Close CRM vs. Neuron

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Close CRM
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Close.io is a customer relationship management (CRM) software with call management and sales workflow automation capabilities.
$19
per month includes 1 user
Neuron
Score 10.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Neuron (formerly Prospect) is a sales tool used to find contact data for any prospect and import it directly into Salesforce in one click.
$149
per month per user
Pricing
Close CRMNeuron
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 CRMNeuron
Free Trial
YesYes
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 CRMNeuron
Features
Close CRMNeuron
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.9
8 Ratings
13% above category average
Neuron
-
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 Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.5
6 Ratings
10% above category average
Neuron
-
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 Product A and Product B
Close CRM
9.0
6 Ratings
15% above category average
Neuron
-
Ratings
Lead management8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing9.35 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
7.9
6 Ratings
3% above category average
Neuron
-
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 Product A and Product B
Close CRM
7.5
6 Ratings
2% below category average
Neuron
-
Ratings
Forecasting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports4.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.6
8 Ratings
11% above category average
Neuron
-
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 Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.0
8 Ratings
5% below category average
Neuron
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
10.0
1 Ratings
29% above category average
Neuron
-
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 Product A and Product B
Close CRM
6.4
4 Ratings
16% below category average
Neuron
-
Ratings
Marketing automation6.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
10.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Neuron
-
Ratings
Mobile access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Prospecting
Comparison of Prospecting features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
-
Ratings
Neuron
5.8
10 Ratings
29% below category average
List quality00 Ratings4.46 Ratings
List upload/download00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings4.66 Ratings
Load time/data access00 Ratings7.410 Ratings
Sales Intelligence Data Standards
Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
-
Ratings
Neuron
7.8
10 Ratings
0% above category average
Contact information00 Ratings7.210 Ratings
Company information00 Ratings8.410 Ratings
Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
-
Ratings
Neuron
7.4
10 Ratings
1% below category average
Lead qualification process00 Ratings8.94 Ratings
Salesforce integration00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
Company/business profiles00 Ratings8.28 Ratings
Alerts and reminders00 Ratings5.65 Ratings
Data hygiene00 Ratings6.610 Ratings
Automatic data refresh00 Ratings6.89 Ratings
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User Ratings
Close CRMNeuron
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(8 ratings)
9.8
(11 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(3 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Close CRMNeuron
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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Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
Its well suited If you find yourself manually placing contact details in CRMs or you're using multiple tools to find relevant and accurate contact details. Not so relevant if you already sheet of contact details and you can simply import it as a CSV in certain tools
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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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Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
  • Creating/updating contacts in Salesforce
  • Finding accurate email addresses
  • UI is great. Easy to use
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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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Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
  • Minimizing minor bugs
  • Being able to export contacts for varying accounts to corresponding tabs in Google Drive
  • Being able to prospect more than 25 at a time
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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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Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
Super easy to use, the only thing I wish they would change is that you always need to check the prospects linkedin page to see if there's been an update to their contact (eg. if contact didnt have a mobile number saved, they may now, so you need to check linkedin every single time before reaching out). Other than that, this is by far the best tool for pulling numbers and emails.
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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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Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
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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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Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
zoominfo has old contact info, a lot of the time i look at specific people and their companies aren't updated. I get intent emailed to me from zoominfo for job changes and it will be 6-12 months after someone changed jobs so the information is just not accurate enough. apollo only pulls headquarters info, never had an accurate cell number from it so i stopped using it pretty quickly during our eval
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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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Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
  • I prefer using it from the SalesNav page compared to Zoominfo - seems way more up to date
  • Allows me to massively scale my prospecting by keeping me in page and I don't have to look up and cross reference on other tools
  • While it has a smaller set of functionality that I can use it for relative to Zoominfo, the things that it does do I've always felt it did a better job
  • Really simple UI and doesn't prompt me to sign in every day which I appreciate.
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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.