Pipedrive vs Close

Round by round

1. Round 1What it costs to startClose wins
   Pipedrive5/10

   $14

   Lite, per user per month billed annually

   • $14, against $9

   Source: pipedrive.com ↗

   Close8/10

   $9

   Solo, per user per month billed annually ($19 month to month)

   Source: close.com ↗

   Close wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

2. Round 2What automation costsPipedrive wins
   Pipedrive8/10

   $39

   Growth, which adds automations and nurturing sequences

   Source: pipedrive.com ↗

   Close5/10

   $99

   Growth, where workflows are unlocked

   • $99, against $39

   Source: close.com ↗

   Pipedrive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

3. Round 3How well it connectsPipedrive wins
   Pipedrive8/10

   400+

   apps

   • apps in the Pipedrive Marketplace

   Source: pipedrive.com ↗

   Close5/10

   100+ integrations

   native, no-code and Zapier integrations

   • 100+ integrations, against 500+ integrations

   Source: close.com ↗

   Pipedrive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

4. Round 4What automation adds to the billPipedrive wins
   Pipedrive8/10

   +$25

   from $14 to $39 per user per month

   Source: pipedrive.com ↗

   Close5/10

   +$90

   Growth (automation) $99 vs Solo $9 per user/month, annual

   • +$90, against +$25

   Source: close.com ↗

   Pipedrive wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

5. Round 5Trying it before you payTie
   Pipedrive7/10

   14-day free trial

   no credit card required, no free plan

   Source: pipedrive.com ↗

   Close7/10

   14-day free trial

   a free trial, no free plan

   Source: close.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

6. Round 6How many custom fields you getClose wins
   Pipedrive5/10

   30 custom fields

   Lite

   • 30 custom fields, against 250 custom fields

   Source: support.pipedrive.com ↗

   Close8/10

   250 custom fields

   Solo

   Source: close.com ↗

   Close wins this round on what the published sources say.

7. Round 7How many contacts you can storePipedrive wins
   Pipedrive8/10

   Unlimited contacts

   Lite

   Source: support.pipedrive.com ↗

   Close5/10

   10,000 leads

   Solo

   • 10,000 leads, against Unlimited contacts

   Source: close.com ↗

   Pipedrive wins this round on what the published sources say.

8. Round 8Reusable email templatesClose wins
   Pipedrive5/10

   No email templates

   Lite

   • No email templates, against Email templates included

   Source: pipedrive.com ↗

   Close8/10

   Email templates included

   Solo

   Source: close.com ↗

   Close wins this round on what the published sources say.

Side by side

Pipedrive

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Best for what it costs to startClose

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Overall score

6.5

Best

6.4

Price

See price

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What automation adds to the bill

6.7

5.0

What it costs to start

6.3

7.9

What automation costs

6.7

5.0

What customers say on Trustpilot

8.0

8.0

Trying it before you pay

5.7

5.7

Head-to-head findings

What automation adds to the bill

+$25

+$90

What it costs to start

$14

$9

What automation costs

$39

$99

What customers say on Trustpilot

4.4 out of 5

4.5 out of 5

Trying it before you pay

14-day free trial

14-day free trial

How well it connects

400+

100+ integrations

Who picks up when you are stuck

24/7 live chat support for all users

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Emailing many contacts at once

No group emailing

No bulk email

Record

Head-to-head record

2–3–2

1–5–1

Head-to-heads won

40 %

17 %

Rounds won

44 %

43 %

Pros

• apps in the Pipedrive Marketplace
• Lite
• from $14 to $39 per user per month
• no phone on Lite; phone starts on Premium

• Solo

Cons

• 14-day free trial, against 30-day free trial
• 500+ integrations, against 9,000+ apps
• No group emailing, against Mass email included
• No email templates, against Email templates included

• 14-day free trial, against 30-day free trial
• 100+ integrations, against 9,000+ apps
• +$90, against +$75
• No bulk email, against Mass email included

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