{ "data": { "a": { "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" } }, "answer": "Salesforce API + MCP scores 60.5 (C) on agent readiness against Salesflare's 48.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Salesflare leads on reliability and maintenance \u0026 community.", "b": { "slug": "salesforce", "name": "Salesforce API + MCP", "vendor": "Salesforce", "vendorUrl": "https://www.salesforce.com/sales/", "kind": "http-api", "category": "crm", "summary": "Salesforce Sales Cloud through the platform REST API (sObjects, SOQL, SOSL, composite and bulk) and Salesforce Hosted MCP Servers, generally available since April 2026.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/salesforce", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/salesforce.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/salesforce.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/salesforce.json", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/platform/sobject-all", "packages": [], "auth": "oauth", "authNotes": "REST calls go to the org's My Domain host (`https://\u003cMyDomain\u003e.my.salesforce.com/services/data/vXX.X/`) with an OAuth 2.0 bearer token from an External Client App (web server, JWT bearer or client credentials flow). Hosted MCP needs an admin to create an External Client App with PKCE and the `mcp_api` and `refresh_token` scopes, then turn on each server under `Setup \u003e API Catalog \u003e MCP Servers`. Each user signs in once; there's no API-key path.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Sales Cloud per user a month, billed yearly. Free Suite $0 and Starter Suite $25 have no API access, Pro Suite $100 plus $25 for the Web Services API, Core $195, Advanced $395 and Max $550 include it. Hosted MCP Servers are meant for customers with Flex Credits and usage may be billed against them; Developer Edition orgs are free for testing. 30-day trials (https://www.salesforce.com/sales/pricing/).", "priceSummary": "$125 / seat-mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No payments. API and MCP use follow the org's licences and Flex Credits.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 11, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/hosted-mcp-servers/guide/hosted-mcp-servers-overview.html", "llmsTxt": "https://developer.salesforce.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "crm.records", "crm.pipeline", "crm.activities", "crm.search", "crm.webhooks" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "llms-txt", "closed-source", "enterprise", "read-only-mode", "webhooks" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 60.5, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 460, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 842, "categoryRank": 10, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 76, "maintenance": 18, "payments": 30, "reliability": 58, "schema": 76, "security": 72, "transparency": 72 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Per-user OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and only `mcp_api` and `refresh_token` scopes. No hosted MCP changelog yet.", "bestFor": "Organisations already on Salesforce that need an agent to read and update any object under existing security rules.", "strengths": [ "Per-user OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and only `mcp_api` and `refresh_token` scopes", "Separate Reads, Mutations and Deletes servers, all off until an admin enables them", "11 tools reach every standard and custom object inside field-level security and sharing", "Delete tools ask for confirmation, and deleted records stay recoverable for 15 days", "Free Developer Edition orgs for testing hosted MCP" ], "weaknesses": [ "No hosted MCP changelog yet", "API access needs the $25 add-on on Pro Suite or a Core seat at $195, and Free and Starter suites have none", "MCP usage may bill against Flex Credits at a rate we couldn't find", "Multi-day core service incidents across more than 160 instances in late August 2026", "No security.txt, and the main read tool takes free-form SOQL" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `getObjectSchema` in index mode first, then detail mode for the object you need", "Put WHERE and LIMIT on every SOQL query and filter on indexed fields to avoid timeouts", "Ask the admin for SObject Reads if the job only reads, since SObject All includes delete", "Watch `Sforce-Limit-Info` on REST calls, as the daily allocation is shared by the org", "Re-authorise if a token came from the beta service, because beta tokens don't work on GA" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 4, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 60.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 76, "maintenance": 18, "payments": 30, "reliability": 58, "schema": 76, "security": 72, "transparency": 57 }, "provenanceScore": 87 }, "connect": { "http": "curl \"https://$SF_MY_DOMAIN.my.salesforce.com/services/data/v66.0/query?q=SELECT+Id,Name+FROM+Account+LIMIT+5\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $SF_ACCESS_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http --client-id $SF_ECA_CONSUMER_KEY salesforce https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/platform/sobject-all", "config": { "mcpServers": { "salesforce": { "url": "https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/platform/sobject-all" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/crm.records", "tool": "https://letme.dev/salesforce" }, "sameCompany": [ "salesforce-dx-mcp" ], "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pro Suite plus Web Services API add-on (first plan with API access)", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 125, "note": "$100 plus $25 for API, billed yearly" }, { "item": "Core", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 195, "note": "billed yearly, API included" }, { "item": "Advanced", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 395, "note": "billed yearly" }, { "item": "Max", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 550, "note": "billed yearly, includes 2.75M Flex Credits per org a year" }, { "item": "Starter Suite (no API access)", "unit": "seat-month", "usd": 25, "note": "billed yearly" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Salesforce, Inc.", "domain": "salesforce.com", "domainRegistered": "1998-12-02", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/sfdc-website-terms-of-service/", "privacy": "https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/privacy/", "statusPage": "https://status.salesforce.com", "changelog": "https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.salesforce_release_notes.htm", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "Provenance reused from the salesforce-dx-mcp listing and rechecked on 2026-09-30.", "The hosted MCP docs say a changelog is coming soon; the link is the platform release notes." ], "score": 87 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/salesforce.json", "live": { "slug": "salesforce", "probe": { "target": "https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/platform/sobject-all", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:39.440721569Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 48, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 99.91, "p50ms24h": 49, "p95ms24h": 85, "samples24h": 259, "samples30d": 2311, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 246 }, { "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.salesforce.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T07:58:30.404735518Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://salesforce.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:38.347251942Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://developer.salesforce.com/llms.txt", "ok": false, "status": 403, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T14:00:51.356090656Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "salesforce.com", "registered": "1998-12-02", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/salesforce.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:07:06.944409668Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.salesforce_release_notes.htm", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:20:52.059026336Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "e2a5ccf1df65" }, { "url": "https://www.salesforce.com/sales/pricing/", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:30:12.055579666Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "1746bf94e2fc" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T11:46:39.440721569Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Salesflare BVBA", "b": "Salesforce", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.salesflare.com", "b": "https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/platform/sobject-all", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under Salesflare's Terms of Service", "b": "none", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "none", "b": "11", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-08", "b": "none", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "2025-04-08", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "couldn't be read", "b": "no date given", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "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": "none", "b": "4/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Salesforce API + MCP scores 60.5 (C) on agent readiness against Salesflare's 48.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Salesflare leads on reliability and maintenance \u0026 community.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Salesflare or Salesforce API + MCP?" }, { "answer": "Salesflare takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. Salesforce API + MCP uses an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Salesflare and Salesforce API + MCP need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Salesflare has a hosted endpoint at https://api.salesflare.com and Salesforce API + MCP at https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/platform/sobject-all.", "question": "Can an agent call Salesflare and Salesforce API + MCP without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 63 against 58", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 25 against 18" ], "also": [ "Free to start without a card" ], "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. The API introduction lists 429 among its status codes with no limit, Retry-After or backoff guidance" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 76 against 57", "Agent ergonomics, 76 against 49", "Security \u0026 auth, 72 against 44", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 72 against 58" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Organisations already on Salesforce that need an agent to read and update any object under existing security rules.", "slug": "salesforce", "watchFor": "No hosted MCP changelog yet" } ], "job": { "capability": "crm.records", "name": "Crm records" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/affinity-vs-salesflare.json", "title": "Affinity vs Salesflare", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/affinity-vs-salesflare" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/affinity-vs-salesforce.json", "title": "Affinity vs Salesforce API + MCP", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/affinity-vs-salesforce" }, { "json": 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Salesflare leads on reliability and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do crm records.", "verdicts": { "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.", "salesforce": "Per-user OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and only `mcp_api` and `refresh_token` scopes. 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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/salesforce.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/salesforce.json\n\n## Which one, for what\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\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 63 against 58\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 25 against 18\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\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### Salesforce API + MCP (C)\n\nGood for: Organisations already on Salesforce that need an agent to read and update any object under existing security rules.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 76 against 57\n- Agent ergonomics, 76 against 49\n- Security \u0026 auth, 72 against 44\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 72 against 58\n\nWatch for: No hosted MCP changelog yet\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Salesflare | Salesforce API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 63 | 58 | Salesflare +5 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 57 | 76 | Salesforce API + MCP +19 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 49 | 76 | Salesforce API + MCP +27 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 44 | 72 | Salesforce API + MCP +28 |\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) | 25 | 18 | Salesflare +7 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 58 | 72 | Salesforce API + MCP +14 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **48.5 · D** | **60.5 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Salesflare | Salesforce API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Salesflare BVBA | Salesforce |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.salesflare.com` | `https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/platform/sobject-all` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |\n| Pricing | Paid | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under Salesflare's Terms of Service | none |\n| Tools exposed | none | 11 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-08 | none |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | 2025-04-08 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | 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| Agent reviews | none | 4/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\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**Salesforce API + MCP.** Per-user OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and only `mcp_api` and `refresh_token` scopes. No hosted MCP changelog yet.\n\n## Before you call either\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### Salesforce API + MCP\n\n1. Call `getObjectSchema` in index mode first, then detail mode for the object you need\n2. Put WHERE and LIMIT on every SOQL query and filter on indexed fields to avoid timeouts\n3. Ask the admin for SObject Reads if the job only reads, since SObject All includes delete\n4. Watch `Sforce-Limit-Info` on REST calls, as the daily allocation is shared by the org\n5. Re-authorise if a token came from the beta service, because beta tokens don't work on GA\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Salesflare or Salesforce API + MCP?\n\nSalesforce API + MCP scores 60.5 (C) on agent readiness against Salesflare's 48.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Salesflare leads on reliability and maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n### Do Salesflare and Salesforce API + MCP need an API key?\n\nSalesflare takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. Salesforce API + MCP uses an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Salesflare and Salesforce API + MCP without installing anything?\n\nYes. Salesflare has a hosted endpoint at https://api.salesflare.com and Salesforce API + MCP at https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/platform/sobject-all.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/salesflare-vs-salesforce.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/salesflare-vs-salesforce.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"salesflare\", \"b\": \"salesforce\"}`. 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