Close vs Mixmax

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Mixmax is the stronger AI pick in Sales Engagement: it has a visibility score of 8.5 versus 2.8 for Close, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Close if…

You want a lower entry price ($19 vs $29)
You need more native integrations (100+ vs 40+)
AI answers describe it more positively (52% vs 33% positive)
You need CCPA coverage

Choose Mixmax if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (8.5 vs 2.8)
You want a free plan to start
You need SOC 3 or CPRA or HIPAA (BAA available) or Google verified for OAuth and API security coverage
Usage-based pricing suits your budget better than per seat

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Close	Mixmax
Visibility score	2.8%	8.5%
Change vs last week	down−0.6%	up+0.1%
Rank in Sales Engagement	#26	#11
Share of voice	1%	2.5%
Mentions this run	6	17
Positive in AI answers	52%	33%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Close −0.5pp · Mixmax +0.09999999999999964pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Mixmax leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

1.9%

10.2%

AI Mode

3.9%

3.7%

Perplexity

2.6%

11.5%

CloseMixmax

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Close ranked higher

1Mixmax ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Close	Mixmax
Which Sales Engagement tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#9	#8

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Close	Mixmax
Pricing model	Per seat	Usage-based
Entry price	$19 per seat / mo	Free; paid from $29 / mo
Free plan	No · 14-day trial	Yes
Deployment	Cloud (SaaS)	Chrome extension inside Gmail, with Outlook support and a web app
Integrations	100+	40+
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA	SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, GDPR, CPRA, HIPAA (BAA available), Google verified for OAuth and API security
Support	Knowledge base, Email support	Live chat with the Mixmax team, Sales contact for larger teams
Founded	2013	2014
Headquarters	Austin, Texas, United States	San Francisco, CA
Employees	51–200	51–200
Funding	Angel	Series A
Best for	Founders, small businesses and sales teams that sell through calls, email and SMS	Individual sellers, founders, consultants and teams that do outbound outreach and want to work from Gmail, from solo users to larger sales teams