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    Overview
    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

    SAP Sales Cloud

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASAP Sales Cloud (formerly SAP Cloud for Sales) is a cloud sales application with sales automation, enterprise resource planning (ERP) integration, and collaboration capabilities.N/A
    Pricing
    Close CRMSAP Sales Cloud
    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 CRMSAP Sales Cloud
    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 CRMSAP Sales Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Close
    No answer on this topic
    SAP
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    91%
    Would buy again
    120 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    111 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    127 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    99 Answers
    Features
    Close CRMSAP Sales Cloud
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Close CRM and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    13% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.5
    152 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.08 Ratings8.2144 Ratings
    Workflow management7.78 Ratings8.8146 Ratings
    Territory management8.01 Ratings8.1130 Ratings
    Opportunity management10.06 Ratings9.0142 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.38 Ratings8.3136 Ratings
    Contract management10.01 Ratings7.9133 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.38 Ratings9.0137 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.73 Ratings8.4131 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings8.6133 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Close CRM and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.9
    130 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Case management8.03 Ratings8.7125 Ratings
    Call center management7.45 Ratings9.1114 Ratings
    Help desk management10.02 Ratings8.8115 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Close CRM and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Close CRM
    9.0
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.0
    131 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Lead management8.76 Ratings8.0130 Ratings
    Email marketing9.35 Ratings7.9112 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Close CRM and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Close CRM
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    3% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.3
    143 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Task management8.35 Ratings8.4135 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management10.01 Ratings8.4113 Ratings
    Reporting5.45 Ratings8.1131 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Close CRM and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Close CRM
    7.5
    6 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.3
    141 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Forecasting10.01 Ratings8.1131 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.06 Ratings8.9132 Ratings
    Customizable reports4.44 Ratings8.0136 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Close CRM and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.2
    138 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Custom fields10.07 Ratings8.0138 Ratings
    Custom objects10.02 Ratings7.9131 Ratings
    Scripting environment8.03 Ratings8.6114 Ratings
    API for custom integration6.47 Ratings8.3123 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Close CRM and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    9.2
    141 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.03 Ratings9.3135 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.06 Ratings9.1135 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Close CRM and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    9.0
    98 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Social data10.01 Ratings8.698 Ratings
    Social engagement10.01 Ratings9.494 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Close CRM and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Close CRM
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.5
    117 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Marketing automation6.44 Ratings8.3113 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings8.693 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Close CRM and SAP Sales Cloud
    Feature
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    SAP Sales Cloud
    8.1
    122 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Mobile access10.01 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Close CRMSAP Sales Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (8 ratings)
    8.4
    (163 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    5.8
    (13 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (123 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Close CRMSAP Sales Cloud
    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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    SAP
    SAP Sales Cloud is highly suited for manufacturing and distribution enterprises and especially for people and companies who are already into SAP architecture. It is also great for industries which are consumer-packaged goods oriented, and it is highly structured for B2B sales which has predictive pipelines. I would say it is less suited for hyper growth or newer startups, especially people who are not familiar with the SAP ERP. It is multi-dimensional and has complex matrix structures, so it is a bit difficult to learn, and it might be daunting for new people.
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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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    SAP
    • I love its ability to automate the entire sales process for us.
    • Another thing I love is how it combines data from different touchpoints to provide a 360-degree view of the customer.
    • What I like best about SAP Sales Cloud is the real-time analytics it provides for my organization.
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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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    SAP
    • One area of concern is the many data silos that are present within SAP sales cloud
    • While creating filters for accessing sales lead reports, the accuracy is missing sometimes.
    • The product is quite vast and a lot more learning material and knowledge base documents are required.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    SAP sales enables organizations to manage their sales activities, such as inquiries, quotations, orders, deliveries, billing, and payments. Also integrates with other SAP modules, such as finance, logistics, and marketing, to provide a comprehensive solution for managing the entire sales cycle. thats makes SAP a good choice
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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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    SAP
    In short, SAP CRM is a complete service that will help improve marketing strategy and productivity. It covers various topics, from big data analytics to resource management and housing sales data. SAP CRM has a long list of features and can do them all.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Product was mostly available. A couple accessibility issues did exist when sending API calls, and there was either no response, or a delayed response.
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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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    SAP
    SAP's customer service is quick and efficient, with a response time of fewer than some minutes. In either case, you'll get instant help from the vendor or online forums. In addition, the vendor provides excellent global support for this tool. Like Salesforce, SugarCRM, etc., it's probably fine as a standalone CRM option.
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    Online Training
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    Training was mostly completed over a couple conference calls, and reading the API documentation. Our developers were able to implement quickly after reading the documentation.
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    Implementation Rating
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    I would rate the implementation a 7. While the process overall was successful, there were challenges related to data migration, integration with other systems, and initial user adoption. However, the support from SAP during the implementation phase was helpful, and we were able to resolve the major issues as the process progressed.
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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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    SAP
    These other products are not fully focused on sales. Of course you can create a workflow for your employees but they have too much info that youll probably won't end Up using. Also their AI assistance is not that accurate when you need some advice or personalized Insights. That's why we swapped to another software that was focused on the sales funnel.
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    Scalability
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    SAP
    1. It much needed to the end-user like sales person and marketing team to read the real time analysis for better decision making and deal closing. 2. Cost calculation and tracking becomes easier on go. 3. HR department, sales and marketing teams are getting insights for further improvement of the process of sales and conversion rate. 4. Easier to know customer behavior and taste.
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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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    SAP
    • Integration with additional sales tools, such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator, greatly improves the speed and efficiency of our entire process.
    • Standard templates facilitate easy and efficient lead interaction.
    • The time is reduced and representative job productivity increases when SAP Sales Cloud is used.
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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.

    SAP Sales Cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of the SAP Sales Cloud dashboard, where users can can automate critical selling processes and give sellers AI-based recommendations. The dashboard features:
Cloud deployment
A unified view of customers
An optimised mobile selling experience
AI-driven insights, recommendations, and analytics
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