{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "hubspot-mcp", "name": "HubSpot API + MCP", "vendor": "HubSpot", "vendorUrl": "https://developers.hubspot.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "crm", "summary": "HubSpot's CRM REST API (objects, associations, search, properties, pipelines, engagements, webhooks) and its official MCP servers.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hubspot-mcp", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hubspot-mcp.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hubspot-mcp.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/hubspot-mcp.json", "license": "proprietary", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.hubapi.com", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@hubspot/api-client" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "hubspot-api-client" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@hubspot/cli" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "REST API takes a Bearer token, either a static Service Key from a Developer Platform project (version 2026.09, scoped, rotatable with a 7-day grace period) or an OAuth 2.0 token for a public app. Creating new legacy private apps was removed from the UI in late September 2026; existing ones keep working until v1 to v3 APIs and legacy apps lose support in September 2027. The remote MCP server is OAuth 2.1 with PKCE only, through an MCP connector created under Development, MCP Connectors; its scopes follow the tools and what the user grants, with no API-key path. The developer MCP server authenticates through the HubSpot CLI.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free CRM for up to 2 users with no card, and the API and remote MCP server work on it. Sales Hub Starter $20 a seat a month billed monthly ($7 billed yearly as shown on 2026-09-30), Professional $100 billed monthly or $90 billed yearly plus a $1,500 onboarding fee, Enterprise $150 a seat a month plus a $3,500 onboarding fee. Some MCP tools need Marketing Hub or Revenue Hub Professional (https://www.hubspot.com/pricing/sales).", "priceSummary": "$20 / seat-mo", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No payments. Access follows the HubSpot account.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 32, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 1822222, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://developers.hubspot.com/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://github.com/HubSpot/HubSpot-public-api-spec-collection", "capabilities": [ "crm.records", "crm.pipeline", "crm.activities", "crm.search", "crm.webhooks", "crm.marketing", "work.tickets" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "oauth", "crm", "enterprise", "mcp", "freemium", "no-card", "free-tier", "llms-txt", "openapi", "webhooks", "typescript", "python" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-15", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 71.5, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 117, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 1, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 30, "reliability": 60, "schema": 92, "security": 82, "transparency": 85 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "high", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Remote MCP server GA since 13 April 2026, OAuth 2.1 with PKCE only. Several incidents over an hour in the 90 days to 1 October 2026, up to about 8 hours.", "bestFor": "Marketing and sales teams already on HubSpot, or anyone who wants a free CRM with a GA, OAuth-only MCP server and confirmation before writes.", "strengths": [ "Remote MCP server GA since 13 April 2026, OAuth 2.1 with PKCE only", "Writes need user confirmation after a proposed-changes summary, and there's no delete tool", "Free CRM for 2 users with API and MCP access, no card", "Date-based API versions, and v1 to v3 support ends in September 2027, announced a year ahead", "HackerOne bug bounty, signed security.txt, SOC 2 Type II" ], "weaknesses": [ "Several incidents over an hour in the 90 days to 1 October 2026, up to about 8 hours", "Emails, notes and conversations reach the model with no injection guidance", "Privacy policy allows using personal data to train HubSpot AI models", "No Retry-After documented on 429s and no idempotency keys for CRM writes", "Some tools need Marketing Hub or Revenue Hub Professional, and about ten are beta" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `discover_hubspot_schema` before writing, so property names match the portal", "Use `search_crm_objects` with filter groups and a `properties` list instead of listing everything", "Expect `manage_crm_objects` to stop for user confirmation, so plan the turn around it", "Read `policyName` on a 429 to tell a 10-second burst from the daily cap", "Ask for Sensitive Data to stay off only if the job needs calls, emails or notes, since it blocks them" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 4, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "high", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 71.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 84, "payments": 30, "reliability": 60, "schema": 92, "security": 82, "transparency": 71 }, "provenanceScore": 98 }, "connect": { "http": "curl \"https://api.hubapi.com/crm/v3/objects/contacts?limit=5\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer $HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http hubspot https://mcp.hubspot.com", "config": { "mcpServers": { "hubspot": { "url": "https://mcp.hubspot.com" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/crm.records", "tool": "https://letme.dev/hubspot-mcp" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Free CRM (API and MCP included)", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 0, "note": "up to 2 users" }, { "item": "Sales Hub Starter", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 20, "note": "billed monthly; $7 billed yearly as shown on 2026-09-30" }, { "item": "Sales Hub Professional", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 90, "note": "billed yearly; $100 billed monthly; $1,500 onboarding fee" }, { "item": "Sales Hub Enterprise", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 150, "note": "$3,500 onboarding fee" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "HubSpot, Inc.", "domain": "hubspot.com", "domainRegistered": "2005-02-06", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://legal.hubspot.com/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "https://status.hubspot.com", "changelog": "https://developers.hubspot.com/changelog", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-09-30", "score": 98 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hubspot-mcp.json", "live": { "slug": "hubspot-mcp", "probe": { "target": "https://api.hubapi.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:30.635552801Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 275, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 342, "p95ms24h": 566, "samples24h": 259, "samples30d": 3265, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-27", "probes": 132, "ok": 132 }, { "date": "2026-09-28", "probes": 285, "ok": 285 }, { "date": "2026-09-29", "probes": 286, "ok": 286 }, { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 286, "ok": 286 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 125, "ok": 125 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.hubspot.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T11:39:37.851781126Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@hubspot/api-client", "version": "14.0.1", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:16:09.517952118Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@hubspot/cli", "version": "8.16.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:16:13.331055476Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "hubspot-api-client", "version": "12.0.0", "released": "2025-05-07", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:16:13.131043891Z" } ], "npmWeekly": 1958513, "pypiWeekly": 1010637, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://hubspot.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2034-06-01:00:00.000Z", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:34.34383462Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://developers.hubspot.com/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T14:00:32.177753781Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "hubspot.com", "registered": "2005-02-06", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/hubspot.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:21.286115434Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://developers.hubspot.com/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:17:45.370826163Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-07T18:04:20.806908908Z", "fingerprint": "4ecb8709a7e3" }, { "url": "https://www.hubspot.com/pricing/sales", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:28:18.946902001Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "4946a854611c" }, { "url": "https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:21:27.052250907Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-06T16:10:03.965699883Z", "fingerprint": "4f53543d4c94" }, { "url": "https://legal.hubspot.com/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:21:29.164415584Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-06T16:10:06.074775377Z", "fingerprint": "6a8e1a7ee210" } ], "mcpTools": { "url": "https://mcp.hubspot.com", "checkedAt": "2026-09-29T21:56:37.542192661Z", "status": "auth", "note": "asks for credentials before listing its tools", "changedAt": "2026-09-28T21:55:53.627458056Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:30.635552801Z" } }, "answer": "HubSpot API + MCP scores 71.5 (BB) on agent readiness against Salesflare's 48.5 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories.", "b": { "slug": "salesflare", "name": "Salesflare", "vendor": "Salesflare BVBA", "vendorUrl": "https://salesflare.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "crm", "summary": "Salesflare is a sales CRM for small B2B teams that fills in contacts, companies and activity from email and calendars. Agents reach it through a REST API at `api.salesflare.com` and a hosted MCP server with OAuth.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/salesflare", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/salesflare.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/salesflare.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/salesflare.json", "license": "Proprietary service under Salesflare's Terms of Service", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.salesflare.com", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "The REST API takes an API key as `Authorization: Bearer \u003ckey\u003e`. A user creates keys in Settings, API keys, including on a trial account. No scopes, expiry or read-only key type are documented. The MCP server at `https://mcp.salesflare.com/mcp` uses OAuth authorisation code with PKCE (S256) and dynamic client registration at `api.salesflare.com/oidc/register`, with `openid` and `offline_access` as the only scopes. Access is self-serve.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "No free plan. A 30-day trial needs no card and allows API keys. Three plans a user a month, Growth $29, Pro $49 and Enterprise $99 billed annually, or $39, $64 and $124 billed monthly, with a five-user minimum on Enterprise. API and MCP access carry no separate charge, and no API tier was found on the pricing page (https://salesflare.com/pricing, checked 2026-10-09).", "priceSummary": "$29 / seat-mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API docs, the OpenAPI file, the MCP OAuth metadata or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://api.salesflare.com/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://salesflare.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://api.salesflare.com/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "crm.records", "crm.pipeline", "crm.activities", "crm.search" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "openapi", "llms-txt", "mcp", "oauth", "api-key", "no-card", "status-page", "eu-hosted" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 48.5, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 721, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 13, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 49, "maintenance": 25, "payments": 30, "reliability": 63, "schema": 57, "security": 44, "transparency": 58 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "The REST API has a public Swagger 2.0 file covering 71 operations, with typed filters on every list call and a 30-day trial that needs no card. No rate limit numbers, API changelog, SDK or audit log were found in the reviewed documentation, and API keys carry no documented scopes.", "bestFor": "Small B2B sales teams on Salesflare who want an agent to read and update accounts, contacts, opportunities and tasks through REST or the hosted MCP server.", "strengths": [ "Public Swagger 2.0 file at `api.salesflare.com/openapi.json` with 71 operations across accounts, contacts, opportunities, tasks, pipelines, notes, meetings, calls, tags and workflows", "List calls take `limit`, `offset`, `search`, `order_by`, typed field filters and a `q` rule builder with 33 operators", "Hosted MCP server at `https://mcp.salesflare.com/mcp` with OAuth authorisation code, PKCE (S256) and dynamic client registration", "30-day trial with no card, and an API key can be created on a trial account per the disclosure programme page", "No incident on status.salesflare.com in the 90 days to 9 October 2026. The last notice is dated 17 June 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "No rate limit numbers found. The API introduction lists 429 among its status codes with no limit, Retry-After or backoff guidance", "47 of 71 operations document only a `default` response typed as a string, and the file has no examples or error schema", "API keys have no documented scopes, read-only type or expiry, and the OAuth metadata lists only `openid` and `offline_access`", "No API changelog, version history, deprecation dates or official SDK found", "The privacy policy is hosted by Iubenda on a path its robots.txt disallows, so we could not read it, and the DPA is supplied on request" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send `Authorization: Bearer \u003cAPI key\u003e` to `https://api.salesflare.com`. A person creates the key in Settings, API keys", "Set `limit` on every list call. The default is 10 on `/accounts` and 20 on `/contacts` and `/tasks`, and no maximum is documented", "Pass `update_if_exists=true` when creating an account, or `force=false` when creating a contact, so a retried call does not duplicate a record", "Write custom fields as `custom__fieldname`, and add `\"_dirty\": \"true\"` to each object in an array sent with PUT, per the help centre", "Expect a JSON body with `statusCode`, `error` and `message` on failure, and back off on 429 because no limit is published" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 48.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 49, "maintenance": 25, "payments": 30, "reliability": 63, "schema": 57, "security": 44, "transparency": 40 }, "provenanceScore": 75 }, "connect": { "http": "curl https://api.salesflare.com/me \\\n --header \"Authorization: Bearer $SALESFLARE_API_KEY\"" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/crm.records", "tool": "https://letme.dev/salesflare" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Growth (API and MCP included)", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 29, "note": "billed annually; $39 billed monthly" }, { "item": "Pro (first plan with user permissions)", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 49, "note": "billed annually; $64 billed monthly" }, { "item": "Enterprise (five-user minimum)", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 99, "note": "billed annually; $124 billed monthly" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Salesflare BVBA", "domain": "salesflare.com", "domainRegistered": "2014-05-17", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://salesflare.com/terms", "privacy": "https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/81768705", "statusPage": "https://status.salesflare.com", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The Terms of Service name the provider as Salesflare BVBA, Rijnkaai 37 box 4, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium, and are governed by Belgian law with the courts of Antwerp. The page carries no date.", "salesflare.com/privacy holds only a link to the policy on Iubenda. That host's robots.txt disallows `/privacy-policy/`, so we did not read it and a reader that keeps to robots.txt cannot either.", "The REST API answers at api.salesflare.com and the MCP server at mcp.salesflare.com, with OAuth at api.salesflare.com/oidc.", "salesflare.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. The disclosure programme at salesflare.com/vdp asks for reports at security@salesflare.com.", "No API changelog or product update log was found. The blog's announcements archive holds one post, from 2016.", "The DPA is requested through a form, with a sample PDF dated 2018 linked from the help centre, which we did not read.", "RDAP for salesflare.com gives a registration date of 2014-05-17." ], "score": 75 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/salesflare.json", "live": { "slug": "salesflare", "probe": { "target": "https://api.salesflare.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:39.438703696Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 44, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 49, "p95ms24h": 95, "samples24h": 44, "samples30d": 44, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 44, "ok": 44 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.salesflare.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T07:58:30.317497091Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:39.438703696Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "HubSpot", "b": "Salesflare BVBA", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.hubapi.com", "b": "https://api.salesflare.com", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "proprietary", "b": "Proprietary service under Salesflare's Terms of Service", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "32", "b": "none", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-09-15", "b": "2026-10-08", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-09-16", "b": "no date given", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-09-16", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes, with an opt-out", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "1.8M npm/wk", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" }, { "a": "4/5 (2)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "HubSpot API + MCP scores 71.5 (BB) on agent readiness against Salesflare's 48.5 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, HubSpot API + MCP or Salesflare?" }, { "answer": "Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do HubSpot API + MCP and Salesflare need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. HubSpot API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.hubapi.com and Salesflare at https://api.salesflare.com.", "question": "Can an agent call HubSpot API + MCP and Salesflare without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 92 against 57", "Agent ergonomics, 72 against 49", "Security \u0026 auth, 82 against 44", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 against 25", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 85 against 58" ], "also": [ "Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better", "Runs on your own machine" ], "goodFor": "Marketing and sales teams already on HubSpot, or anyone who wants a free CRM with a GA, OAuth-only MCP server and confirmation before writes.", "slug": "hubspot-mcp", "watchFor": "Several incidents over an hour in the 90 days to 1 October 2026, up to about 8 hours" }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "Small B2B sales teams on Salesflare who want an agent to read and update accounts, contacts, opportunities and tasks through REST or the hosted MCP server.", "slug": "salesflare", "watchFor": "No rate limit numbers found. 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Both do crm records.", "verdicts": { "hubspot-mcp": "Remote MCP server GA since 13 April 2026, OAuth 2.1 with PKCE only. Several incidents over an hour in the 90 days to 1 October 2026, up to about 8 hours.", "salesflare": "The REST API has a public Swagger 2.0 file covering 71 operations, with typed filters on every list call and a 30-day trial that needs no card. 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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hubspot-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/hubspot-mcp.json\n- Salesflare: grade D, 48.5/100, rank #721 of 842. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/salesflare.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/salesflare.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### HubSpot API + MCP (BB)\n\nGood for: Marketing and sales teams already on HubSpot, or anyone who wants a free CRM with a GA, OAuth-only MCP server and confirmation before writes.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 92 against 57\n- Agent ergonomics, 72 against 49\n- Security \u0026 auth, 82 against 44\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 84 against 25\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 85 against 58\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better\n- Runs on your own machine\n\nWatch for: Several incidents over an hour in the 90 days to 1 October 2026, up to about 8 hours\n\n### Salesflare (D)\n\nGood for: Small B2B sales teams on Salesflare who want an agent to read and update accounts, contacts, opportunities and tasks through REST or the hosted MCP server.\n\nWatch for: No rate limit numbers found. The API introduction lists 429 among its status codes with no limit, Retry-After or backoff guidance\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | HubSpot API + MCP | Salesflare | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 60 | 63 | Salesflare +3 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 92 | 57 | HubSpot API + MCP +35 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 49 | HubSpot API + MCP +23 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 82 | 44 | HubSpot API + MCP +38 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 30 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 84 | 25 | HubSpot API + MCP +59 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 85 | 58 | HubSpot API + MCP +27 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **71.5 · BB** | **48.5 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | HubSpot API + MCP | Salesflare |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | HubSpot | Salesflare BVBA |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.hubapi.com` | `https://api.salesflare.com` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | proprietary | Proprietary service under Salesflare's Terms of Service |\n| Tools exposed | 32 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-09-15 | 2026-10-08 |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-09-16 | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-16 | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 1.8M npm/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**HubSpot API + MCP.** Remote MCP server GA since 13 April 2026, OAuth 2.1 with PKCE only. Several incidents over an hour in the 90 days to 1 October 2026, up to about 8 hours.\n\n**Salesflare.** The REST API has a public Swagger 2.0 file covering 71 operations, with typed filters on every list call and a 30-day trial that needs no card. No rate limit numbers, API changelog, SDK or audit log were found in the reviewed documentation, and API keys carry no documented scopes.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### HubSpot API + MCP\n\n1. Call `discover_hubspot_schema` before writing, so property names match the portal\n2. Use `search_crm_objects` with filter groups and a `properties` list instead of listing everything\n3. Expect `manage_crm_objects` to stop for user confirmation, so plan the turn around it\n4. Read `policyName` on a 429 to tell a 10-second burst from the daily cap\n5. Ask for Sensitive Data to stay off only if the job needs calls, emails or notes, since it blocks them\n\n### Salesflare\n\n1. Send `Authorization: Bearer \u003cAPI key\u003e` to `https://api.salesflare.com`. A person creates the key in Settings, API keys\n2. Set `limit` on every list call. The default is 10 on `/accounts` and 20 on `/contacts` and `/tasks`, and no maximum is documented\n3. Pass `update_if_exists=true` when creating an account, or `force=false` when creating a contact, so a retried call does not duplicate a record\n4. Write custom fields as `custom__fieldname`, and add `\"_dirty\": \"true\"` to each object in an array sent with PUT, per the help centre\n5. Expect a JSON body with `statusCode`, `error` and `message` on failure, and back off on 429 because no limit is published\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, HubSpot API + MCP or Salesflare?\n\nHubSpot API + MCP scores 71.5 (BB) on agent readiness against Salesflare's 48.5 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories.\n\n### Do HubSpot API + MCP and Salesflare need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call HubSpot API + MCP and Salesflare without installing anything?\n\nYes. HubSpot API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.hubapi.com and Salesflare at https://api.salesflare.com.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hubspot-mcp-vs-salesflare.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hubspot-mcp-vs-salesflare.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"hubspot-mcp\", \"b\": \"salesflare\"}`. 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