Close vs Outreach

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

The short answer

Outreach is the stronger AI pick in Sales Engagement: it has a visibility score of 55.1 versus 2.8 for Close, and ranks ahead in 75% of the answers that name both.

Choose Close if…

AI answers describe it more positively (52% vs 28% positive)
You need GDPR or CCPA coverage
Best for high-velocity and outbound sales teams
Straightforward, predictable per-seat pricing

Choose Outreach if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (55.1 vs 2.8)
You need ISO 27001 or ISO 27701 or ISO 42001 or HIPAA or CSA STAR coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)
Enterprise-grade, mature task-driven sequencing platform

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Close	Outreach
Visibility score	2.8%	55.1%
Change vs last week	down−0.6%	down−20.3%
Rank in Sales Engagement	#26	#2
Share of voice	1%	10.1%
Mentions this run	6	61
Positive in AI answers	52%	28%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Close −0.5pp · Outreach −20.300000000000004pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Outreach leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

1.9%

58.9%

AI Mode

3.9%

63%

Perplexity

2.6%

43.5%

CloseOutreach

Head to head in AI answers

4 engine answers name both brands

1Close ranked higher

3Outreach ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Close	Outreach
How do companies run outbound sales sequences without a dedicated tool?	ChatGPT	#9	#1
What are the best Sales Engagement tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#9	#1
Which sales engagement platform has transparent pricing?	AI Mode	#3	#2
Which Sales Engagement tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#9	#14

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Close	Outreach
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	$19 per seat / mo	Contact sales
Free plan	No · 14-day trial	No
Deployment	Cloud (SaaS)	—
Integrations	100+	—
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, HIPAA, CSA STAR
Support	Knowledge base, Email support	Plus support included with Amplify Core, Managed services included with Amplify Pro, Technical account management and enterprise support, Professional services packages for onboarding
Founded	2013	2014
Headquarters	Austin, Texas, United States	Seattle, Washington
Employees	51–200	501–1,000
Funding	Angel	Series G · $489M raised
Best for	Founders, small businesses and sales teams that sell through calls, email and SMS	Revenue teams, from SDRs and account executives to sales managers, RevOps and customer success, that want prospecting, deal management, coaching and forecasting in one platform.