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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (79.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $30.00 Per Month
Starting at $9.00 1 User Per Month
AWeber
Star Rating
(643)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (82.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $30.00 Per Month
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Star Rating
(1,976)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (79.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $9.00 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that AWeber excels in email marketing features, particularly with its "Building and Personalizing Emails" scoring 8.6, while Close shines in "Sending Outbound Emails" with a score of 9.3, indicating a stronger capability for direct outreach.
- Reviewers mention that AWeber's "Manage Email Lists" feature is rated at 8.5, which is competitive, but Close's "Manage Email Deliverability" at 9.0 suggests a more robust approach to ensuring emails reach their intended recipients.
- G2 users highlight that AWeber's entry-level price is free, making it accessible for small businesses, while Close's starting price of $49.00 may deter some users, despite its higher overall ratings.
- Users on G2 note that Close's "Quality of Support" is rated at 9.3, which is higher than AWeber's 8.8, indicating that users may find more reliable assistance when using Close.
- Reviewers say that AWeber's "Automated Email Responses" feature scores 8.7, which is decent, but Close's 8.8 in the same category suggests a slight edge in automation capabilities.
- Users report that AWeber has a strong focus on small businesses, with 82.7% of reviews coming from this segment, while Close also targets small businesses but with a slightly lower percentage of 77.6%, indicating AWeber's stronger alignment with this market.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWeber
Done For You
Starting at $30.00
Per Month
AWeber offers a done-for-you setup service that builds your email marketing system in 7 days, including emails, landing pages, automations, and integrations. The service also includes 30 days of unlimited edits after launch, allowing users to refine their setup while staying focused on running their business.
One-time $79 setup fee, then starting at $30/month for your email service.
- Send 12x subscriber max each month
- Unlimited email lists
- Unlimited email automations
Close
Solo
Starting at $9.00
1 User Per Month
Perfect for individuals organizing leads, managing pipelines, and keeping all sales communication in one place.
- Only 1 user allowed
- Up to 10,000 Leads
- Built-in email, calling, & SMS
Free Trial
AWeber
Free Trial is available
Close
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
544
9.1
1,731
Ease of Use
8.3
548
9.2
1,771
Ease of Setup
8.3
227
9.0
1,108
Ease of Admin
8.5
216
9.0
565
Quality of Support
8.8
499
9.3
1,548
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
211
9.3
560
Product Direction (% positive)
7.7
537
9.5
1,743
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
Not enough data
9.0
1349
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
1357
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
1382
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
1165
Not enough data
9.1
1305
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1122
Not enough data
8.3
1130
Not enough data
8.4
1161
Marketing Automation
Not enough data
8.7
1258
Not enough data
8.5
1217
Not enough data
9.2
1334
Not enough data
8.2
1132
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.7
1215
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1226
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1260
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1249
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
1198
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.7
1258
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1280
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
1141
Mobile & Social
Not enough data
8.2
1074
Not enough data
7.9
1096
Not enough data
8.2
1087
Platform
Not enough data
8.7
1195
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
1211
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
1197
Not enough data
8.5
1123
Not enough data
8.0
1070
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1097
Not enough data
9.1
1210
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
1115
Integration
Not enough data
8.8
1124
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
1126
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
1059
|
Verified
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - CRM
Not enough data
8.5
82
Not enough data
8.5
80
Not enough data
8.6
80
Not enough data
8.5
81
Not enough data
8.7
81
Not enough data
8.8
80
Not enough data
8.7
80
Email Marketing
8.5
401
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
426
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
368
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
418
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
419
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
413
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
403
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
69
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
7.8
183
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
397
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
13
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
8.2
146
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
26
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
31
|
Verified
Not enough data
Lead Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Facilitation
Not enough data
7.9
133
Not enough data
8.6
133
Not enough data
9.0
140
Not enough data
8.6
134
Organization
Not enough data
9.2
136
Not enough data
8.9
133
Not enough data
8.9
133
Performance Analysis
Not enough data
8.2
127
Not enough data
8.9
134
Sales Analysis
Not enough data
8.3
134
Not enough data
8.6
134
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
82
Not enough data
8.7
82
Agentic AI - AI Sales Assistant
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
9.8
8
Integrated Workflows
Not enough data
9.1
220
Not enough data
9.1
223
Not enough data
9.0
215
Not enough data
8.7
212
Not enough data
9.0
217
Not enough data
9.0
221
Not enough data
8.9
220
Repeatability and Reportability
Not enough data
8.6
215
Not enough data
8.9
215
Not enough data
8.9
205
Not enough data
8.3
203
Not enough data
7.8
201
AI and Automation
Not enough data
8.2
194
Not enough data
8.1
197
Not enough data
8.2
190
Not enough data
7.9
198
Not enough data
7.8
196
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.0
197
Agentic AI - Sales Engagement
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
8.3
31
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
8.9
32
Dialing Options
Not enough data
9.1
150
Not enough data
9.2
151
Not enough data
9.4
17
Agent Tools
Not enough data
8.6
146
Not enough data
8.8
142
Not enough data
9.4
147
Automation
Not enough data
8.9
141
Not enough data
8.5
142
Not enough data
8.6
142
Agentic AI - Auto Dialer
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
8.8
21
AI Capabilities - Auto Dialer
Not enough data
9.4
17
Not enough data
9.3
17
Not enough data
9.5
17
Campaigns
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Analytics
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
Optimization
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Push Notification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Templates
8.7
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
Edit
8.5
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
Logistics
8.9
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
13
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Template Builder
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Text Messaging
Not enough data
8.8
265
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
287
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
282
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
267
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
252
Not enough data
8.7
257
Not enough data
8.9
256
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
SMS Platform
Not enough data
9.0
280
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
276
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
263
|
Verified
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Platform Basics
8.9
19
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
9.1
18
Not enough data
Platform Data
9.2
19
Not enough data
9.2
20
Not enough data
9.4
20
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Testing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Channels
Not enough data
8.6
105
Not enough data
8.6
107
Not enough data
8.0
107
Design
Not enough data
8.5
109
Not enough data
7.9
106
Not enough data
8.9
107
Not enough data
8.9
106
Not enough data
9.0
103
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
103
Not enough data
8.8
102
Page Customization
9.4
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
17
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
Page Optimization
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
15
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
14
|
Verified
Not enough data
Integrations
8.6
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
16
|
Verified
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lead Monitoring
8.9
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Lead Capture
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Capture
8.4
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
19
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
Analytics
8.9
23
Not enough data
9.0
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
Customization
8.8
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
25
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
24
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
21
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
9.1
38
Not enough data
9.2
38
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
8.6
37
Not enough data
9.0
37
Generative AI
Not enough data
9.1
37
Workforce Management
Not enough data
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.1
37
Call Center Infrastructure (CCI)
Not enough data
9.8
9
Not enough data
9.6
9
Not enough data
9.8
10
Not enough data
9.8
9
Administrative
Not enough data
9.7
40
Not enough data
9.2
39
Agentic AI - Email Tracking
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
8.1
20
Not enough data
8.2
21
Analytics
Not enough data
8.6
488
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Customizations
Not enough data
9.0
496
Not enough data
9.2
496
Not enough data
8.8
521
Not enough data
8.6
477
Not enough data
9.2
519
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Sales Analytics
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.9
17
Not enough data
8.8
16
Not enough data
9.0
17
Not enough data
8.4
17
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
8.5
163
Not enough data
8.7
163
Not enough data
8.5
163
Not enough data
8.8
166
Not enough data
8.6
160
Predictive Analytics
Not enough data
8.6
160
Not enough data
8.7
160
Not enough data
8.3
155
Not enough data
8.4
158
Sales Management
Not enough data
9.1
161
Not enough data
8.3
157
Not enough data
8.8
156
Not enough data
9.2
161
Agentic AI - Outbound Call Tracking
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.4
24
Calling
Not enough data
9.2
664
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
645
Not enough data
9.3
659
Not enough data
8.9
30
Contacts
Not enough data
8.8
655
Not enough data
8.7
618
Not enough data
9.0
653
Insights
Not enough data
9.3
676
Not enough data
9.0
630
Not enough data
8.7
592
Not enough data
9.0
652
Not enough data
8.8
631
Not enough data
9.0
28
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWeber and Close share no categories
Unique Categories
AWeber is categorized as Email Marketing, Landing Page Builders, Lead Capture, Email Testing, Email Template Builder, and Push Notification
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWeber
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Close
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
20.0%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
8.6%
Internet
6.6%
Professional Training & Coaching
4.8%
Information Technology and Services
4.5%
Other
55.6%
Marketing and Advertising
15.1%
Computer Software
8.6%
Real Estate
8.2%
Financial Services
6.6%
Information Technology and Services
5.5%
Other
56.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
Are you planing to have a free plan
3 Comments
JW
AWeber has had a free plan for a year or so now.Read more
Is there any plannings to launch FREE forever plan?
3 Comments
JW
AWeber has had a free plan for a year or so now.Read more
How fast does close read the feedback provided?
1 Comment
SW
Hi Kamaldeep, thank you for providing feedback for the Close team! We're always working to improve our CRM and take customer feedback seriously. We see all...Read more
how do I integrate WhatsApp?
1 Comment
KS
You can use Zapier or use API's to link them manually.Read more
How long does it take to generate a new integration?
1 Comment
PE
Hey Camila, we do not have an integration with Apollo at this time. However, you can request one in this form on our website...Read more
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