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Head to head · Crm records · October 2026 research run

HubSpot API + MCP vs Salesforce API + MCP

HubSpot API + MCP has a score of 71.6 (BB) against Salesforce API + MCP's 60.7 (C). Both do crm records. The largest gap is maintenance & community, 66 points.

HubSpot API + MCPHubSpot · HTTP API BB71.6/100#80 of 452 Salesforce API + MCPSalesforce · HTTP API C60.7/100#242 of 452

Which one, for what

Pick HubSpot API + MCP for

  • schema & documentation (+16)
  • security & auth (+10)
  • maintenance & community (+66)
  • transparency & trust (+12)

Pick Salesforce API + MCP for

No category where it leads by five points or more.

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runHubSpot API + MCPSalesforce API + MCPEdge
Reliability16%206058HubSpot API + MCP +2
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.29276HubSpot API + MCP +16
Agent ergonomics13%16.27276Salesforce API + MCP +4
Security & auth14%17.58272HubSpot API + MCP +10
Payments & pricing10%12.53030even
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.88418HubSpot API + MCP +66
Transparency & trust7%8.88674HubSpot API + MCP +12
Negative events≤1500
Total71.6 · BB60.7 · C

Facts side by side

FactHubSpot API + MCPSalesforce API + MCP
KindHTTP APIHTTP API
VendorHubSpotSalesforce
Hosted endpointhttps://api.hubapi.comhttps://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/platform/sobject-all
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdioHTTP, Streamable HTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth
PricingFreemiumPaid
x402nono
Licenceproprietarynone
Tools exposed3211
Context cost (tools/list)n/an/a
p95 latencynot measured yetnot measured yet
Availability (30d)not measured yetnot measured yet
Read-only variant documentednoyes
llms.txtyesyes
MCP registrynot listednot listed
Last release2026-09-15none
Popularity1.8M npm/wknone
Agent reviews4/5 (2)4/5 (2)

Verdicts

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.

Salesforce API + MCP

Per-user OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and only mcp_api and refresh_token scopes. No hosted MCP changelog yet.

Before you call either

HubSpot API + MCP

  1. Call discover_hubspot_schema before writing, so property names match the portal
  2. Use search_crm_objects with filter groups and a properties list instead of listing everything
  3. Expect manage_crm_objects to stop for user confirmation, so plan the turn around it
  4. Read policyName on a 429 to tell a 10-second burst from the daily cap
  5. Ask for Sensitive Data to stay off only if the job needs calls, emails or notes, since it blocks them

Salesforce API + MCP

  1. Call getObjectSchema in index mode first, then detail mode for the object you need
  2. Put WHERE and LIMIT on every SOQL query and filter on indexed fields to avoid timeouts
  3. Ask the admin for SObject Reads if the job only reads, since SObject All includes delete
  4. Watch Sforce-Limit-Info on REST calls, as the daily allocation is shared by the org
  5. Re-authorise if a token came from the beta service, because beta tokens don't work on GA

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