Close CRM vs. Nutshell CRM

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
Nutshell
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Nutshell offers a CRM with contact management, calendar sync, click-to-call, and collaboration features.
$20
per user, per month
Pricing
Close CRMNutshell CRM
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
Starter
$20
per user, per month
Pro
$35
per user, per month
Pro+
$70
per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Close CRMNutshell
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
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 CRMNutshell CRM
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
Nutshell CRM
7.4
11 Ratings
4% below category average
Customer data management / contact management8.18 Ratings9.010 Ratings
Workflow management7.88 Ratings8.39 Ratings
Territory management8.01 Ratings6.06 Ratings
Opportunity management10.06 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.48 Ratings7.511 Ratings
Contract management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.48 Ratings9.59 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.73 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Quote & order management00 Ratings6.76 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
Nutshell CRM
8.8
6 Ratings
16% above category average
Case management8.03 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Call center management7.55 Ratings8.04 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
Nutshell CRM
8.3
10 Ratings
9% above category average
Lead management8.76 Ratings8.59 Ratings
Email marketing9.45 Ratings8.08 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
Nutshell CRM
8.9
9 Ratings
16% above category average
Task management8.45 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting5.65 Ratings8.87 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
Nutshell CRM
8.1
11 Ratings
6% above category average
Forecasting10.01 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.16 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Customizable reports4.64 Ratings8.610 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.6
8 Ratings
13% above category average
Nutshell CRM
8.2
8 Ratings
8% above category average
Custom fields10.07 Ratings7.78 Ratings
Custom objects10.02 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Scripting environment8.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
API for custom integration6.57 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.1
8 Ratings
3% below category average
Nutshell CRM
7.5
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Single sign-on capability8.03 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.16 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
10.0
1 Ratings
32% above category average
Nutshell CRM
7.8
7 Ratings
7% above category average
Social data10.01 Ratings7.67 Ratings
Social engagement10.01 Ratings8.01 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
Nutshell CRM
8.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Marketing automation6.54 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Compensation management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
10.0
1 Ratings
29% above category average
Nutshell CRM
7.5
11 Ratings
0% below category average
Mobile access10.01 Ratings7.511 Ratings
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User Ratings
Close CRMNutshell CRM
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(8 ratings)
9.2
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(3 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(3 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Close CRMNutshell CRM
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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Nutshell, Inc.
This can be used for different industries, healthcare, IT, retail or any company with a customer service line, big or small. if i had to ask, i would say "Do you have any type of filing system that you use?" "anything where you are keeping track of personal/ business information." Do you need access to information on a day to day basis? If they do , then this can be used , especially if you need to keep track of the numbers; we like how we can see if are things going up or down.
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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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Nutshell, Inc.
  • Customization - we are able to make Nutshell make the most sense for our company and processes
  • Scheduling - the ability to set tasks allows us to never forget a follow-up call or email
  • Tags - allow us to prioritize leads and segment our customers and potential customers
  • Communication - the ability to tag colleagues in notes for callbacks or updates to accounts is very helpful to keep everyone on the same page
  • Email History - being able to blind copy all our email communication to Nutshell, allows us to have email threads and notes all in one place
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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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Nutshell, Inc.
  • SWOT analysis --- currently we put this in as custom fields but they don't link up at all and are hard to read/navigate. We also use the custom fields for other information we want to capture. It would be nice to build those in so they can show the info as bullet points or something --- currently paragraph form and hard to find things at a glance.
  • Funnel could use some work. Only shows how many leads are currently in that part of the pipeline which doesn't give us a good historical comparison.
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Likelihood to Renew
Close
No answers on this topic
Nutshell, Inc.
This is perfect for a small business / Home based business with SaaS. Nutshell constantly adds new features and the price is much better than more robust software like Salesforce.
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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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Nutshell, Inc.
Very easy to use, great for small office
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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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Nutshell, Inc.
Nutshell's support team has always been great and they tend to go above and beyond. They are polite, friendly, personable and great listeners. They are also great about sending follow up emails too.
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Implementation Rating
Close
No answers on this topic
Nutshell, Inc.
Implementation is difficult everytime but this was relatively simple due to the small amount of data we moved
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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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Nutshell, Inc.
Well, my team had trials for these others and they all prefer Nutshell for different reasons. I prefer it as I need a user-friendly software to help me out as I am not a big tech guy. I have heard others in the office say things like they like the way activities are scheduled better, or the way nothing ever gets accidentally erased if they hard crash or power goes out.
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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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Nutshell, Inc.
  • Nutshell's mobility has provided significant ROI for me since we've started using the CRM. I've been able to provide immediate feedback to clients, schedule meetings from the field with confidence, and much more.
  • Nutshell's tagging features have helped us craft custom mailing/email lists. We struggled to do this in the past.
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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