Close CRM alternatives for teams that also prospect on LinkedIn and WhatsApp

Transparency note. This comparison is written by the GTM Flow team, and GTM Flow is one of the options on the list. We have tried to be fair to every tool, Close included, and we say where it wins. Prices are the public ones on each vendor's official site, checked on October 23, 2026, before tax. Every source is linked at the end. If you only want Close against GTM Flow, read GTM Flow vs Close.

• For a classic sales pipeline with sequences at a lower seat price: Pipedrive.
• To start free with two users and grow into marketing and service: HubSpot.
• To design your own objects and lists, free to start: Attio.
• For one inbox across email, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and Telegram, with outreach sent from another tool: Breakcold.
• For prospecting by email, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and calls in one sequence, with AI that proposes and a person who approves: GTM Flow, in early access.

Close is the CRM many founders and inside sales teams pick when most of their selling happens on the phone. These are its plans today, from its pricing page:

• Calling at volume. Built-in calling and SMS on every plan, power dialer from Growth, predictive dialer and live call coaching on Scale. If your reps make hundreds of dials a day, nothing else here does it the same way.
• Self-serve today. A 14-day trial with no credit card, with $5 of calling and enrichment credits included.
• A cheap one-seat CRM. Solo is $9 a month billed annually if you sell alone and do not need sequences.
• Maturity. Close says it was founded in 2013 and that more than 11,500 businesses use it, with 4.7 on G2 from 2,000+ reviews.
• Chloe, its AI teammate, which Close says can call and qualify leads, in English for now, plus an API on every plan.

If your buyers pick up the phone and answer emails, staying on Close is a sensible call. Our guide to CRMs with built-in calling explains what to look for when calls are the main channel.

• No native LinkedIn. On October 23, 2026, Close's integrations page lists only third-party LinkedIn tools, each with its own subscription.
• WhatsApp through a partner. Close adds a click-to-chat WhatsApp link on the lead; syncing messages both ways runs through TimelinesAI, billed separately.
• Sequences cost almost three times Essentials. Workflows and bulk email start on Growth, at $99 per seat billed annually, against $35 for Essentials.
• A metered bill. Minutes and texts are charged at cost on top of the seat, and AI runs on monthly credits that do not roll over.
• Some of it is US-first. SMS in the US requires A2P 10DLC registration, and Chloe works in English only for now.

None of this makes Close a bad tool; it describes what Close is built for: email and the phone. A team that also prospects on LinkedIn and WhatsApp ends up paying for Close plus two more tools and copying replies by hand. If you are not sure which channels you need, our guide to B2B prospecting tools walks through each one.

1. Calls a day. Hundreds of dials point back to Close's power and predictive dialers. A few calls a day fit a CRM with simpler calling.
2. Where buyers reply. If it is mainly email and phone, Pipedrive or HubSpot will do. If LinkedIn and WhatsApp matter, look at Breakcold and GTM Flow.
3. One sequence or several tools. Breakcold puts every conversation in one inbox but sends outreach from elsewhere; GTM Flow runs all four channels in its own sequence.
4. The real plan. Price the plan with sequences: Close Growth $99, Pipedrive Growth €39, Attio Pro €74 (email only), HubSpot Sales Hub Professional from $90 plus a $1,500 onboarding fee.
5. Buy today or wait. Every option here is self-serve except GTM Flow, which is in early access.

A team that keeps Close and adds a LinkedIn tool and a WhatsApp sync pays three bills and still checks three places. A multichannel outreach CRM puts those channels in one sequence. In GTM Flow, prospecting sequences and conversations on every channel share the record with the pipeline and call notes. Our WhatsApp CRM guide covers the rules for messaging people who gave you their number. GTM Flow is in early access, in waitlist order; the planned pricing is public, and our comparison page covers the other options.

• Stay on Close if your team makes hundreds of calls a day, needs power or predictive dialers and SMS, or has to buy this week.
• Pipedrive if a standard pipeline comes first and you want sequences at €39 per seat; see our Pipedrive alternatives.
• HubSpot if you want to start free and expect to run marketing on the same platform; see our HubSpot alternatives.
• Attio if you want to shape the CRM yourself and start free with 3 seats.
• Breakcold if you already send outreach from another tool and want every LinkedIn and WhatsApp conversation on the right deal.
• GTM Flow if you prospect by email, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and calls and want them in one sequence. You cannot buy it today: join the GTM Flow waitlist and we will write to you in signup order.