Pomo vs. Close
Close's calling lives in its own CRM; Pomo's lives in the CRM you already run.
A genuinely good sales CRM with the strongest native calling in its class: power and predictive dialing, recording, AI summaries, email and SMS sequences, a self-serve trial, and a low entry price.
Most teams don't want a new CRM. Keep yours; Pomo adds live coaching, scorecards, and a deliberate queue.
Feature by feature
Close: $9 to $139/user/mo billed annually plus calling usage, dialers on upper tiers. Pomo: one plan, quoted in writing on the setup call.
| Pomo | Close | |
|---|---|---|
| During the call | ||
| Live in-call AI coachingClose's live coaching is human listen, whisper, and barge (Scale tier) | ✓ | × |
| After the call | ||
| Scorecards graded against your rubricNotetaker writes transcripts and summaries; nothing grades against a rubric | ✓ | × |
| Call recording and transcription | ✓ | ✓ |
| Queue & routing | ||
| Deliberate queue (nothing auto-queued)Close's dialers auto-queue from lists | ✓ | × |
| Inbound callbacks routed to the lead ownerInbound routing exists; owner-on-cell routing isn't documented | ✓ | ◐ |
| Parallel dialingPredictive multi-line dialing on Scale | × | ✓ |
| Setup & pricing | ||
| Works inside the CRM you already runClose is the CRM; using its calling means migrating | ✓ | × |
| White-glove setup | ✓ | × |
| Email and SMS sequences | × | ✓ |
| Full CRM includedBy design: Pomo plugs into the CRM you run | × | ✓ |
| Self-serve free trialPomo onboards white-glove instead | × | ✓ |
| Pricing | One plan, quoted on the setup call | $9 to $139/user/mo annual + calling usage |
Questions
Who should pick Close?+
Teams shopping for a new CRM where calling matters: mature product, honest pricing, dialing built in. Pomo fits teams keeping the CRM they have.
We already use Close. Does Pomo add anything?+
Yes. Close records and summarizes; it doesn't grade. Pomo adds live coaching during calls and rubric scorecards after, connected during white-glove setup.
Is Pomo's live coaching the same as Close's?+
No. Close's is a human listening, whispering, or barging in. Pomo's is AI on every call: live transcript, suggested lines, objective tracking.
Deciding between Pomo and Close?
Bring your CRM to the setup call. We'll map it live, you make a coached call, and you'll know the same day whether this fits.