# Close alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 437 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Close holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/close/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- HubSpot CRM: 70
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: 45
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: 24
- CloudTalk: 23
- Five9: 16
- HubSpot Sales Hub: 15

## Sales dialers and calling

**Small business**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Close (Close is #4 of 10 at 12%).

- CloudTalk: first choice in 13 of those 50
- Allo: first choice in 7 of those 50
- JustCall: first choice in 6 of those 50
- Dialpad: first choice in 1 of those 50
- FreJun: first choice in 1 of those 50
- OpenPhone: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Ringover: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Voicent: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Mid-market**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Close (Close is #4 of 11 at 6%).

- CloudTalk: first choice in 10 of those 63
- Orum: first choice in 7 of those 63
- Allo: first choice in 4 of those 63
- DialSheet: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Nooks: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Aircall: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Aloware Power Dialer: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Apollo.io: first choice in 1 of those 63

**Enterprise**: 79 of 84 answers did not name Close.

- Five9: first choice in 16 of those 79
- Orum: first choice in 8 of those 79
- Artisan: first choice in 6 of those 79
- Outreach Voice: first choice in 6 of those 79
- Nooks: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Salesloft Dialer: first choice in 4 of those 79
- Aloware: first choice in 2 of those 79
- DialedIn: first choice in 2 of those 79

## CRM

**Small business**: 81 of 84 answers did not name Close.

- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 46 of those 81
- Pipedrive: first choice in 11 of those 81
- Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 4 of those 81
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Nutshell: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Less Annoying CRM: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Agile CRM: first choice in 1 of those 81
- HubSpot Sales: first choice in 1 of those 81

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Close (Close is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 24 of those 80
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 12 of those 80
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 5 of those 80
- Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 2 of those 80
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: first choice in 1 of those 80
- Nutshell: first choice in 1 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Close.

- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 39 of those 84
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: first choice in 23 of those 84
- Salesforce CRM: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Bitrix24: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Conduyt: first choice in 1 of those 84
- GoHighLevel: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Kylas: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM: first choice in 1 of those 84

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