Close vs lemlist

Two CRM tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	CloseClose	lemlistlempire
In one line	CRM with calling, SMS, and email sequences built in	Cold email and LinkedIn outreach sequences with a lead database
Starting price	From $35/person	From $55/mo
Six-person team	$210/mo	$55/mo
Plans	Solo $9/user/mo (1 user); Essentials $35/user/mo; Growth $99/user/mo; Scale $139/user/mo, billed annually (monthly $19/$49/$109/$149)	Email $55/mo billed yearly ($62 quarterly, $69 monthly) for 50,000 emails/mo with unlimited users and senders, no LinkedIn or calls; more volume: $71 yearly ($89 monthly) at 100,000, $127 ($159) at 200,000, $287 ($359) at 500,000, $527 ($659) at 1,000,000; Multichannel Expert $87/user/mo billed yearly ($109 monthly), 5 senders per user, LinkedIn, calls and SMS; Enterprise custom, billed yearly, 5-seat minimum; data add-ons: enrichment $16/mo yearly ($20 monthly) for 2,000 credits, intent signals $21/mo yearly ($29 monthly) for 100 signals; 14-day free trial (the help center says it covers Multichannel Expert only)
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Users	Per user	Unlimited on Email; per user on Multichannel
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	None in our catalog100+ listed by the vendor	Not looked up yet58+ listed by the vendor
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	None listed	Every plan
Support hours	Not published	Not published
Incidents posted	3 incidents posted on Close's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 3 marked major or critical by Close. Status page	Lempire has a public status page. Status page
Capterra score	4.7 / 5 from 164 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	4.5 / 5 from 75 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	20	5
Fit: Restaurant or café	10	5
Fit: Service business	80	55
Fit: Agency or studio	90	88
Fit: Trades or contractor	55	25
Fit: Online store	40	20
Why people pick it	Dialer and sequences included Fast, keyboard-friendly interface	Email plan covers unlimited users for one price Warm-up and lead database included
Where it falls short	Cheapest plan is one user only Overkill if you do not sell by phone	Email plan has no LinkedIn or calling Contact data costs extra credits
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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