Artisan vs. Close

Artisan is the AI-first platform for outbound sales, powered by Ava, the autonomous AI BDR. Fast-growing startups and enterprise revenue teams use Ava to scale pipeline without scaling headcount. You own the strategy and the guardrails. Ava owns the execution. She searches 250M+ verified B2B contacts, enriches every prospect with 22+ data sources, and prioritizes leads using intent signals like funding rounds and leadership hires. She writes and sends personalized outreach, tests dozens of message variants per campaign, and shifts volume toward what's working.

Close is a sales CRM with built-in calling, SMS, email, automation, and AI, designed for founders, startups, agencies, and growing sales teams. The platform helps businesses manage leads, communicate with prospects, track opportunities, and automate follow-up from a single system. Close is commonly used by teams that want their CRM to support sales execution, not just store customer data. Users can call, email, text, manage pipelines, assign tasks, create workflows, run outreach sequences, and track sales activity directly inside the platform.