Close CRM vs. Mixmax

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Close CRM
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Close.io is a customer relationship management (CRM) software with call management and sales workflow automation capabilities.
$9
per month (paid annually) per user
Mixmax
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Mixmax, a sales engagement platform for businesses using Gmail, helps revenue teams accelerate revenue at every stage of the customer journey. This product amplifies AEs, CSMs, and anyone in a customer-facing role, not just SDRs. By automating repetitive tasks and organizing their daily workflows, Mixmax aims to increase reps' productivity and empowers them with tools that help them sell. The vendor offers 5…
$29
per user/per month
Pricing
Close CRMMixmax
Editions & Modules
Solo
$9
per month (paid annually) per user
Essentials
$35
per month (paid annually) per user
Growth
$99
per month (paid annually) per user
Scale
$139
per month (paid annually) per user
SMB
$29
per user/per month
Growth
$65
per user/per month
Free Plan
Free
Enterprise
Contact sales team
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Close CRMMixmax
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe pricing listed here reflects up to a 35% discount for paying annually. Monthly billing is available at of $19 per user for the Solo plan (only 1 user allowed), $49 per user for the Essentials plan, $109 per user for the Growth plan, and $149 per user for the Scale plan.
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Community Pulse
Close CRMMixmax
Considered Both Products
Close CRM
Chose Close CRM
For a specific sales team, Close performs better sales tracking and email and SMS management, with a fresh and modern interface, making the team's work more comfortable, with a holistic (but not complete) tracking and reporting of the data. Helping to improve the performance of …
Chose Close CRM
All the same features and more in a much better user experience. Lots of integrations of Salesforce require a dedicated employee just to manage Salesforce and make changes. Close just works out of the box and is easy to change and customize.
Chose Close CRM
Salesforce was actually a good platform but it was a bit expensive for an organization that is in a growing stage. Close is relatively cheaper and has almost the same functionality as Salesforce. We've also tried a few other platforms, but nothing has been very beneficial or as …
Chose Close CRM
Pipedrive was great for us for a long time. We used it for over 4 years. Our product and process was simple. When things got more complex, we needed something that could handle our growing needs and Pipedrive kept falling short. We built our own custom solution in Airtable …
Chose Close CRM
I have not used any alternatives. This was selected based on ease of use, necessary functionality to address our needs, and affordability.
Chose Close CRM
Close.io does a lot more than HubSpot CRM for a lower price. The most important difference is that I can search for prospects by the notes I created and by prior activity. But, I cannot do this in HubSpot, although it seems like it should be a very basic feature.
Chose Close CRM
Close.io strikes an important balance between power (features / functionality) and simplicity, making it an enjoyable and powerful platform to use. It's also priced favorably to Salesforce.
Mixmax
Chose Mixmax
Truly is easier for phone capabilities (letting customers call you back and having it go to your phone but still being a fake number), while mixmax is much better for email sending and tracking via gmail. Truly had no email capabilities when I was using it, so it was only …
Chose Mixmax
All due respect to Boomerang, but it simply doesn't compare (in my experience) to Mixmax. Mixmax is significantly easier to use, the features are more relevant, and the customer service is excellent. Mixmax has increased my productivity tenfold! I recommend it to all of my …
Chose Mixmax
Calendly is a good tool and has similar benefits to Mixmax. However, the email templates are easier to use in Mixmax and the calendar availability tool is something that Calendly does not do well. There is less control in Calendly and Mixmax's tool is unique and far superior.
Chose Mixmax
Mixmax allows for more personalization and a better response rate. It doesn't have the same customizability as mailchimp but at least people read your emails and they don't just get sent to a promotions folder.
Chose Mixmax
It is more advance than Outreach. It has one of the best integration features, easily integrate with other soft wares that we already were using. For example, it easily integrates with Salesforce and other CRM too. Support team is Mixmax is by far the most responsive and fair …
Chose Mixmax
Mixmax's extension always load and is always on. With Outreach, we'd have to sign into it every day. If we forgot to sign in, nothing is tracked.
Chose Mixmax
I find the handling of Mixmax much easier. They are actually almost the same tools, but I find Mixmax much easier to use.
Chose Mixmax
I have only used Mixmax. When I worked at Yelp we used in-house service for our templates however there was no sequencing effect. We had to touch each account every other day because we were simply outbound. At my current role, I am doing inbound, outbound, and I have meetings …
Chose Mixmax
I love Acuity & Mixmax for different purposes.

Acuity is great for running something like a coaching business - or a calendar that gets lots of calls booked every day or every week.
Chose Mixmax
Tellwise is a bit more expensive $29/month/user and provides a bit more extended functionality for email and marketing automation. However, Mixmax's feature-set is still suitable for marketing automation and covers everything that is necessary for most sales for early-stage …
Chose Mixmax
Mixmax combines the functions of all these software products (plus, I'm sure, many more out there) and integrates them all seamlessly into their platform. It also has more features that are fantastic to have such as tracking analytics, sequencing, scheduling, and reminders. …
Chose Mixmax
Acuity Scheduling, Calendly, Bananatag, Hubspot Sidekick (since rebranded to Hubspot sales).

It does all the features that these have, and better. Can iframe your calendar into your own website which allows for even better tracking and analytics than Calendly, gives more info on …
Chose Mixmax
Mixmax is far better than HubSpot's alternative because when I used HubSpot, they did not have a "remind" feature, only basic email open tracking. The ability to select a date and time to be reminded with Mixmax and also track link clicks is superior in my experience. There may …
Chose Mixmax
Yesware has a terrible interface and even worse support. Tried them for a while and switched to Mixmax.
Chose Mixmax
MixMax completely beats out Yesware and SharpSpring. While comparable in price to Yesware, you get several more features. MixMax is at a much lower price point compared to SharpSpring, and includes all the same functionality of email tracking and scheduling out multiple …
Features
Close CRMMixmax
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.9
Ratings
14% above category average
Mixmax
-
Ratings
Customer data management / contact management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management7.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Territory management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Opportunity management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Contract management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Interaction tracking8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.5
Ratings
12% above category average
Mixmax
-
Ratings
Case management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Call center management7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Help desk management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
9.0
Ratings
17% above category average
Mixmax
-
Ratings
Lead management8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Email marketing9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
7.9
Ratings
4% above category average
Mixmax
-
Ratings
Task management8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting5.40 Ratings00 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
7.5
Ratings
1% below category average
Mixmax
-
Ratings
Forecasting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Pipeline visualization8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable reports4.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.6
Ratings
14% above category average
Mixmax
-
Ratings
Custom fields10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom objects10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scripting environment8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
API for custom integration6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
8.0
Ratings
4% below category average
Mixmax
-
Ratings
Single sign-on capability8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
10.0
Ratings
31% above category average
Mixmax
-
Ratings
Social data10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Social engagement10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
6.4
Ratings
14% below category average
Mixmax
-
Ratings
Marketing automation6.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Product A and Product B
Close CRM
10.0
Ratings
31% above category average
Mixmax
-
Ratings
Mobile access10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Close CRMMixmax
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.7 out of 10
HubSpot Sales Hub
HubSpot Sales Hub
Score 8.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Creatio
Creatio
Score 9.7 out of 10
Outreach
Outreach
Score 8.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
Close CRMMixmax
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.3
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Close CRMMixmax
Likelihood to Recommend
Close is my #1 choice for sales teams, both inbound and outbound. The telephony features in Close are exceptional and they lead the Industry in features and innovation. The power dialer increases productivity by cutting down the manual time of physically dialing calls. All calls and interactions including SMS messages are automatically logged to the client's account within the CRM.
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Mixmax is very well suited for sharing calendar availability via email with a client. Multiple time blocks can be shared, and the bridge between Gmail and other colleagues allows you to hold a meeting time on calendars to prevent overbooking with colleagues. This is extremely helpful when scheduling a large call and juggling many people's schedules.
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Pros
  • You can search for prospects by your activity & notes.
  • It helps automate the follow up process.
  • It ties cold emailing into a powerful CRM all in one portal.
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  • The scheduling integration is really easy for email recipients. It is quite literally one-click for them to schedule an event from a meeting time list interface.
  • The interface is extremely well-designed and intuitive across the board. This makes it really easy to learn their software and integrate it into your workflow.
  • Their pricing is *extremely* convenient for startups. Their "starter" plan is extremely affordable (currently $9/month/user), and includes unlimited tracking, templates, reminders, automation, etc... Basically, everything you would need to upgrade your email automation workflow.
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Cons
  • Minor bugs? - Sometime when I'm replying to an account it attempts to send the email as a different user. Thankfully I've only missed it when sending internal emails!
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  • On occasion, Mixmax fails to sync to my email and I've had to reach out to support to remedy the issue.
  • Offering "link click tracking" for the lowest plan would be great for users, especially those new to the software so they can realize more of the benefits.
  • For the lower plan, I wish email opens were able to be tracked when sending to multiple people in the same email.
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Usability
Close is a simpler platform to use when it comes to initiating email campaigns and managing leads. It has great visibility on opportunities and can be shared with specified users or can also be kept confidential. Close is not for someone who is very new to tools of its kind.
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Support Rating
Close's support team offers a really good service, they are always willing to help with whatever is needed or arises, they investigate everything they need to find a solution and give an answer as quickly as possible, their attitude is better and their optimism really helps in times of stress, they do a great job in record time.
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Every time I have reached out to Mixmax I automatically get an email from a trained professional who has perfect insight into my issue with an understandable reason to why I am having and issue offers me a solution. The wait time is only around 5 minutes and they are always offering sympathy in certain situations.
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Alternatives Considered
For a specific sales team, Close performs better sales tracking and email and SMS management, with a fresh and modern interface, making the team's work more comfortable, with a holistic (but not complete) tracking and reporting of the data. Helping to improve the performance of each agent and obtain better results. For all other campaigns we use the predictive dialers mentioned above, Close is better for tracking current customers and for warm leads.
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Truly is easier for phone capabilities (letting customers call you back and having it go to your phone but still being a fake number), while mixmax is much better for email sending and tracking via gmail. Truly had no email capabilities when I was using it, so it was only helpful for phone. However mixmax could improve its phone capabilities
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Return on Investment
  • Has allowed us to have full visibility into our pipeline
  • Has allowed us to automate lead entry and follow up, saving us tons of time and helping us to make sure we're not letting people slip through the cracks. This is done through the Zapier integration and new email sequences feature
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  • Email tracking gives me the results of emails, whether or not the client is interested when they open and read the email which makes it the best platform.
  • The automated sending email is the big feature in Mixmax, the system automatically send the email on respective entries which actually saves the time and help in be productive at work.
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ScreenShots

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