Close vs Outreach — Pricing, Plans, and Verified Costs (2026)
Close starts at $19/mo. Outreach uses custom pricing — request a quote to compare.
Sales CRM built specifically for inside sales teams that live on the phone. Positioned as the alternative to Salesforce/HubSpot for teams whose primary activity is outbound calling. Distinctive for built-in power dialer, VoIP calling, and SMS in the base product (competitors charge add-ons). Priced $59-$149/user/month. Bootstrapped and profitable, founded 2013, popular with SDR-heavy SaaS sales teams.
Sales engagement platform that orchestrates prospecting sequences across email, phone, and LinkedIn, plus deal management and forecasting. One of the two dominant enterprise sales engagement tools (with Salesloft). Opaque quote-based pricing: Engage typically $100-$140/user/month before Meet, Deal, Forecast, and Amplify add-ons. Introduced consumption-based AI credits on top of seat costs in 2026.
All plans compared
| Tier role | Plan | Close monthly | Close annual | Outreach monthly | Outreach annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry paid | Solo / — | $19 | $9 | — | — |
| Mid tier 1 | Essentials / — | $49 | $35 | — | — |
| Mid tier 2 | Growth / — | $109 | $99 | — | — |
| Pro / power | Scale / — | $149 | $139 | — | — |
Tier names differ across vendors. Rows are aligned by tier role, not name. Full tier structures on each tool's page.
What each is best for
Close is worth it if… high-velocity inside sales teams (5-50 reps) that treat email, calling, and SMS as first-class primitives — not bolted-on features. Solo covers 1 rep; Essentials scales small teams; Growth adds power dialer and workflows; Scale enterprise features.
Outreach is worth it if… io's mid-market feature set. Custom-quoted per seat, typically $130-200/rep/month.
Bottom line: Similar positioning, closer to a preference call than a strategic one.
Choose Close over Outreach if…
Choose Close if…
- You want fixed-price predictability (per seat, from $19/mo).
- You match the profile Close is built for: high-velocity inside sales teams (5-50 reps) that treat email, calling, and SMS as first-class primitives — not bolted-on features.
- You need a general-purpose crm & sales option rather than a vertical-specific one.
Choose Outreach if…
- You want fixed-price predictability (per seat, custom pricing).
- You match the profile Outreach is built for: enterprise SDR/AE teams (25+ reps) that need sales engagement (sequences + dialer + AI coaching) at scale — particularly if you've outgrown Apollo.
- You need a general-purpose crm & sales option rather than a vertical-specific one.
At a glance
| Close | Outreach | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | — |
| Entry price | $19/mo | Custom |
| Enterprise available | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing model | Per Seat | Per Seat |
| Last verified | September 12, 2026 | September 10, 2026 |
| Full pricing | View full pricing | View full pricing |
Pricing last verified September 12, 2026. Tracked daily.