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Attention vs Surfe

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Attention

Sales Enablement

Call recording that writes back to the CRM and scores reps against your own qualification framework

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Surfe logo

Surfe

Sales Enablement

B2B prospecting, enrichment and CRM sync from the browser

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Surfe has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Attention there is no published pricing and no self-serve tier, so even a small team must go through a sales cycle to get a number, which is a real disadvantage against Avoma and Fireflies where you can start on a card the same afternoon.; Surfe three native CRMs only: Salesforce, HubSpot and Pipedrive. Anything else needs the API or Google Sheets.
  • They diverge on capability: Attention covers Call recording and transcription, Surfe covers Waterfall enrichment.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 17 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Attention and Surfe actually diverge.

Attributes where Attention and Surfe differ
AttributeAttentionSurfe
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotefreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, APIChrome, Web, API

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Sales Enablement).

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 Attention

  • Call recording and transcription
  • CRM auto-update
  • AI coaching scorecards
  • Follow-up automation
  • Ask Attention Anything
  • Super Agent
  • Deal and pipeline reporting
  • Shareable clips

Only in Surfe

  • Waterfall enrichment
  • Chrome extension
  • Buying signals
  • CRM sync and automation
  • API and MCP server
  • Company and people search
  • Prospect list builder

What people use each for

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

Attention

  • A sales organisation whose forecast is unreliable because representatives do not update MEDDIC fields after calls, and which wants those fields written automaticallynot Surfe
  • A sales manager who needs every call scored against the same qualification rubric rather than spot-checking a handful per rep per monthnot Surfe
  • A revenue operations lead consolidating call recording, coaching and CRM hygiene into one contract instead of three toolsnot Surfe
  • A team that wants call intelligence exposed to internal AI agents through MCP rather than trapped inside a vendor dashboardnot Surfe

Surfe

  • Enriching LinkedIn prospects with verified email and phone datanot Attention
  • Keeping CRM contact records current as people change rolesnot Attention
  • Timing outreach against funding, hiring or job-change signalsnot Attention
  • Feeding B2B contact data into an AI agent through MCPnot Attention
  • Building target account lists from lookalikesnot Attention

Where each one falls short

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

Attention

  • There is no published pricing and no self-serve tier, so even a small team must go through a sales cycle to get a number, which is a real disadvantage against Avoma and Fireflies where you can start on a card the same afternoon.
  • Automatic CRM writeback is only as good as your field hygiene: if picklists, stage definitions and custom fields are inconsistent, the tool will confidently populate them wrongly and the errors are harder to spot than blank fields were.
  • The company was founded in 2021 and remains small against Gong and Chorus, so the library of benchmark data, published methodology and partner ecosystem that enterprises often buy alongside conversation intelligence is not comparable.
  • There is no standalone public documentation or help portal, which slows self-service troubleshooting and makes it harder for a technical evaluator to assess API depth before committing.
  • No native mobile application or browser extension has been confirmed, so field representatives who work primarily from a phone between meetings have a weaker experience than the desktop-first design assumes.

Surfe

  • Three native CRMs only: Salesforce, HubSpot and Pipedrive. Anything else needs the API or Google Sheets.
  • API access is an Enterprise feature, so the lower tiers cannot automate beyond the supported connectors even though an API exists.
  • The free tier caps CRM sync at one contact a day, which makes it a demonstration rather than a workable free plan.
  • Mobile number credits are far scarcer than email credits on every tier, 100 a month against 1,000 on Pro, and phone data is usually the reason teams buy a tool like this.
  • Match rates are not published. Enrichment across fifteen providers is a description of method, not a measured outcome, and the figure that decides whether the cost is justified is not on the pricing page.

Pricing, plan by plan

Attention

On request
  • Attention$undefined/year
    • Call recording and transcription in 100+ languages
    • CRM auto-update for Salesforce and HubSpot
    • AI coaching scorecards

Surfe

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 20 email find credits a month
    • 5 mobile find credits a month
    • Company and people search, 1,000 results a week
  • Essential$49/month
    • 150 email find credits a month
    • 50 mobile find credits a month
    • Full CRM connector
  • Pro$89/month
    • 1,000 email find credits a month
    • 100 mobile find credits a month
    • Search 10,000 results a day
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom credit allowances
    • Unlimited company and people search
    • SSO and SCIM

Which should you pick?

Choose Attention if

  • You need call recording and transcription.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want crm auto-update.
Attention review

Choose Surfe if

  • You need waterfall enrichment.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Chrome, Web, API.
  • You also want chrome extension.
Surfe review

Questions people ask

Is Attention or Surfe better?
Neither clearly leads. Attention starts at On request and Surfe at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Attention or Surfe?
Surfe has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Attention and Free for Surfe.
Does Attention or Surfe run on more platforms?
Attention runs on Web, API. Surfe runs on Chrome, Web, API.
Can I use Surfe for free?
Yes. Surfe has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Attention starts at On request.
What is Attention best used for?
Attention is most often used for a sales organisation whose forecast is unreliable because representatives do not update meddic fields after calls, and which wants those fields written automatically, a sales manager who needs every call scored against the same qualification rubric rather than spot-checking a handful per rep per month, a revenue operations lead consolidating call recording, coaching and crm hygiene into one contract instead of three tools, a team that wants call intelligence exposed to internal ai agents through mcp rather than trapped inside a vendor dashboard. Of those, a sales organisation whose forecast is unreliable because representatives do not update meddic fields after calls, and which wants those fields written automatically and a sales manager who needs every call scored against the same qualification rubric rather than spot-checking a handful per rep per month are not what Surfe is typically brought in for.
What can Attention do that Surfe cannot?
Attention covers Call recording and transcription, CRM auto-update, AI coaching scorecards, Follow-up automation. Surfe covers Waterfall enrichment, Chrome extension, Buying signals, CRM sync and automation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Attention: What does Attention actually automate that Gong does not?

Its headline capability is writing back to CRM fields from call content, including custom qualification fields, rather than primarily surfacing calls for later review.

Surfe: What does Surfe cost?

Free gives 20 email and 5 mobile credits a month. Essential is $49 a user monthly or $39 billed annually, Pro is $89 or $79 annually, and Enterprise is custom priced with SSO, SCIM and API access.

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Attention: Is pricing published?

No. It is sales-quoted on annual contracts, with no self-serve tier, unlike Avoma or Fireflies.

Surfe: Which CRMs does Surfe integrate with?

Salesforce, HubSpot and Pipedrive natively. Surfe is the official Pipedrive data enrichment provider and powers HubSpot's native prospecting agent. Salesloft, Outreach and Lemlist connectors are available from the Pro tier.

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Attention: Is the company financially stable?

It raised a 30 million USD Series B in mid-2026 led by RTP Global, and reports four times year-on-year revenue growth, which is usually sufficient for enterprise vendor review.

Surfe: What is waterfall enrichment?

Looking a contact up across more than fifteen data providers in sequence rather than relying on a single source, so a miss at one provider is retried at the next. It is what drives match rates on contacts a single database would not find.

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Attention: Which CRMs does it write to?

Salesforce and HubSpot are the primary supported systems, with other CRMs addressed through its open API.

Surfe: Can Surfe be used with AI agents?

Yes. Surfe publishes an API and an MCP server, which makes the data reachable from Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok and Perplexity. API access sits on the Enterprise tier.

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Surfe: Is the Surfe free plan usable?

For evaluation rather than for work. It includes 20 email and 5 mobile find credits a month and limits CRM sync to one contact a day, which is enough to judge data quality and not enough to prospect with.

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