Close — strengths
- Power dialer
- Sales cadences
- Pipeline view
Head-to-head review
Close vs Zoho CRM
Zoho CRM and Close both serve crm teams — Zoho CRM rates 4.1/5 (6,800 reviews), Close rates 4.6/5. Pick Zoho CRM for Cost-conscious SMBs; Close for High-velocity inside sales teams.
Zoho CRM and Close both serve crm teams — Zoho CRM rates 4.1/5 (6,800 reviews), Close rates 4.6/5. Pick Zoho CRM for Cost-conscious SMBs; Close for High-velocity inside sales 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 Zoho CRM and other stacks.
Pricing at a glance
Compared
Close
CRM
Zoho CRM
CRM
Starting price
$49/mo
$14/mo
Free tier
—
✓ Yes
Trial
14 days
15 days
G2 rating
4.6 (1,200)
4.1 (6,800)
Best for
High-velocity inside sales teams, Outbound SDR teams
Cost-conscious SMBs, Teams using multiple Zoho apps
Top pros
- + Best-in-class power dialer
- + Built-in SMS/email cadences
- + Fast UI
- + Unbeatable price-to-feature ratio
- + Zoho One bundle is genuinely useful
- + Generous free tier (3 users)
Top cons
- − No free tier
- − Higher per-seat price
- − Less ecosystem
- − UI feels older
- − Support response times vary
- − Customization can be fiddly
Strengths by product
Zoho CRM — strengths
- Pipeline management
- Email integration
- AI assistant (Zia)