Less Annoying CRM vs. Close

A CRM without all the nonsense. Less Annoying CRM is for you if you’ve ever wished you could attach a to-do list to a contact, keep all your notes and emails for a client in one place, or just get a simple nudge so a follow-up never slips through the cracks again We built Less Annoying CRM in 2009 for the thousands of independent consultants, agents, and small business owners who are hitting the limits of their spreadsheets, but nowhere near needing the complexity of big CRMs.

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.