MaxIQ

MaxIQ is a revenue intelligence platform for sales, customer success, and RevOps teams. It is best for groups that want pipeline, forecast, and customer-success signals in one view; startups that meet its eligibility criteria can use the Startup Program at no charge.

Overview

Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, MaxIQ combines tools for identifying deal risk, forecasting, and tracking customer outcomes. Its breadth is useful when revenue teams need connected context across sales and post-sale work. Teams seeking only one of those functions may find a narrower tool a better fit, while most organizations must request a quote before assessing the cost.

Key features

Pipeline visibility and forecasting

InspectIQ combines live pipeline visibility, deal scoring, and activity insights to flag gaps and risks. Deal-risk alerts and pipeline trend analysis help teams prioritize attention, while recommended actions add guidance beyond simply surfacing problems. ForecastIQ draws on CRM, conversation, and customer data for AI-driven forecasts, and forecast customization suits teams that need the output shaped around their process.

Customer success and conversation signals

SuccessIQ connects sales and customer-success context to help predict churn, encourage adoption, and support customer growth. EchoIQ draws signals from calls, emails, Slack, and CRM to assemble a broader revenue picture. This shared context is most relevant to teams coordinating sales and customer success; its usefulness depends on bringing the relevant data sources together.

Integrations, extension, and security

Integrations include Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Drive, Office 360, Slack, and Salesforce. The homepage also names Zapier, webhooks, and custom APIs, giving teams several ways to connect data. The Chromium-based browser extension can capture online meetings, record and transcribe conversations, and produce AI summaries and insights, which can help teams incorporate meeting context into revenue work.

MaxIQ says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, production databases are monitored and backed up, and connected systems use secure authentication and access controls. It describes itself as GDPR compliant and says it undergoes independent SOC 2 audits.

Pricing

Startup Program

free gives eligible early-stage startups free access, with 12 months free and potential continuation until growth milestones. The program targets startups building or scaling go-to-market, typically from pre-seed through Series A. There are no seat limits during the program, but usage-based pricing applies after graduation. Access typically ends when the startup adds its 11th sales rep, raises a Series B, or reaches 24 months in the program; a three-month grace period follows a Series B. Applications are usually reviewed within 24 to 48 hours, and approved teams can start immediately. This is the clearest choice for qualifying startups, but it is not a permanent free tier for a growing sales organization.

Custom team pricing

For other teams, pricing is based on team size and use case, with custom pricing requested through a questionnaire. The stated team bands are 5–100, 100–500, 500–2000, and 2000+. Because there is no fixed price to compare upfront, this route fits organizations willing to discuss their requirements before budgeting; it is less convenient for buyers who need transparent per-seat costs to shortlist software.

Platforms

MaxIQ is available as a web product and browser extension. Its meeting-capture extension supports Chromium-based browsers.

Who it's for

MaxIQ is a strong candidate for revenue teams that want pipeline risk signals, AI forecasting, and customer-success context connected across functions. Eligible early-stage startups have a particularly clear reason to consider it because the program removes subscription cost during its qualifying period. Buyers who need a published price, or a standalone point solution rather than a connected revenue platform, should compare alternatives.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Pipeline visibility, deal scoring, alerts, trend analysis, and recommended actions combine risk detection with follow-up direction.
• Pros: ForecastIQ and SuccessIQ connect forecasting with customer outcomes, which suits teams coordinating pre-sale and post-sale work.
• Pros: The Startup Program offers free access without seat limits during the program for eligible startups.
• Cons: Most teams must request custom pricing, making cost harder to assess before a sales conversation.
• Cons: Startup Program access is bounded by time and growth milestones, with usage-based pricing after graduation.

Alternatives

Dreamdata is worth considering for teams that want a freemium option with a defined entry plan: its Free plan is free and includes five seats, two months of user history, three stage models, two notifications, and one sync. Its web and API platforms and free trial offer a different starting point, though those caps may constrain larger or longer-horizon work.

RevenueGrid may suit buyers prioritizing broad device and deployment coverage, including mobile, desktop, web, extension, and self-hosted platforms. It is paid, has no free plan, and offers a free trial; its Activity Capture 360 plan is $30 a month, billed per user/month.

Gong Forecast is another paid forecasting option for teams seeking Android, iOS, and web access; it has no free plan, and pricing is customized.

Factors.ai is a paid option with a free plan and free trial, and may fit teams looking for its Lite tier at $199 a month after trial, capped at 5,000 monthly tracked users, 1,500 identified companies per month, and three seats.

Kepion is an alternative for buyers considering API, self-hosted, web, or Windows platforms; pricing requires contacting sales.

Varicent Incentives is an alternative for teams evaluating an incentives product with Android, iOS, API, and web access; its price and entitlements are specified in a customer order.

Forma.ai is another paid alternative, with Android and web platforms and tailored proposals for its CompOps Platform.

Groove by Clari is an alternative for buyers considering a paid web and extension product tailored to use case.

For broader category comparisons, see Revenue Operations Software and Revenue Intelligence Software.

Verdict

Choose MaxIQ if your sales, RevOps, and customer-success teams need deal-risk signals, adaptable AI forecasting, and customer context connected in one platform—especially if your startup qualifies for its no-cost program. Look elsewhere if upfront price transparency is essential or you need a narrower tool with a clearly defined fixed-cost plan.