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CRM Comparison

Maximizer vs. Salesflare

At a glance

At a glance

Maximizer

Best for

Best for sales teams and financial services advisors that need an on-premise option or Canadian data hosting.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Salesflare

Best for

Best for small and medium-sized B2B sales teams that want an easy CRM which keeps itself up to date instead of demanding manual data entry.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion Maximizer Salesflare
Starting price From $65 / user / month Monthly billing per user, also quoted in CAD, AUD, EUR, GBP and ZAR. The middle plan is $79 and the upper plan $89 per user per month. Enterprise and the on-premise edition are priced on request. lower value From $29 / user / month The Growth plan, billed annually.
Free trial Not stated 30-day free trial, no credit card required
API Yes, a documented API with a developer portal, plus an app directory Yes, a REST API plus a native Zapier integration
Hosting Cloud (SaaS) and on-premise Cloud (SaaS)
Made in Canada Not stated
Contacts and companies Yes, a single client view consolidating contact details, company links and interaction history Yes, contact and account records that fill themselves from email, calendar and social profiles
Deal pipeline Yes, opportunity management on Kanban boards with leads kept separate from deals, from the middle plan upward Yes, a visual drag-and-drop pipeline kept current by automated data entry
Email and calendar Yes, email and appointment sync from Outlook, with client emails logged to the record automatically Yes, Gmail and Outlook sidebars with email tracking and personalised campaigns
Workflow automation Automated workflows on the upper plans, alongside deal coaching or AI playbooks depending on the product line Yes, automated logging and follow-up reminders, plus multi-email workflow automation on the higher plans
Reporting and forecasting Out-of-the-box dashboards on every plan; custom dashboards and real-time reporting from the middle plan upward Yes, revenue forecasting and sales insight dashboards
Integrations and API Yes, a documented API with a developer portal and an app directory of integrations Yes, a REST API plus a native Zapier integration for hundreds of apps
AI features Yes Yes
Deployment more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Company size Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
Integrations Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft 365, Continuum more entries Gmail, Outlook, LinkedIn, Zapier

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Maximizer From $65 / user / month Salesflare From $29 / user / month
  • Deployment Maximizer Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise Salesflare Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
  • Company size Maximizer Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Salesflare Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
  • Hosting Maximizer Cloud (SaaS) and on-premise Salesflare Cloud (SaaS)
  • API Maximizer Yes, a documented API with a developer portal, plus an app directory Salesflare Yes, a REST API plus a native Zapier integration

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Maximizer

Strengths

  • An on-premise edition alongside the cloud service, which is rare in this category
  • Canadian development and Canadian data hosting
  • A separate product line built for financial services advisors
  • Leads are kept separate from deals, so the pipeline stays readable
  • Out-of-the-box dashboards on every plan

Limitations

  • The entry plan is contact management only, with no pipeline
  • Workflow automation and the IQ Boost AI assistant need the upper plan
  • No free tier and no self-serve trial advertised; evaluation runs through a demo
  • No annual billing discount is published
  • Enterprise and on-premise pricing is on request

Salesflare

Strengths

  • Automated data capture keeps the CRM up to date without manual entry
  • Works from Gmail, Outlook and LinkedIn sidebars and a mobile app
  • AI suggestions and relationship intelligence to guide follow-up
  • REST API and native Zapier integration

Limitations

  • No free plan; the entry point is the paid Growth plan
  • Enterprise plan requires a minimum of 5 users
  • Focused on B2B sales rather than a full marketing and service suite

Plans

Pricing

Maximizer

  • Core $65 Per user per month. Contact management, tasks, reminders, interaction tracking, mobile access and Outlook integration.
  • Business / Financial Services $79 Per user per month. Adds opportunity management on Kanban boards, custom dashboards and real-time reporting.
  • Business+ / Financial Services+ $89 Per user per month. Adds the IQ Boost AI insights, automated workflows and deal coaching, or AI playbooks and family connection visualization in the financial services line.
  • Enterprise Not stated Priced on request. Custom development, dedicated professional services and advanced consulting.
  • On-premise Not stated Priced on request. Deployed on your own infrastructure.
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Salesflare

  • Growth $29 / user / month Billed annually. Automated CRM data capture, email, link and website tracking, personalised campaigns and 5 lead credits a month.
  • Pro $49 / user / month Billed annually. Adds multi-email workflow automation, permission controls, custom dashboards and 100 lead credits a month.
  • Enterprise $99 / user / month Billed annually, minimum 5 users. Adds custom setup and training, data migration, a dedicated account manager and 250 lead credits a month.
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What users say

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Maximizer

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Salesflare

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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

Maximizer https://www.maximizer.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-10

Salesflare https://salesflare.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-21

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.