Close

Close is a sales CRM used by 10,000+ customers processing 2 billion+ sales interactions annually. The platform combines VoIP calling, email, SMS, and pipeline management with Chloe, an AI agent that calls leads, qualifies prospects through real conversations, and books meetings while updating the CRM. Recruiting agencies use Close to automate candidate outreach, re-engage cold prospects, and accelerate time-to-hire. Close offers 100+ native integrations plus Zapier and MCP support, with a free trial and no credit card required.

• Deploy AI agent to call and qualify candidates overnight
• Re-engage ghosted candidates via automated SMS and voice
• Run power-dialer sessions with live AI transcription updates

• High-volume staffing agencies burning recruiter hours on candidate cold-calling and need to offload first-touch qualification
• Contract-staffing firms re-engaging large pools of dormant candidates per quarter where manual dialing isn't economical
• Contingency and retained agencies running concurrent searches needing centralized multi-channel outreach without tool-switching
• Outbound-heavy recruitment teams where per-conversation cost matters more than dedicated BD headcount

Ease-of-use dominates Close reviews with 819 mentions, plus helpful support (482) and simplicity (428). 85% of reviewers give 5 stars, and G2 rates it 9.3/10 for ease of use. Common complaints focus on inbox management limits for high-volume teams. Close is consistently ranked among G2's top-rated CRMs, particularly praised for built-in calling.

Source: G2 (2010 reviews) · Updated April 23, 2026