Close — strengths
- Power dialer
- Sales cadences
- Pipeline view
Head-to-head review
Close vs HubSpot
HubSpot and Close both serve crm teams — HubSpot rates 4.4/5 (11,200 reviews), Close rates 4.6/5. Pick HubSpot for Marketing-led SMBs; Close for High-velocity inside sales teams.
HubSpot and Close both serve crm teams — HubSpot rates 4.4/5 (11,200 reviews), Close rates 4.6/5. Pick HubSpot for Marketing-led SMBs; Close for High-velocity inside sales teams.
CRM
When to pick each
Close is ranked in our CRM category hub with pipeline diagnostics, TCO scenarios, and head-to-head matrices for HubSpot and other stacks.
Pricing at a glance
Compared
Close
CRM
HubSpot
CRM
Starting price
$49/mo
Free
Free tier
—
✓ Yes
Trial
14 days
14 days
G2 rating
4.6 (1,200)
4.4 (11,200)
Best for
High-velocity inside sales teams, Outbound SDR teams
Marketing-led SMBs, Inbound-focused teams
Top pros
- + Best-in-class power dialer
- + Built-in SMS/email cadences
- + Fast UI
- + Best free CRM on the market
- + Tight native integration across hubs
- + Excellent learning resources (HubSpot Academy)
Top cons
- − No free tier
- − Higher per-seat price
- − Less ecosystem
- − Per-contact pricing scales aggressively
- − Advanced reporting locked to higher tiers
- − Onboarding fees can be steep
Strengths by product
HubSpot — strengths
- Contact & deal management
- Email marketing & sequences
- Workflow automation