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Attio vs Close vs Lightfield

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Attio

4.1

From $35/seat/mo

Close

4.1

From $9/user/mo

Lightfield

3.7

From $89/user/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

Pick it if: Startups, small teams and founders who want a CRM that keeps itself up to date and bends to how they work.

Pick it if: Small sales teams and solo sellers who call and email a lot of leads and want it all in one tool.

Pick it if: Founders and small B2B sales teams who hate updating a CRM and want one that keeps itself current from their email and meetings.

Overview

AttributeAttioCloseLightfield
In one lineCRM that fills itself in from your email and calendar, with AI agents that research leads.Sales CRM with calling, texting and email built in, plus an AI agent that calls leads.A CRM that fills itself in from your emails, calls and meetings, and drafts follow-ups.
Pricing modelFreemiumPaidPaid
Starting price$35/seat/mo$9/user/mo$89/user/mo
Free plan Yes No No
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes Yes

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

AttributeAttioCloseLightfield
Overall rating4.14.13.7
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
4.0
4.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.5
4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
4.0
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.0
4.0
3.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.0
3.5

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

AttributeAttioCloseLightfield
Access & platform
Free plan Yes No No
Mobile app Yes Yes No
Desktop app– Yes–
Browser extension Yes No No
API access Yes Yes Yes
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO Yes No Yes
Connects to other apps Yes Yes Yes
Open source or self-hosted No No No
AI abilities
Works with your files– Yes Yes
Understands images–––
Makes images No No No
Makes video No No No
Writes code No No No
Runs agents or automations Yes Yes Yes
Learns your brand or style– No No
Works in many languages– No No
Capabilities score8/ 177/ 176/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

AttributeAttioCloseLightfield
Plans

Free

Free

Founders and tiny teams getting started.

Solo

$9/user/mo billed yearly, or $19 monthly

One person selling on their own.

StarterOur pick

$89/user/mo

A founder or small team getting started.

Plus

$35/seat/mo billed yearly, or $44 monthly

Small teams that need private lists and more email.

Essentials

$35/user/mo billed yearly, or $49 monthly

Small teams sharing leads.

Pro

$999/mo billed yearly

Small customer-facing teams.

ProOur pick

$79/seat/mo billed yearly, or $99 monthly

Sales teams that call, sequence and report.

GrowthOur pick

$99/user/mo billed yearly, or $109 monthly

Teams that want follow-ups and AI on autopilot.

Growth

$1,999/mo billed yearly

Companies scaling outbound sales.

Enterprise

Custom, billed yearly

Larger companies with security and admin needs.

Scale

$139/user/mo billed yearly, or $149 monthly

High-volume calling teams.

Enterprise

Custom

Larger companies with security and data needs.

Which plan to pickStart free: it's good enough for a founder or a team of three to run their contacts and deals. Plus suits a small team that just needs more room. Go Pro once you want call recording, sequences or proper reporting, and use the 14-day Pro trial to check it's worth it.Take the 14-day trial, which needs no card. Solo is a bargain if you sell alone and follow up by hand. Growth is where Close earns its price, because that's where automated follow-ups, the power dialer and Chloe in workflows start. Budget a little extra each month for call minutes.Try Starter free for 14 days and connect your real inbox and calendar, because the self-filling records are the whole point. Only move to Pro once you need sequences and more than 3 people. Extra capture seats cost $200 a month each, billed yearly.

Key features

AttributeAttioCloseLightfield
Standout features
  • Builds itself
  • Ask Attio
  • AI agents
  • Shape it your way
  • Workflows and sequences
  • Call Intelligence
  • Built-in calling and texting
  • Chloe AI agent
  • Power and predictive dialers
  • Email and text sequences
  • Two-way email sync
  • AI summaries
  • Records that update themselves
  • Meeting recorder
  • Ask your CRM
  • Follow-ups and sequences
  • Automations in your own words
  • Open to Claude

Pros and cons

AttributeAttioCloseLightfield
Pros
  • Fills itself in from email and calendar, so it stays up to date
  • A real free plan for up to 3 people
  • Flexible enough to track deals, investors, partners or hiring
  • Clean, quick interface that people actually like using
  • Official Claude connector
  • Calling, texting and email built in, with everything logged
  • Solo plan is one of the cheapest proper CRMs around
  • Chloe can call and qualify leads without hiring a rep
  • Fast to learn compared with Salesforce or HubSpot
  • Official MCP connector for Claude
  • Records really do fill themselves in from email and meetings
  • Built-in meeting recorder, so you don't need a separate notetaker
  • Ask questions about your pipeline and get answers from real conversations
  • API, MCP and CLI access on every record
  • Free migration from your old CRM on team plans
Cons
  • AI features run on credits, and heavy users need to buy more
  • Call recording and sequences only on Pro
  • The free and Plus plans cap how many emails you can send
  • The flexibility means some setup thinking before it fits
  • Calls and texts are billed on top of the plan
  • Automations and the power dialer need Growth, which is a big jump from Essentials
  • Chloe launched for US and Canadian numbers in English only
  • Less suited to marketing or businesses that rarely pick up the phone
  • Small and new: launched in November 2025, so the product is still changing fast
  • Starter caps you at 3 users and team plans start at $999 a month billed yearly
  • Built for B2B startups, so less suited to trades, shops or local services
  • Workspace credits for automations don't roll over at year end
  • Voice dialer is listed as coming soon

Who each one is for

AttributeAttioCloseLightfield
Best for
  • A CRM that fills itself in from email and calendar
  • Startups tracking customers, investors and partners in one place
  • Researching and scoring leads with AI
  • Teams that want to design their own CRM
  • Calling and texting leads straight from the CRM
  • Following up leads automatically by email and text
  • Having AI call and qualify new leads
  • Small inside sales teams and solo sellers
  • Founders doing their own sales who never update the CRM
  • Getting meeting notes and follow-ups written for you
  • Asking questions about your deals in your own words
  • Replacing a CRM, call recorder and outreach tool with one
You'll find it used by
  • Startups
  • Founders
  • Sales teams
  • Investors
  • Agencies
  • Small sales teams
  • Solo founders
  • Agencies
  • Inside sales reps
  • Startup founders
  • B2B sales teams
  • Account managers
  • Customer success teams

Questions people ask

Which is better, Attio, Close or Lightfield?

They tie on our overall rating (Attio 4.1/5, Close 4.1/5 and Lightfield 3.7/5). Attio is best for A CRM that fills itself in from email and calendar and startups tracking customers, investors and partners in one place. Close is best for calling and texting leads straight from the CRM and following up leads automatically by email and text. Lightfield is best for founders doing their own sales who never update the CRM and getting meeting notes and follow-ups written for you.

Which is cheaper, Attio, Close or Lightfield?

Attio: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $35/seat/mo. Close: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $9/user/mo. Lightfield: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $89/user/mo.

How we compare

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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