Reviewers largely like Clay for bringing scattered contacts into one place, adding notes and reminders, and making it easier to remember who to follow up with; many praise its clean design, intuitive feel, and flexible reconnect features. But the praise is tempered by recurring friction: intrusive permissions, long sync times, duplicate contacts, uneven desktop search and UI, rough or confusing AI behavior, and limited bulk editing, filtering, sharing, and data export. In short, people see a useful relationship manager with clear value, but one that still feels messy in key workflows.
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