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Close
A sales CRM focused on outbound calling, email, and sales productivity.
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FindThatSoftware verdictEditorial ruling
Best for outbound-heavy sales teams; weaker for teams that mainly want a free contact database.
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Should you use Close?
Use it if inside and outbound sales teams that live on the phone. Avoid it if teams needing marketing automation or field service.
Spec sheet
- Starting price
- $9/user/mo
- Free plan
- Not available
- Free trial
- Available
- Status
- Source checked 1 Aug 2026
- Source trail
- 2 public sources
- Affiliate link
- No
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The case for
- Built-in calling, SMS, and email in one CRM
- Fast, rep-friendly workflow for outbound sales
- Good sequencing and automation for high-volume calling
- Quicker to adopt than heavyweight CRMs
The catch
- Narrower than all-in-one CRMs (light on marketing and service)
- Per-user pricing adds up for larger teams
- US-dollar billing with forex, no INR price
- Fewer native integrations than Salesforce or HubSpot
True India price
Registered business, per month
₹887
Close advertises $9/mo. A GST-registered business in India pays about ₹887 a month (₹10,649/yr) once the roughly 3.5% card forex markup is added, with GST reclaimed as input credit. If you cannot reclaim GST, it is about ₹1,047 a month.
- Sticker price
- $9/mo
- Card forex markup
- about 3.5% over mid-market
- GST
- 18%, reclaimable if registered
- Registered per month
- ₹887
- Registered per year
- ₹10,649
- If you can't reclaim GST
- ₹1,047
- Try first
- Free trial before you commit budget.
- Watch for
- Paid plans from $9/user/mo, scaling to higher tiers (billed annually; monthly is higher). 14-day trial, no card required. Calling and SMS are usage-based. USD-billed, so add forex and GST for India. Confirm on vendor site.
Indicative, not a bill. The exchange rate is a single mid-market reference, not a live feed, and GST-registered businesses may reclaim input credit. Confirm current pricing on the vendor site.
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What is Close?
Close is a sales-focused CRM built for inside and SMB sales teams, with built-in calling, SMS, and email sequencing so reps work leads without bolting on extra tools. It leans into speed and high-volume outbound rather than marketing breadth. It bills in US dollars and targets small, outbound-heavy teams rather than large enterprises.
Best for
- Inside and outbound sales teams that live on the phone
- SMBs wanting calling plus CRM in one
- High-volume SDR workflows
Who should avoid it
- Teams needing marketing automation or field service
- Enterprises with complex, multi-team processes
Pros
- Built-in calling, SMS, and email in one CRM
- Fast, rep-friendly workflow for outbound sales
- Good sequencing and automation for high-volume calling
- Quicker to adopt than heavyweight CRMs
Cons
- Narrower than all-in-one CRMs (light on marketing and service)
- Per-user pricing adds up for larger teams
- US-dollar billing with forex, no INR price
- Fewer native integrations than Salesforce or HubSpot
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Pricing caveat and source trail
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Paid plans from $9/user/mo, scaling to higher tiers (billed annually; monthly is higher). 14-day trial, no card required. Calling and SMS are usage-based. USD-billed, so add forex and GST for India. Confirm on vendor site.
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Should you use Close?
Use Close if inside and outbound sales teams that live on the phone. Avoid it if teams needing marketing automation or field service.
Is Close good for Indian small businesses?
Close is worth evaluating for Indian buyers, but the final fit depends on pricing limits, support, integrations, and setup effort.
Does Close have a free plan?
Close does not list a permanent free plan in FindThatSoftware data. Check the official pricing page for trial terms and current offers.
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