Close CRM vs. SAP Sales Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Close CRM
Score 9.1 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
SAP Sales Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
SAP 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
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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
Features
Close CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.9
8 Ratings
14% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.3
137 Ratings
7% above category average
Customer data management / contact management8.08 Ratings8.4133 Ratings
Workflow management7.78 Ratings8.5133 Ratings
Territory management8.01 Ratings8.0118 Ratings
Opportunity management10.06 Ratings8.6130 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.38 Ratings8.1125 Ratings
Contract management10.01 Ratings8.1125 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.38 Ratings8.5124 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.73 Ratings8.3122 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings8.5123 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.5
6 Ratings
11% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.5
117 Ratings
11% above category average
Case management8.03 Ratings8.3112 Ratings
Call center management7.45 Ratings8.8103 Ratings
Help desk management10.02 Ratings8.5105 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
9.0
6 Ratings
15% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.1
122 Ratings
5% above category average
Lead management8.76 Ratings8.1121 Ratings
Email marketing9.35 Ratings8.1105 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
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
131 Ratings
7% above category average
Task management8.35 Ratings8.1125 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management10.01 Ratings8.2106 Ratings
Reporting5.45 Ratings8.3121 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
7.5
6 Ratings
1% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.3
130 Ratings
9% above category average
Forecasting10.01 Ratings8.2121 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.06 Ratings8.6122 Ratings
Customizable reports4.44 Ratings8.1126 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.6
8 Ratings
12% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.1
127 Ratings
6% above category average
Custom fields10.07 Ratings8.0127 Ratings
Custom objects10.02 Ratings7.9121 Ratings
Scripting environment8.03 Ratings8.4104 Ratings
API for custom integration6.47 Ratings8.0113 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.0
8 Ratings
4% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
9.0
130 Ratings
7% above category average
Single sign-on capability8.03 Ratings9.1123 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.06 Ratings8.9124 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
10.0
1 Ratings
30% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.7
91 Ratings
16% above category average
Social data10.01 Ratings8.691 Ratings
Social engagement10.01 Ratings8.988 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
15% below category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.3
108 Ratings
11% above category average
Marketing automation6.44 Ratings8.2104 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings8.589 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
10.0
1 Ratings
28% above category average
SAP Sales Cloud
8.2
112 Ratings
9% above category average
Mobile access10.01 Ratings8.2112 Ratings
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User Ratings
Close CRMSAP Sales Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(8 ratings)
8.3
(148 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(14 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(3 ratings)
7.0
(9 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.3
(3 ratings)
6.0
(13 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(3 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
(108 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
1. Better understanding of customer choice and sales insights. 2. High chance that we can convert the lead into sales as SAP analyzes the customer's need and behavior. 3. As it analyzes the data behind the scenes, a better price deal closing is possible, as it gives that level of insight.
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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.
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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
Sap sales cloud has boosted the supply chain network . Sap Sales cloud has seamlessly unified the backend business processes into more transparent effective ones.The customer satisfaction have also increased with better customer collaboration and relationship.The vendor management process has also been significantly impacted and all for good. Customers are really happy with it
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Scalability
Close
No answers on this topic
SAP
We can effectively manage sales and achieve scalable segmentation and targeting with SAP Sales Cloud, all with little training required. The program is incredibly user-friendly and enables additional ERP system integration. The automated authorization system, which has made permissions management easier and can be implemented in the cloud by several cloud service tenants—each of whom is a cloud service provider—was something I really appreciated. For users who don't want to click on three links to launch each relevant CRM program, this is quite helpful.
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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
  • Positive Impact: SAP Sales Cloud can lead to increased sales efficiency by automating manual tasks, streamlining workflows, and providing real-time access to customer data. This can result in sales teams spending more time on revenue-generating activities.
  • Negative Impact: The initial costs associated with implementing SAP Sales Cloud, including licensing, customization, and training, can be significant. If not managed properly, this may impact the short-term financials and the expected payback period.
  • Negative Impact: The comprehensive features of SAP Sales Cloud might result in a steeper learning curve for users. If not addressed through adequate training and change management, this complexity can temporarily impact productivity.
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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

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
Embedded generative AI highlights and summarization