Backstory (formerly People.ai) vs Clari Forecast (Salesloft)

A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.

Backstory (formerly People.ai) People.ai renamed: activity capture that answers deal and forecast que... Visit Clari Forecast (Salesloft) Enterprise revenue forecasting, now a Salesloft product Visit
RECATOOLS Score 6.7 / 10 7.2 / 10
Capability 7 8
Value for money 6 6
Ease of use 6 6
ASEAN readiness 5 6
API quality 6 6
Pricing Custom Contact
Free tier — —
Paid from Quoted on request: a fee per connected customer-facing person plus pooled answer consumption Custom quote only, no public pricing
Has API ✗ ✓
Open source ✗ ✗
Free to use ✗ ✗
Users — —
Founded 2016 —
Maker — Salesloft
Verdict

Backstory, the former People.ai, still earns its place on automatic activity capture: reps stop hand-logging, and the CRM finally reflects who was emailed, called and met on each deal. The April 2026 rename came with a s...

Clari built the category standard for revenue forecasting and pipeline inspection at enterprise scale, and its waterfall analytics — which deals slipped, pulled in or pushed out — remain what RevOps leaders point to. The...

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