Head to head

Gong vs Outreach

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Gong

Sales-quoted

Revenue AI that records and analyzes customer calls for sales and CS teams. Quote-based: per-user licenses plus a platform fee.

Where Gong fits

Sales teams that want call recording, coaching and deal warnings
Revenue leaders who already live in a major CRM
Enablement teams building call libraries and scorecards
CS teams reviewing customer conversations after handoff

Outreach

Enterprise

Enterprise sales-engagement and AI-agent platform. Pricing is quote-based: seats plus AI-credit consumption.

Where Outreach fits

Enterprise revenue teams
Recruiting orgs already standardised on Outreach for TA outbound
Leaders who want forecasting and coaching with sequences
Companies replacing a pile of sequencers with one vendor

At a glance

Detail	Gong	Outreach
Starting price	Sales-quoted	Enterprise
Free tier	–No	–No
MCP server	✓Yes	✓Yes
Public API	✓Yes	✓Yes
Listed under	Lead generation, CRM	LinkedIn, Outreach
Capterra	4.8 from 561 reviews	4.4 from 311 reviews

Where they pull apart

Gong

Stands out: Captures calls from web meetings, dialers and phones into one deal timeline, with a hosted MCP server for AI assistants.

Watch out: No public seat price. The platform fee scales with how many users you support. Built for GTM teams, not recruiting ops.

Not the right fit for

SMBs that need a published per-seat checkout
Recruiting teams looking for an ATS or sourcing tool

Outreach

Stands out: The grown-up sequencer: pipeline, forecasting, conversation intelligence, and agents on one enterprise agreement, with MCP.

Watch out: There is no self-serve pricing. You buy seats plus AI credits, so a recruiting team using it as a mail-merge will still sit on an enterprise sales contract.

Not the right fit for

SMB recruiters who wanted Instantly or Smartlead prices
Teams that only need LinkedIn automation
Buyers who require a published per-seat number

Pros and cons

Gong

Call recording, transcripts and coaching in one
Stack integrations included in the quote
Public API and hosted MCP server

Quote-only, no public seat price
Platform fee grows with the user count
Not built for recruiting teams

Outreach

Enterprise sequencer plus pipeline and CI in one suite
MCP and API available
Flexible packaging so AI usage is not only a seat tax

Quote-only, seats plus AI credits
Overkill for a recruiting mailbox farm
Minimums and professional services are the real start

What each one costs

Gong

Sales-quoted

Sales-quoted. No public rate card on the vendor site. Licenses are priced per user plus a platform fee based on the number of users, and integrating your existing tech stack is included. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Outreach

Enterprise

Enterprise. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 7 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Gong or Outreach for free?

Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

Does Gong or Outreach have an MCP server?

Gong and Outreach ship a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?