Close CRM vs. Sugar Connect

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Close CRM
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Close.io is a customer relationship management (CRM) software with call management and sales workflow automation capabilities.
$9
per month (paid annually) per user
Sugar Connect
Score 6.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
SugarCRM’s Sugar Connect (formerly Collabspot) is a sales email tracking tool specifically targeting Gmail’s integration with SugarCRM. Sugar Connect offers email syncing, archiving, and tracking to help sales reps track and manage customer data. It also provides some automation within the interactions between Gmail and SugarCRM, and sales reporting and analytics on prospects’ interactions with emails. The platform can also track prospects’ social media activity data.N/A
Pricing
Close CRMSugar Connect
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
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Close CRMSugar Connect
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
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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Community Pulse
Close CRMSugar Connect
Features
Close CRMSugar Connect
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.9
Ratings
14% above category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Territory management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.5
Ratings
12% above category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Case management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call center management7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
9.0
Ratings
17% above category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Lead management8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
7.9
Ratings
4% above category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Task management8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting5.40 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
7.5
Ratings
1% below category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Forecasting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports4.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.6
Ratings
14% above category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Custom fields10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom objects10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scripting environment8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.0
Ratings
4% below category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
10.0
Ratings
31% above category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Social data10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Social engagement10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
6.4
Ratings
14% below category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Marketing automation6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
10.0
Ratings
31% above category average
Sugar Connect
-
Ratings
Mobile access10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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Close CRMSugar Connect
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 6.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.7 out of 10
Mailtrack
Mailtrack
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.7 out of 10
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Score 6.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
Close CRMSugar Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.3
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Close CRMSugar Connect
Likelihood to Recommend
Close is my #1 choice for sales teams, both inbound and outbound. The telephony features in Close are exceptional and they lead the Industry in features and innovation. The power dialer increases productivity by cutting down the manual time of physically dialing calls. All calls and interactions including SMS messages are automatically logged to the client's account within the CRM.
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Great for tracking communications with anyone in your CRM. Because of Collabspot, we have a culture of documenting emails in Sugar. I suppose Collabspot wouldn't be necessary if your CRM had an extension for your email client.
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Pros
  • You can search for prospects by your activity & notes.
  • It helps automate the follow up process.
  • It ties cold emailing into a powerful CRM all in one portal.
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  • Makes saving emails in SugarCRM really easy
  • Flexible as to which types of records you can save to
  • Accurate reporting on opens and clicks
  • Easily add new records to SugarCRM from Gmail inbox
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Cons
  • Minor bugs? - Sometime when I'm replying to an account it attempts to send the email as a different user. Thankfully I've only missed it when sending internal emails!
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  • The payment plan that Collabspot provides does not have many advantages over the free plan.
  • The scores do not reflect the true assessment towards clients and candidates.
  • Mail templates have an outdated design.
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Usability
Close is a simpler platform to use when it comes to initiating email campaigns and managing leads. It has great visibility on opportunities and can be shared with specified users or can also be kept confidential. Close is not for someone who is very new to tools of its kind.
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Support Rating
Close's support team offers a really good service, they are always willing to help with whatever is needed or arises, they investigate everything they need to find a solution and give an answer as quickly as possible, their attitude is better and their optimism really helps in times of stress, they do a great job in record time.
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Alternatives Considered
For a specific sales team, Close performs better sales tracking and email and SMS management, with a fresh and modern interface, making the team's work more comfortable, with a holistic (but not complete) tracking and reporting of the data. Helping to improve the performance of each agent and obtain better results. For all other campaigns we use the predictive dialers mentioned above, Close is better for tracking current customers and for warm leads.
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Collabspot offers a better price compared to the competition and many customization possibilities. The emails are more direct and cause a great impact; against the competition, Collabspot has an advantage. Finally, Collabspot belongs to the select group of quality applications and with fairly good prices.
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Return on Investment
  • Has allowed us to have full visibility into our pipeline
  • Has allowed us to automate lead entry and follow up, saving us tons of time and helping us to make sure we're not letting people slip through the cracks. This is done through the Zapier integration and new email sequences feature
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  • The staff that enters is of guaranteed quality.
  • Customers can respond to our requests quickly.
  • The staff of the administration is much more committed to their work.
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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

Sugar Connect Screenshots

Screenshot of Salesforce in Gmail SidebarScreenshot of Sugar CRM in Gmail SidebarScreenshot of Email TemplatesScreenshot of Sales Reporting and AnalyticsScreenshot of Email Reminders