Sales engagement platforms · September 2026 Edition
Salesloft vs Instantly
Six of twelve models named Salesloft first on the direct prompt; zero named Instantly. Salesloft was named by twelve of the twelve models and Instantly by nine and Salesloft carries 64 labels and Instantly 15, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Atlanta, United States, founded 2011. Named in thirteen categories this edition.
founded 2019. Named in five categories this edition.
First-choice share35%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate25%20%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#6A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels6415A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Salesloft reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Apollo.io was named alongside these two in ten of the twelve direct answers. Salesloft vs Apollo.io · Salesloft vs Outreach · Salesloft vs HubSpot Sales Hub
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the sales engagement platforms page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
SalesloftFirst choices, of twelve modelsInstantly
Direct60
Paraphrase60
Comparative301 against Instantly
Budget-constrained015 against Salesloft
Scale-constrained50
Negative0111 against Salesloft · 2 against Instantly
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
Every model, every framing
The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Salesloft and Instantly stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | | | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |
Salesloft Instantly first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Salesloft on the left and Instantly on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Salesloft and Instantly stood in it.
Salesloft first, Instantly not the choice
6 of 12 modelsInstantly was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.GPT-5.4 miniSalesloft alternatives: HubSpot Sales Hub, Outreach
Gemini 3.5 FlashSalesloft alternatives: Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub
Perplexity SonarSalesloft alternatives: Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub, Outreach
Grok 4.1 FastSalesloft alternatives: Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub
Llama 4 MaverickApollo.io, Outreach, Salesloft
Qwen 3.7 FlashSalesloft alternatives: HubSpot Sales Hub, Klenty, Outreach
Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5no first choice alternatives: Apollo.io, HubSpot Sales Hub, Outreach, Salesloft
Mistral SmallApollo.io alternatives: Outreach, Salesloft
DeepSeek V4 FlashApollo.io alternatives: Groove, HubSpot Sales Hub, Salesloft
Kimi K2Apollo.io alternatives: Outreach, Salesloft
GLM 4.7 FlashXApollo.io alternatives: Salesloft
MiniMax M2.5Outreach alternatives: Apollo.io, Salesloft
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Instantly leads by two points.
Instantly2%#8 of 13Salesloft0%#12 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Salesloft leads at mid-market.
Salesloft35%#1 of 10Instantly2%#6 of 10Enterprise
Salesloft leads by twenty-seven points.
Salesloft27%#2 of 7Instantly0%#– of 7What the models said about Salesloft
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Avoid if: Cold email/calling heavy, regulated industry (security concerns), or budget-sensitive (hidden fees stack up).” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid enterprise options: Outreach/Salesloft (~$100-150/user/mo) are overkill and pricey” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · hard negative
“Overpriced for what you get; operational headaches outweigh benefits for most teams.” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Salesloft — Outreach's closest rival; strong deliverability + AI task prioritization (Rhythm)... Strong for structured outbound with 50+ reps.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Salesloft | Enterprise SDR + AE motion | ~$125-165/user/month | Deep forecasting, conversation intelligence, strong G2 rating (4.5/5)” Kimi K2 · scale prompt · first choice
“The best sales engagement platform for a mid-market B2B company is likely to be Salesloft, Apollo, or Outreach.” Llama 4 Maverick · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about Instantly
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“Instantly.ai (CAUTION — account bans & reseller risk)” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“they lack deep CRM orchestration or enterprise telephony” Gemini 3.5 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“Klenty/Reply.io/Lemlist/Instantly for SMB/mid-market (better value, multichannel, ~$40-60/user/mo)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
“🥇 Best Overall: Instantly.ai ($30/month) - Exceptional value for pure email campaigns” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Consider: Modern alternatives focused on deliverability stability and flexible pricing, such as Instantly, Smartlead” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · alternative
Also compared
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.