Built-in calling and SMS
You call and text from the record, and everything is logged.
Close is a CRM built for teams that sell by phone and email. Calls, texts, emails, and follow-ups happen from the lead’s record. Chloe, an AI agent included in every plan, can call leads, qualify them, and book meetings.
Close has no free plan. The recommended plan to start with: Essentials, $35 per user per month, billed yearly. Prices checked on October 21, 2026 on the vendor’s official page.
Who it’s for: founders and small sales teams who make a lot of calls.
You call and text from the record, and everything is logged.
An AI agent that calls, qualifies, and books meetings.
Automatic chains of emails and calls.
Also
Monthly: $19, $49, $109, and $149. Calls and texts billed by usage. Video meeting recording and summaries: $50 a month per organization, plus $0.02 a minute.
| Plan | Price | Who it’s for |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | $9 per user per month, billed yearly | One person |
| Essentials Recommended to start | $35 per user per month, billed yearly | Small teams |
| Growth | $99 per user per month, billed yearly | Teams that automate |
| Scale | $139 per user per month, billed yearly | Large teams |
Essentials is enough for a small team. Move to Growth when you want automatic sequences.
Your data. Close states SOC 2 Type 2 compliance. The pricing page doesn’t say where data is hosted.
What it does less well
The prompt to copy
Summarize this afternoon’s calls: who is interested, who to call back, and when.
A simple visual CRM, with less advanced built-in calling.
Broader, with marketing and customer service.
If you only want calling, plugged into your CRM.
Solo: $9 per user per month, billed yearly; Essentials: $35 per user per month, billed yearly; Growth: $99 per user per month, billed yearly; Scale: $139 per user per month, billed yearly. Prices checked on October 21, 2026 on the vendor’s official page.
No: Close has no free plan. Essentials is enough for a small team.
Close states SOC 2 Type 2 compliance. The pricing page doesn’t say where data is hosted.
Pipedrive: A simple visual CRM, with less advanced built-in calling. HubSpot (Breeze): Broader, with marketing and customer service. Aircall: If you only want calling, plugged into your CRM.
Page checked on October 21, 2026. Brands are named to identify the tools. No affiliation.