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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

    Keap

    Score6.2 out of 10
    N/AKeap is a small business-focused, comprehensive sales and marketing platform which combines basic contact management, CRM, marketing automation, and e-commerce capabilities into a single, subscription-based SaaS product.

    $199

    per month

    Pricing
    Close CRMKeap
    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
    Pro
    $199.00
    per month
    Max
    $289.00
    per month
    Max Classic
    Contact Us
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Close CRMKeap
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    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.All plans with 1 user and 500 contacts. The price is $30.00 for each additional user.
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    Community Pulse
    Close CRMKeap
    Considered Both Products
    Close
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    Thryv
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Would buy again
    74 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    73 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    74 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    66 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    69 Answers
    Features
    Close CRMKeap
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Close CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Keap
    -
    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 Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Keap
    -
    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 Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    9.0
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Keap
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Close CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Keap
    7.7
    29 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Task management8.35 Ratings8.820 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management10.01 Ratings7.416 Ratings
    Reporting5.45 Ratings7.127 Ratings
    Automated CRM activity logging00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Sales pipeline management00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Close CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    7.5
    6 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Keap
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports4.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Close CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Keap
    -
    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 Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Keap
    -
    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 Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    Keap
    -
    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 Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Keap
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation6.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Close CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Keap
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Close CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    5.9
    152 Ratings
    28% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings9.050 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings8.947 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings4.0136 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings6.410 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings4.5126 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings4.5151 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings4.5149 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings9.049 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Close CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    5.5
    153 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings5.0148 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings4.0130 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings4.5131 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings5.0140 Ratings
    Automated follow-ups00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Close CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    8.0
    90 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings9.089 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Close CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    6.4
    150 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.255 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings4.0146 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.0137 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Close CRM and Keap
    Feature
    Close CRM
    -
    Ratings
    Keap
    5.7
    144 Ratings
    25% below category average
    API00 Ratings8.0127 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings4.5110 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings5.0140 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Mobile app for sales & marketing automation00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
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    Salesflare
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    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Close CRMKeap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (8 ratings)
    5.2
    (210 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (40 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    5.2
    (28 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Close CRMKeap
    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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    Thryv
    Keap is very good at contact management and automation creation but weaker at email campaign creation. I was particularly interested in a function where when manually entering a new contact, you are then able to email that contact using a premade HTML template. It will currently not do this. There is a workaround, but it is unnecessarily ponderous.
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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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    Thryv
    • Pricing: Keap Max Classic (formerly Infusionsoft) is affordable for nonprofits and small businesses and includes all the automation features we need!
    • Customer Support: Our onboarding and success coaches have been so helpful, taking into account some unique processes we have and finding solutions.
    • Updates: Keap is constantly providing more and better solutions!
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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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    Thryv
    • More articles and videos on how to use the various functions of Keap
    • Having representatives designated to certain regions or companies for a point of contact when help is needed
    • More options when building the emails. While the click and drop options can be a plus, they can also be negative because you are limited to image and text sizing and positions
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Thryv
    We have invested a lot into Infusionsoft and are using it to automate our processes and marketing. Changing CRMs would have a HUGE cost for us and based on our evaluations, the grass isn't greener elsewhere. Infusiosoft fits most of our needs and is slowly getting better each year. Their support is great and we will continue to use them until something much better comes around or our company outgrows a small business CRM.
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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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    Thryv
    You do need to spend some time on-boarding and implementing the software in order to have full functionality. We were lucky - we had colleagues at the university with experience with Keap and then hired an intern familiar with the software to get us set up and ready to use it. We've had some functionality issues with it along the way and that has frustrated myself and the other uses in our department.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Thryv
    There have been few outages since we became a customer, and when they have technical issues they are typically resolved rapidly.
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    Performance
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Thryv
    OMG, it's all in one and that compromises everything, fundamentally. If you want a race car, invest in a race car. If you want a dune buggy, get that. If you want a boat that floats, go for it.
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    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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    Thryv
    Generally, very responsive support for even our more complicated issues. We do have some open issues that we need resolutions on and that I understand are complicated and will take longer to resolve but the open issues are significantly impacting to our business.
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    In-Person Training
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Thryv
    I have been to a number of in-person training sessions over the years with Keap and all of them have been FANTASTIC. They really put a lot of time and effort into these sessions. Staff and facilitators go out of their way to ensure that participants are getting what they need.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Thryv
    The results of training online are often based on how people learn. The training was great but with feature updates, you just have to get in there sometimes and do it! The training definitely lays a firm enough foundation for you to be successful even if its can't be updated with every feature update.
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    Implementation Rating
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Thryv
    Don't let the fear of implementing a new software solution keep you from unleashing the power of automation that Infusionsoft provides. With the right implementation partner, the process can not only be smooth and painless, it can actually help you get a better understanding for how your current communication process can be improved upon.
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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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    Thryv
    Keap is fast. The learning curve is shorter and they have an academy for learning with videos quite extensive that explain a lot of different scenarios, specially when you need to customize scenarios of automations and segments. Is cheaper if you consider that this services CRM + Mailing don“t come often in one package and the realiability to send mails is quite good.
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    Scalability
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Thryv
    You get a lot of features included, but you don't need to use them all at once to start seeing an effect. When you are ready to use them, they are there. It also scales without costing too much money.
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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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    Thryv
    • Automation has allowed us to be more engaged and invested in our customers by reminding us about birthdays and other important events in their lives so that we can celebrate with them.
    • We lacked the manpower to sell and distribute orders online before setting up the payments and automation features. We now collect $5k+ a week in lost sales through online ordering.
    • List cleaning functionality and engagment settings have allowed us to run a 40-50% email open rate that allows us to create an engaged community around local events and opportunities as well as sales and special offerings.
    Incentivized
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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.

    Keap Screenshots

    Screenshot of a Keap invoiceProduct screenshotScreenshot of the entire sales pipeline displayed in one view.