The Sales Pro Stack
Five tools. About $250/mo per rep at monthly billing. Built to cover part of the work you might otherwise hire out.
By Carlos Gil · Updated · Prices checked on each vendor's official pricing page. Editorially reviewed from vendor documentation; BestStacked does not run hands-on tests of these tools.
The Lineup
Five Tools · One Workflow- 01.CloseThe CRM built for closers.Solo $19/user/mo ($9 billed annually)
- 02.LushaDirect dials, verified emails, on demand.Free / Starter $49.90/mo ($37.45 billed yearly)
- 03.FathomEvery call recorded, summarised, logged.Free / Premium $20/mo ($16 billed annually)
- 04.GetResponseWebinars and sequences in one tool.Starter $19/mo ($15.58 billed annually)
- 05.CalendlyBooking links that respect your calendar.Free / Standard $12/seat/mo ($10 billed yearly)
Why these five.
The best sales reps don't have more hours in the day — they have a tighter stack. Every tool in this kit removes a specific friction point that kills deal velocity: prospecting research, scheduling tag, note-taking, call follow-through, and nurture for the leads who said 'not now'. Strip those frictions out and the rep spends more of the day in conversations instead of admin. That's the entire pitch.
These five were selected because they map cleanly to the five stages of a sales week. Lusha owns prospecting. Close owns the outbound and the pipeline. Calendly owns the booking layer so prospects pick a time without fourteen back-and-forth emails. Fathom owns the recording and post-call work. GetResponse owns the long-tail nurture for prospects who weren't ready when you were. Together they form a closed sales loop that runs whether you're at your desk or not.
After thirty days running this stack, the rep should be able to point at a measurable lift in conversations-per-day and meetings-booked-per-conversation. If the dialer in Close, the data in Lusha, and the booker in Calendly are all working, those numbers move. If they don't, the problem isn't the tools — it's the script. Either way, the stack tells you the truth fast.
— Carlos Gil, Founder & Editor, The Best Network
Who this stack is for
You live in your CRM. You make calls, send emails, and book demos all day. Every minute spent on admin is a minute not spent selling — so you need tools that automate the busywork and surface the next best action.
This stack fits anyone whose week is measured in conversations and booked meetings: a founder doing founder-led sales, an account executive at a small company, or a two-to-five person sales team without a sales-ops hire. It is built so that the rep never re-types information. Set up Close and Calendly first, because a pipeline plus a booking link is already a working sales process. Add Fathom next so every call produces notes without effort, then Lusha when you start building lists of new accounts, and GetResponse last, once you have enough not-yet leads to justify a nurture sequence. Team leads should note two plan boundaries: Close's Power Dialer is on Growth, and Calendly's round-robin assignment is on Teams, so a team setup costs more per seat than a solo one.
What each tool does in the stack
Close CRM & Pipeline
The CRM built for closers. Built-in calling, SMS, email sequences, and pipeline management designed for speed, not admin work.
Key feature: Power dialer lets you call through your entire list without leaving the CRM.
Plan to start on: Growth ($109/user/mo, or $99 billed annually; includes the Power Dialer)
Lusha Prospecting & Contact Data
Verified B2B contact data so you always reach the right person. Pull emails and direct dials from LinkedIn in one click.
Key feature: CRM enrichment that auto-fills missing contact data for your existing leads.
Plan to start on: Starter ($49.90/mo)
Fathom Call Intelligence
AI records and summarizes every sales call. Extracts objections, next steps, and deal signals so you can focus on selling, not note-taking.
Key feature: CRM integration that logs call summaries and action items directly into your deal record.
Plan to start on: Premium ($20/mo)
GetResponse Email Outreach & Nurture
Email marketing with autoresponders, landing pages and automation workflows, plus built-in webinars on the Creator plan. Suits sales teams that nurture leads by email and run virtual demos.
Key feature: Unlimited automation workflows on Marketer; built-in webinar hosting for 100 attendees on Creator ($69/mo at 1,000 contacts).
Plan to start on: Marketer ($59/mo at 1,000 contacts, or $48.38 billed annually)
Calendly Scheduling
Eliminate the back-and-forth. Share your booking link and let prospects pick a time. Integrates with Zoom, Google Meet, and your CRM.
Key feature: Round-robin team scheduling that distributes meetings across your sales team.
Plan to start on: Standard ($12/mo); round-robin needs Teams ($20/seat/mo)
What you can build with this stack.
Three example workflows this tool combination can support.
100-call power day
Pull a 100-record list from Lusha, dial through it with Close's Power Dialer (Growth plan), and let Fathom record and summarise every conversation that connects. End the day with summaries in your CRM, not a notebook.
- Stack
- Close + Lusha + Fathom
- Est. time
- 1 working day
- Est. cost
- $179/mo
Booked-meeting routing
A cold sequence in Close ends every email with a Calendly link. On Calendly Teams ($20/seat/mo), round-robin assigns the meeting to the next rep and the booking lands in Close as an activity.
- Stack
- Lusha + Close + Calendly
- Est. time
- 2 hours setup
- Est. cost
- $179/mo
Closed-lost re-engagement
Closed-lost deals in Close trigger a six-month GetResponse drip. When the prospect re-engages, Fathom records the next call so the deal reopens with full context.
- Stack
- GetResponse + Close + Fathom
- Est. time
- 1 day setup
- Est. cost
- $188/mo
Implementation difficulty
Moderate-hard. Data hygiene and the integration layer are where this stack lives or dies.
What it replaces, and what it costs.
- SDR (loaded cost)
- Sales ops contractor
- Enterprise CRM + add-ons
- Data subscription
- Calendaring tools
- Close Growth$109/mo
- Lusha Starter$49.90/mo
- Fathom Premium$20/mo
- GetResponse Marketer$59/mo
- Calendly Standard$12/mo
- Total$250/mo
We don't print a team-cost total or a savings figure. Labour rates vary too much by market and seniority to state one honestly, and these tools support the roles on the left rather than replace every responsibility in them. To compare, price those roles at your own local rates and set them against the software total.
What each tool costs
Prices checked on each vendor's official pricing page. US dollars, before tax. The total uses monthly billing and ignores first-month or first-year promotions.
- CloseNo free planSolo $19/user/mo ($9 billed annually)Plan we would start on: Growth ($109/user/mo, or $99 billed annually; includes the Power Dialer)
- LushaFree plan availableFree / Starter $49.90/mo ($37.45 billed yearly)Plan we would start on: Starter ($49.90/mo)
- FathomFree plan availableFree / Premium $20/mo ($16 billed annually)Plan we would start on: Premium ($20/mo)
- GetResponseNo free planStarter $19/mo ($15.58 billed annually)Plan we would start on: Marketer ($59/mo at 1,000 contacts, or $48.38 billed annually)
- CalendlyFree plan availableFree / Standard $12/seat/mo ($10 billed yearly)Plan we would start on: Standard ($12/mo); round-robin needs Teams ($20/seat/mo)
- Estimated total: $38/mo (entry and free plans) to $250/mo per rep (plans we recommend, monthly billing)
Set it up in this order
Each step leaves you with something that works on its own, so you can stop after any step and still have a usable setup.
- 1
Close
Set up your pipeline stages and import contacts. Configure your first email sequence template.
- 2
Calendly
Create your booking link, set your availability, and embed the link in your email signature and Close templates.
- 3
Lusha
Install the browser extension and start enriching your contact list directly from LinkedIn.
- 4
Fathom
Connect Fathom to your calendar so every Zoom or Google Meet sales call is auto-recorded and summarized.
- 5
GetResponse
Build your nurture email sequence for cold leads — a 5-email series for prospects who weren't ready to buy.
Who should skip this stack?
If one of these sounds like you, a different Stack Pack will fit better.
Marketers running ad campaigns and social media at scale.
See The Digital Marketer StackCreators who are building an audience, not selling 1:1.
See The Creator Stack
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does the Sales Pro Stack cost per rep?
About $250/mo per rep on the plans we recommend at monthly billing: Close Growth $109, Lusha Starter $49.90, Fathom Premium $20, GetResponse Marketer $59 at 1,000 contacts and Calendly Standard $12. Using Close Solo, free Lusha, Fathom and Calendly plans and GetResponse Starter brings it to about $38/mo. Prices were checked on October 19, 2026.
Which Close plan includes the Power Dialer?
Close's pricing page lists the Power Dialer among Growth's features ($109/user/mo, or $99 billed annually). Solo ($19) and Essentials ($49) cost less, so reps who mostly email can start lower.
Do I need GetResponse if Close sends email sequences?
Not at first. Close handles 1:1 sequences well. GetResponse is for broadcast nurture to a larger list of leads who are not ready to talk, plus landing pages and webinars on its Creator plan. Add it when that list exists.
Does GetResponse have a free plan?
Its pricing page currently shows paid plans with a free trial, starting at Starter for $19/mo ($15.58/mo billed annually). We no longer list it as having a free plan.
Is Fathom's free plan enough?
For a single rep testing it, often yes. Premium ($20/mo, or $16/mo billed annually) is the paid plan for individuals; Fathom's Team and Business plans require at least two users.
Sources
Official sources and verification dates
Every product, price and audit fact on this page comes from the vendor's own website or the audit announcement it links to. Competitor facts never come from another vendor's comparison page. Prices are in US dollars unless marked, exclude tax, and can vary by country and promotion.
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