# Close

Close is a sales CRM that combines calling, email, SMS, pipeline management, workflows and reporting in one platform. It includes Chloe, a built-in AI sales agent that can call leads, qualify prospects, book meetings and update CRM records. It is aimed at small businesses and sales teams that sell through conversations.

Page: https://slateindex.ai/brand/close · data of 2026-11-03

## Facts

- Founded: 2013
- Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States
- Employees: 51–200
- Company type: Private, bootstrapped
- Latest funding: Angel
- Deployment: Cloud (SaaS)
- Best for: Founders, small businesses and sales teams that sell through calls, email and SMS
- Compliance: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA

## Products

- Close CRM: Sales CRM with built-in calling, email, SMS, pipelines, workflows and reporting.
- Chloe: AI sales agent and assistant built into Close that calls, qualifies, books meetings and updates records.
- Agents: AI agents, including a live Voice Agent, that run assigned sales jobs and log work in Close.
- Call Assistant: Add-on that records, transcribes and summarizes calls.
- Close MCP server: Connects AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT to Close data.

## Rankings

| Category | Rank | Visibility | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRM | 10 of 39 | 7.3 | 11 |
| Sales Engagement | 26 of 59 | 2.8 | 6 |

## By engine

| Engine | Visibility | Mention rate |
|---|---|---|
| chatgpt | 8.5 | 16.7% |
| google_ai_mode | 4.1 | 7.4% |
| perplexity | 9.3 | 18.5% |

## Definitions

- Visibility (0–100): how often and how high AI answers name the brand, weighted by position.
- Mention rate: share of collected AI answers that name the brand.
- Share of voice: the brand's mentions as a share of all brand mentions in the category.
- Citation authority: share of answers naming the brand that cite the brand's own site.

Cite as: SlateIndex, “Close AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/close, data of 2026-11-03. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).