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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.

## At a glance

|                               | 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                                                            |

## The real difference: voice-only and local, by design

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.

## What SalesEQ does better (honestly)

* **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.

## When Raven wins

* 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.

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    Free, open source, Mac + Windows. Bring your own keys.
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    You-vs-Them share, action items, follow-up email.
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<Note>SalesEQ details verified August 2026 (saleseq.ai; Recall.ai case study). SalesEQ does not publish pricing. Confirm current details with the vendor.</Note>