C 
Close
Built around the phone, which is the part AI has not taken.
NOT REALLY
why this verdict
Keep paying — OpenAI has not replaced it
OpenAI's version overlaps, but does not finish the sales job, so this one still earns its $49/mo.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- AI writes the email but does not run the call. OpenAI, May 13, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers not the job editorial call
- Parts of it. The job still needs the tool to get finished.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 1 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: HubSpot.
- What the call is worth $588/yr
- $49/mo at the entry paid tier — $588 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- May 13, 2024
- List price
- $49/mo
- Per year
- $588
The backstory
Close is a CRM for small sales teams built around calling and emailing from one screen. AI made the email drafting free, which Close simply absorbed as a feature. The dialler, the call recording and the workflow around actually talking to people is not something a chat product replaces.
Escape hatches
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HubSpot Free CRM with sequences on paid tiers.
hubspot.com open_in_new P 
Pipedrive Comparable SMB CRM.
pipedrive.com open_in_new1 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.