CRM & Sales · head to head
Cloze vs Play.ht
The short version
- Only Play.ht has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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; Play.ht the vendor's own pricing FAQ as captured by the Internet Archive on 20 January 2022 states words do not roll over between subscription cycles and reset each renewal, that payments already made are non-refundable, and that running out of words requires a separate one-time purchase; no dollar figures appear in this capture but the mechanism is stated plainly by the vendor
- They diverge on capability: Cloze covers Contact management, Play.ht covers 900+ voices.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cloze and Play.ht actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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
- Contact management
- Communication history
- Relationship insights
- Task management
- Integration aggregation
- Gmail
- Outlook
Only in Play.ht
- 900+ voices
- 142 languages
- Voice cloning
- Real-time streaming
- API access
- WordPress plugin
- Podcast hosting
- Api support
Both cover
- 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 Play.ht
- Tracking relationships and follow ups without manual data entrynot Play.ht
Play.ht
- ai tools managementnot Cloze
- Workflow automationnot Cloze
- Reportingnot 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
Play.ht
- The vendor's own pricing FAQ as captured by the Internet Archive on 20 January 2022 states words do not roll over between subscription cycles and reset each renewal, that payments already made are non-refundable, and that running out of words requires a separate one-time purchase; no dollar figures appear in this capture but the mechanism is stated plainly by the vendor
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
Play.ht
Free- FreeFree
- 2,500 words/month
- Standard voices
- Creator$31/month
- Unlimited words
- Voice cloning
- Pro$99/month
- Commercial license
- API access
Which should you pick?
Choose Cloze if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want communication history.
Choose Play.ht if
- You need 900+ voices.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want 142 languages.
Questions people ask
- Is Cloze or Play.ht better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cloze starts at $50/month and Play.ht at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cloze or Play.ht?
- Play.ht has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $50/month for Cloze and Free for Play.ht.
- Does Cloze or Play.ht run on more platforms?
- Cloze runs on Web, Ios, Android. Play.ht runs on Web, Api.
- Can I use Play.ht for free?
- Yes. Play.ht has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Cloze starts at $50/month.
- 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 Play.ht is typically brought in for.
- What can Cloze do that Play.ht cannot?
- Cloze covers Contact management, Communication history, Relationship insights, Task management. Play.ht covers 900+ voices, 142 languages, Voice cloning, Real-time streaming. Both handle Web support.
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