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    Closely

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AClosely is a LinkedIn automation tool used to grow a network on autopilot, bring a new perspective to a LinkedIn network, personalize campaigns with a data export tool, find new B2B sales opportunities through conversations, and send personalised messages on a large scale. Closely helps users find new leads in a click and bring, send a personalized message to all leads and to boost B2B sales. Another feature of Closely is that it can be used…

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    Google Classroom

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AN/A

    $0

    per month

    Pricing
    CloselyGoogle Classroom
    Editions & Modules
    Personal
    $49
    per month 500 Lead Finder Credits monthly
    Growth
    $83
    per month 5000 Lead Finder Credits monthly
    Pro
    $166
    per month Unlimited Lead Finder Credits
    Education Fundamentals
    $0
    per license/per month
    Google Workspace for Education Standard
    $3
    per student/per year
    Teaching and Learning Upgrade
    $4
    per license/per month
    Google Workspace for Education Plus
    $5
    per student/per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CloselyGoogle Classroom
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Education Fundamentals Version - 30-day free trial for qualifying institutions.
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    Community Pulse
    CloselyGoogle Classroom
    Considered Both Products
    Closely
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    97%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    Features
    CloselyGoogle Classroom
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Closely and Google Classroom
    Feature
    Closely
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Google Classroom
    -
    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Closely and Google Classroom
    Feature
    Closely
    -
    Ratings
    Google Classroom
    7.4
    60 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings8.752 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings7.639 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings6.538 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings8.141 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings7.757 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings7.144 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings7.158 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings6.934 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings7.346 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings6.842 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings8.751 Ratings
    Gamification00 Ratings3.98 Ratings
    Single Sign On (SSO) Enabled Learning00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CloselyGoogle Classroom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (80 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (11 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.9
    (14 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CloselyGoogle Classroom
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Closely
    Closing rates increase up to 25% when using Closely’s automated outreach platform. Closely gives you the ability to reach out to the exact people who are interested in your offer. You can set up the entire campaign, and then Closely will take over everything else. You can choose your message and deliver it using email or text. Sometimes the interface can be a little slow. I would suggest doing some testing before committing to this tool. Closely saves time, which is important to me. I have been using it for about a month now, and I have noticed that my close rate has increased by 25%. I am able to focus on building my list instead of doing the tedious task of emailing people.
    Incentivized
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    Google
    Google Classroom allows teachers to post for daily lessons and assignments. It also allows teachers to be able to communicate with students easily outside of class. Students are able to stay connected and know where to find all information and resources easily in a streamlined manner for all of their classes.
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    Pros
    Closely
    • I have not had any issues with LinkedIn filters.
    • The inbox feature is like a mini-CRM.
    • Closely now has a chrome extension adding more functionality.
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    Google
    • Student-teacher communication - I love using Classroom for this because my students can always go back and check what was on Classroom by looking through the stream. This way they don't have to go dig through emails to find what they're looking for.
    • Posting to multiple classes - I can post the same announcement or assignment to multiple classes at once without having to repeat the process or send separate emails.
    • Streamlining grading - when students turn work in on Classroom, it all goes to one place and then when I'm grading I can open their documents directly from Classroom or my Drive folder. This way, I'm not looking through emails and Google Doc shared files for their assignment.
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    Cons
    Closely
    • Automated Birthday messages
    • Automated congratulations of milestones
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    Google
    • The content management of the Classroom is not that good. The sub-section for notes, syllabus, or discussion is missing.
    • It doesn't have parental control feature.
    • It converts the excel output into a normal file. All the formulas and pivots got changed into plain text.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Closely
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Testing is particularly important in online learning, and Google Classroom falls far short of other learning management systems in this regard. Security is also a concern: while account control is reasonable for the account used with Google Classroom, the person controlling a particular account is often able to, for example, forward or download proprietary materials.
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    Usability
    Closely
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    Google
    Simple design and seamless integration with Google tools and drive, but missing some key features. However, since it is limited in overall functions and ability to truly personalize / customize, it is quite user friendly and easy to set up and get going, other than sending out the code to your course or dropping students in via their gmail account. Users of Google Forms and sites will find the layout similar in design.
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    Reliability and Availability
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    Google
    We have had very little trouble in accessing Google Classroom. Our issues, if any, have risen from our server and not the Google servers.
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    Support Rating
    Closely
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    Since this platform is provided by Google, the technical support is better than any others, and we are not required to bother about the space constraints for adding the contents. If we have a good uninterrupted internet facility we can access Google Classroom without any delay or lag. They have app support in both Android and iPhone.
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    Implementation Rating
    Closely
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    Google
    It was relatively easy to implement due to the simplicity of the platform. Even our more technology challenged teachers found it easy to get started with Google Classroom.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Closely
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I haven't tested or evaluated another digital classroom website or application. I feel like Google Classroom is convenient for many reasons such as compatibility to Google docs, slides, etc. I also love the ability to link to YouTube and other sites. I don't know if there would be a site that is easier to maneuver.
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    Scalability
    Closely
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    Google
    It is very easy to push out this program across our buildings. Teachers are able to use it without much trouble.
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    Return on Investment
    Closely
    • 25% increase on close rate
    • Additional social channel to nurture leads
    • Countless hours saved
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    Google
    • Students are able to continue learning in a remote environment
    • Parents have a single, consistent organization structure to make it easy to track assignments and progress for multiple children
    • Much better solution than the quickly assembled Zoom-and-gloom of the previous spring when school abruptly went remote with no planning
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