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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/AComcast Business VOIP is a telephony and VoIP software solution available under the VoiceEdge brand, supporting mobile telephony, SIP trunking, cloud PBX, as well as Unified Communications features with the higher tier Business VoiceEdge edition that supplies users with a softphone, readable voicemail, audio-conference hosting, and screen sharing.N/A
    Pricing
    Close CRMComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Editions & Modules
    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
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Close CRMComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    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
    Close CRMComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Considered Both Products
    Close
    No answer on this topic
    Comcast Business
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    40%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    3 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Close CRMComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    -
    Ratings
    Case management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management7.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    9.0
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    -
    Ratings
    Task management8.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting5.45 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    7.5
    6 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports4.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration6.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    -
    Ratings
    Social data10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation6.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    7.7
    7 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings5.74 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    User templates00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Call reports00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    8.5
    7 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings4.95 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings9.96 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings7.97 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings9.97 Ratings
    VoIP system collaboration
    Comparison of VoIP system collaboration features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    9.0
    3 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Video conferencing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Audio conferencing00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Video screen sharing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Instant messaging00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Close CRM and Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Feature
    Close CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Comcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    6.1
    7 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings3.25 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Close CRMComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (8 ratings)
    7.9
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Close CRMComcast Business VOIP (VoiceEdge)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Comcast Business
    Good for any situation where there are multiple employees who need to be reached by customers or in-house. Also cuts down on Robo calls because they typically can't / don't press numbers to choose from a menu. Can't really see this system being worth the price in a smaller-sized operation though, as there are far cheaper options that provide a much nicer management interface.
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    Pros
    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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    Comcast Business
    • Makes it easy to send and receive phone calls, setup extensions, and generally handle incoming and outgoing phone calls.
    • You're able to receive business calls wherever you go, whether you're in your office or on your mobile device.
    • The Voicemail to Text feature generally works well enough for you to know what a message is about without having to listen to it.
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    Cons
    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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    Comcast Business
    • Not a fan of the poly phones
    • I feel if the phones were set up better when installed it would have saved a lot of headache.
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    Usability
    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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    Comcast Business
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Comcast Business
    Very helpful and quick
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Comcast Business
    I have switched now to MagicJack for business, while their support might not be the most amazing either we are very satisfied with the service/cost relationship and this has been a major game-changer. I am certain that Comcast has a larger client base that they have to look for that might be creating much more significant revenue. We have faced similar situations with other vendors and have found better solutions with smaller, shelving solutions that seem to cater more closely to clients.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Comcast Business
    • In my experience, you have to pay to get out of contract.
    • In my opinion, it's a total waste of time and money.
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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.