Alternatives
Qualified and Piper AI SDR alternatives for HubSpot teams
Salesforce agreed to acquire Qualified, the company behind the Piper AI SDR, in December 2025. Piper is becoming part of Salesforce's Agentforce, so HubSpot teams should expect its roadmap to favour Salesforce. Here are the alternatives for inbound conversion on HubSpot.
What happened
Qualified's Piper engages website visitors, qualifies them and books meetings. Salesforce was a long-time investor and announced the acquisition in December 2025. Analysts expect Piper to improve mainly for Salesforce customers.
Alternatives by job
Features and pricing change often. Check each vendor's site before deciding.
| Job | Tools to evaluate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Route and book inbound demo requests | Chili Piper, RevenueHero, Default | RevenueHero is HubSpot-centric; Chili Piper is the most established |
| Website visitor intent | Warmly (being acquired by HubSpot), HubSpot Breeze Intelligence | See what the Warmly deal means |
| AI agent qualification | HubSpot Breeze Customer Agent | Native; moved to outcome-based pricing in April 2026 |
| Follow up leads that didn't book or weren't answered | ClozQ | Works after routing; rep approves every message; pay only for held meetings |
Where ClozQ fits
An AI SDR tries to engage every visitor. ClozQ does something narrower: it makes sure interested leads who already raised their hand don't go unanswered, with a human sending every message. Many teams will want both. See speed to lead.