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Endearist vs Savvo
A fair, specific comparison — written so you'd be comfortable if a Savvo engineer read it.
Fairness pledge
Savvo is the newest, most AI-forward personal CRM in the category — its natural-language-input ("Met John at AI Summit, VP of Engineering at Nextera") parses one sentence into structured contact, role, company, and follow-up tasks. For founders, VCs, and salespeople who network professionally, the onboarding is among the best in this market and we say so. Savvo's trade-off is structural: web-only (no native iOS / Android / desktop), cloud-only (US servers), OpenAI-only (no provider fallback, no local AI). Every contact note and AI prompt leaves your control on every action. Endearist, which is still in development, is being built on the opposite architectural bets: native apps, local-first storage, AI only with your own key or in a proposed managed subscription, no LinkedIn auto-sync. For B2B-only networkers Savvo may be the better fit; for the rest, that is the fit we are building for. Endearist is not publicly available yet. The launch list is a notification signup, not app access or a purchase. Platforms and capabilities have separate release approvals.
Where does my data live with Savvo versus Endearist?
Savvo: web-only product backed by hosted Postgres on US infrastructure. Your contact graph, notes, and AI prompts live in Savvo's multi-tenant cloud. Endearist: not publicly available yet. The primary copy is intended to stay on your device. End-to-end encrypted sync over storage you run yourself — a local or shared folder, or a WebDAV server — is planned for v1. Google Drive as a destination is not decided yet. Managed sync on Endearist Cloud is planned for after v1, as part of the Pro Cloud subscription only.
How does each tool access AI?
Savvo's natural-language parsing, contact extraction, and suggestions all go through OpenAI on Savvo's servers — there's no provider fallback, no BYOK option, and no on-device path. Every interaction ships prompt + data to OpenAI. Endearist's AI features are planned as opt-in: your own key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini), or managed AI in a proposed Pro Cloud subscription. AI with your own key: not publicly available yet. Status: planned for v1. Proposed plan, not purchasable yet: managed AI (planned for after v1, as part of the Pro Cloud subscription only) and Endearist Cloud (planned for after v1, as part of the Pro Cloud subscription only). Specific budgets, routing and prices require approval. Family sharing: not decided yet; no included family seat is promised.
What do Savvo and Endearist cost over three years?
Savvo Free: 50-contact cap, 5 smart searches/month, weekly digest. Savvo Pro: $8/month or $75/year — ~€258 over 3 years monthly, ~€202 annual. Savvo Team: $12/user/month. Endearist cannot be bought yet; its proposed prices are Pro Lifetime at €69 once and Pro Cloud at €9.99/month (~€360 over 3 years). (The proposed Endearist free tier would cap at 25 contacts; Savvo's free tier is capped at 50.) Proposed plan, not purchasable yet: local core and data export. The proposed 25-contact limit is not a confirmed entitlement. Proposed plan, not purchasable yet: local app and AI with your own key (planned for v1). Sync over your own storage is planned for v1. Managed cloud services are not a lifetime feature. Proposed plan, not purchasable yet: managed AI (planned for after v1, as part of the Pro Cloud subscription only) and Endearist Cloud (planned for after v1, as part of the Pro Cloud subscription only). Specific budgets, routing and prices require approval. Family sharing: not decided yet; no included family seat is promised.
What doesn't Endearist do?
We don't have Savvo's one-shot natural-language contact parser tuned for B2B vocabulary, and we don't auto-extract from LinkedIn or email threads. Savvo is sharper on the "capture a stranger you just met at a conference into structured pipeline data" use case. Endearist is being built as a quieter journal for the people you already know, with relationship-depth fields (pets, how-we-met, life events) Savvo doesn't model.
Feature matrix
Side-by-side.
| Feature | Endearist | Savvo |
|---|---|---|
| Local-first data storage | Designed so the primary copy lives on your device, not on a server. Local-first vault, fully offline: not publicly available yet. Status: planned for v1. | No — hosted Postgres on US infrastructure. |
| End-to-end encrypted sync | End-to-end encrypted sync over storage you run yourself — a local or shared folder, or a WebDAV server — is planned for v1. Google Drive as a destination is not decided yet. Managed sync on Endearist Cloud is planned for after v1, as part of the Pro Cloud subscription only. | Transport TLS only; the hosted database holds plaintext. |
| Mobile native apps (iOS / Android) | Flutter apps in development; nothing to install yet. Native Android app: planned for v1. The first release is intended for Android and Windows. Native Windows app: planned for v1. The first release is intended for Android and Windows. Native iPhone and iPad app: planned for later. The first release is intended for Android and Windows only. Native macOS app: planned for later. The first release is intended for Android and Windows only. Native Linux app: planned for later. The first release is intended for Android and Windows only. | Source check for Savvo (2026-09-30): Listed platforms: Web. Native availability for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux is unverified. Savvo fundraising CRM on savvo.app, not the unrelated financial product at savvo.com; home-screen installation is not a native-client claim. Check current availability and account/region limits with the vendor. We have not tested the apps ourselves. |
| Desktop native apps | Native desktop apps in development; nothing to install yet. Native Android app: planned for v1. The first release is intended for Android and Windows. Native Windows app: planned for v1. The first release is intended for Android and Windows. Native iPhone and iPad app: planned for later. The first release is intended for Android and Windows only. Native macOS app: planned for later. The first release is intended for Android and Windows only. Native Linux app: planned for later. The first release is intended for Android and Windows only. | Source check for Savvo (2026-09-30): Listed platforms: Web. Native availability for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux is unverified. Savvo fundraising CRM on savvo.app, not the unrelated financial product at savvo.com; home-screen installation is not a native-client claim. Check current availability and account/region limits with the vendor. We have not tested the apps ourselves. |
| AI features | Planned as strictly opt-in — your own key, or managed AI in a proposed Pro Cloud subscription. AI with your own key: not publicly available yet. Status: planned for v1. Proposed plan, not purchasable yet: managed AI (planned for after v1, as part of the Pro Cloud subscription only) and Endearist Cloud (planned for after v1, as part of the Pro Cloud subscription only). Specific budgets, routing and prices require approval. Family sharing: not decided yet; no included family seat is promised. | OpenAI-only, processed on Savvo's servers; no BYOK, no fallback. |
| Self-host option | No — there is no server component to host; the local store is meant to be the app itself. Local-first vault, fully offline: not publicly available yet. Status: planned for v1. | No. |
| Pricing | Proposed, not purchasable yet: free up to 25 contacts; Pro Lifetime €69 once, Pro Cloud Light €4.99/mo, or Pro Cloud €9.99/mo. Proposed plan, not purchasable yet: local core and data export. The proposed 25-contact limit is not a confirmed entitlement. Proposed plan, not purchasable yet: local app and AI with your own key (planned for v1). Sync over your own storage is planned for v1. Managed cloud services are not a lifetime feature. Proposed plan, not purchasable yet: managed AI (planned for after v1, as part of the Pro Cloud subscription only) and Endearist Cloud (planned for after v1, as part of the Pro Cloud subscription only). Specific budgets, routing and prices require approval. Family sharing: not decided yet; no included family seat is promised. | Free (50-contact cap). Pro $8/mo or $75/yr. Team $12/user/mo. No lifetime. |
| Open source code | We pledge to release the source if Endearist shuts down or is acquired. | No — proprietary. |
| Plain-Markdown export | Planned — plain Markdown you can read without any app. Markdown, CSV and vCard export: not publicly available yet. Status: planned for v1. The documented implementation has a separate readable ZIP export with media and a report of omissions; legacy exports remain partial. This is not device or release acceptance. | CSV/JSON export; no Markdown. |
| Voice-note transcription | Planned — on-device, or with your own key. On-device transcription: not publicly available yet. Status: planned for v1. | No. |
| Family / multi-vault share | Family sharing: not decided yet. Multiple vaults: not decided yet. | No household vaults — but a Team plan ($12/user/mo) now exists for shared dealflow. |
| Journal / reflection | Journal, weekly ritual, and appreciation prompts are meant to be built in, not built by you. Local-first vault, fully offline: not publicly available yet. Status: planned for v1. | No — pipeline-style activity log only. |
| Relationship depth (how-we-met, pets) | Designed with ready-made fields: how-we-met, pets, custom pronouns, life events, debts, attachments. Local-first vault, fully offline: not publicly available yet. Status: planned for v1. | B2B-shaped: role, company, deal context. No pets / how-we-met / life events. |
| Calendar / messenger integrations | A read-only calendar overlay (Google/Apple/Outlook) and share-sheet capture for messenger context are not decided. Read-only calendar overlay: scope and availability are not confirmed. Status: not decided yet. Share-sheet capture: scope and availability are not confirmed. Status: not decided yet. | Google Calendar sync; no native messenger integration. |
When to pick Savvo
When is Savvo the better choice?
If you're a founder, VC, or B2B salesperson and the primary value of a personal CRM is parsing one-sentence post-meeting notes into structured pipeline-adjacent data, Savvo is built specifically for you. Its B2B vocabulary ("warm intros", "network value", "deal flow") is unapologetic. Pick Savvo when professional networking is the entire use case and US cloud + OpenAI-only are fine — and when you need a tool today, since Endearist is not released yet. We're building Endearist for the broader personal-relationship layer — including but not limited to professional networking — and it will not auto-extract through email or LinkedIn.
Switching
How do I switch from Savvo to Endearist?
Keep a copy of Savvo's CSV export before switching. Endearist is not publicly available yet, and the mapping of Savvo's custom fields has not been verified in a released build. Check those fields with a small import when a build is available; cross-device sync is not available to turn on today.
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Prices and positioning verified 2026-09-03.
Platform information updated 2026-09-30; source-check dates are shown in the table.
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