Sales engagement platforms · September 2026 Edition
Salesloft vs Outreach
Six of twelve models named Salesloft first on the direct prompt; two named Outreach. Both were named by all twelve models and Salesloft carries 64 labels and Outreach 62, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Atlanta, United States, founded 2011. Named in thirteen categories this edition.
By Outreach Corporation, Seattle, United States, founded 2013. Named in eleven categories this edition.
First-choice share35%15%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate25%31%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels6462A 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 · Apollo.io vs Outreach
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 modelsOutreach
Direct624 against Outreach
Paraphrase611 against Outreach
Comparative36
Budget-constrained005 against Salesloft · 5 against Outreach
Scale-constrained54
Negative0011 against Salesloft · 9 against Outreach
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.
The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Salesloft and Outreach stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 12 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Llama 4 MaverickApollo.io, Outreach, Salesloft
Salesloft first, Outreach an alternative
5 of 12 modelsOutreach 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
Qwen 3.7 FlashSalesloft alternatives: HubSpot Sales Hub, Klenty, Outreach
Outreach first, Salesloft an alternative
1 of 12 modelsSalesloft was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.MiniMax M2.5Outreach alternatives: Apollo.io, Salesloft
Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 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
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
Level: the same share of first choices.
Salesloft0%#12 of 13Outreach0%#13 of 13Mid-marketThe figures above
Salesloft leads by twenty-one points.
Salesloft35%#1 of 10Outreach15%#3 of 10Enterprise
The order flips: Outreach leads at enterprise.
Outreach42%#1 of 7Salesloft27%#2 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 Outreach
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Red flags: Poor customer support (slow responses, ticket-only), steep learning curve, integration issues ... Avoid if: Non-Salesforce CRM, small team, or high-volume cold email” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · hard negative
“flag it as risky for first-timers because it often requires a 12-month minimum, may charge for early termination, and can be overkill” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“Avoid entirely if: You're a startup or small team looking at Outreach, Salesloft, or ZoomInfo” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Focus on platforms like Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo.io, or Groove (Clari)... Popular mid-market fits: Outreach (enterprise-scale outbound)” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“🏆 Outreach Best for: Large enterprise sales teams (20+ reps) running complex, multi-stage sales motions” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Outreach — Category leader for enterprise outbound; deepest sequencing, analytics, and admin controls.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top three products in each category. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.