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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Close CRM

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AClose.io is a customer relationship management (CRM) software with call management and sales workflow automation capabilities.

    $19

    per month includes 1 user

    Pipeline CRM

    Score5.2 out of 10
    N/AFounded in 2006, Pipeline CRM (formerly PipelineDeals) is a CRM for small and midsize businesses, empowering sales teams across a breadth of industries to build game changing relationships. Pipeline is built around a customizable user experience, sales focused features, and customer support and service. The vendor, headquartered in Seattle, boasts 18,000 users in 60 countries who use Pipeline to gain visibility into their sales, accelerate opportunities, and close more deals.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    Close CRMPipeline CRM
    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
    Start
    $300
    per year per user
    Develop
    $396
    per year per user
    Develop
    $588
    per year per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Close CRMPipeline CRM
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    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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    Features
    Close CRMPipeline CRM
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Close CRM and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.9
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    6.9
    5 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Customer data management / contact management8.08 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Workflow management7.78 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Territory management8.01 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Opportunity management10.06 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.38 Ratings4.05 Ratings
    Contract management10.01 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Interaction tracking8.38 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management9.73 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    Quote & order management00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Close CRM and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    7.8
    3 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Case management8.03 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Call center management7.45 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Help desk management10.02 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Close CRM and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Close CRM
    9.0
    6 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    5.0
    4 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Lead management8.76 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Email marketing9.35 Ratings2.02 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Close CRM and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Close CRM
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    4.5
    5 Ratings
    51% below category average
    Task management8.35 Ratings3.04 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management10.01 Ratings5.53 Ratings
    Reporting5.45 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Close CRM and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Close CRM
    7.5
    6 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pipeline CRM
    6.7
    5 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Forecasting10.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization8.06 Ratings5.05 Ratings
    Customizable reports4.44 Ratings7.05 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Close CRM and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.6
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    9.5
    5 Ratings
    24% above category average
    Custom fields10.07 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Custom objects10.02 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Scripting environment8.03 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    API for custom integration6.47 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Close CRM and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Close CRM
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Pipeline CRM
    6.0
    3 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Single sign-on capability8.03 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.06 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Close CRM and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Social data10.01 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Social engagement10.01 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Close CRM and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Close CRM
    6.4
    4 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Pipeline CRM
    4.6
    3 Ratings
    46% below category average
    Marketing automation6.44 Ratings2.03 Ratings
    Compensation management00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Close CRM and Pipeline CRM
    Feature
    Close CRM
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Pipeline CRM
    8.0
    5 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Mobile access10.01 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Close CRMPipeline CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (8 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Close CRMPipeline 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.
    Incentivized
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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    If you have a small business where you are trying to keep things simple, then PipelineDeals is a perfect fit. Once you get to where you are wanting to tie your marketing efforts and create marketing campaigns that are tied to leads, it starts to miss the mark
    Incentivized
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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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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    • Flexibility: It provides the flexibility to set it up how you want to use it. Customization is beyond what you probably want or need.
    • Reporting: We were able to setup all types of reporting and tracking.
    • Ease of Use: While the platform was powerful, it was always easy to use.
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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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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    • I wouldn't say no areas for improvement exist, but I will say that PipelineDeals takes customer input, shared product roadmap, and supports what they have very nicely. What they provide works out-of-the-box. Improvements can always be made with respect to pre-packaged integration with 3rd party services/solutions, and with extended attributes, but you also want to avoid something that attempts to boil the ocean.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Close
    No answers on this topic
    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    If we can integrate and easily export and clean all of our data such that it can be used for multiple purposes, i.e. outreach to guests, sending out newsletters to subscribers, doing research and tracking progress, we will definitely renew
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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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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    The user interface is simple and easy to navigate. Anyone who is overwhelmed with some of the more complicated CRM systems will definitely enjoy the simplicity of what PipelineDeals has to offer
    Incentivized
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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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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    Any time I have had questions or issues that have come up I've always been able to get a quick response and a resolution to what I was needing.
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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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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    The cost is much better and it is much easier to use. Salesforce was way too robust and I never want to hire a consultant to set up a CRM. PipelineDeals CRM has the best visibility of our sales efforts.
    Incentivized
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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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    Pipeline CRM PipelineDeals
    • Has made us understand sales tactics that are working
    • Easily create forecasting on growth in multiple categories
    • Understand our process and what we need to improve on in closing deals
    Incentivized
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    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

    Pipeline CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Pipeline CRM main dashboardScreenshot of a Kanban viewScreenshot of a lead list viewScreenshot of the Pipeline CRM Help Center and Resources