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Raven vs SalesEQ
A free, open-source, voice-only and local alternative to SalesEQ - no buyer video analysis, no cloud, and live help during the call.
SalesEQ analyzes the nonverbal side of a sales call - tone, hesitation, confidence, facial expressions, and body language - by recording video (via Recall.ai’s desktop SDK) and analyzing it in the cloud, wired into your CRM. Raven takes the opposite, deliberate approach: voice-only, on your machine, no camera, open source and free - and it helps you live during the call rather than scoring it after.
| Raven | SalesEQ | |
|---|---|---|
| What it analyzes | Words + voice (You / Them) | Words + voice + video: facial expressions & body language |
| Camera / buyer video required | No - audio only | Yes - captures the video call |
| Capture | Local, on-device (Mac + Windows) | Recall.ai Desktop SDK; processed in SalesEQ's cloud |
| Where your data lives | Local SQLite | SalesEQ's cloud + CRM |
| Live in-call assist | Yes | No - analysis after the call |
| Price | Free, open source (your own keys) | Not public - sales-team product (contact sales) |
| Open source | Yes | No |
SalesEQ’s pitch is reading the buyer’s face and body language on video. Raven deliberately doesn’t do that. Recording and scoring the other person’s facial expressions is privacy-invasive, consent-heavy, and scientifically contested - so Raven focuses on what was said and how it sounded, split into You/Them streams, analyzed on your machine. You get talk ratio and grounded sentiment without pointing a model at your buyer’s face.
And where SalesEQ uploads audio and video to its cloud, Raven keeps transcripts and notes in local SQLite; only audio goes to the transcription/AI providers you chose with your own keys.
Nonverbal / video intelligence - if you believe facial and body-language signals help you sell, SalesEQ is purpose-built for exactly that, with reliable Recall-powered capture and CRM push.
If video-based buyer analysis is your thing, Raven is not that tool and isn’t trying to be.
You’d rather analyze voice + words, not put a model on your buyer’s face.
You want capture and storage kept local, and a tool you can audit (open source).
You want live help during the call, and it to be free - no cloud, no CRM contract.