Agile CRM vs. Closely

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Agile CRM
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Agile CRM is a customer relationship management (CRM) software built to make the entire marketing and sales lifecycles more efficient, built around features like sales enablement, marketing automation, social suite, and web engagement.
$8.99
*per user per month
Closely
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Closely is a LinkedIn automation tool used to grow a network on autopilot, bring a new perspective to a LinkedIn network, personalize campaigns with a data export tool, find new B2B sales opportunities through conversations, and send personalised messages on a large scale. Closely helps users find new leads in a click and bring, send a personalized message to all leads and to boost B2B sales. Another feature of Closely is that it can be used…
$49
per month 500 Lead Finder Credits monthly
Pricing
Agile CRMClosely
Editions & Modules
Starter
$8.99
*per user per month
Regular
$29.99
*per user per month
Enterprise
$47.99
*per user per month
Free
Free
for 10 users
Personal
$49
per month 500 Lead Finder Credits monthly
Growth
$83
per month 5000 Lead Finder Credits monthly
Pro
$166
per month Unlimited Lead Finder Credits
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Agile CRMClosely
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details*pricing for 2 year plan.
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Features
Agile CRMClosely
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
3.2
19 Ratings
83% below category average
Closely
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management3.619 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management5.516 Ratings00 Ratings
Territory management2.311 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management3.416 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)1.118 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management4.211 Ratings00 Ratings
Quote & order management3.512 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking3.718 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management1.79 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
1.8
16 Ratings
123% below category average
Closely
-
Ratings
Case management1.814 Ratings00 Ratings
Call center management1.814 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk management1.816 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
3.3
19 Ratings
79% below category average
Closely
-
Ratings
Lead management5.518 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing1.119 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
3.6
17 Ratings
72% below category average
Closely
-
Ratings
Task management4.915 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management1.410 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting4.417 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
1.4
18 Ratings
138% below category average
Closely
-
Ratings
Forecasting1.314 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization1.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports1.117 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
4.1
19 Ratings
60% below category average
Closely
-
Ratings
Custom fields3.919 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom objects6.013 Ratings00 Ratings
Scripting environment1.49 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration5.011 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
5.9
16 Ratings
34% below category average
Closely
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability5.915 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions5.916 Ratings00 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
3.0
12 Ratings
84% below category average
Closely
-
Ratings
Social data3.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Social engagement3.012 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
5.2
14 Ratings
32% below category average
Closely
-
Ratings
Marketing automation6.514 Ratings00 Ratings
Compensation management3.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
8.3
14 Ratings
10% above category average
Closely
-
Ratings
Mobile access8.314 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Agile CRM
-
Ratings
Closely
9.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
Intercom
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Agile CRMClosely
Likelihood to Recommend
4.0
(20 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
2.1
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
1.1
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Agile CRMClosely
Likelihood to Recommend
Agile CRM
Agile CRM is well suited if an existing customer business process is defined or drafted thoroughly. Agile allowed automating workflows and marketing to improve lead management and suppress tedious tasks so users can focus on more important matters. However, Agile CRM costs can increase significantly if you want additional features and customizations. If you know what you're doing with CRMs and marketing automation or customer contracts and management then AgileCRM is worth a try.
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Closely
Closing rates increase up to 25% when using Closely’s automated outreach platform. Closely gives you the ability to reach out to the exact people who are interested in your offer. You can set up the entire campaign, and then Closely will take over everything else. You can choose your message and deliver it using email or text. Sometimes the interface can be a little slow. I would suggest doing some testing before committing to this tool. Closely saves time, which is important to me. I have been using it for about a month now, and I have noticed that my close rate has increased by 25%. I am able to focus on building my list instead of doing the tedious task of emailing people.
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Pros
Agile CRM
  • The set-up was simple. We ran into a snag with my domain verification, but Agile support worked with me to get it resolved.
  • I love being able to create several scripts based on persona. You can easily use a rule to display the appropriate script for each contact.
  • Even team members new to CRM were able to grasp it and be efficient within a few hours - it's simple to navigate.
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Closely
  • I have not had any issues with LinkedIn filters.
  • The inbox feature is like a mini-CRM.
  • Closely now has a chrome extension adding more functionality.
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Cons
Agile CRM
  • The email template building tool is inflexible although it is simple to use and looks nice if you can work within its parameters.
  • Customer Support is not committed to finding answers and providing the best solutions. Many times each support person has a different answer or fixing a bug will take up to 2 weeks to address. They do not seem to understand that they are an online marketing platform that requires solutions within hours (or maybe days) and not weeks.
  • At some point in mid-2021, the process for sending out emails to 10s of thousands of contacts stopped functioning as simply and effectively as it had in the past. My staff (which I use as test cases) was no longer receiving emails, even though it showed in the system that they had received it (and no, it wasn't in spam). The bandaids that they provided me would work for one or two mailings and then stop working again. I was regularly trying to get customer support to find my answers but they were never able to solve my problem. The basic functionality that I appreciated - sending out nicely formatted email newsletters - is now completely gone and the platform is useless for our needs.
  • The reporting tools are awful and poorly configured. Querying on groups of people is inconsistent and inaccurate. There is no segmentation feature that I found that was actually effective.
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Closely
  • Automated Birthday messages
  • Automated congratulations of milestones
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Likelihood to Renew
Agile CRM
There was a little bit of a learning curve and some bumps along the way to managing this platform, but AgileCRM appears to be responsive to any challenges that arise, which I consider to be of vital importance.
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Closely
No answers on this topic
Usability
Agile CRM
Until the email issues are resolved I cannot recommend agile for any function. The email delivery rate has halved in the last six months and halved again in the last two with no resolution in sight. The customer service discussions start from zero information anytime suggesting agile are not writing notes or using a ticketing system to track customers' complaints. This results in our staff having to send emails manually and defeating the purpose of the system.
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Closely
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Agile CRM
The training sessions are very helpful, because you have specialist that is available to answer any questions, guide you and coach you on how to dominate a certain feature of the platform. That being said,Whenever I have an issue that needs to be resolved, I can send email or call a support line. I usually use the support line.
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Closely
No answers on this topic
Performance
Agile CRM
The performance of AgileCRM has been acceptable to date. I'm pleased with the ability to modify leads in the system and search for them and add groups to campaigns.
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Closely
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Agile CRM
The technical support of this software I liked a lot because whenever we need help to solve any problem or even to answer any questions about the software, Agile CRM's support was quick and efficient and guided us on the best solution to solve the problem. I admire and respect that a lot.
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Closely
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Agile CRM
Each section of the AgileCRM platform has an instructional video that describes in detail all of the features of that section. I found this to be very instructional way to learn about each section. Whenever I had more questions, I could always schedule a conference call with a tutor..
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Closely
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Agile CRM
Once I get everything set up, everything started to flow and I can see the major benefit of this platform to my business
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Closely
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Agile CRM
It was able to do most of the functions needed but was the most cost-effective to get us started. If you are a new company and looking to get started with a CRM start here for a year or two and when you have the money you can pay for one of the bigger players. This platform will give you all you need to be successful. We have been using it for 2 years and we profited more each year.
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Closely
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Scalability
Agile CRM
This products Starts with a free Limited version. You can upgradeTo an affordable paid version with minimal features. There's also an enterprise version which is what I have. It's much more expensive, however it allows me to access the full range of features available.
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Closely
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Agile CRM
  • It may be me but I spent a disproportionate amount of time figuring out how to derive more ROI from Agile CRM. The functionality and facilities were there but I eventually gave up as it was taking too much time and attention.
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Closely
  • 25% increase on close rate
  • Additional social channel to nurture leads
  • Countless hours saved
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