Dealum vs Gust
A side-by-side comparison of Dealum and Gust — two options for crm & pipeline. Pricing, features, and honest pros and cons.
Category
CRM & Pipeline
Deal Flow & Sourcing
Rating
4.2 / 5
4.0 / 5
Pricing
Tiered subscription
Free + paid products
Best for
Angel networks, accelerators and pitch competitions
Angel groups and pre-seed funds structuring inbound deal flow
Key features
- Structured startup application intake
- Collaborative screening with scorecards and voting
- Syndication tools across group members
- Data rooms and document collection
- Portfolio monitoring after investment
- Application intake and screening for investor groups
- Shared deal review, notes and voting
- Gust Launch incorporation and equity management for founders
- Global network of angel groups and programs
- Founder profiles with structured company data
Pros
- Purpose-built for group decision-making, not just pipelines
- Startups reuse one application across connected communities
- Strong adoption among European angel networks
- De facto standard intake pipe for many angel groups
- Structured applications beat email-attachment deal flow
- Large, global early-stage company base
Cons
- Group-workflow design fits solo funds awkwardly
- Reporting is lighter than institutional fund platforms
- Interface and workflows feel dated next to newer tools
- Deal quality is unfiltered application flow — screening is on you