile experience or AI-assistant access is a hard requirement, weigh that honestly.
Streak is an established product with hundreds of thousands of users and strong review scores.All true, and it matters for a risk-averse buyer. Streak has shipped since 2011, carries 4.5-star ratings across thousands of reviews, and is a recognized Google partner, so the track record is real. Laureo is the newer product and earns its place on breadth and AI rather than tenure. If a long public history is a hard requirement, give Streak credit there.

AI agents

AI that works while you sleep

Five AI agents work in the background every day, so your team sells instead of typing. They come with every plan, with a monthly usage budget and no per-conversation fees.

Sales Agent flags stale deals and queues the next follow-up.
Outreach Agent surfaces leads that have gone quiet.
Data Steward cleans duplicates and fills missing fields.
Customer Success Agent watches accounts for churn risk.
Inbox Reviewer triages your inbox and drafts replies.

Hey Laureo, which deals went quiet this week, and what should I send?

Found 3 deals with no reply in 7+ days. Drafted a nudge for each.
Imported your pipeline from Streak. Mapped every field.
Cleaned 12 duplicate contacts overnight. Nothing to log.

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Laureo vs Streak FAQs

Common questions about choosing between Laureo and Streak

Yes. Streak lets you export your boxes and pipelines to CSV, and Laureo imports contacts, companies, opportunities, and activities with smart field mapping. Most migrations finish in under an hour. Streak pipelines map cleanly to Laureo pipeline stages, and a contact who appears across several deals stays a single record.

Laureo syncs email both ways with Gmail and Outlook, so a mixed team is fine. Streak runs only inside Gmail and does not support Outlook, Apple Mail, or any non-Google client, which is the most common reason teams move off it.

Streak retired its free CRM tier in 2024 to 2025, though its free email power tools, including tracking, snippets, mail merge, and the Thread Splitter, are still free. Laureo runs a 14-day free trial with full access to every feature, including the five AI agents, so you evaluate the complete product before you commit.

Streak is cheaper at one or two Gmail-only seats, starting at $49 a user a month. The gap closes fast as you grow. Streak charges per user on every tier and forces Enterprise at a 10-seat minimum, which is $1,290 a month, while a 10-seat Laureo workspace with added seats costs a fraction of that and already includes campaigns, tickets, scheduling, and invoicing.

No. Streak is a CRM inside Gmail with email power tools. It has mail merge rather than a campaign engine, no native tickets or knowledge base, no scheduler, and no quoting or invoicing, so teams add those as separate subscriptions. Laureo includes all of them in one plan.

Laureo is an AI-first CRM that cuts manual data entry. Email syncs both ways, calendar events sync on their own, and meeting notes attach to the right record, so there is almost nothing to log. On top of that, five agents work in the background every day to flag stale deals, surface leads that have gone quiet, clean up duplicate data, watch for churn risk, and triage your inbox. It all comes with the CRM, email campaigns, automation, support, invoicing, and team chat in one plan from $58.33/mo billed annually.

Pro starts at $58.33/mo billed annually ($69.99 month-to-month) for one user. Business is $108.33/mo billed annually for two users, and Ultra is $166.66/mo billed annually for advanced needs. Every plan includes the full toolset, the five AI agents, and a monthly AI usage budget. No per-contact email billing and no per-conversation AI fees.

Yes. Every plan comes with a 14-day free trial with full access to every feature, including the AI agents, email campaigns, support tickets, and invoicing.

Yes. Laureo imports from a CSV with smart field mapping for contacts, companies, deals, and activities, with presets for 25+ common CRMs. Most migrations finish in under an hour, and there are step-by-step guides for HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive.

Laureo is built for teams of 1 to 50. Pro fits freelancers and solo operators, while Business and Ultra add seats, shared pipelines, role-based permissions, and team chat as you grow.

Yes. Laureo syncs email both ways with Gmail and Outlook, so messages log to the right contact and deal automatically. Calendar events and meeting notes sync too, with no manual entry.

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