Close CRM vs. Pobuca

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.
$59
per month per user
Pobuca
Score 8.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Pobuca Connect is a cloud app that turns multiple, overlapping and non-connected business contact lists into one unified company address book that’s easy to access from everywhere and ready to share with co-workers or business associates. It also includes the built-in Pobuca Bot, a virtual assistant to help keep business contacts up to date.
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Pricing
Close CRMPobuca
Editions & Modules
Startup
$49
per month (paid annually) per user
Professional
$99
per month (paid annually) per user
Enterprise
$139
per month (paid annually) per user
Free
$0.00
Pro
$3.00
per user/per month
Enterprise
$5.00
per user/per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Close CRMPobuca
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe pricing listed here reflects up to a 17% discount for paying annually. Monthly billing is available at of $59 per user for the Startup plan, $109 per user for the professional plan, and $149 per user for the Enterprise plan.
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Features
Close CRMPobuca
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.9
8 Ratings
15% above category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management8.18 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)9.48 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.48 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
12% above category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Case management8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Call center management7.55 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk management10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
9.1
6 Ratings
19% above category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Lead management8.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing9.45 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.0
6 Ratings
5% above category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Task management8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting5.65 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
7.6
6 Ratings
0% below category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Forecasting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports4.64 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.6
8 Ratings
13% above category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Custom fields10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom objects10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Scripting environment8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration6.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.1
8 Ratings
3% below category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
10.0
1 Ratings
32% above category average
Pobuca
-
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
6.5
4 Ratings
10% below category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Marketing automation6.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
10.0
1 Ratings
29% above category average
Pobuca
-
Ratings
Mobile access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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Close CRMPobuca
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Score 9.8 out of 10
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Score 9.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Close CRMPobuca
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(8 ratings)
8.9
(3 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Close CRMPobuca
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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Pobuca Ltd
It is a great tool for everyone who has a lot of contacts to manage and is not good at keeping contacts. It has the capacity to hold a massive number of contacts and it arranges them so one can effortlessly find any of their contacts without wasting time.
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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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Pobuca Ltd
  • Contacts are entered easily.
  • It has many options for different types of information you can input.
  • The ability to take pictures of business cards and it stores it makes it easier to find at a later date.
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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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Pobuca Ltd
  • Alphabetical display
  • Merging contacts (fix screen so only contacts move, not the whole display of action buttons)
  • Improve scan quality
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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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Pobuca Ltd
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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Pobuca Ltd
No answers on this topic
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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Pobuca Ltd
BizConnect’s customer service was not good and was a bit slow in searching contacts. But Pobuca is the best choice in this regard--from customer service to the ease with which we can add contact into it is amazing. Its flexibility is another major factor in choosing Pobuca. Finding any contact through this software is very simple, but its scanning feature is a bit slow and takes time.
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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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Pobuca Ltd
  • Shortened time looking for leads
  • Practicality in dialing direct from the app
  • Our custom fields help us a lot job-wise
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ScreenShots

Close CRM Screenshots

Screenshot of the Close inboxScreenshot of a Sales Funnel Report in CloseScreenshot of the Call Assistant automatic transcription and summaryScreenshot of built-in calling in Close

Pobuca Screenshots

Screenshot of Pobuca-where teams share contactsScreenshot of Import business contacts in one placeScreenshot of Link contacts to related organizationsScreenshot of Smart search finds  the user is looking forScreenshot of Capture email signaturesScreenshot of Access contacts everywhere with Pobuca mobile app