G2 Vendor Directory

Sideline vs. Close

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSideline

by Pinger

Close

by Close

Overall rating4.54.7
Review count112,124
Ease of use9.49.4
Ease of setup9.19.2
Quality of support8.39.4
Meets requirements9.19.2
NPS63.63636483.365019
Small Business100.0%79.4%
Mid-Market0.0%19.9%
Enterprise0.0%0.7%
Total page views895,266
Total LLM citations40739,467

Sideline

Sideline is an app that puts a reliable 2nd number on the phone you already have.

Pros

  • Helpful
  • Customer Support

Close

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.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Helpful
  • Features
  • Simple
  • Intuitive
  • Efficiency