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Side-by-side comparison · Sales & Customer Support

Close vs Lusha vs Yoodli

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

Close

4.1

From $9/user/mo

Lusha

3.7

From From $37.45/mo

Yoodli

4.1

From $8/mo

Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.

At a glance

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: Sales reps, recruiters and founders who need someone's email or phone number quickly while browsing LinkedIn.

Pick it if: Professionals, founders and sales teams who want to practise pitches, presentations and hard conversations out loud.

Overview

AttributeCloseLushaYoodli
In one lineSales CRM with calling, texting and email built in, plus an AI agent that calls leads.Finds business emails and phone numbers for the people you want to sell to.AI speaking coach: role-play pitches and hard conversations and get feedback on delivery.
Pricing modelPaidFreemiumFreemium
Starting price$9/user/moFrom $37.45/mo$8/mo
Free plan No Yes Yes
Works with Claude Code Yes Yes No

Rating breakdown

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

AttributeCloseLushaYoodli
Overall rating4.13.74.1
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.
4.0
4.5
4.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.
4.5
3.5
4.0
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.
4.0
3.0
4.0
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.
4.0
3.5
4.0
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.

AttributeCloseLushaYoodli
Access & platform
Free plan No Yes Yes
Mobile app Yes––
Desktop app Yes––
Browser extension No Yes–
API access Yes Yes–
Teams & business
Team workspace Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise plan or SSO No Yes 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––
Learns your brand or style No––
Works in many languages No– Yes
Capabilities score7/ 176/ 176/ 17

Pricing

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

AttributeCloseLushaYoodli
Plans

Solo

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

One person selling on their own.

Free

Free

Trying it, or finding the odd contact.

Starter

Free

Trying it once or twice.

Essentials

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

Small teams sharing leads.

StarterOur pick

From $37.45/mo billed yearly

One person prospecting regularly.

ProOur pick

$8/mo billed yearly

Individuals practising most weeks.

GrowthOur pick

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

Teams that want follow-ups and AI on autopilot.

Pro

From $52.45/mo billed yearly

Small teams that want the API and signals.

Advanced

$20/mo billed yearly

Heavy individual users who want privacy.

Scale

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

High-volume calling teams.

Premium

From $299.95/mo billed yearly

Sales teams sharing credits.

Business

Custom per seat, billed yearly

Sales and training teams.

Scale

Custom

Large organisations.

Enterprise

Custom

Very large organisations.

Which plan to pickTake 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.Use the free plan to check the data covers your market before paying. Starter suits one rep who mainly needs emails; if you need lots of phone numbers, work out the credits first, since each one costs 5. Yearly credits are given upfront and reset at the end of the year, while monthly plans roll unused credits over.Individuals should take Pro on the yearly plan; it is cheap and ten sessions a week is plenty. Teams wanting their own sales scenarios need Business.

Key features

AttributeCloseLushaYoodli
Standout features
  • Built-in calling and texting
  • Chloe AI agent
  • Power and predictive dialers
  • Email and text sequences
  • Two-way email sync
  • AI summaries
  • Chrome extension
  • Prospecting search
  • Lookalikes and AI recommendations
  • Bulk enrichment
  • Buying signals
  • API and MCP
  • AI role-plays
  • Delivery feedback
  • Upload real recordings
  • Custom rubrics
  • Manager dashboards

Pros and cons

AttributeCloseLushaYoodli
Pros
  • 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
  • Very quick to use from LinkedIn with the Chrome extension
  • Free plan to test the data
  • Phone numbers are a strength for many users
  • Monthly plans roll unused credits over
  • Lists GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2 and ISO 27701 compliance
  • Very easy to start: just talk
  • Cheap personal plans
  • Covers pitches, interviews and hard conversations, not only sales
  • Feedback on real recordings, not just practice
Cons
  • 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
  • Overlaps Apollo, which gives more for the money
  • Phone numbers cost 5 credits each, so credits go fast
  • Mixed data accuracy, with out-of-date contacts after job changes
  • Very low Trustpilot score, and Italy's privacy regulator opened an investigation in 2025
  • Yearly plans reset unused credits at the end of the year
  • Free plan is only five sessions in total
  • Delivery feedback is general unless you build custom rubrics
  • Team pricing is not public

Who each one is for

AttributeCloseLushaYoodli
Best for
  • 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
  • Getting a prospect's phone number from LinkedIn
  • Filling in missing emails and phones in your CRM
  • Building small, targeted lead lists
  • Recruiters reaching candidates directly
  • Rehearsing a pitch or presentation
  • Cutting filler words and rambling
  • Practising tough conversations
  • Sales and onboarding role-plays for teams
You'll find it used by
  • Small sales teams
  • Solo founders
  • Agencies
  • Inside sales reps
  • Sales reps
  • Recruiters
  • Founders
  • Account managers
  • Sales teams
  • Founders
  • Job seekers
  • Managers
  • Learning and development teams

Questions people ask

Which is better, Close, Lusha or Yoodli?

They tie on our overall rating (Close 4.1/5, Lusha 3.7/5 and Yoodli 4.1/5). Close is best for calling and texting leads straight from the CRM and following up leads automatically by email and text. Lusha is best for getting a prospect's phone number from LinkedIn and filling in missing emails and phones in your CRM. Yoodli is best for rehearsing a pitch or presentation and cutting filler words and rambling.

Which is cheaper, Close, Lusha or Yoodli?

Close: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $9/user/mo. Lusha: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at From $37.45/mo. Yoodli: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $8/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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