CRM & Sales · head to head
Cloze vs People.ai
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Cloze four paid tiers run from $17 to $42 per user per month, and each withholds a different set of features rather than simply adding capacity; People.ai pricing per user adds up quickly for large sales teams
- They diverge on capability: Cloze covers Communication history, People.ai covers Activity capture.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cloze and People.ai actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price ($50/month), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Cloze
- Communication history
- Relationship insights
- Task management
- Integration aggregation
- Gmail
- Outlook
Only in People.ai
- Activity capture
- Deal intelligence
- AI coaching
- Revenue analytics
- Salesforce
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Slack
- Zoom
Both cover
- Contact management
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cloze
- CRM that builds contact records automatically from email and calendarnot People.ai
- Tracking relationships and follow ups without manual data entrynot People.ai
People.ai
- Customer Successnot Cloze
- Ai Intelligencenot Cloze
- Activity Capturenot Cloze
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Cloze
- Four paid tiers run from $17 to $42 per user per month, and each withholds a different set of features rather than simply adding capacity
- Campaign automation, marketing mail and generative AI require the Business Platinum plan at $42 per user per month
- Lead routing, sub team hierarchies and enterprise controls are Platinum only
- Even the Business Gold plan at $29 per user excludes the matching engine and lead capture
- The concierge service is an add on at $20 per user per month with a $500 monthly minimum
- Every published rate assumes annual billing
People.ai
- Pricing per user adds up quickly for large sales teams
- Setup requires deep CRM configuration and change management
- Activity capture can generate noise without proper filtering and customization
- Forecasting accuracy depends on data quality and proper configuration
Pricing, plan by plan
Cloze
$50/month- Professional$50/month
- Contact management
- Communication history
- Insights
- Team$100/month
- Everything in Professional
- Team collaboration
- Advanced analytics
People.ai
$50/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the People.ai review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Cloze if
- You need communication history.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want relationship insights.
Questions people ask
- Is Cloze or People.ai better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cloze starts at $50/month and People.ai at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cloze or People.ai?
- Cloze starts at $50/month and People.ai at $50/month.
- Does Cloze or People.ai run on more platforms?
- Cloze runs on Web, Ios, Android. People.ai runs on Web.
- What is Cloze best used for?
- Cloze is most often used for crm that builds contact records automatically from email and calendar, tracking relationships and follow ups without manual data entry. Of those, crm that builds contact records automatically from email and calendar and tracking relationships and follow ups without manual data entry are not what People.ai is typically brought in for.
- What can Cloze do that People.ai cannot?
- Cloze covers Communication history, Relationship insights, Task management, Integration aggregation. People.ai covers Activity capture, Deal intelligence, AI coaching, Revenue analytics. Both handle Contact management, Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
People.ai: What is People.ai's core functionality?
People.ai automates activity capture from emails, calls, and meetings, then uses AI to provide pipeline visibility, forecasting insights, and engagement analytics.
SourcePeople.ai: What is the starting price for People.ai?
People.ai pricing starts at 50 USD per user per month, with free PeopleGlass tier available for Salesforce users.
SourceRelated pages
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