# Close alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

GTM AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 206 of the 216 answers in the 1 category where Close holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://gtm-ai-index.com/vendors/close/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- HubSpot CRM: 51
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: 45
- Pipedrive: 13
- Zoho CRM: 12
- HubSpot Sales Hub: 10
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: 9

## CRM

**Small business**: 70 of 72 answers did not name Close.

- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 30 of those 70
- Pipedrive: first choice in 13 of those 70
- Salesflare: first choice in 6 of those 70
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Less Annoying CRM: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 64 of 72 answers did not name Close (Close is #10 of 11 at 0%).

- HubSpot CRM: first choice in 21 of those 64
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Bigin by Zoho: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Coevera: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Less Annoying CRM: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Dynamics 365: first choice in 1 of those 64

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Close.

- Salesforce Sales Cloud: first choice in 37 of those 72
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales: first choice in 9 of those 72
- Creatio: first choice in 2 of those 72
- HubSpot Sales Hub: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Zoho CRM: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Conduyt: first choice in 1 of those 72
- GoHighLevel: first choice in 1 of those 72
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement: first choice in 1 of those 72

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