Head-to-head review

Close vs monday.com

Close and monday.com both serve crm teams — Close rates 4.6/5 (1,200 reviews), monday.com rates 4.7/5. Pick Close for High-velocity inside sales teams; monday.com for Cross-functional teams.

Close and monday.com both serve crm teams — Close rates 4.6/5 (1,200 reviews), monday.com rates 4.7/5. Pick Close for High-velocity inside sales teams; monday.com for Cross-functional teams.

CRM

When to pick each

Close is ranked in our CRM category hub with pipeline diagnostics, TCO scenarios, and head-to-head matrices for monday.com and other stacks.

Pricing at a glance

Close
CRM
monday.com
Project management
Starting price
$49/mo
$9/mo
Free tier
✓ Yes
Trial
14 days
14 days
G2 rating
4.6 (1,200)
4.7 (12,000)
Best for
High-velocity inside sales teams, Outbound SDR teams
Cross-functional teams, Agencies
Top pros
  • + Best-in-class power dialer
  • + Built-in SMS/email cadences
  • + Fast UI
  • + Highly visual
  • + Configurable to any workflow
  • + Great mobile apps
Top cons
  • No free tier
  • Higher per-seat price
  • Less ecosystem
  • Pricing scales by seat tier
  • Can become messy without governance
  • Reporting maturity varies by product

Strengths by product

Close — strengths

  • Power dialer
  • Sales cadences
  • Pipeline view

monday.com — strengths

  • Boards & views
  • Automation recipes
  • Dashboards