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Attio vs Close vs ZoomInfo

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

ZoomInfo

3.6

Free to start

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: Mid-size and large B2B sales and marketing teams with a budget for premium contact data.

Overview

AttributeAttioCloseZoomInfo
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.Huge B2B contact database with an AI Copilot that tells your sales reps who to call next.
Pricing modelFreemiumPaidPaid
Starting price$35/seat/mo$9/user/moSee website
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.

AttributeAttioCloseZoomInfo
Overall rating4.14.13.6
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
4.0
3.0
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
4.5
5.0
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
2.0
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.
4.0
4.0
4.0

Feature comparison

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

AttributeAttioCloseZoomInfo
Access & platform
Free plan Yes No No
Mobile app Yes Yes Yes
Desktop app– Yes–
Browser extension Yes No Yes
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–
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–
Works in many languages– No–
Capabilities score8/ 177/ 177/ 17

Pricing

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

AttributeAttioCloseZoomInfo
Plans

Free

Free

Founders and tiny teams getting started.

Solo

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

One person selling on their own.

Professional

Custom quote, yearly contract

Sales teams that mainly need contact data.

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.

Copilot AdvancedOur pick

Custom quote, yearly contract

Teams that want AI to tell them who to call.

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.

Copilot Enterprise

Custom quote, yearly contract

Large sales organisations.

Enterprise

Custom, billed yearly

Larger companies with security and admin needs.

Scale

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

High-volume calling teams.

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.Ask for a trial first and check the data covers your market, especially outside the US. Copilot Advanced is where the AI and buying signals come in, which is most of the reason to pay ZoomInfo prices. Negotiate the renewal terms before you sign, and if your budget is under five figures, look at Apollo instead.

Key features

AttributeAttioCloseZoomInfo
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
  • Company and contact search
  • ZoomInfo Copilot
  • Buying signals
  • CRM enrichment
  • Chrome extension
  • Claude connector

Pros and cons

AttributeAttioCloseZoomInfo
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
  • Some of the deepest and most accurate B2B data, especially in the US
  • Buying signals show who is in the market right now
  • Copilot turns the data into ranked accounts and talking points
  • Native connector in Claude and other AI apps
  • Connects to every major CRM
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
  • No public pricing, and real contracts often run $30,000 a year or more
  • Yearly contracts only, with frequent complaints about renewals
  • Weaker data outside North America
  • Credits limit how many contacts you can export
  • Lots of features to learn before it pays off

Who each one is for

AttributeAttioCloseZoomInfo
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
  • Large B2B sales teams prospecting every day
  • Finding direct dials and mobile numbers for decision makers
  • Spotting companies that are ready to buy
  • Keeping a big CRM's data clean and up to date
You'll find it used by
  • Startups
  • Founders
  • Sales teams
  • Investors
  • Agencies
  • Small sales teams
  • Solo founders
  • Agencies
  • Inside sales reps
  • Sales teams
  • Marketing teams
  • RevOps
  • Recruiters

Questions people ask

Which is better, Attio, Close or ZoomInfo?

They tie on our overall rating (Attio 4.1/5, Close 4.1/5 and ZoomInfo 3.6/5). 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. ZoomInfo is best for Large B2B sales teams prospecting every day and finding direct dials and mobile numbers for decision makers.

Which is cheaper, Attio, Close or ZoomInfo?

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. ZoomInfo: Pricing isn't published; check the vendor's site for a quote.

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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