Close
Sales CRM with built-in calling, SMS, email and an AI teammate
What is Close?
Close is a CRM for sales teams that puts calling, SMS and email in the same place as leads and pipelines, so outreach is logged without a separate dialer. Its AI teammate, Chloe, can call and qualify leads, draft follow-ups and keep records updated, drawing on monthly AI credits. Higher plans add automated workflows and power and predictive dialers.
Close is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $9 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- Sales teams that spend most of the day calling, texting and emailing leads
- Solo sellers who want a low-cost CRM with calling built in
- Teams that want an AI agent to call and qualify leads for them
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan; the 14-day trial is followed by a paid subscription.
- Calling, SMS and phone numbers are billed by usage on top of the per-user price.
- Workflows and the power dialer need Growth; the predictive dialer and role-based permissions need Scale.
- Solo is limited to 1 user and 10,000 leads, and does not include email open tracking.
Key features
- Built-in calling and SMS
- Calls and texts are made from the CRM and logged on the lead. Usage is billed at cost on top of the plan: most outbound calls are about $0.02 a minute and phone numbers start at about $1 a month.
- Chloe, the AI teammate
- Chloe calls and qualifies leads, books meetings and drafts follow-ups. Each plan includes monthly AI credits, from 500 on Solo to 2,000 per user on Scale, which do not roll over.
- Email and automated workflows
- Email is sent and tracked from Close alongside calls and texts. Growth and Scale add automated workflows, which Chloe can take part in, and bulk email sending.
- Power and predictive dialers
- Growth includes a power dialer and Scale a predictive dialer for working through call lists. Both need the desktop version; the mobile app cannot run them.
- Pipelines and reporting
- Opportunities are tracked through pipelines next to the calls, emails and texts behind them, with reports on leads and activity. Not every report is available in the mobile app.
- Call Assistant add-on
- Transcribes and summarizes voicemails and recorded calls longer than 30 seconds. It costs $50 a month per organization plus $0.02 per transcribed minute.
Close pricing
- Starts at
- $9 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | $9per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) | Core CRM for a single user and up to 10,000 leads, with 500 AI credits a month. Workflows are not included. |
| Essentials | $35per user / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly) | Unlimited contacts and leads, team collaboration, built-in forms, email, calling and SMS, and 1,000 AI credits per user a month. |
| Growth | $99per user / month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly) | Adds automated workflows, Chloe in workflows, the power dialer, custom activities and bulk email, with 1,500 AI credits per user a month. |
| Scale | $139per user / month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly) | Adds role-based permissions, lead visibility rules, the predictive dialer, live call coaching and unlimited call recording retention. |
Read from close.com on Oct 4, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Close before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountLower per-user price with annual billing
Billed annually, Solo is $9 per user a month instead of $19, Essentials $35 instead of $49, Growth $99 instead of $109 and Scale $139 instead of $149.
Stated on close.com - Other savingsDiscounts for 10+ seats on a 12-month term
Close's help center says it offers discounts to customers with 10 or more seats who commit for 12 months or longer. The amount is not published; it is quoted by Close's team.
Stated on help.close.com - Other savings30-day money-back guarantee
The pricing page promises a full refund within 30 days, no questions asked, in addition to the free trial.
Stated on close.com
Works with
Who makes Close
Close is made by Elastic Inc, which trades as Close and grew out of ElasticSales, an outsourced sales team its founders ran after Y Combinator. It earns money from subscriptions to the CRM and describes itself as bootstrapped, profitable and customer-funded.
- Founded
- 2013close.com
- Based
- Austin, Texas, with a 100% remote teamclose.com
- Ownership
- Privately held. Privately held and run by its founders: its About page calls it profitable and customer-funded, and its job postings call it bootstrapped. Its pages name no parent company.close.com
- Funding
- Bootstrapped: its job postings say it is bootstrapped and profitable, and its About page calls it profitable and customer-funded. The same page says its founders went through Y Combinator before starting it.jobs.ashbyhq.comclose.com
- Team
- 120 employees, according to its About pageclose.com
- Founders and leaders
- Hiring
- 6 open roles, all remote and limited to the USA: 5 in engineering and 1 in datajobs.ashbyhq.com
- Partner program
- One partner program for agencies, consultants, affiliates, technology companies and investors: 30% commission on a referred customer's first-year subscription revenue, tracked by referral link. It says lifetime earnings are available.close.com
- Lately
- New Schedule Meeting skill for Voice Agents · Oct 6, 2026
- Template Creation from Email/SMS · Oct 6, 2026
- Ask Chloe a question from the command palette · Sep 22, 2026
- Improved navigation · Sep 21, 2026
Read on Oct 7, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports. What is not stated there is left out.
Close alternatives
- Close vs Pipedrive
Free trial · from $14/mo
- Close vs HubSpot
Free plan · from $20/mo
- Close vs Attio
Free plan · from $35/mo
- Close vs folk
Free trial · from $24/mo
- Close vs Zoho CRM
Free plan · from $14/mo
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Common questions
Is Close free?
No, Close is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
How much does Close cost?
Close lists 4 plans. Solo: $9 per user / month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly). Essentials: $35 per user / month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly). Growth: $99 per user / month, billed annually ($109 billed monthly). Scale: $139 per user / month, billed annually ($149 billed monthly). Prices were read from close.com on Oct 4, 2026.
What platforms does Close work on?
Close is available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Does Close offer any discounts?
Close publicly lists the following: Lower per-user price with annual billing; Discounts for 10+ seats on a 12-month term; 30-day money-back guarantee.
Does Close have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 4, 2026. Close is listed for Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
Is Close open source?
Close is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 4, 2026.
Does Close have an API?
Yes. Close offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Close integrate with?
Close's listing names Gmail, Microsoft 365, Zoom, Calendly, Zapier, HubSpot, Google Calendar and WhatsApp. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Close?
Close is made by Close. Privately held and run by its founders: its About page calls it profitable and customer-funded, and its job postings call it bootstrapped. Its pages name no parent company. The company was founded in 2013.
What are the alternatives to Close?
The closest alternatives to Close in our directory are Pipedrive, HubSpot, Attio, folk and Zoho CRM. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Close.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 4, 2026.