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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Autoklose

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Autoklose, a VanillaSoft brand, is an SEP solution, presenting a combined package of sales email automation and tracking, contact and email campaign management with sequence templates and optimization.

    $59.99

    per month per user

    Close CRM

    Score8 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

    Pricing
    AutokloseClose CRM
    Editions & Modules
    Auto Kloser
    $59.99
    per month per user
    Advanced Kloser
    $69.99
    per month per user
    Accelerated Kloser
    $99.99
    per month per user
    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
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AutokloseClose CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsThe 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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    Community Pulse
    AutokloseClose CRM
    Considered Both Products
    VanillaSoft
    No answer on this topic
    Close
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    26 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    AutokloseClose CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Autoklose and Close CRM
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Territory management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Opportunity management00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)00 Ratings9.38 Ratings
    Contract management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Interaction tracking00 Ratings8.38 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management00 Ratings9.73 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Autoklose and Close CRM
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Case management00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Call center management00 Ratings7.45 Ratings
    Help desk management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Autoklose and Close CRM
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    9.0
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Lead management00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
    Email marketing00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Autoklose and Close CRM
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Task management00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings5.45 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Autoklose and Close CRM
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    7.5
    6 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Forecasting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Customizable reports00 Ratings4.44 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Autoklose and Close CRM
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Custom fields00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Custom objects00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Scripting environment00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    API for custom integration00 Ratings6.47 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Autoklose and Close CRM
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Autoklose and Close CRM
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Social data00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Social engagement00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Autoklose and Close CRM
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Marketing automation00 Ratings6.44 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Autoklose and Close CRM
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Mobile access00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    AutokloseClose CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (34 ratings)
    9.3
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (31 ratings)
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (30 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AutokloseClose CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    VanillaSoft
    If someone only runs a campaign using email and telephone communication, Autoklose is perfect, and I highly recommend it. If someone uses a more diverse set of tools and wants a more complex type of sequence, Autoklose does not allow their users to program communication tools that some other tools and software allow.
    Incentivized
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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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    Pros
    VanillaSoft
    • It is helping in editing, managing, and send[ing] out large marketing campaigns.
    • It is easy to handle multiple emails in appropriate sequence.
    • Our company [has been] using this for a very long time. It is one of the perfect email solutions we found for our organization.
    • I have been very much impressed by their support staff.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    VanillaSoft
    • AutoKlose uses your own email, (e.g. Microsoft Outlook), so it runs the risk of exceeding the Microsoft Message Rate Limit, which can be problematic for your Outlook account.
    • Additional throttling limits for the SMTP Authentication protocol are:
    • 30 messages per minute
    • Recipient rate limit of 10,000 recipients per day.
    • Exceeding these limits will cause the following issues:
    • Exceeding the per minute limit causes email delivery delays, any excess in message submission will be throttled and successively carried over to the following minutes.
    • Exceeding the per day limit causes the following error message:
    • 554 5.2.0 STOREDRV.Submission.Exception:SubmissionQuotaExceededException.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    VanillaSoft
    We love it and it works
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    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    VanillaSoft
    Whether it's setting up integrations, creating email campaigns, managing conversations with prospects, Autoklose is a well-designed tool that provides clarity along the way for users to find their bearings, and understand what to do. The help documentation is excellent, the support is great, but the tool is built in a way that simply makes sense when you're using it.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    VanillaSoft
    We have really had no issues.
    Incentivized
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    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    VanillaSoft
    Always loads fast.
    Incentivized
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    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    VanillaSoft
    Our Autoklose rep is amazing! Jelena has always gotten back to us within 24 hours, despite living on a different continent. She is completely proficient with the tool and is usually able to answer our questions with a brief email or short virtual meeting.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    VanillaSoft
    Jelena is amazing! Very knowledgable. Great instructor.
    Incentivized
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    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    VanillaSoft
    Jelena is fantastic. She always responds to emails immediately.
    Incentivized
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    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    VanillaSoft
    It is extremely easy to implement and start using right away
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    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    VanillaSoft
    I think that I have already said it, Autoklose has much better support and is really quick to set up and use compared with any of the other systems that I have used over the years.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    VanillaSoft
    It's expensive to have a single seat for each salesperson, so the alias feature will be the perfect addition to this product.
    Incentivized
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    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    VanillaSoft
    • I feel the increased prospect engagement and business opportunities created supported the cost. In my industry 1 customer can support positive ROI.
    • I saw an overall increase in mass emailing effectiveness and we were able to automate majority of our campaigns which increased productivity for marketing & sales.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Autoklose Screenshots

    Screenshot of Step 01: Set up your campaignScreenshot of Step 02: Choose your recipientsScreenshot of Step 03: Select the best converting templateScreenshot of Step 04: Customize your e-mail sequence

    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.