Close CRM vs. Inside Sales Box (discontinued)

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.
$49
per month includes 1 user
Inside Sales Box (discontinued)
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
InsideSalesBox was a sales acceleration tool from Ameyo, with features for sales email tracking, one-click dialing, and lead management. It is no longer available.N/A
Pricing
Close CRMInside Sales Box (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Startup
$49
per month Includes 1 user
Professional
$299
per month Includes 3 users
Business
$699
per month Includes 5 users
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Close CRMInside Sales Box (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
Additional Details15% discount on annual pricing in addition to the month-to-month prices listed here.Free Trial for 14 Days. No credit card required
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Community Pulse
Close CRMInside Sales Box (discontinued)
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Close CRMInside Sales Box (discontinued)
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
Inside Sales Box (discontinued)
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Ratings
Customer data management / contact management8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management7.88 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
13% above category average
Inside Sales Box (discontinued)
-
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
Inside Sales Box (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Lead management8.86 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
Inside Sales Box (discontinued)
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Ratings
Task management8.45 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting5.75 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
Inside Sales Box (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Forecasting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports4.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.6
8 Ratings
13% above category average
Inside Sales Box (discontinued)
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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
Inside Sales Box (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.26 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
Inside Sales Box (discontinued)
-
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
9% below category average
Inside Sales Box (discontinued)
-
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
Inside Sales Box (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Mobile access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Close CRMInside Sales Box (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Salesmate
Salesmate
Score 9.8 out of 10
Mailtrack
Mailtrack
Score 8.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Mailtrack
Mailtrack
Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.1 out of 10
Groove, a Clari company
Groove, a Clari company
Score 8.7 out of 10
All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
User Ratings
Close CRMInside Sales Box (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(8 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Close CRMInside Sales Box (discontinued)
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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Discontinued Products
Inside Sales Box is great for call centers and places that require the call records to be related to the accounts. It would be less needed in situations in which calls are not an essential part. Inbound call records would be much better if they attached to the Salesforce records like outbound calls.
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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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Discontinued Products
  • Its interface is friendly one.
  • Convenient to use.
  • Professional software.
  • Less time taking.
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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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Discontinued Products
  • Inbound calls need to be found to get on proper record.
  • Inbound calls can erase notes on the last call if not saved.
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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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Discontinued Products
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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Discontinued Products
Our staff always has fast responses to any issues.
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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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Discontinued Products
I selected this because already it has market place where professional people are there who make it easy for workers of different companies to interact with each other regarding their sales. It is quite good for professionals to talk with others in the same field and make easy your work.
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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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Discontinued Products
  • It's increasing our sales.
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ScreenShots

Close CRM Screenshots

Screenshot of All-in-one Close inboxScreenshot of Sales Funnel Report in CloseScreenshot of Call Assistant automatic transcription and summaryScreenshot of Built-in calling in Close