Close
CRM · www.close.com
Close is a CRM that combines lead and pipeline management with built-in calling, email, SMS, workflows, and an AI sales agent called Chloe.
Switching to Nutshell, which covers 62% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Close alternatives
We compared 15 products and found 15 cheaper alternatives · vs Close Essentials at $245/mo for 5 seats ($49/seat) · scenario: 5 seats, monthly billing, USD.
Close costs $245/mo on the Essentials plan at 5 seats, monthly billing. We found 15 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 4 of them cover at least 75% of the 13 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brevo Starter plan · missing: Email sync & tracking, AI sales assistant, Custom fields, Mobile CRM app, Permissions & security controls, Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center marketing automation — adjacent | 38% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $2832 / year 96% cheaper | |
Less Annoying CRM Everything included plan · missing: Lead management, Email sync & tracking, Sales automation & sequences, AI sales assistant, Reports & forecasting, Mobile CRM app, Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center | 31% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | $2760 / year 94% cheaper | |
Freshsales Growth plan · missing: Lead management, Email sync & tracking, AI sales assistant, Reports & forecasting, Mobile CRM app, Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center | 38% | $45/mo how? ⓘ | $2400 / year 82% cheaper | |
TOP PICK Nutshell Foundation plan · missing: Custom fields, Permissions & security controls, Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center | 62% | $65/mo how? ⓘ | $2160 / year 73% cheaper | |
Pipedrive Lite plan · missing: Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center | 77% | $70/mo how? ⓘ | $2100 / year 71% cheaper | |
Zoho CRM Standard plan · missing: Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center crm platform — adjacent | 77% | $70/mo how? ⓘ | $2100 / year 71% cheaper | |
Capsule CRM Starter plan · missing: Lead management, Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center | 69% | $90/mo how? ⓘ | $1860 / year 63% cheaper | |
noCRM Starter plan · missing: Email sync & tracking, Sales automation & sequences, AI sales assistant, Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center | 54% | $95/mo how? ⓘ | $1800 / year 61% cheaper | |
HubSpot Sales Hub Starter plan · missing: Lead management, Custom fields, Mobile CRM app, Permissions & security controls, Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center crm platform — adjacent | 46% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | $1740 / year 59% cheaper | |
HubSpot Marketing Hub Marketing Hub Starter plan · missing: Sales pipeline management, Email sync & tracking, Sales automation & sequences, Custom fields, Mobile CRM app, Permissions & security controls, Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center marketing automation — adjacent | 31% | $100/mo how? ⓘ | $1740 / year 59% cheaper | |
Insightly CRM Plus plan · missing: Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups crm platform — adjacent | 85% | $145/mo how? ⓘ | $1200 / year 41% cheaper | |
Copper Basic plan · missing: AI sales assistant, Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center | 69% | $145/mo how? ⓘ | $1200 / year 41% cheaper | |
folk Standard plan · missing: Lead management, Custom fields, Permissions & security controls, Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center | 54% | $150/mo how? ⓘ | $1140 / year 39% cheaper | |
Attio Plus plan · missing: Lead management, Calendar sync, Automated reminders & follow-ups, Knowledge base / help center | 69% | $220/mo how? ⓘ | $300 / year 10% cheaper |
Which Close alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best paid drop-in
- Pipedrive — $70/mo (Lite plan) · covers 77%
- Need contact management, sales pipeline management, lead management, email sync & tracking, sales automation & sequences, AI sales assistant, reports & forecasting, custom fields, mobile CRM app, permissions & security controls, calendar sync or knowledge base / help center?
- Keap — from $0/mo (Free trial plan)
What you give up
Capabilities Close has that the top alternatives lack.
- Lead management — Capture, score, and organize incoming leads.Missing from Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Email sync & tracking — Sync email conversations and track opens with contacts.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Sales automation & sequences — Automate outreach sequences and follow-up tasks.Missing from Less Annoying CRM.
- AI sales assistant — Get AI-generated suggestions and summaries for sales activity.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Reports & forecasting — View reports and forecasts on pipeline and sales performance.Missing from Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Custom fields — Add custom fields to records to track your own data.Missing from Brevo.
- Mobile CRM app — Access the CRM from a mobile app.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Permissions & security controls — Control what each team member can see and edit.Missing from Brevo.
- Calendar sync — Sync availability with an existing calendar.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Automated reminders & follow-ups — Automatically send reminder and follow-up messages before a booking.Missing from Keap, Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
- Knowledge base / help center — Publish a self-serve help center for customers.Missing from Brevo, Less Annoying CRM, Freshsales.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Close vs the top alternatives, on the 13 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Close | Keap | Brevo | Less Annoying CRM | Freshsales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact management from Solo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sales pipeline management from Solo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lead management from Solo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Email sync & tracking from Solo | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Sales automation & sequences from Growth | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI sales assistant from Solo | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Reports & forecasting from Solo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Custom fields from Solo | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile CRM app from Solo | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Permissions & security controls from Scale | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Calendar sync from Solo | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Automated reminders & follow-ups from Solo | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Knowledge base / help center from Solo | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $245/mo Essentials | $0/mo Free trial | $0/mo Free | $15/mo Everything included | $45/mo Growth |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Close covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Contact management — from Solo
- ✓ Sales pipeline management — from Solo
- ✓ Lead management — from Solo
- ✓ Email sync & tracking — from Solo
- ✓ Sales automation & sequences — from Growth
- ✓ AI sales assistant — from Solo
- ✓ Reports & forecasting — from Solo
- ✓ Custom fields — from Solo
- ✓ Mobile CRM app — from Solo
- ✓ Permissions & security controls — from Scale
- ✓ Calendar sync — from Solo
- ✓ Automated reminders & follow-ups — from Solo
- ✓ Knowledge base / help center — from Solo
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.close.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-08-31)
Frequently asked
How much does Close cost?
Close's Essentials plan costs $245/mo in our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing).
Is there a free Close alternative?
We have not verified a free plan that fits this scenario among the assessed alternatives.
What is the cheapest Close alternative?
In our scenario (5 seats, monthly billing), Keap is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free trial plan).
Does Close have a free plan?
No. Close has no free plan on its official pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-25 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.