# How Close uses PartnerStack

**50 hours**: “PartnerStack saves us upwards of 50 hours a quarter”

As published on [partnerstack.com](https://partnerstack.com/customers/close), March 2025. Captured by usedby on 2026-11-13.

- Company: [Close](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/close.md)
- Tool: [PartnerStack](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/partnerstack.md)
- Industry: [Sales Tech & CRM](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/industry/sales-tech-crm.md)
- Teams: Partnerships, Finance

## The use case: how Close deploys PartnerStack

Close uses PartnerStack to run its partner program payouts. Commissions that were previously audited quarterly and paid by physical cheque are now paid automatically on a monthly basis.

Summary written by usedby from the source page, in English. The figures are those of PartnerStack and Close, not ours.

> Commissions associated with the partner program became a systemic monthly automatic payment. Close's biggest challenge was solved and the time back allowed the team to get more creative and proactive in the process.

- **18%**: “How Close acquired 18% of customers through partnerships”

> PartnerStack saves us upwards of 50 hours a quarter, and lets us be more creative and proactive. Their team introduces us to new partners and helps us strategize how to grow our program. It's been a complete game-changer.
>
> James Urie, Senior Partnerships Manager

Source: [partnerstack.com](https://partnerstack.com/customers/close), captured 2026-11-13.

## PartnerStack users in Sales Tech & CRM

- [Apollo.io](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/apolloio.md) — Confirmed
- [Freshworks](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/freshworks.md) — Confirmed
- [Genesys](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/genesys.md) — Confirmed
- [Pipedrive](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/pipedrive.md) — Confirmed
- [lemlist](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/lemlist.md) — Confirmed
- [Gorgias](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/gorgias.md) — Observed

## What usedby checked

We compared the story with its live page on 2026-11-13.

- Checked: the figure 50 hours is printed word for word on the page, near the name of Close.
- Checked: the passage quoted above is copied word for word from the page, near the name of Close.
- Checked: the publication date is read from the page’s own metadata, never guessed.
- Checked: Close uses PartnerStack. Confirmed line. Latest check across sources: 2026-11-13.
- Not checked: the result itself. We quote it; we did not measure it.

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Source: https://www.usedby.ai/case-studies/close-partnerstack · How we check: https://www.usedby.ai/methodology