Best Close alternatives for cold calling
Close is a CRM with its own dialers, so the reasons to look elsewhere are mostly about plan gating and what you pay on top. The power dialer is listed on Growth at $99, the predictive dialer only on Scale at $139, calling and SMS usage is billed separately, and export has limits. If you only need a dialer, or want one with a different pricing shape, this page covers the two dialers this directory lists as alternatives and what each vendor publishes about price and trials.
Common reasons to switch
4 alternatives to Close
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Will This Person Answer
Know who’ll answer before you callNot a replacement for Close. Use it alongside whichever tool you choose: send the list and every contact comes back High chance, Low chance or Bad data.Pricing
Free to startKey features
- Checks every contact before you dial
- Works in Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor
- REST API and CSV upload
Try on 250 contacts for freeBest for
StartupsSMBsMid-market Kixie
A business phone and power dialer for sales teams that can dial up to four numbers at once.Kixie is a calling and texting platform for sales and revenue teams. It starts with a business phone number tied to your CRM, and its higher plans add a power dialer that works through an uploaded lead list.You want a business phone and power dialer with a 7-day free trial and a multi-line plan that dials up to four numbers at once.Pricing
Tiered plansView KixieKey features
- Single-line and multi-line PowerDialer
- ConnectionBoost
- CRM integrations
PhoneBurner
A power dialer for sales teams that also sells spam protection and a number-scoring add-on called Connect Scores.PhoneBurner is a sales dialer that works through a contact list one call at a time, with email and SMS available alongside the calls. Teams use it to move through large lists quickly and log what happened on each call.You want a power dialer with plan prices on the pricing page, an open API and webhooks, and Close on its integrations list.Pricing
$140 a monthKey features
- Power dialer
- ARMOR spam protection
- Connect Scores
View PhoneBurnerBest for
SMBsEnterpriseHubSpot
A CRM-centered customer platform whose Sales Hub adds in-browser calling, call recording and email sequences.HubSpot describes itself as an agentic customer platform that puts marketing, sales and customer service software, AI and customer data in one place. Sales Hub is the part reps use day to day, and it sits on top of the HubSpot CRM, which has a free version.Pricing
$20 per seat per monthKey features
- Calling from the CRM
- Recorded and logged calls
- Email sequences and tracking
View HubSpotBest for
StartupsSMBsEnterpriseSalesforce
A cloud CRM whose Sales Cloud tracks leads, accounts and deals, with five priced plans from $25 per user per month.Salesforce is a cloud CRM platform, and Sales Cloud is the part built for sales teams. It keeps leads, accounts, contacts and opportunities in one place, and its pages describe AI agents, forecasting and Slack alongside that record keeping.Pricing
$25 per user per monthKey features
- Lead and deal management
- Forecasting and quoting
- Agentforce AI
View SalesforceBest for
StartupsSMBsEnterprise
Close and its alternatives, side by side
| TOOL | STARTING PRICE | FREE PLAN | BEST FOR | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CloseCurrent | Per seat | Yes | Small and mid-size outbound sales teams, Agencies and search firms calling lists every day, Teams that want one tool for CRM and dialing | |
| PhoneBurner | $140 a month | Yes | SDR teams, Sales teams working large lists | |
| Kixie | Tiered plans | Yes | SDR teams, Inside sales teams | |
| HubSpot | $20 per seat per month | Yes | Teams that want calling and the CRM in one tool, Small and growing sales teams, Companies already running HubSpot for marketing | Compare → |
| Salesforce | $25 per user per month | Yes | Sales teams, Small teams that need a CRM, Large sales organizations | Compare → |
Frequently asked questions
The reasons on Close's own pages are practical. The dialers are listed on the higher plans, calling and SMS are billed on top of the seat price, and export is limited to a Leads Smart View. None of that makes Close a weak CRM, it just may not match a team that only wants a dialer.
This directory lists PhoneBurner and Kixie. Both are dialers rather than CRMs. PhoneBurner is a power dialer that logs outcomes to a CRM, and Kixie is a business phone with a single-line and a multi-line PowerDialer plan that dials up to four numbers at once.
It depends on which Close plan you compare. The cheapest Close seats do not list a dialer, and the power dialer starts on Growth at $99. PhoneBurner lists Standard at $140 a month billed annually, which is higher, and Kixie shows no dollar prices. Get quotes for the same headcount, including calling usage.
PhoneBurner publishes plan prices from $140 a month billed annually, so a few seats are easy to budget. Kixie offers a 7-day trial with no card. Neither record states a seat minimum, so ask each vendor. Close itself lists a $9 Solo plan, but without a dialer.
Both do. Kixie gives 7 days with no credit card, and PhoneBurner offers a free trial with test minutes, with no card needed. Close has a 14-day trial with no card. Check which plan each trial covers before you test the dialers.
It depends on the dialer you use. Close's power dialer calls the next lead after each call, which PhoneBurner also does. Close's predictive dialer places several calls at once, which is nearest to Kixie's multi-line plan. Neither alternative is a CRM in the way Close is.
Start with the export. Close exports from a Leads Smart View, and the guide says it lists a primary contact's phone, so check which numbers it holds. PhoneBurner imports CSV or XLSX and caps monthly contact imports from 10,000 on Standard. Kixie says reps upload a lead list. Test with a small list first.
PhoneBurner lists Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, Close and GoHighLevel, and has an open API and webhooks. Kixie lists native links to HighLevel, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce and Zoho. Look at each integrations page for your CRM before you commit.
Yes, do it once on the export, before the new list is built. Upload the CSV to Will This Person Answer and each contact comes back High chance, Low chance or Bad data. Only US phone numbers are checked, and 250 contacts are free. Then load just the High chance contacts.
The records describe both as dialers. PhoneBurner logs what happened on each call to a CRM, and Kixie ties a business number to your CRM. Neither is described as a CRM, so if you move your calling you would likely keep or choose a CRM alongside it.
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