Is Gmail cheaper than Spear?

For most accounts under typical category usage, the answer depends on tier. Gmail is in the freemium band (Free plan available), while Spear is paid (Paid · from $500/mo). At parity scale, the cheaper option can save 30–60% — but feature-for-feature swaps usually narrow the gap above the second tier.

Which alternative has the highest rating?

Gmail 3.99★, Google Calendar 4.03★, Fathom AI Notetaker 4.65★. Audit scores are the better tiebreaker when ratings cluster — they reflect listing depth, screenshots, and description quality.

Why isn't every option on this list?

This page surfaces 12 alternatives ranked by blended score. Apps just outside the top-12 typically have lower feature similarity (under 40%), thinner listings (audit under 65), or have flagged review-quality issues. If you have a specific app in mind, check the full HubSpot catalog for its profile.

How is the ranking built?

Three signals, weighted: feature similarity (45%) from N-gram match against Spear's feature signature, audit + rating (35%) blending listing quality with rolling 90-day rating, and review velocity (20%) tracking 30-day review additions normalized by category baseline. We don't accept paid placement and we publish the rules so you can audit them yourself.

When was this ranking last updated?

This page rebuilds daily. Source data — Spear's listing and the 12 alternatives' listings — is scraped every 24 hours. Audit scores re-run on the same cadence. If a rating shifts more than 0.05★ overnight, that's a real change in the marketplace, not a model artifact.

Can I track Spear alongside its alternatives in AppRanks?

Yes — that's the dashboard product. Add up to 12 competitors to any app you track, and AppRanks will surface daily ranking deltas, ad activity, keyword overlap, and rating-curve divergence. The free tier covers 1 app + 3 competitors. Try free →

Spear alternatives — HubSpot apps ranked by audit score

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Spear alternatives — HubSpot apps ranked by audit score

SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON

Spear versus the top 3.

Five rows, all loaded above the fold. Wins are highlighted; nothing's hidden behind a tab.

YOU'RE LEAVING

Spear

#1 in Apps

Rating—

Reviews0

AuditNot audited

PricingPaid · from $500/mo

Best forApps workflows

TOP PICK

Gmail

#1 in Apps

Rating3.99

Reviews3,417 ★

AuditNot audited

PricingFree plan available

MatchNot measured

Best forApps workflows

RANK #2

Google Calendar

#2 in Apps

Rating4.03

Reviews2,074

AuditNot audited

PricingFree plan available

MatchNot measured

Best forApps workflows

RANK #3

Fathom AI Notetaker

#3 in Apps

Rating4.65★

Reviews455

AuditNot audited

PricingFree plan available

MatchNot measured

Best forApps workflows

	YOU'RE LEAVING Spear #1 in Apps	TOP PICK Gmail #1 in Apps	RANK #2 Google Calendar #2 in Apps	RANK #3 Fathom AI Notetaker #3 in Apps
Average rating	—	3.99	4.03	4.65 (highest in this row)
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Alternatives to Spear

Three highly-rated HubSpot apps to compare against Spear.

Gmail

Google Calendar

Fathom AI Notetaker

Spear versus the top 3.

Spear

Gmail

Google Calendar

Fathom AI Notetaker

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9 more HubSpot apps to compare

How these alternatives are ranked

Four reasons people leave.

Pricing has outgrown your usage

You need a feature outside the focus

Support response has slowed you down

Your scale has changed since you picked

Answers built from the data.

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