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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Advertising Cloud

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AAdobeAdvertising Cloud (formerly Adobe Media Optimizer) is an ad management product and is part of the Adobe Marketing Cloud. It delivers a rules-based bidding solution that improves the performance of search engine marketing campaigns and is integrated with Adobe Analytics.N/A

    Close CRM

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AClose.io is a customer relationship management (CRM) software with call management and sales workflow automation capabilities.

    $19

    per month includes 1 user

    Outreach

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AOutreach is an agentic AI platform for revenue teams that infuses purpose-built agents, conversation intelligence, and assistive insights to power use cases across revenue motions, from new logo prospecting to expansions, deal acceleration, driving retention, and forecasting.N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe Advertising CloudClose CRMOutreach
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Solo
    $9
    per month (paid annually) per user
    Essentials
    $35
    per month (paid annually) per user
    Growth
    $99
    per month (paid annually) per user
    Scale
    $139
    per month (paid annually) per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe Advertising CloudClose CRMOutreach
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalOptional
    Additional Details—The pricing listed here reflects up to a 35% discount for paying annually. Monthly billing is available at of $19 per user for the Solo plan (only 1 user allowed), $49 per user for the Essentials plan, $109 per user for the Growth plan, and $149 per user for the Scale plan.—
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    Adobe Advertising CloudClose CRMOutreach
    Considered Multiple Products
    Adobe
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    Close
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    Outreach
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
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    96%
    Would buy again
    86 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    67 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    85 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    3 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    61 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    44 Answers
    Features
    Adobe Advertising CloudClose CRMOutreach
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    7.5
    9 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Close CRM
    -
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    Outreach
    -
    Ratings
    Data Transfer8.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration7.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    8.6
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Close CRM
    -
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    Outreach
    -
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    Ad campaign creation9.010 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment9.010 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising8.010 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation9.010 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting8.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    8.5
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Close CRM
    -
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    Outreach
    -
    Ratings
    Ad dashboards9.010 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports10.010 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking8.08 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting8.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management9.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization7.28 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Outreach
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Outreach
    -
    Ratings
    Case management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings7.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    9.0
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Outreach
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management00 Ratings8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Outreach
    -
    Ratings
    Task management00 Ratings8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings5.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    7.5
    6 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Outreach
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings4.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Outreach
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields00 Ratings10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings6.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Outreach
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Outreach
    -
    Ratings
    Social data00 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Outreach
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation00 Ratings6.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Close CRM and Outreach
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Outreach
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access00 Ratings10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Advertising CloudClose CRMOutreach
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (17 ratings)
    9.3
    (8 ratings)
    8.5
    (263 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    8.4
    (213 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.3
    (4 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.5
    (25 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (62 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe Advertising CloudClose CRMOutreach
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    I think it is good to keep in mind the type of business application you have in mind when selecting Media Optimizer for your company. For us, as an agency, it makes sense for us to utilize the reporting and paid search optimizing portions for our clients as we manage over 300+ clients PPC campaigns. With this tool it is possible to set up campaigns easily and as long as the parameters are set correctly within the portfolio, there is a great opportunity for the tool to do its job and use the simulation/modeling process to run and grow a paid search campaign with ease of human interaction.
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    Close
    Excellent software to increase sales and follow up with existing and new customers. Email and SMS handling are really easy for the sales team, managing leads is really great, and Close merges duplicate leads to help our Data Leads avoid repetitive and unnecessary calls. As mentioned in some comments before, must improve in reports, Close is not appropriate to handle or track agents' hours making it necessary to implement additional software to cover this area.
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    Outreach
    Outreach is very useful for all aspects of work organization. I can keep my tasks organized and complete them quickly and efficiently. I'd like to see an app-based tracking feature to keep my tasks up-to-date with reminders, which would make things much more efficient and eliminate the need to constantly check the website. Outreach es muy útil en todo lo que refiere a organización de trabajo, puedo mantener un orden de actividades y me permite completarlas de manera ágil y rápida. Quisiera un seguimiento desde aplicativo para tener siempre al dia las tareas con recordatorios lo que haría mucho más eficiente y así no ingresar todo el tiempo a la pagina This review was originally written in Spanish and has been translated into English using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • An all in one solution for so many things that range from advertising campaigns to pushing out content to PPC.
    • Integration for many channels without much setup, this includes lesser known search engines and various social media partners.
    • Automation for delegating many tasks that can be a hassle to accomplish.
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    Close
    • Email sequences. Create and send a sequence of emails until the sequence finishes or the contact replies to your email. You can also pause the sequence manually.
    • Email sync. Syncs in real time with your email account, which is huge.
    • Zapier integration. We've automated a lot of our pipeline management through the Zapier integration. This saves us soooo much time.
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    Outreach
    • Outreach is great at managing my data to day tasks and reminders for next steps with prospects
    • The click to dial works great from Salesforce, and I love the integration with Salesforce where I can upload contacts into Outreach to start a sequence
    • Outreach Kaia is perfect to capture calls and search provide actionable next steps. I also like going in and listening to other reps calls
    • I like the overview section for reports where I can see how I am doing compared to my peers. Especially on all metrics
    • The accounts tab is great to see at a glance which accounts have had the most engagement
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • As with most Adobe products, it can be a little tedious to use and requires a bit of extra training and "googling" around to make sure you are getting things right. It has improved over time within the entire Adobe suite, and I anticipate that this will be true of this as well.
    • Adobe training and learning platforms can include a lot of technical terminology and jargon that makes it difficult for a novice to understand without feeling like they need a whole new education.
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    Close
    • Make it so one can set the time at which the emails go out.
    • Make it easier to set up my workflow.
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    Outreach
    • The Salesforce-to-Outreach connection can be weak if a record is converted; Outreach holds onto stake values.
    • Outreach can be hard for new hires to grasp, ongoing training in platform would help.
    • Customization in report views from Salesforce into outreach could be enhanced.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    As of this writing, we have just discontinued our use of Adobe Media Optimizer. Other vendors gave us a better rate, a better contract option, and the product is just better than what we had with Adobe at the time. We may revisit Adobe again at the future, but it seems like they have a lot of work to do to catch up with the leader in the space
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    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Outreach
    It's a strong tool that helps our sales development team manage a large number of qualified leads. The sequence framework ensures that every lead receives enough contact attempts that we have confidence that we're not abandoning our prospecting too early without the overhead of managing those activities manually.
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    Usability
    Adobe
    It definitely takes some instruction to get to be able to use the system. One would struggle trying to get it to work without any previous experience with it. If you are famailiar with the interface it is actually quite fast and easy to maneuver around.
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    Close
    It's my favorite CRM to recommend to sales organizations. Robust Telephony options including a Power Dialer, SMS, and Voice Drop, are completely integrated into the CRM. The kicker is you can have "Unlimited" contacts where many platforms charge based on the number of users. This can make a huge difference in monthly billing.
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    Outreach
    It's not as simple as it used to be -- getting pretty bloated, and I'm not a fan of the UI. I think it could be a far more usable product (and indeed, at one point it was) if the most important things for a seller were the most prominent. Take cold emailing, for example: the window where messages are being composed is tiny, and it's frustrating to use—maybe that's just me, though.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Outreach
    In our years as Outreach customers, I can count the number of outages we've experienced on one hand. Generally, outages have been very brief and have not completely frozen our access to the platform. Scheduled maintenance is always proactive communicated and the hours never interfere with standard business hours or scheduled sequences.
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    Performance
    Adobe
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    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Outreach
    Outreach's performance overall is very high quality. Pages load right away. Occasionally it might take a minute to generate a report, but not any slower than in other platforms I've used. Outreach is integrated into many of our other tools and seems to be a very clean integration. Everything runs very quickly.
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    They are super knowledgable and help in almost all situations, however sometimes I feel they put you on hold to find the answers themselves as they literally have said. "Can you hold a few minutes while I research that answer for you?" Most of the time they come back with a solution, other times they manually escalate it to someone else.
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    Close
    I haven't really had the need to use their support, but the only time I had an issue with the platform, the Close team was very attentive and responded in a short span of time. Also they take minimal time to solve issues. The only con here is there is no way to reach out to them apart from email.
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    Outreach
    There is almost zero customer support. What they do offer is a live chat feature which is active during "normal" business hours which is nice for instant inquiries if someone is available. However, you do not have a dedicated representative to address questions or concerns and their billing process is confusing and messy without any support.
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    In-Person Training
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Outreach
    We were trained in person and it was very easy to understand. And if we missed any pointers there was more training given to us. So i always like this tool. The drafts were also prepared for us to sync outreach with our devices so it was straightforward. Highly recommend
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Outreach
    Lots of attention from the Outreach training team, with a great willingness to customize to our needs. To be clear, you get out what you put in. If you don't work with them, you'll get cookie-cutter training. But we asked for a lot of customization, and they delivered what we asked for.
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    It was difficult initially, but the implementation of the Dynamic Tag Manager was a big help and timesaver.
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    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Outreach
    I expected more assistance in connecting Outreach with Salesforce. We have a basic connection, but many fields were left without a sync. We can apparently sync data without adding the app into Salesforce, but believe we could get more functionality with a better integration. The basics of setting up our sequences and using Outreac to run them was was fine.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    It was a step up from Marin in terms of UI. Very similar functionality to Marin. Compared to Kenshoo Search and Google Marketing Platform it was probably not as advanced but offered the benefit of integrating with other products in the Adobe stack like Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, and Adobe Campaign.
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    Close
    Pipedrive was great for us for a long time. We used it for over 4 years. Our product and process was simple. When things got more complex, we needed something that could handle our growing needs and Pipedrive kept falling short. We built our own custom solution in Airtable and though it worked, we spend a lot of time managing it. Close was able to solve all our issues and save us hours per week in admin work.
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    Outreach
    They're not direct competitors, but they share many of the same functionalities. Gong has a greater focus on spoken communications, such as calls and demos, rather than emails. I think Gong also has stronger AI capabilities at the moment. However, I don't believe so, Gong would be ideal for prospecting and mass outreach, as Outreach is. Outreach is more suitable for exploration and outbound communications management, whereas Gong is better suited for deal and pipeline management and analysis.
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    Scalability
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Outreach
    As a business of 100+ people, we are on the smaller side. We took it on when we were 50 people overall with 15 sellers. We are now double that it has scaled brilliantly. We would completely trust the system to scale with us if we doubled in size
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • This has increased the number of clients.
    • This has increased the amount of productivity and time we can spend on clients.
    • This has increased the overall revenue because we can handle more than we used to be able to handle without this tool.
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    Close
    • Positive - It's much easier now with Close.io to make sure that no deal falls through the cracks. Therefore helping us recover lost revenue.
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    Outreach
    • Increase in meetings booked
    • Increase in call metrics as it is easy to make more calls using Outreach features. Basically cutting down admin work time before the call.
    • Prospect journey and experience has been a positive flowing through a set amount of emails and calls rather than just being blasted with random emails. Helps BDRS stay focused on more important parts of the job.
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    ScreenShots

    Close CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Close's Inbox, which keeps sales team's emails, calls, and follow-ups in one unified view, so nothing slips through the cracks and every lead gets the attention it deserves.Screenshot of Close's Sales Pipeline, which offers a visual overview of every deal in progress, so your team can track opportunities, forecast revenue, and stay focused on moving deals forward.Screenshot of Close's Predictive Dialer. This automatically connects sales reps to live answers back-to-back, eliminating manual dialing and maximizing talk time to reach more prospects in less time.Screenshot of Close's Lead Profiles, which gives team a complete, centralized view of every contact, communication, and activity.Screenshot of Close's Smart Views, which prioritize leads with dynamic, customizable filters that keep sales teams focused.Screenshot of Close's Workflows, which automate repetitive sales tasks and follow-up sequences.

    Outreach Screenshots

    Screenshot of Outreach’s pipeline management capabilities, which help sales and revenue operations leaders assess pipeline quantity, quality, and maturity. Built-in win modeling helps leaders spot risk early for every team and seller to ensure there is enough coverage to deliver on their goals.Screenshot of Kaia, Outreach’s conversation intelligence solution, used to automatically take notes, flag action items, summarize meetings, and receive in-the-moment product and competitive information so you can nail every sales meeting.Screenshot of Outreach Research Agent, which automatically uncovers targeting signals from conversations, engagements, and public sources to drive your account strategy and ensure every touchpoint is timely, relevant, and focused on the right accounts.Screenshot of the Revenue Agent, which helps sales leaders optimize team efficiency, generate more conversations and improve pipeline predictability.Screenshot of the Outreach Deal Agent, which eliminates the burden of manual updates by surfacing AI-recommended changes to opportunity fields. AI deal management helps maintain pipeline health while keeping reps focused and sales teams aligned.Screenshot of the Personalization Agent, used to turn research and buyer context into simple, effective messages that convert, then deliver messaging that resonates across every channel.