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Outreach vs Things 3

Outreach logo

Outreach

Software

Sales execution platform for revenue teams

From
$100/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Things 3 logo

Things 3

Software

The award-winning personal task manager

From
$9.99/one-time
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Outreach pricing not transparent, requiring custom quotes for most implementations; Things 3 no team collaboration, task sharing, or task assignment features
  • They diverge on capability: Outreach covers Sales engagement, Things 3 covers Today view.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Outreach and Things 3 actually diverge.

Attributes where Outreach and Things 3 differ
AttributeOutreachThings 3
Starting price$100/month$9.99/one-time
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWebmacOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS
Founded20142004

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Outreach

  • Sales engagement
  • Conversation intelligence
  • Revenue intelligence
  • Pipeline management
  • Analytics & reporting
  • Salesforce
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • LinkedIn

Only in Things 3

  • Today view
  • Projects and areas
  • Quick entry
  • Tags
  • Calendar integration
  • Apple Calendar
  • Siri
  • Shortcuts

Both cover

  • Ios support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Outreach

  • Sales outreachnot Things 3
  • Pipeline managementnot Things 3
  • Revenue forecastingnot Things 3
  • Team performancenot Things 3

Things 3

  • Schedulingnot Outreach
  • Appointment bookingnot Outreach
  • Time trackingnot Outreach
  • Resource managementnot Outreach
  • Team coordinationnot Outreach

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Outreach

  • Pricing not transparent, requiring custom quotes for most implementations
  • Complex setup requiring deep Salesforce configuration and customization
  • Primarily designed for enterprise SDR and sales teams, less suitable for small businesses

Things 3

  • No team collaboration, task sharing, or task assignment features
  • Apple ecosystem only, with no Windows, Android, or web version
  • No third-party app integrations beyond Apple's ecosystem
  • Cannot attach files or images to tasks, only text notes
  • No time blocking or calendar integration for scheduling tasks into specific time slots

Pricing, plan by plan

Outreach

$100/month
  • Standard$100/month
    • Email sequencing
    • Task management
    • Basic analytics
  • ProfessionalFree
    • All Standard features
    • Conversation intelligence
    • Advanced analytics
  • EnterpriseFree
    • All Professional features
    • Revenue intelligence
    • Custom integrations

Things 3

$9.99/one-time
  • iPhone/Watch$9.99/one-time
  • iPad$19.99/one-time
  • Mac$49.99/one-time

Which should you pick?

Choose Outreach if

  • You need sales engagement.
  • You also want conversation intelligence.
Outreach review

Choose Things 3 if

  • You need today view.
  • You work on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS.
  • You also want projects and areas.
Things 3 review

Questions people ask

Is Outreach or Things 3 better?
Neither clearly leads. Outreach starts at $100/month and Things 3 at $9.99/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Outreach or Things 3?
Outreach starts at $100/month and Things 3 at $9.99/one-time.
Does Outreach or Things 3 run on more platforms?
Outreach runs on Web. Things 3 runs on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS.
What is Outreach best used for?
Outreach is most often used for sales outreach, pipeline management, revenue forecasting, team performance. Of those, sales outreach and pipeline management are not what Things 3 is typically brought in for.
What can Outreach do that Things 3 cannot?
Outreach covers Sales engagement, Conversation intelligence, Revenue intelligence, Pipeline management. Things 3 covers Today view, Projects and areas, Quick entry, Tags. Both handle Ios support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Outreach: What channels does Outreach support for sales engagement?

Outreach enables outreach across email, phone calls, SMS, and social media with multi-channel sequencing and automated cadences.

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Things 3: Does Things 3 support team collaboration?

No. Things 3 is designed for individual use only with no task sharing, team workspaces, task assignment, or commenting features.

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Outreach: Does Outreach integrate with Salesforce?

Yes, Outreach deeply integrates with Salesforce to automatically log emails, calls, and tasks back to CRM records, keeping both platforms synchronized.

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Things 3: What platforms does Things 3 run on?

Things 3 is exclusive to Apple devices: macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS. There is no Windows, Android, or web version.

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Outreach: Can Outreach sync with calendar systems?

Yes, Outreach syncs calendar events to Salesforce as Events records, supporting two-way synchronization between Outreach meetings and Salesforce Events.

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Things 3: How much does Things 3 cost?

Things 3 uses a one-time purchase model: $9.99 for iPhone/Watch, $19.99 for iPad, and $49.99 for Mac. Total cost for all platforms is approximately $80 with no subscription required.

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Things 3: Does Things 3 sync across devices?

Yes. Things Cloud keeps your to-dos in sync across all your Apple devices automatically. There is no extra cost for cloud synchronization.

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Things 3: Can you attach files or images to tasks in Things 3?

No. Things 3 does not support attachments. You can only add notes (text) to tasks.

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