Less suitable for non-sales use cases
Customers trying to use Close as a general CRM for support or operations describe friction — the product is purpose-built for outbound sales and pushes back against other use cases.
Inside-sales CRM with strong calling features
TL;DR: Close carries a Risk Score of 7/100 (Clean Record) — no meaningful complaints have surfaced in the public record we've reviewed.
Close is a CRM with built-in calling, SMS, and email aimed at inside sales teams. Pricing starts at $29/user/month.
Website: close.com · Category: CRM & Sales Automation · Last scanned: 28 days ago
Close has a strong reputation among inside-sales teams and a clean complaint record. The product is opinionated — it assumes you're doing high-volume outbound — and that focus shows up positively in reviews.
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Each complaint type is weighted differently in the Risk Score. Billing and marketing deception weigh heaviest.
Complaints are sourced from public platforms spanning US, UK, and global consumers. Each report links back to its original source.
| Platform | Reports | Who's reporting |
|---|---|---|
| G2 | 1 | Global B2B buyers |
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Customers trying to use Close as a general CRM for support or operations describe friction — the product is purpose-built for outbound sales and pushes back against other use cases.
No billing complaints have been documented yet for Close. Its Risk Score of 7/100 puts it in the "Clean Record" band. See the full complaints breakdown → before deciding.
Cancellation difficulty is one of the top SaaS frustration patterns. Check the complaints page → — we tag cancel-related issues under "Billing" and "Contract Trap" categories. If none are documented yet, run a scan to surface what's currently out there.
Hidden-fee complaints fall under our "Billing Issue" category. We've documented no billing complaints for Close so far. See all complaints → for the full picture.
We track other crm & sales automation tools and rank them by Risk Score. See our alternatives comparison → to find lower-risk options in the same category.
The highest-severity documented complaints involve customer complaints. Read all 1 documented complaint on the complaints page →
Probably not in the strict legal sense — most SaaS products with bad reputations are real companies delivering a real (if disappointing) product. But "is it a scam" is the question people ask when they feel they were misled. Read our full scam analysis →
We weight each warning by severity (Low to Critical) and category, then aggregate. Lawsuits and misleading-marketing claims weigh heaviest. The current 7/100 score puts Close in the "Clean Record" band. Full methodology →
Each warning is paraphrased from a public source — BBB filings, Trustpilot or G2 reviews, Reddit threads, Capterra ratings, court records, or news articles. The source URL is attached to every warning so you can verify it yourself. More on our methodology →
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